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My name is Aaron Bos and this is my blog.
What do I blog about? Great question!
I’m a software engineer by day so you’ll mostly see posts, some technical and some not-so-technical, relating to my interests in software and technology.
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Recent Posts
Staying Productive with a Work Log
Life as a software engineer can sometimes feel hectic, so it's important to have processes that keep us grounded and focused on the things that matter. Recently I've adopted a habit of keeping a work log to do just that. My goal for this post is to share the benefits I've noticed since keeping a daily work log and what I hope to gain from the habit in the long term.
Thursday, June 13, 2024
Trimming Video with FFmpeg
If you're a developer and work with video, there's a chance that you may need to trim or cut parts of the video for your users. In this post, I'll be going through the commands needed to do this in FFmpeg along with some details to consider when trimming video. Let's dive in!
Tuesday, April 30, 2024
Find and Replace in Neovim
While Neovim may not be my daily editor, I still prefer it to modify files quickly. Often I find myself in Neovim when I need to make small changes to JSON or YAML files. A common action that I perform is a simple "find and replace" which is supported by most editors. As with most things, the method to do this in Vim is powerful, but not necessarily straightforward unless you know the right commands and flags. In this post, I'll go into some detail about substituting characters in Vim and Neovim.
Monday, March 25, 2024
A Reminder of Why I Started This Blog
In the rush of everyday life, it's easy to lose sight of your "North Star". For me and this blog, my North Star is learning. If I'm not learning, then chances are I'm not feeling energized. It's time to get back to what I have enjoyed so much with this blog over the last three years. Sharing what I'm learning through interesting and valuable blog posts.
Thursday, March 7, 2024
npm and Semantic Versioning
If you've been a developer for any amount of time you've undoubtedly reached for external dependencies to solve specific problems. Whether the problem is as small as padding the left side of a string or as large as a component library, external packages are inevitable. In this post, I'll be going into the nuances of how npm leverages semantic versioning and some information that will be useful as npm package consumers. Let's dive in!
Wednesday, January 17, 2024