I'm Alec, an Australian/British developer advocate, who's been in IT a long time
- 😄 Pronouns: He/Him/Grumpy
- ⌨️ Preferred Progamming Language: Go and Python, but I use several others
- 🔭 I like presenting tutorials, for example a talk about using Git from PowerShell
- 🌏 Located in Melbourne Australia
- 💻 First Computer Program written on ICL 2904 mainframe in 1978 using MAXIMOP BASIC. No "Hello World" for me, it printed the multiplication tabels from 2 to 12, but I only knew about IF and GOTO flow control statements.
My last five blog posts
| Title | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Manage Git and Hook Scripts the easy way | Use the hooksPath config setting to manage hook scripts under version control | 28 Aug 2024 |
| Spell Check with Vale | Implement better spellchecking with Vale custom spelling rules | 27 May 2024 |
| Add Vale to Your Project | Use Vale text linting to improve your technical writing and automate your style guide | 09 May 2024 |
| Use GitHub Actions to update your profile page | Update your GitHub profile README with content from an RSS feed the hard way | 07 Oct 2023 |
| Commit new content in a GitLab CI/CD pipeline the easy way | It’s not obvious how to commit new content back to your GitLab project repo. Try this pattern | 21 Mar 2023 |