Okay, here’s my blog post about my experience with “rune watch”, written in a casual, personal style:
So, I’ve been messing around with this thing called “rune watch”. It’s kinda cool, kinda frustrating, but mostly cool. I wanted to see what all the fuss was about, and document the whole bumpy ride.
First, I tried to get my head around what it even is. Basically, it seems like a way to keep an eye on files. When they change, it can do stuff. Sounds simple enough, right? Wrong! Getting it to actually work felt like pulling teeth at first.
Setting Up the Mess
I messed up a couple of times. I mean, I totally face-planted. I didn’t have the right stuff installed, I think. After I installed this basic tool called ‘fsnotify’, things started to get a little bit better. It felt like I had unlocked level 2 or something.
My First (Failed) Attempts
- Tried running it straight away. Nope. Big, fat error message.
- Read some random blog post. Got even more confused.
- Installed some stuff, uninstalled some stuff… It was a mess.
Finally, Some Progress!
After I got my tools setup, it was time to create something to check and test. I created a plain old text file. Called it “*”. Wrote some gibberish in it. The exciting stuff, you know.
Then, the moment of truth. I typed in the magic words (I’m not gonna tell you what they were, you gotta look it up yourself! ) and… nothing. I changed the “*” file, saved it… still nothing. More head-scratching. More Googling.
Turns out, I was doing it all wrong. I needed to give the command properly. I was missing something. I finally figured it out – I’m not going to spell it out for you, it was something really simple. When I added what was missing, BOOM! It worked!
It Actually Works!
I saw it! Every time I changed and saved “*”, my terminal window showed some notification. Kinda like a little “Hey, I saw that!” message. Super basic, but it felt like a HUGE victory.
What I Learned (The Hard Way)
- Always check the basics are setup and running.
- Read the error messages, I mean, really read them.
- Don’t be afraid to try (and fail) a bunch of times.
- Celebrate the small wins, even if it’s just watching a terminal window react.
So, that’s my “rune watch” adventure so far. It’s not exactly changing the world, but it’s a start. I’m thinking of trying to make it do something a little more useful next. Maybe automatically run some other program when a file changes. Who knows? We’ll see if I break everything again.
