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• AI programming tools should be added to the Joel Test

  One of the first things we did when GPT-4 became available was talk to our Azure rep and get access to the OpenAI models that they'd partnered with Microsoft to host in Azure. Now, we have our own private, not-datamined (so they claim, contractually) API endpoint and we use an OpenAI integration in VS Code[1] to connect to, allowing anyone in the company to use it to help them code. I also spun up an internal chat... - Source: Hacker News / 7 days ago

• Show HN: Volume rendering 3D data in Three.js and GLSL

  Sure I'd be happy to check it out, my email's in my profile (or Github/website). There are some tradeoffs w/ WebAssembly as well (not sharing the same memory as JS/TS is the biggest one) and debugging can be a bit tough as well though now there's a good VSCode plugin for it [0]. Another part of the reason I also moved back to C++ -> Wasm was for the performance improvement from Wasm vs. JS/TS, but the cross... - Source: Hacker News / 8 days ago

• Show HN: Azure DevOps History Diff

  The standard history tab of work items in Azure DevOps shows only the old and new values of each field, without highlighting the actual changes within it. This makes spotting the difference very hard for fields that usually contain a lot of text; most prominently, the standard "Description" and "Repro Steps" fields and the comments. This extension adds a new tab to work items that shows the full history of every... - Source: Hacker News / 8 days ago

• Ask HN: How to Approach Pair Programming?

  But when pairing in vscode you're not at the mercy of the other persons setup, you can all use your own regular setups but share one "host": https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=MS-vsliveshare.vsliveshare. - Source: Hacker News / 11 days ago

• Swift for C++ Practitioners, Part 1: Intro and Value Types

  How recent were your experiences? The server-side Swift ecosystem has matured over the past few years, with specific attention from teams at Apple. For example, regarding JSON, there has been a rewrite of the JSON encoder/decoder that results in a 200% - 500% speed up in deserialization! You can read about the (still ongoing) improvements to Foundation at https://github.com/apple/swift-foundation. Maybe you’ve... - Source: Hacker News / 16 days ago

• Emacs 2011-2023

  There's edamagit[0] for vscode, it's pretty good! I've been using it for a couple of weeks now and haven't needed to touch git via the terminal. 0. https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=kahole.magit. - Source: Hacker News / 15 days ago

• Ask HN: Node vs. .NET Core (2024 edition)

  The description is somewhat misleading but it comes down to 1. Visual Studio style solution explorer and 2. Visual Studio style tests explorer [0] While the former may be missed by some, I long ago adapted and prefer to normal folder and file navigation, and for the latter there are other extensions to browser the tests. The ability to run/debug specific tests is already included in the base C# extension, while... - Source: Hacker News / 17 days ago

• C++ Insights – See your source code with the eyes of a compiler

  It's also available on the marketplace if you want to try it out: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=donadigo.d0. - Source: Hacker News / 24 days ago

• Interview with a blind developer on how he works

  I definitely second the VS Code recommendation. I'm doing a lot of work with Jupyter these days, and Jupyter's accessibility really sucks. The VS Code Jupyter plugin is just as good as the rest of the app. I'm also a fan of the IndentNav[1] addon. It essentially allows you to navigate code like a tree, using indentation levels for hierarchy. This is very useful to skip over functions or blocks of code you're not... - Source: Hacker News / 25 days ago

• Coding agent in the IDE: Generate task plan and get plan-aware code completion

  Hey HN, CodiumAI co-founder here. We’ve come up with a bit of a different concept for what a coding agent should be. We believe it should work in tandem with a developer inside the IDE. Over time as the tech improves, it will get more and more autonomy. We’ve been using our coding agent internally and see a 5-10x boost on some tasks. The agent is available now to Codiumate VS Code users. We want to hear... - Source: Hacker News / 25 days ago

• Request: VSCode extension that allows users to edit .cavas files

  Foam[0], memo[1], Markdown Memo[2], md-graph[3] file/directory display plugin [4] ----- misc related links: https://forum.obsidian.md/t/obsidian-vscode-editor-elevate-your-code-editing-experience-in-obsidian/69057/2 https://forum.obsidian.md/t/vs-code-plugin-the-best-of-both-worlds/6358 https://jukkaniiranen.com/2022/01/canvas-app-source-code-editing-with-vs-code-in-your-browser/... - Source: Hacker News / about 2 months ago

• How to Get Out of Vi

  Here is the solution for that problem: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=vscodevim.vim. - Source: Hacker News / about 2 months ago

• Bruno

  Ah, I didn't know that Jetbrains also supports them, as I've been using them with vscode with the extension https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=humao.rest-client and I happy so far. They are plaintext and can be easily diffed and they don't invent a totally new language. The extension also supports somewhat esoteric features like client certifcates, which I already needed. So I'd be more interested... - Source: Hacker News / about 2 months ago

• Bruno

  If you want to: store REST API requests as files, such that you can git version-control them may I recommend: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=humao.rest-client super simple. just requires VS Code. Im checking out Bruno as well though, looks like a great tool. - Source: Hacker News / about 2 months ago

• VS Code: Prompt Editor for LLMs (GPT4, Llama, Mistral, etc.)

  Alternative extension to do something similar, but using VSCode's native notebooks: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=jaaxxx.llm-book Nice part about that one is no separate server, no telemetry, and the backing file format is simple JSON you can directly import from your production application. However the range of supported models is smaller (basically only LLaMa-style and OpenAI-style... - Source: Hacker News / about 2 months ago

• Rust for Embedded Systems: Current State, Challenges and Open Problems

  While not Visual Studio C++ level, using CodeLLDB in VS is already quite good. https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=vadimcn.vscode-lldb. - Source: Hacker News / about 2 months ago

• It's OK to abandon your side-project

  Pretty sure he's using "Synthwave '84': https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=RobbOwen.synthwave-vscode. - Source: Hacker News / 2 months ago

• It's OK to abandon your side-project

  It looks like the SynthWave '84 extension for VS Code: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=RobbOwen.synthwave-vscode Personally I think it looks awful but everyone to their own tastes! - Source: Hacker News / 2 months ago

• I worry our Copilot is leaving some passengers behind

  I think a lot of these are actually solvable problems today, Copilot just hasn't prioritized actually improving the product (don't need to improve the product for breakneck growth when you have github.com as a distribution channel!) It feels like there are a lot of well-intended AI coding products that just don't pay attention to getting the details right. I actually started building my own extension recently,... - Source: Hacker News / 2 months ago

• We Have to Start Over: From Atom to Zed

  This sounds like it could be very useful. Does it work like this VSCode extension, "Search Editor: Apply Changes"? https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=jakearl.search-editor-apply-changes. - Source: Hacker News / 2 months ago

• Monitor all variables in real time in C++ with Visual Studio extension

  Marketplace: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=donadigo.d0 (note: this is a paid extension). - Source: Hacker News / 2 months ago