Your git log is not a changelog!
When you maintain a project, publishing new releases can quickly become a chore, so naturally one tries to automate it as much as possible.One release step which is often automated is updating the...
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SFXR-Qt 1.4.0 is out!
Last release of SFXR-Qt was in September 2019. I kept using it for Pixel Wheels, it had its quirks and bugs but I did not have the time and motivation to work on it, so the poor app was left on its own...
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The story behind Gwenview name
IntroThe other day I was thinking about how I came to create Gwenview and realized the story of its genesis and the reason behind its unusual (for a KDE application) name is not widely known. Time to...
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Google does not want you to tell your players about your donation page
I recently updated Pixel Wheels banner image on Google Play. That triggered a review of the game: shortly after the update I received a message telling me Pixel Wheels was "not compliant with Google...
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Tend your Git garden with Git Bonsai
If you are like me, your git repository checkouts have a tendency to accumulate lots of branches over time.Git Bonsai is a command line tool to help you clean this bush.What does it do?Git Bonsai can...
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Speeding up the compilation-startup cycle when fine-tuning your code
Our computers are getting faster and faster, but compilation and startup times are still something we want to avoid.One situation where waiting for compilation and startup to finish feels like a waste...
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Nanonote 1.3.0 released
I just released Nanonote 1.3.0, my minimalist note-taking application! This release comes with two new features:First a search bar, implemented by Pavol Oresky:Second, the ability to reorder selected...
View ArticleSimplifying unit tests using a custom markup language
Today I want to present a testing technique I now use in Nanonote unit tests.Nanonote main component is a QTextEdit with several "extensions" to provide custom behaviors such as indenting/unindenting...
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Nanonote 1.4.0!
After a very long pause, I am happy to announce the release of Nanonote 1.4.0.Nanonote is a minimalist note-taking application. It consists of a text area, a context menu and... that's about it!It's...
View ArticleThe gentle art of making patches easier to review
I recently stumbled upon this excellent 2014 article about patch review by Sage Sharp: The Gentle Art of Patch Review.I highly recommend reading the whole article, but my main takeaway is that when...
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