Setting Up Your Global Git Config File

September 17, 2018 by Michael

The first things you should do after installing Git on a computer is setup your global username and email config. The git config command can be used to manage these settings.  The –global option allows you to set these values for all repositories while –local limits the value to your current repository. Here are a few common examples: […]

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Visual Studio, dependencies, and the Mysterious Yellow Triangle

September 16, 2018 by Michael

If you’ve made significant use of dependencies, odds are you have seen at least one with a small yellow triangle.  Visual Studio will give you enough information to figure out why that triangle is being displayed in some cases.  However, most of the time you’re left wondering what the problem is. Clearly the Visual Studio […]

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Updating the PATH Variable in Windows 10

September 12, 2018 by Michael

Various command line tools will ask you to add the path to the binary folder to your system’s PATH variable.  If you’re relatively new to this sort of tooling, you may not know how to do that. Follow the steps below to alter the PATH environment variable in Windows 10: Press the  key Type “advanced system” immediately […]

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Setting the CLASSPATH Variable in Windows 10

September 11, 2018 by Michael

If you’re using the Java compiler from the command line or some other tooling that depends on the Java compiler, you may be asked to setup the CLASSPATH variable.  If you’re coming from a .NET background, odds are you haven’t had to deal with this before. Note, you do not always need to modify the […]

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