Comments on: Automate your web development! No more repetitive tasks!

By: Alex

Alex — Thu, 24 May 2007 20:32:52 +0000

Thanks Derek. That’s a good idea for CSS.

@Barry: I’ve been trying to modify my automation scripts to make them more generic but i’m having a bit of difficulty.

I never planned on sharing ‘that’ code with anyone lol. I guess this means I need to re-write them from scratch.

By: Derek Allard

Derek Allard — Sun, 20 May 2007 20:06:56 +0000

Well thought out and written Alex. I also tend to extend the idea of duplicating my setup to my code. Nearly every project I do starts with a CSS reset, and a few classes (.error, .notice, .success) that I know I’ll use. I just copy and paste the same CSS every time.

By: Barry Hess

Barry Hess — Fri, 18 May 2007 02:38:56 +0000

I’d love to see some automation code samples. After spending som time with iTerm, I should hop back to Terminal and figure out my true preferences.

By: Alex

Alex — Thu, 17 May 2007 15:36:36 +0000

@richard: Thanks for your generosity. I use a Mac for development so I have no use for Alpha Five, although I’m sure it can be of great use for other developers out there.

@Barry: I just use Terminal which ships with OS X. It can be found in Applications->Utilities directory.

I’ve got some code examples for people to customize and automate their own tasks. Unfortunately they were all hacked together real quickly and are not generic enough. I’ll let you know when they’re ready.

By: richard rabins

richard rabins — Thu, 17 May 2007 12:56:53 +0000

btw – it probably would help to leave my email richard@alphasoftware.com

By: richard rabins

richard rabins — Thu, 17 May 2007 12:54:57 +0000

Alex — I read your post with great interest because it adresses the benefits of work “smart” as opposed to working “hard”.

As an aside I am associated with a company that makes a tool for creating secure database web applications with full reporting very rapidly.
The tool is Alpha Five and Version 8 was just introduced
http://www.alphasoftware.com/press/releases/

If any ISV or IT person reading your blog would like to get a full copy (not a trial) for free (normal price $349) they can email me and reference your blog.

Best Regards
Richard Rabins

By: Barry Hess

Barry Hess — Thu, 17 May 2007 03:12:35 +0000

Very nice post, Alex. Kind of like my recent post on making note-taking a bit more brainless (although your post is a lot better :).

In any case, I definitely need to look at my login items. I suspect it will be a little annoying to login for personal use and find all these login items starting up. That would rarely get in the way, though, so I guess “who cares.”

What terminal app do you use on your Mac? I’m using iTerm, though I’m not sure whether it’s the best option.

(This also makes me think I should start working with WordPress more intimately rather than going with whatever my webhost offers for installation. I’m just getting familiar with Vendor Branches and I have a process setup for merging in Rails updates. I’ve just never integrated Wordpress, or any blogging tool, fully with an application. So little time…)