This document contains tips and tricks for developers, including using your local DNS server if the global DNS goes down, using services like lvh.me and xip.io for local development on custom domains, using telnet as a universal client for services like Redis, using screen for pair programming over remote connections, using netcat to create a simple callback URL tracker, and using SSH port forwarding to access a private IP application remotely.

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Personal [*] DNS
● What if the global DNS went down ?
● Discovery: Did you know you have your own personal DNS server already ready
to serve you ?
● Problem: It does not server * domains $@#@$#$@#$
● Answer: lvh.me,xip.io and the clones

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Universal client to all services
● What if you don’t have redis-cli but you need to run some command in
redis server
● Discovery: telnet duhhh !!!

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Poor Man’s Pair Programming
● screen , screen -x for video
● [w/write/wall] for conversation

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The mighty netcat
● You wanted to create your own callback url tracker !
● Easy peasy: nc -l -p 3000 localhost

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Your Rails app to the world in private IP
● Private IP
● Solution: ssh -nNT-R 3000:localhost:3000 username@server

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