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David R. Myers

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Just a self-taught dev spreading positivity and inclusivity. I enjoy code as a tool and a craft. Creator of octo.app.

A Guide to Web Development on the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)

Jan 2, 2021 9 min read 107 views

This guide assumes you already have the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) 2 installed. If that is not the case, I highly recommend you read through my previous article, A Guide to Installing the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) and Windows Terminal...

A Guide to Installing the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) and Windows Terminal

Dec 29, 2020 7 min read 147 views

As a developer that typically works on Mac or Linux, you will be disappointed with the out-of-the-box terminal in Windows. Lucky for us, Windows supports a fairly smooth Linux integration called the Windows Subsystem for Linux (or WSL for short). If ...

An Introduction to vue-markdown-editor

Dec 28, 2020 5 min read 53 views

One of the biggest challenges I faced while building Octo was the markdown editor. When it comes to implementing a markdown text input, there is usually one way to go about it: a plain text input field with an optional preview mode. This approach obv...

A Practical Guide to the Web Cryptography API

Sep 9, 2020 9 min read 226 views

Client-side encryption is a feature I had wanted to implement in octo for a while now. When it finally came time to tackle it, I was surprised at the sparse real-world examples on the topic. The documentation on MDN is robust, but it requires a lot o...