WSL or Windows Subsystem for Linux allows you to run a fully functional Linux environment, inside your Windows 10 system, without having to set up a virtual machine. It’s a lot more lightweight too, and it integrates nicely with the Windows OS, so it’s a great way to explore Linux, or use the two systems […]
Category: tools
I use Vim to write blog posts, notes and documentation before using another text editor. I don’t consider myself a true writer, but I like to use the speed and shortcuts I know from writing code while I’m writing prose as well. Vim is primarily a programmers’ editor, so to make it better for general […]
Categories
tips on fixing a broken build
When builds break on the build server, it can be hard to figure out what the problem is. I’ve been doing this a lot of times, and so here’s a collection of tips that can help you in fixing that weird error that keeps breaking the build. Build systems are pretty similar, so whether you’re […]
You think that’s a bold statement? Hear me out. Vim themes are great, but you (and most certainly I) spend way too much time downloading and trying out all these fancy new themes, right? At some point I came across this base16-vim plugin which has a shit-load of cool themes, all using a base of […]
There’s this neat feature in Visual Studio called External Tools that’s underrated. What it does is allow you to run any external tool and pass in stuff from Visual Studio and do something cool with that. For example the current file in your editor, or the currently selected text. This means that you can write […]