Ken Muse
My New and Improved Blog!

My New and Improved Blog!

Time to add some new usability features to this blog. The site now supports RSS feeds for the various categories and tags, making it easier to keep up with areas of interest!

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Creating Visual Studio Code Extension Packs
Ever wished that you could encapsulate some recommendations or best practices for Visual Studio Code and make them available to your team? Then perhaps it’s time you considered creating an extension pack to organize and distribute those recommendations!

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Adopting a Dark Theme in Hugo
I decided it was time to modernize my Hugo-based site just a bit further. This week, I implemented a dark theme in SCSS. I used a simple trick to make it easier for me to update the look-and feel.

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Joining GitHub (and leaving Wintellect)

Joining GitHub (and leaving Wintellect)

It’s now the end of an era for me. After 5 years as a Wintellectual, it was time for a change. There’s nothing like being surrounded by truly brilliant people that inspire you every day. That’s why I’m becoming a Hubber and joining the DevOps FastTrack team.

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Unexpected Optimizations (Why More Is Less)
With programming, things aren’t always what they seem. In fact, sometimes more is less. More specifically, sometimes we get better performance by doing the opposite of what we’ve learned is right. Let’s explore an example and how it applies to cloud-scale systems and big data.

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