How to Find Hidden Files on Mac: Every Method, Measured
Three methods for finding hidden files on Mac: the Finder keyboard shortcut, a persistent Terminal command, and ls -la. Each one fits a different situation.
Journal · Developer productivity
10 articles in Developer productivity.
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How to Take a Screenshot on Mac: All Native Methods
macOS ships native screenshot shortcuts that cover full-screen, window, and region captures. Plus screencapture: timed, silent, and scriptable from the terminal.
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How to Force Quit an App on Mac: 5 Methods That Work
An app is frozen. Five ways to force quit on Mac, from the 200ms keyboard shortcut to kill -9 in Terminal, with the tradeoffs of each method.
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How to Split Screen on Mac: What the Green Button Does
macOS has had split screen since 2015 but buries it behind a hover. Here is how to use native Split View, Sequoia Window Tiling, and keyboard-driven tools to get two windows side by side fast.
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Best Programming Languages to Learn in 2026, Ranked
Six languages dominate developer hiring in 2026. This breakdown shows which ones are worth your time, based on job demand, salary, and real adoption numbers from TIOBE and Stack Overflow.
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What Is Vibe Coding? A Developer's Honest Assessment
Vibe coding: natural language in, working code out. Here is the honest breakdown of speed gains, failure modes, and which tools actually deliver.
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AI Technical Debt Is Real. Here Is What We Measured.
AI-generated code introduces 1.7x more defects per PR. Here is what we measured on AI technical debt: compounding costs, detection tools, and when to stop.
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Cyclomatic Complexity: What the Score Actually Tells You
What cyclomatic complexity actually measures, why the flat threshold of 10 misleads teams, and which tools (SonarQube, CodeScene, Understand, Code Climate) get you the real number.
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Action Items After Meetings: What Actually Works Now
Four AI meeting tools tested on action items accuracy, measured against a plain markdown file and three tracking habits that actually stick.
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Code Refactoring Techniques That Actually Ship Clean
Six code refactoring techniques ranked by blast radius, with the test-first rule that makes all of them safe to run on a Monday morning.
