https://www.laithyousif.com/Laith Yousif — Baghdad-born engineer, writer, and stand-up comedian living in Brooklyn. Iraqi 9/11 survivor, refugee advocate featured in Time Magazine, and author of the forthcoming memoir Baghdad To Brooklyn. 2026-05-01T19:13:37-04:00 Laith Yousif https://www.laithyousif.com/ Jekyll © 2026 Laith Yousif /assets/img/favicons/favicon.ico /assets/img/favicons/favicon-96x96.png 2026-04-26T00:00:00-04:00 2026-04-26T00:00:00-04:00 https://www.laithyousif.com/posts/announcing-baghdad-to-brooklyn/ Laith Yousif

I have been writing about my life in fragments for over two decades. It started as a blog — From Baghdad to New York — launched in 2002 when the drumbeat of war was getting louder and I felt a desperate need to show the world that Iraqis were not abstractions. We had names, histories, families, jokes, favourite foods, and broken hearts just like everyone else. Those blog posts were a lifeline...

2022-01-01T00:00:00-05:00 2024-11-08T15:04:15-05:00 https://www.laithyousif.com/posts/generating-release-notes-from-git/ Laith Yousif

Source We’re going to use simple commands instead of using one of the many tools available… And keep in mind that there are many options available even when using git commands, the ones listed here are just some of the options you have… Assumptions Let’s assume you have agreed in your project to prefix git commit messages with one or more of certain prefixes (not necessarily for all change...

2020-09-30T00:00:00-04:00 2024-11-08T15:04:15-05:00 https://www.laithyousif.com/posts/c-cheatsheet/ Laith Yousif

Comments // My comments about the class name could go here... // My comments about the class name could go here... // Add as many lines as you would like // ...Seriously! /* My comments about the class name could go here... Add as many lines of comments as you want ...and use indentation, if you want to! */ Commented Tasks highlighter //TODO: Change "world" to "universe"...

2019-09-30T00:00:00-04:00 2024-11-08T15:04:15-05:00 https://www.laithyousif.com/posts/my-standup-comedy/ Laith Yousif

2018-06-14T00:00:00-04:00 2026-05-01T17:37:54-04:00 https://www.laithyousif.com/posts/gtd-trello-way-revistid/ Laith Yousif

How to apply GTD rules revisited