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A short post on combining skills. It's not always clear when a skill will be called or triggered. The easiest way is to put instructions and directly invoke the skill you want by name. For example, for my Today I Learned mini blog site, I have two skills to keep my TILs focussed …
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When Claude Code creates git commits for you, it automatically adds its own signature to every commit message, including a promotional link and co-author attribution. Personally I think this is pretty annoying but especially for professional work or team repositories you may pref…
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I prefer Jujutsu (jj) over Git for version control, but getting Claude Code to work with jj proved tricky since Claude Code defaults to git. This post explains how to configure Claude Code to use jj instead of Git for version control operations and file change detection. I'll sho…
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A very short post on Claude Code's new output styles feature which I have been experimenting with in the past days. Here are some actual examples of how you can leverage output styles to change 'hard-configured' Claude Code behaviour: Remove Claude Code branding from commit mes…
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Claude Code's output styles control how the AI responds to your requests. This summary covers the built-in styles and when to use each one. TLDR: Output styles = stored system prompts that change Claude's behaviour. Slash commands = stored user prompts for quick actions. Use th…
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TLDR: Below are test naming guidelines that help me write consistent, clear test names. This is quick post with the Test Naming Guidelines I have been using to make my test names consistent across multiple projects. I use also these with LLMs when writing tests or refactoring mul…
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Git pre-push hooks can automate local installation of your personal CLI tools, creating a development workflow where your working environment always has the latest version of your code. When developing CLI tools, for example for personal use, I often want to run the latest versio…
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In recent years, Scala CLI has replaced sbt for my home and smaller work projects. Scala CLI lacks the extensive plugin ecosystem of sbt, so you need to write any additional functionalities yourself. Fortunately, writing simple scripts is a primary use case for Scala CLI, which w…