Note: Since this feature was created using GitHub Copilot, I decided to have it assist in writing this blog post explaining the journey of creating that feature as well! The Idea that Started with...
The 7 Stages of Vibe Coding Every developer’s AI enhancement journey follows a predictable path. We start as copy-paste warriors and (hopefully) evolve into sophisticated AI collaborators. Sound f...
AI Task Flow Demonstration with GitHub Copilot AKA: AI Prompt-inception Introduction Brief overview of the AI task flow concept Importance of improved AI-assisted coding workflows Key Fea...
In Windows applications, a protocol launch refers to the process of starting an application using a custom URI scheme. This allows apps to be launched from a URL or a link, similar to how http:// o...
Pairing senior devs with juniors can help tackle senior-level features and enhance your team's skills and efficiency.
Recently I was looking through some code and found a situation where we were converting IVector (WinRT) to std::vector and did so with a simple set of steps, declare the vector, then loop through t...
Granny’s Wisdom: The 70’ high farm silo climbing story. I told this story at my Granny’s funeral, and I think speaks a lot about who she was to her children, grand or otherwise. When I was 12 and...
A new[ish] feature to Visual Studio and VS Code has made me very happy…. but it is OFF by default. You should probably be using this if you are editing code with large nested blocks, such as C++ cp...
Fountain pens have saved my life in many ways… and they can help you too. I’m posting this on World Mental Health Day to illuminate the importance of talking to someone/anyone (or in this case som...
Case sensitivity rules in the solution search are a bit interesting, and can be frustrating if you don’t understand the rules, and helpful when you do. Table of Contents Backstory It works o...