Issue tracker in IDE: track technical debt and codebase issues

Stepsize is an editor-first issue tracker for a healthy codebase. Create, view, and prioritise code issues, like technical debt and refactoring work, directly from your editor. Stepsize integrates with your existing tools like Jira, Slack, and GitHub, so you can track and address issues without context switching. Install the Stepsize VS Code or JetBrains extension.

The code worked differently when the moon was full

I love a good bug, especially ones that are initially hard to explain but then turn into forehead slapping moments - of course!

I figured out how DMARC works, and it almost broke me

How to prevent email spoofing on your domain, using an unholy combination of silly standards.

Eric Lippert on why programming languages turn out the way they do

It is important to realize that it has nothing to do with the talent of the language designers; both C# and Java have benefitted from talented designers with excellent taste.

Bracket pair colorization 10,000x faster

When dealing with deeply nested brackets in Visual Studio Code, it can be hard to figure out which brackets match and which do not.

Designing low upkeep software

It's common for me to get excited about a personal project, put a bunch of time into it, and then lose interest. As much as possible, I want these projects to continue working; upkeep isn't fun. What does designing for minimum maintenance look like?