Whether using git, grunt or jekyll, there are many tools that require a small amount of terminal knowledge. Whereas historically it was unusual for a front-end dev to stare too deeply into the command line abyss, it has now become a tool that can aid many front-end tasks. Perhaps the most suprising part of this has been just how enjoyable it is to use once you move past the very basics and become more proficient with what can at first seem on a level with black magic. Front-end development Blog and Portfolio for Ashley Watson-Nolan – Senior UI Engineer at Justįor around 18 months now I’ve been using the terminal more and more.
