Craig Motlin·Apr 5My laptop I leave at home for ClaudeA year ago I bought a MacBook Pro M4 Max and started carrying it with me everywhere. Today I still use it, but it sits on my desk, plugged…
Craig Motlin·Jun 1, 2024Which Log Level?A coworker introduced me to the excellent article Logging levels: the wrong abstraction which is unfortunately down.
Craig Motlin·Jun 1, 2024Removing Redundant Git ConfigurationGit’s default configuration values have improved over time. Bad default values were replaced, and new features were released disabled and…
Craig Motlin·May 26, 2024Maven pom-packaging modulesThe uses for Maven’s <packaging>pom</packaging>. Bill of Materials, aggregators, and parent poms.
Craig Motlin·Mar 21, 2024Pre-Commit or CI/CDAt work, we’re moving from a proprietary SDLC to a more open-source process. This shift has prompted questions that have me re-evaluating…
Craig Motlin·Oct 28, 2022How to pick colors for a syntax highlighting themeAfter I shared JetBrains IDEs hidden features: Syntax Highlighting, my coworker asked these thought-provoking questions.A response icon2A response icon2
Craig Motlin·Oct 12, 2022JetBrains IDEs hidden features: Syntax HighlightingJetBrains default schemes only assign colors to a few token types. Learn how to set up consistent display rules for more token types.A response icon2A response icon2
Craig Motlin·Jan 31, 2020IntelliJ Live TemplatesLog a value to LOGGER.infoA response icon1A response icon1
Craig Motlin·Jan 18, 2019IntelliJ postfix completionsIntelliJ’s postfix completions were announced in 2014 but remain relatively unknown. This powerful feature lets you use auto-complete in…
