Some folks on the internet were interested in how I had managed to ditch Docker for local development. This is a slightly overdue write up on how I typically do things now with Nix, Overmind and Just.

  • @astral_avocado
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    111 months ago

    I mean… all those buttons are essentially just calling a command line in the end. And coding that button takes more work so command line is always going to be more likely to be your only option. If you find commands arcane then that’s probably an argument that the help docs should be clearer or the commands themselves should be clearer.

    • JBloodthorn
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      111 months ago

      Making a little program that opens a window with some buttons to pin to my taskbar is infinitely easier than digging out docs and copy pasting into a command line every time I need to do anything. Paste the command once, done. It’s like 10 lines of code, plus about 3-4 for each command I add. Maybe drag the window a bit bigger when I add the button.

      • @astral_avocado
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        111 months ago

        We were talking about software development and deployment in this thread, not necessarily how easy your desktop GUI is to use.

        • JBloodthorn
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          111 months ago

          No shit. I’m saying the tools I had to make myself should come standard instead of wasting dev time on command line bullshit.