Test Bed

Tag: scripting

  • Updated Bitlyize Service

    I hope you’ve had nice holidays! I’ve updated my Bitlyize service to work with v4 of the Bit.ly API. It parses the input for all URLs and replaces them with shortened links connected to your account. Not only can this make long links more readable, it gives you some analytics on how often the links…

  • A few Ruby snippets for scripters

    I do most of my automation and string manipulation scripting using Ruby. I know it’s not the most popular language these days, but it’s the one I know the best (thanks to my days of hacking on TextMate bundles) and it’s usually the fastest way for me to solve a problem. I have reams of…

  • Ruby Regexp::scan with MatchData

    This post will only be of interest to people writing scripts in Ruby. Seriously, zero utility if you’re not using Ruby. Though I would be curious how you accomplish the same thing in other languages like Rust and Python, because I’ve never gotten too deep with string manipulation in anything other than Ruby, Swift, and…

  • Save yourself from unwanted emails with TextExpander [Sponsor]

    Thanks to TextExpander for sponsoring BrettTerpstra.com this week! This tip is pretty ingenious, if I do say so myself. You might know all the ways that TextExpander can save you time, but did you also know that TextExpander can save you from unwanted emails? Gmail and many other email providers support something called “plus addressing.”…