Todd A. Jacobs

https://www.linkedin.com/in/todd-a-jacobs/

C-level Agile/DevOps evangelist. Writer, speaker, Rubyist, and agile champion. Superhero cape not included.

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Where does Ruby keep track of its open file descriptors?

ruby file-io io file-descriptor filehandle asked Jun 6, 2012 at 20:48

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22 votes

About Pages Need Navigation Links

feature-request hyperlinks about-page asked Mar 23, 2013 at 16:35

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13 votes

How does the "#map(&proc)" idiom work when introspecting module classes?

ruby constants introspection idioms proc asked Jul 16, 2012 at 13:54

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11 votes

How can I make a non-blocking request for an exclusive lock using File#flock?

ruby locking flock fcntl asked Mar 8, 2013 at 23:04

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11 votes

How can I calculate the number of weeks since a given date in Ruby?

ruby date date-arithmetic asked Jan 29, 2016 at 17:20

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10 votes

What is the formal term for the "#{}" token in Ruby syntax?

ruby syntax computer-science asked Jun 3, 2012 at 11:17

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10 votes

How can I improve measurement of Sprint Goals that are based on soft skills or communication processes?

scrum metrics kpi process-improvement asked Jan 9, 2013 at 17:43

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10 votes

How can I debug a user LaunchAgent that doesn't seem to start or load with launchctl?

launchd plist asked Feb 11, 2021 at 19:46

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9 votes

Does retagging increment the edit count towards community wiki status?

feature-request tags community-wiki asked Jun 3, 2012 at 14:25

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8 votes

How does project management certification (or lack of it) affect wages?

certification asked Jul 13, 2012 at 13:05

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Replace whole line containing a string using Sed

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How to check OS and version using a Linux command

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What is the difference between an annotated and unannotated tag?

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How to avoid merge-commit hell on GitHub/BitBucket

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How can I revert multiple Git commits (already pushed) to a published repository?

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bash echo number of lines of file given in a bash variable without the file name

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Stack Overflow technology makes me write bad answers

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How can I start a clean branch with no ancestry, then commit files progressively?

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What does `kill -0 $pid` in a shell script do?

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What is the *nix command to view a user's default login shell

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How can I prevent git from thinking I did a rename

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What does "@@ -1 +1 @@" mean in Git's diff output?

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How to expand relative paths in shell script

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Is Scrum a status report meeting or a developer meeting?

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How can I uppercase each element of an array?

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Is there a way to make bash job control quiet?

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How can I fix a corrupted Git repository?

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Is there a grep equivalent for find's -print0 and xargs's -0 switches?

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Can Git restructure my folders without losing history?

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Meaning of #{ } in Ruby?

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How can I use git rebase without requiring a forced push?

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Why do some repository URLs end in .git while others don't?

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How do I export a specific commit with git-archive?

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Should I cancel the daily scrum if the team has only minor issues to discuss?

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How do I split long lines in a .vimrc file?

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New Feature: Community Review Tasks - Now in Beta

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How can I completely empty the master branch in Git?

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How to make vim paste from (and copy to) system's clipboard?

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Creating an infinite loop

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