Hasty Treat - Dot Files

Syntax

In this Hasty Treat (Short episode) Scott and Wes discuss dot files, what they are, how to use and manage them as well as best practices and more. Netlify — Sponsor Netlify is the best way to deploy and host a front-end website. All the features developers need right out of the box: Global CDN, Continuous Deployment, one click HTTPS and more. Hit up netlify.com/syntax for more info. Show Notes 3:15 - What is a dot file? Access tokens Settings for editors, etc. 4:40 - Dot file examples .gitignore .gitkeep .rc .babelrc .bashrc .eslintrc .env .DS_Store .editorconfig .meteorignore 23:46 - How to keep your dot files in sync Hot Tip In MacOS, toggle dot files with “Shift + Cmd + .” Links Wes’ dot files repo Prettier Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include @SyntaxFM in your tweets.

In this Hasty Treat (Short episode) Scott and Wes discuss dot files, what they are, how to use and manage them as well as best practices and more.

Netlify — Sponsor

Netlify is the best way to deploy and host a front-end website. All the features developers need right out of the box: Global CDN, Continuous Deployment, one click HTTPS and more. Hit up netlify.com/syntax for more info.

Show Notes

3:15 - What is a dot file?

  • Access tokens
  • Settings for editors, etc.

4:40 - Dot file examples

  • .gitignore
  • .gitkeep
  • .rc
    • .babelrc
    • .bashrc
    • .eslintrc
  • .env
  • .DS_Store
  • .editorconfig
  • .meteorignore

23:46 - How to keep your dot files in sync

Hot Tip
  • In MacOS, toggle dot files with “Shift + Cmd + .”
Links

Wes’ dot files repo Prettier

Tweet us your tasty treats!

Audio Player

-
00:00
00:00