Semver is a popular way of versioning applications and software libraries. However, if you use git tag to list out all your tagged versions of a Git repository you’ll probably find the tags returned are not listed in the expected order. That’s because by default Git uses lexicographic order, also known as dictionary or alphabetical order. Therefore, 1.10.0 will come before 1.2.0 when listing the tags in ascending order.

Nice little runthrough of what void means in JavaScript and TypeScript by Stefan Baumgartner.

Did you know that if you mistype a Git command you can automatically run the suggested fix? I’ve been using Git for many years now and only just come across this feature today. To enable it you need to assign a value to the config setting help.autocorrect.

For the last few months I’ve been using a great app for working with databases called TablePlus. I want to share with you some of the reasons why I like it. Just to be clear, this is a personal piece; I have not been paid to write this and have no affiliation with TablePlus or its developers. I simply love using it and here’s why.

Ire Aderinokun explains how you can set a performance budget for your website and check that it is conforming to it using Lighthouse. As she points out, Lighthouse can be run from the command line which means we can incorporate the audit into our continuous integration process.

This is a great idea and definitely something I want to develop into my own workflow going forward.