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Can I Do a Fast-forward Merge in Git?

Posted by Bob Ray | Tags: git, merge, fast-forward, dry-run

How to Find Out if You Can Do a Fast-forward merge in Git *without actually merging*

Read more | Comments (0) | Aug 16, 2018

Getting Multiple Object Fields -- FAST

Posted by Bob Ray | Tags: multiple, object, fields, fast

A very fast way to retrieve selected object fields without getting the whole object

Read more | Comments (2) | Nov 26, 2014

Get a Field Value -- Fast

Posted by Bob Ray | Tags: field, value, fast, database, getValue

A very fast and efficient method for getting field values in MODX, from Jason Coward.

Read more | Comments (0) | Sep 05, 2014

Selecting Chunks -- The Fast Way

Posted by Bob Ray | Tags: selecting, chunks, fast

Converting a slow conditional output modifier solution to a fast snippet

Read more | Comments (6) | Sep 03, 2014




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