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Erica Pisani

Hi! I'm Erica, a Sr. Software Engineer living in Toronto, Canada with my dog Ada.

I love to write and find that it helps deepen my understanding of various topics as I learn them. I decided to start this blog as a way of sharing not only what I learn, but also various topics and ideas that I find interesting with others.

I hope you enjoy what you read here.

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Assorted reads (December 2024)

Hi folks! I hope you all have a relaxing holiday season ahead. I plan on using mine to make one last push to finish a book or two before the year ends to try and beat my reading goal from last year, and to try and learn a new keyboard

Assorted reads (December 2024)
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How to install nvim-ufo in LazyVim to enable foldable code blocks

A feature that I've found myself missing since making the switch to Vim as my editor of choice is the ability to easily fold and expand code blocks. I know this functionality is included in Neovim, but I couldn't understand the native implementation enough to use

How to install nvim-ufo in LazyVim to enable foldable code blocks
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Assorted Reads (November 2024)

Hey folks, it's that time of month again! I hope you're all having a great weekend wherever you are in the world. Let's jump right in! Instead of Being Cynical, Try Becoming Skeptical This read came from an issue of my favourite newsletter, Dense

Assorted Reads (November 2024)
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What is a carbon handprint?

I've recently started reading "Building Green Software" as part of an online book club and, in the introduction, the authors reference the potential "carbon handprint" of software. I wasn't familiar with this term, so I decided to dig into it to learn

What is a carbon handprint?
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