Along with acting as VP of BIWUG (Belgian Information Worker User Group), Elio is an independent contractor for his own consulting company, Struyf Consulting.
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 moreSince 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 moreThere 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 moreThis 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 moreProgressive 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?
Read moreWhen you copy and share links from files, it creates a URL from which you cannot determine which file it is. For Squarl, I wanted to find out which file was behind a shared link to show the information about the file. First of all, the shared links look like this:
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