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entr | volta | |
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47 | 84 | |
4,010 | 9,994 | |
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6.8 | 9.1 | |
28 days ago | 3 days ago | |
C | Rust | |
GNU General Public License v3.0 or later | GNU General Public License v3.0 or later |
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entr
- Entr – tool for watching files and running commands
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Meet entr, the standalone file watcher
entr ("Event Notify Test Runner"; GitHub), is a command-line tool written by Eric Radman that allows running arbitrary commands whenever files change.
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How to build a website without frameworks and tons of libraries
I use something very similar on https://lunar.fyi and https://lowtechguys.com but I wouldn’t call this “simple” anymore.
They use Jinja templating, I prefer Slim (https://github.com/slim-template/slim#syntax-example) which has a more Pythonic syntax (there is plim [0] in Python for that)
I use Tailwind as well for terse styling and fast experimentation (allows me to write a darkMode-aware and responsive 100 line CSS in a single line with about 10 classes)
For interaction I can write CoffeeScript directly in the page [1] and have it compiled by plim.
I run a Caddy static server [2] and use Syncthing [3] to have every file save deployed instantly to my Hetzner server.
I use entr [4] and livereloadx [5] to rebuild the pages and do hot reload on file save. All the commands are managed in a simple Makefile [6]
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You can already see how the footnotes take up a large chunk of this comment, this is not my idea of simple. Sure, the end result is readable static HTML and I never have to fight obscure React errors, but it’s a high effort setup for starters.
Simple for me would be: write markdown files for pages, a simple CSS for general styling (should be optional), click to deploy on my domain. Images should automatically be resized to multiple sizes and optimized, videos re-encoded for smaller filesize etc.
I have mostly implemented that for myself (https://notes.alinpanaitiu.com/How%20I%20write%20this%20blog...) but it feels fragile. I’d rather pay for a professional solution.
[0] https://plim.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
[1] https://github.com/FuzzyIdeas/lowtechguys/blob/main/src/rcmd...
[2] https://caddyserver.com/docs/command-line#caddy-file-server
[3] https://syncthing.net
[4] https://github.com/eradman/entr
[5] https://nitoyon.github.io/livereloadx/
[6] https://github.com/FuzzyIdeas/lowtechguys/blob/main/Makefile
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Try entr for fast reloading. Another one is hupper.
- Use entr when working on you rice for auto config refreshing
- The Unix process API is unreliable and unsafe
- How do you develop cloud-native applications locally on Kubernetes?
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What are the not-so-obvious tools that you don't want to miss?
entr
- Test driven development is adhd dream
volta
- Volta – Fastest Node version manager in Rust
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Faster Postgres Queries with Cloudflare Hyperdrive and Neon
Your local machine should have Node.js and npm installed. Wrangler CLI requires a Node version of 16.13.0 or later to avoid permission issues.
- The Hassle-Free JavaScript Tool Manager
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You should be using rtx
For node version management, I highly recommend Volta (not affiliated) - https://volta.sh
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Volta and NW.js are amazing together
Go to https://volta.sh and install Volta
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What's New in Node.js 21
Alternatively, a better way to manage Node.js releases on your machine is to use an environment management tool like Volta that can install and switch between multiple versions seamlessly.
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Best practices for HarperDB projects using TypeScript
To use TypeScript you need Node.js installed, be sure to use the latest LTS version. You can check it by running node -v in your terminal. If you don't have it installed, you can download it here, or use a version manager like asdf, nvm, or even volta.
- Volta – The Hassle-Free JavaScript Tool Manager
- Volta: The Hassle-Free JavaScript Tool Manager
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What are some alternatives?
watchexec - Executes commands in response to file modifications
fnm - 🚀 Fast and simple Node.js version manager, built in Rust
nextjs-tailwind-ionic-capacitor-starter - A starting point for building an iOS, Android, and Progressive Web App with Tailwind CSS, React w/ Next.js, Ionic Framework, and Capacitor
asdf - Extendable version manager with support for Ruby, Node.js, Elixir, Erlang & more
modd - A flexible developer tool that runs processes and responds to filesystem changes
nvm - Node Version Manager - POSIX-compliant bash script to manage multiple active node.js versions
swc-node - Faster ts-node without typecheck
nvm for Windows - A node.js version management utility for Windows. Ironically written in Go.
air - ☁️ Live reload for Go apps
n - Node version management
vim-test - Run your tests at the speed of thought
nushell - A new type of shell