Fix The Web

Let's fix it together.. One line at a time!

What is this?

If you are persnickety like I am, you can easily fix quite a few things and at the same time contribute to your favorite project. It's never too late to start contributing instead of just consuming.

Contents

• EditorConfig
• Search and Replace
  • Github => GitHub
  • Javascript => JavaScript
  • OSX, OS X, MacOS => macOS
  • XCode => Xcode

EditorConfig

No matter how many people contribute to the code, it should always look like it was written by one person.

And with that in mind it's a good idea to add the EditorConfig into your favorite project.

Create a new file in the root called .editorconfig by respecting the coding styles that already applied. Here is an example:

# editorconfig.org

root = true

[*]
charset = utf-8
end_of_line = lf
indent_size = 2
indent_style = space
insert_final_newline = true
trim_trailing_whitespace = true

Get ideas from: React, Visual Studio Code, Angular JS and gae-init.

Search and Replace

Recommended renames

We recommend to submit each of the following possible fixes in a separate Pull Request.

Search for	Replace with
Github	GitHub
Javascript	JavaScript
OSX, OS X, MacOS	macOS
XCode	Xcode

Yes, but how?

1. Find your favorite project and Fork it
2. Clone it and open the project in your favorite editor
3. Search all for exact match of Github and replace it with GitHub
4. Create a new branch: git checkout -b fix-case
5. Commit all changes: git commit -am 'Fix case: Github to GitHub'
6. Push your changes: git push origin fix-case
7. Create pull request to the original project
8. Be polite!