Software engineering and personal development
Sometimes you do not even know that you can benefit from
something because you do not know that this feature actually
exists in the application or in the operating system that you
are using. I recently learned that you can simultaneously
rename multiple files on a Mac directory and this process is
actually really easy.
Git is one of the best tools that we use to save up our
work throughout time and make it easier to collaborate with
others and track the changes that have happened. Its
usefulness is especially special when you realize the
numerous functionalities that it has. One functionality that
you may not be aware of is the ability to rename the author
of a project.
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There can be cases where you wished you named that controller a lot better, as it does not make any sense and is very ambiguous in its current form. If you have ever wondered whether there is a way for you to do quick renamings of multiple related files inside a Rails project, then I have some good news for you. There is already a gem called Rails Refactor, that can be used to do these renamings. Continue reading
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