oliverdavies.uk/content/node.ceb12b38-cafc-4b9e-90dc-a2d0236bd180.json

{
    "uuid": [
        {
            "value": "ceb12b38-cafc-4b9e-90dc-a2d0236bd180"
        }
    ],
    "langcode": [
        {
            "value": "en"
        }
    ],
    "type": [
        {
            "target_id": "daily_email",
            "target_type": "node_type",
            "target_uuid": "8bde1f2f-eef9-4f2d-ae9c-96921f8193d7"
        }
    ],
    "revision_timestamp": [
        {
            "value": "2025-05-11T09:00:08+00:00"
        }
    ],
    "revision_uid": [
        {
            "target_type": "user",
            "target_uuid": "b8966985-d4b2-42a7-a319-2e94ccfbb849"
        }
    ],
    "revision_log": [],
    "status": [
        {
            "value": true
        }
    ],
    "uid": [
        {
            "target_type": "user",
            "target_uuid": "b8966985-d4b2-42a7-a319-2e94ccfbb849"
        }
    ],
    "title": [
        {
            "value": "Makings things frictionless"
        }
    ],
    "created": [
        {
            "value": "2024-08-14T00:00:00+00:00"
        }
    ],
    "changed": [
        {
            "value": "2025-05-11T09:00:08+00:00"
        }
    ],
    "promote": [
        {
            "value": false
        }
    ],
    "sticky": [
        {
            "value": false
        }
    ],
    "default_langcode": [
        {
            "value": true
        }
    ],
    "revision_translation_affected": [
        {
            "value": true
        }
    ],
    "path": [
        {
            "alias": "\/daily\/2024\/08\/14\/makings-things-frictionless",
            "langcode": "en"
        }
    ],
    "body": [
        {
            "value": "\n          <p>If you want people to do things, you need to make them as simple as possible.<\/p>\n\n<p>If you need to need to switch to a different window or tab to run your tests, you'll be less likely to run them.<\/p>\n\n<p>I have keybindings in Neovim to run the current test, the previous test or the entire test file, which means I can easily run a test with a couple of key presses and without needing to change applications or to a different terminal.<\/p>\n\n<p>I do the same when working on presentation slides, and need to compile the reStructuredText document into a PDF <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oliverdavies.uk\/talks\/building-presenting-slide-decks-rst2pdf\">using rst2pdf<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<p>I also use watchers with <code>entr<\/code> - commands that watch for changes, such as a file being saved, and running a command. This means I can also have my tests run automatically whenever I change a file.<\/p>\n\n<p>I have snippets to generate complex code or commands I need to run often, saving me time and reducing errors.<\/p>\n\n<p>The more frictionless and easy I can make running a task, the more likely I am and others are to do them.<\/p>\n\n        ",
            "format": "full_html",
            "processed": "\n          <p>If you want people to do things, you need to make them as simple as possible.<\/p>\n\n<p>If you need to need to switch to a different window or tab to run your tests, you'll be less likely to run them.<\/p>\n\n<p>I have keybindings in Neovim to run the current test, the previous test or the entire test file, which means I can easily run a test with a couple of key presses and without needing to change applications or to a different terminal.<\/p>\n\n<p>I do the same when working on presentation slides, and need to compile the reStructuredText document into a PDF <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oliverdavies.uk\/talks\/building-presenting-slide-decks-rst2pdf\">using rst2pdf<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<p>I also use watchers with <code>entr<\/code> - commands that watch for changes, such as a file being saved, and running a command. This means I can also have my tests run automatically whenever I change a file.<\/p>\n\n<p>I have snippets to generate complex code or commands I need to run often, saving me time and reducing errors.<\/p>\n\n<p>The more frictionless and easy I can make running a task, the more likely I am and others are to do them.<\/p>\n\n        ",
            "summary": null
        }
    ],
    "feeds_item": [
        {
            "imported": "2025-05-11T09:00:08+00:00",
            "guid": null,
            "hash": "88540be172808effd2faba79bbb514ad",
            "target_type": "feeds_feed",
            "target_uuid": "90c85284-7ca8-4074-9178-97ff8384fe76"
        }
    ]
}