I built a local-only VS Code extension for generating Angular TestBed specs
Angular component tests often start with the same chores: configure TestBed import the component provide shallow dependency stubs set required inputs …
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MergeForge: Resolve Git Conflicts in VS Code or Cursor Like in JetBrains
Tired of squinting at VS Code’s stacked merge editor? MergeForge brings a JetBrains-style three-pane conflict resolver to VS Code and Cursor — and pai…
You're not as smart as you think you are
Nobody sets out to ship a SQL injection. Nobody opens their editor thinking "today I'll hardcode a secret." It happens because, in the moment, you wer…
10 VS Code snippets essential for every C++ engineer
Why use snippets in the era of AI agents? AI can generate code faster than ever. A single prompt can produce entire classes, build files or test suite…
Benchmarking Mitii AI Agent: 78% Success Rate on 500+ Tasks Using a Local Qwen3-Coder (30B)
Building an AI agent that doesn't just confidently hallucinate but actually writes safe, reliable code is a massive challenge. It is an even bigger ch…
I found 10 bugs in my own security scanner. Here's what they taught me about false positives.
I found 10 bugs in my own security scanner. Here's what they taught me about false positives. I built a VS Code extension that scans code for leaked s…
Why Manual Test Cases Should Live in YAML
Most teams still treat manual test cases as rows in a SaaS database. That worked when cases were written slowly, reviewed rarely, and automation lived…
Python Setup for Real Projects: VS Code, venv, pip and requirements.txt
Many Python beginners can write basic programs but get stuck when they try to run a real project on their own laptop. The issue is not always coding. …
10 AI Coding Tips That Actually Work (And How to Keep It Simple)
Feeling overwhelmed by the constant flood of new AI features, MCP servers, and agentic platforms? In a world full of tech noise, it's easy to get exha…
I built a visual .env manager for VS Code 🔐
The Problem Every developer deals with .env files daily — juggling secrets, switching between environments, and occasionally committing API keys by ac…
I Stopped Using Heavy IDEs. AI Became My IDE.
I used to think a serious developer needed a serious IDE. Big project? Open PhpStorm. Design work? Open Photoshop. Need every refactor, every inspecti…
Designing Atlantico: a calm theme for focused development
I recently published Atlantico, a calm theme for Visual Studio Code and compatible editors, built around soft contrast, clear syntax roles, and a cohe…
I Built a VS Code Extension for Google's Antigravity CLI (Because I Refuse to Leave My Editor)
There's a pattern I've noticed with every new AI coding tool that comes out: they all want you to switch editors. Or open a new terminal. Or context-s…
Claude Code Workflows: The Plan Moves Out of Claude's Head and Into a Script You Can Edit
Subagents, skills, and agent teams all keep the plan in one place: Claude's head. Claude decides, turn by turn, what to spawn next, and every result h…
Built Log Stripper: A VS Code Extension to Remove Debug Logs Across 23+ Languages
Every developer has a version of this story. You're about to open a pull request. The code works. The tests pass. Everything looks good. Then you do o…
Arazzo Visualizer: Run API Workflows in VS Code
Most apps don't just call one API endpoint. They call a whole chain of them. For example, you might log in, get a token, and then pass that token to a…
BugBench: a developer origin story and practical guide for VS Code / Kiro users
A short origin: BugBench began as a scrappy NetBeans plugin, matured into CodeRef for IntelliJ with a robust Java/Kotlin analysis engine, and was late…
Continuous integration in IRIS with Git and Jenkins
Introduction In healthcare interoperability environments, InterSystems Health Connect typically contains critical components such as productions, busi…
GitHub Internal Repositories Breached: Source Code and Internal Data Allegedly Exfiltrated in 2026 Supply Chain Attack
Introduction In one of the most alarming cybersecurity incidents of 2026, GitHub confirmed unauthorized access to its internal repositories on May 20,…
MPP TestKit VSCode Extension - Inline HTTP 402 Payment Flow Hints
The problem it solves When you're building or testing a pay-per-request API with MPP TestKit , you're juggling a few moving parts at once: mppFetch au…
The Agent Harness Is the Real Product. The Model Is Just the Engine.
On May 15, the VS Code team published a blog post that quietly reframed the last two years of "best coding model" arguments. Buried inside it is a sca…
How to Use Paper MCP Server Inside a Dev Container
If you use Paper as your MCP server and develop inside a Docker-based dev container (VS Code Dev Containers, Cursor, or any devcontainer-compatible ed…
Running Local AI (Self-hosted) Coding Assistants in VS Code with Ollama and GitHub Copilot
Introduction GitHub Copilot now supports Bring Your Own Key (BYOK), allowing developers to connect local or self-hosted AI models directly into VS Cod…
Build a VS Code Webview with Vue, Vite, Tailwind CSS, and VS Code-Themed Components
This tutorial shows how to create a VS Code extension that opens a custom webview powered by: Vue for the webview UI Vite for fast frontend builds Tai…
Stop Writing Code. Start Managing Agents. (A VSCode vs. Antigravity Story)
Coding in VSCode vs. Google Antigravity: A Developer's Honest Take Two editors. Two philosophies. One very opinionated comparison. So you've heard the…
When VS Code Writes: Unpacking the 'Co-authored by Copilot' Confusion
In recent months, a peculiar behavior observed in Visual Studio Code (VS Code) has sparked discussions among developers: the automatic insertion of th…
I Built a VS Code Extension "Show History for Selection"
I Built a VS Code Extension to Bring IntelliJ’s “ Show History for Selection ” Experience If you come from IntelliJ, you probably miss one super usefu…