Small Programming Tricks

The article discusses valuable small programming tricks that can significantly boost engineering productivity without requiring extensive knowledge. Examples include using fuzzy command history search with fzf, database query optimization techniques like SELECT without FROM and EXPLAIN ANALYZE, regex word boundaries, and modern JavaScript features like Array.flatMap and Promise.withResolvers. Additional tips cover git commands like "git pickaxe" for finding commits that modified specific strings, using globstar patterns instead of find commands, and tools like ripgrep for more efficient searching.