Along with acting as VP of BIWUG (Belgian Information Worker User Group), Elio is an independent contractor for his own consulting company, Struyf Consulting.
August 16, 2021
Renaming a file is something that we do very often, but in my case, I wanted to do it from within a Visual Studio Code extension. When I first looked at the APIs and available documentation, I found the vscode.executeDocumentRenameProvider command and RenameProvider. Info Documentation from this can be found here built-in commands.
Read moreAugust 4, 2021
For the Front Matter Visual Studio Code extension, I needed to know if the current instance opened a Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) located project folder. By knowing this context, I could ensure that certain functionality works similarly to the default behavior on Windows and macOS. The solution The solution is a very simple one-liner:
Read moreAugust 2, 2021
Since I moved my blog to Hugo, I created a Front Matter - VSCode extension which makes content/article management easier within Visual Studio Code. A couple of versions ago, I added the ability to integrate your custom scripts. These will show up as actions in the Front Matter side panel. This functionality allows total flexibility to your content management workflow.
Read moreAugust 1, 2021
There were a couple of reasons for me to test out Windows 11, but the main reason was to give a new life to a device I hardly used anymore. Ever since I bought my Mac Mini for the office, my previous desktop device (running Hackintosh) kept turned off. To make sticker printing easier in the office, I thought to give it a new life and install Windows 11.
Read moreJuly 26, 2021
This week, I tested out the Azure Web PubSub service, which is still in preview when writing this article. The Web PubSub service is a real-time messaging service that allows you to use the WebSockets APIs and the publish-subscribe pattern. It is excellent for collaborative applications. Documentation You can find the developer documentation at Azure Web PubSub Service - Github.
Read moreJune 14, 2021
Progressive Web Apps (PWA) are nothing new, but you see more and more websites implementing them. PWA provides you a way to bring your site as an app to your desktop/tablet/mobile. For Squarl, I first thought of creating a mobile app, but at the beginning of a new product. There is a lot to take care of, which made me feel a native mobile app is a right thing?
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