How does Monaco Editor enable text editing on a web page?

October 14, 2018

Today I was puzzled by Microsoft’s Monaco Editor, which powers Visual Studio Code as well as a lot of online editors. If you look at the HTML source...

Personalised concert recommendations using Songkick and Apify Actors

October 10, 2018

I’ve recently directed my automation addiction towards music events. Loads of artists come through Sydney but Songkick only sends notifications for...

Create an RSS feed from any website using Apify

September 8, 2018

RSS is a great way to watch for interesting content on the Internet. I skim through a whole range of website feeds in Feedly, then any articles I...

How to write a simple Chrome extension to search Reddit for the article you’re reading

August 4, 2018

Sometimes Reddit or Hacker News discussions about an article can be just as interesting as the article itself. Here is how to write a simple Chrome...

Create global Quip shortcuts using Alfred and AppleScript

July 22, 2018

I often need to search Quip or create a new document really quickly. Here’s how to use Alfred to create global keyboard shortcuts: ^⌥⌘N = Create a...

How to live-reload a React Native app written in TypeScript

July 1, 2018

One of React Native’s best features is being able to immediately preview code changes on your device after you save your JavaScript files. While...