John Papa

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Make a Pull Request to your favorite extension! There is a new Bundling Extensions topic in the VS Code docs that can help reduce extension load time....

cross posted to dev.to We Solved It! But What did We Solve? As developers, we are faced with complex problems daily. The good news is that we're problem solvers by nature. But what problem are we solving? A solution to the wrong problem, however clever it may be, isn't solving the right problem. It is our job as technologists to make sure we truly understand the problem so we can offer the appropriate help. Not only is this a critical success factor for developers, but it is also a crucial part of being effective in Developer Relations. So how do we identify and solve the problem? Here are three things you can do to target and answer the right...

Visually identify different VS Code instances with colors...

Coding with the Cosmos DB SDK feels good. Yes, I said feels good. Yeah, yeah … it is fast to install, fast to learn and fast to execute. But most of all it feels good. Think about when you are coding and everything is just flowing for you. It feels great to be in a rhythm and get everything out of your head and into the code and working fluidly! A key ingredient to this is when the APIs we are coding are intuitive and easy to follow. This is where the Cosmos DB SDK shines brightest. Let's see why. I Want to Have Fun with the Code Now Cosmos DB SDK is awesome, feels great, and if you want to...