From 86d44cd4603aadc958dbd30fd772f05d890af42f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Oliver Davies Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2024 18:53:51 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Using code snippets in live demos --- source/_notes/5.md | 17 +++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+) create mode 100644 source/_notes/5.md diff --git a/source/_notes/5.md b/source/_notes/5.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..ed3f0a709 --- /dev/null +++ b/source/_notes/5.md @@ -0,0 +1,17 @@ +--- +title: Using code snippets for effective live demos +date: 2024-08-21 18:53:51 +tags: [Vim, Neovim, Public Speaking, Laravel, PHP, Jenkins] +--- + +[This tweet](https://x.com/DCoulbourne/status/1820068237226262810) mentions using code snippets whilst doing live demos to make them easier and less risky: + +> Writing hella VSCode snippets for my @LaraconUS talk. +> +> I saw @joetannenbaum live coding with safety and ease in India and knew I'd need some of that swag for US. + +Joe's talk was recorded but won't be published until after LaraconUS, but I also remembered [this talk by Micheal Heap at PHP UK 2018](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuBD3p20oyE), where he used Vim snippets and shell aliases to show how to go from nothing to a deployed Laravel application using Jenkins. + +I'd like to use this approach more when doing my live coding demos, such as in my Sculpin talk. + +TODO: update this note with a link to Joe's talk once it's published.