Building a custom VS Code extension can open the door for innovation. Extensions can become even more powerful when you use them to create a better interface. Today we explore how to incorporate custom UIs into your extension using Webviews.

Combining Visual Studio Code with Hugo has given me a great workflow for my blog. To make it even better, I need to modify part of the editor’s behavior. I need a custom VS Code extension.

I’ve mentioned a few times that I use Visual Studio Code and Hugo for my blogging. I’ve also discussed some of the the ways I make it faster and easier to create my posts. Learn how I make my VS Code experience faster and easier by using tasks.

A surprising amount of effort (and automation) goes into creating this blog and publishing the content. Writing and hosting content required me to find a set of tools that would be portable and flexible. Over the last few years I’ve found an approach that works for me, and this week I thought I’d share some of the details.

It was time for another update to my site’s functionality. I needed to improve the experience for both my visitors and Google. With a few changes to the Hugo template and some tweaks to my approach, I was able to add some new features to make it easier to know when I’m speaking. Introducing an updated speaking calendar!

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!

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.

Moving to Apple Silicon can introduce challenges if you’re using x64-based containers. Sometimes, emulation is the answer. When it’s not, we can combine some Docker features with some bash scripting to create an optimized container that works well for both platforms.