Honeypot·5y20 VS Code Shortcuts For Pro Developers
VS Code is one of the most used code editors among developers. It has some amazing features to help developers increase their coding speed. In this article, I'm going to go through 20 VS Code shortcuts that I find the most convenient for me when I'm coding. No worries if it doesn't apply to you, hopefully there will be at least a couple of shortcuts you can learn and apply when you next open VS Code.
Hashnode·5yWhy software engineers choose Linux over Windows for programming
Most software engineers choose Linux over Windows for programming. I was a big fan of Windows OS, and have been using it for years. Since I started programming I found that a Linux distro (such as Ubuntu, Manjaro, and Arch) is the best Operating System to start with.
DEV·5y14 VS Code Shortcuts to Supercharge Your Productivity
Software engineers tend to be extremely efficient beings. Our goal is to optimize everything, not just the code. We don't want to spend 10 seconds looking for something on the GUI. Why would we, when we can do it in 0,1s by using the powerful keyboard shortcuts? Let me share with you the shortcuts I use every day. I bet you don't know many of them!
Hacker News·5yWindows 11: Just say no
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Planet Xamarin·4yGoodbye Android Emulators, the Windows Subsystem for Android is Here!
Windows Subsystem for Android lets you develop, debug, and deploy your Android apps from your favorite IDE. There is no Android launcher because Windows is the launcher of the apps. There are a few things to be aware of with WSA. It isn't an emulator, which means you don't get to control the skin.
Hacker News·4yjesseduffield/lazygit: simple terminal UI for git commands
A simple terminal UI for git commands, written in Go with the gocui library. Binary releases for Windows, Mac OS(10.12+) or Linux, you can download a binary release here. The lazygit formula can be found in the Homebrew core to get the frequently updated one.
Hashnode·5yuseful vscode shortcuts
VSCode is one of the most popular editors for web development. When writing code, we often require certain formatting actions, and a lot of them are supported by VSCode itself. Having hands-on keyboard shortcuts can help improve your coding speed by a lot.Default shortcuts are for Mac, while shortcuts for Windows and Linux are mentioned below.
Discover .NET·5yMy Ultimate PowerShell prompt with Oh My Posh and the Windows Terminal
My Ultimate PowerShell prompt with Oh My Posh and the Windows Terminal Open Source | Win10 | Win11 Posted in I've long blogged about my love of setting up a nice terminal. This post will serve as my "setting up a new machine" post until I get around to writing a script to do all this for me.
omg! ubuntu!·4yBlender 3.0 is Out, And It'll Blow Your Socks Off
Blender 3.0 comes with new features and updates like an upgraded ‘Cycles X’ rendering engine. 2-3 times better mesh editing performance, and much faster file loading times thanks, in part, to Zstandard compression. Blender is the go-to 3D creation suite for creatives of all shades.
Hacker News·4yLinux Has Grown Into A Viable PC Gaming Platform And The Steam Stats Prove It
74 of the top 100 most-played games on Steam are in "Gold" or "Platinum" status. That means the game should work "out of the box" with no modifications. The quality of Proton is a matter of ever-increasing importance as we creep closer to the February 2022 launch window for the Steam Deck.
Visual Studio Blog·4yVisual Studio 2022 for Mac Preview 4
Visual Studio 2022 for Mac Preview 4 is now available for download. It continues our move of the IDE to fully native macOS UI, fixes many top issues, and introduces new experiences for laying out your windows and searching your source. Get the latest release using the Visual Studio > Check for Updates… menu or download it now.
DevBlogs·4yAnnouncing .NET 6 — The Fastest .NET Yet
C# 10 and F# 6 deliver language improvements that make your code simpler and better. .NET 6 is the first release that natively supports Apple Silicon (Arm64) and has also been improved for Windows Arm64. Hot Reload enables you to skip rebuilding and restarting your app to view a new change.
Product Hunt·5yDB Lens - Explore data, execute SQL, metrics, disk usage & more
DB Lens is an opensource database client for Mac, Linux & Windows. It helps developers to explore, observe & understand the database in a better way. DB Lens is available in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and Spanish. It is available as a free download or as a paid version.
Changelog·5yThe best part of Windows 11 is a revamped Windows Subsystem for Linux
The best part of Windows 11 is a revamped Windows Subsystem for Linux. WSL is finally easy to install—and offers automatic sound/graphics support. Microsoft decided to go future-forward and build using the Wayland protocol rather than the increasingly elderly X11/xorg.
freeCodeCamp·4yHow to Run Linux Apps on Windows 10 and 11 Using WSL
Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) can be used to run Linux commands in Windows. WSL is available on Windows 10, but it is way more efficient on Windows 11. This article will cover what you can do on both Windows 10 and 11. To run WSL on Windows, you'll need to install WSL 2 and Ubuntu.
Hacker News·4yMicrosoft Calls Firefox’s Browser Workaround “Improper,” Will Block It
Windows 11 lets you choose your default browser, but it takes a lot of clicks and Microsoft sometimes forces you to use Edge, anyway. Firefox had a workaround, but Microsoft calls it “improper” and will soon block it. Microsoft made a statement to The Verge where it explained the logic behind its decision.
Hacker News·4yEasily run Windows software on Linux with 🍷 Bottles! ⋅ Bottles
Bottles introduces a new way to handle Windows prefixes using environments. Environments are a combination of ready-to-use settings, libraries and dependencies.Choose between Gaming and Software environment based on the type of software you want to start. Empowered by environments you can create your own applications.
Fedora Magazine·5yCommand line quick tips: wc, sort, sed and tr
Linux is the best-known and most-used open source operating system. Linux is software that sits underneath all of the other software on a computer, receiving requests from those programs and replaying these requests to the computer's hardware. Let’s have a look at some command line utilities which come in handy when you’re the guy that likes to stick with the terminal.
omg! ubuntu!·4yGNOME is Exploring a New ‘Quick Settings’ Feature
GNOME Shell design team is exploring how to make accessing commonly used settings even easier. They’ve produced a bunch of mockups and even an animation for the feature they call ‘quick settings’ The designs look at how to handle sub-menus where advanced options can be accessed without a trip to the Settings app proper.
The Next Web·4yI like Edge — too bad Microsoft is being a jerk about it
Microsoft’s hostile attitude towards allowing people to use third-party browsers is making me second guess that choice. For example, Windows 11 normally forces you to open links from its system UI, such as the search function or the news widget, in Edge. Microsoft seems to think only Edge should be capable of opening these links.
JavaScript in Plain English·4ySpice Up Linux-based Terminal on Windows
Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) allows you to run Linux commands on Windows. To run WSL on windows, you first need to enable the feature. oh-my-zsh is a powerful plugin manager for zsh shell. It includes 300+ optional plugins, 140+ themes to spice up your morning.
Smashing Magazine·5yHow To Build Your Own Mouseless Development Environment — Smashing Magazine
Building a development environment with the shell as a keystone offers multiple benefits. You can use tools that fit nicely with each other, you can customize everything depending on your own needs, and you can control your entire environment with your keyboard. This can save a lot of cognitive energy as well as deliver a pleasant user experience.
React Native·5yReact Native Is Hiring Managers, To Expand Beyond Mobile · React Native
React Native powers Video Calling in Messenger for Windows and macOS. React and Relay power the Oculus Home and many other virtual reality experiences. We are looking for managers who will care deeply about the growth and success of our engineers. Previous React or React Native experience is not required.