Background Few years ago I found myself in a bad situation. I accepted a job that was not a good fit. After sixth months I hated my job and was ready to quit. At the same time my wife and I just found out that we were expecting our second child. She asked me to … Read more
Two weeks ago Microsoft released a new version of Visual Studio Code (VSCode) which updated their default icon from a blue infinity sign, to something that looks a little strange and very orange. Most people who do not use VSCode will probably fail to see what the big deal is. If anything, it looks much … Read more
A lot of people don’t like the New Visual Studio Code (aka VS Code or just Code) icon and they prefer the old icon better. I am one of these people. I was inspired by this comment to bring the old icon back. If you want to do the same on MacOS, you can:Note: For … Read more
Chrome Developer Tools have a very useful option that allows to copy any API request as a CURL command. This tool can be used to test APIs without having to rely on the Browser, get access to unofficial APIs, scrape data and many other useful scenarios. Please allow me to demonstrate. In this video, I … Read more
Two recent post of mine were ridiculed on r/programmingcirclejerk: Building a Simple Stopwatch App with Electron – Submitted by someone as Building a 100MB stopwatch app. Compile Node.js to Native Binaries – Submitted by me as Making 60Mb ls clone in JavaScript. I submitted my own post, because I enjoyed the humor in those threads. … Read more