Author Archives: jerico

Create new Bitbucket repo on command line

My usual process when starting a new project in web development is to

  1. Create a new private repository at Bitbucket
  2. Add the remote url to my local repo
  3. Git push to remote

This involves a lot of context-switching by using a browser, remembering logins, clicking and copy-pasting stuff. It adds a lot of friction when starting a new project.

I decided to scratch my itch, make the process easier. I created a batch script that’s aliased to bitbucket command. It will ask my username, password, and a repo name. After that it creates it using Bitbucket REST APIs and adds the resulting repo to the remote of the current git repo.

It’s much simpler than it sounds haha. Here it is:

[gist id=6687a9676dedd47698a7]

Now I just need to type bitbucket and answer the prompt and the code will be ready to be pushed to it’s own repo. :)

Fresh Start

I just sorted out all my debt and budgeted my remaining money yesterday and it felt I’m in control of my life! Haha

There’s this fresh start feature on YNAB that will hide all your previous, probably unaccounted, transactions. It eliminates the burden of what-has-been.

The idea is: you only need to think on what you have now and what will be your future spendings. You just can’t change anything to what was spent, just let it go and clear your mind of it.

Maybe it’s the same with blogging. I have been wanting to write for a long time, I was just waiting for my excuses to dry up haha.

Let’s see where will this be heading.

Let this be my fresh start.

Designing a Resume

I got most of it wrong. Akala ko you just preset yourself, your skills, your education and that’s it. It’s up to the employer to figure out how they’ll use you.

Dalawa lang daw goal ng companies why they hire

  1. Increase revenue
  2. Reduce cost

Use that insight for every decision you do about your resume.

Pano mo made-demonstrate na you can increase revenue or reduce cost?

What do you bring to the table?

Make it easy for them to see what value can you deliver

Sell yourself kung baga

You don’t sell a product (yourself) by what it can do, you sell a product by what it can do to make your (company’s) life easier/better