I'm not a big user of code snippets, but I know developers who are. I've noticed those developers often don't use the default value supplied for the variable part of the snippet (What! All your ...

If you maintain scripts in multiple languages, switch between projects, or just hate Googling the same code solutions repeatedly, a snippet manager is a lifesaver. While there are many options out ...

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As near as I can tell, very few developers create their own Visual Studio code snippets. There's a reason for that: the XML you have to wrap around code snippet is a real pain to write. Fortunately, ...

Tom Ball, software engineering research manager from Microsoft Research, led a one-day MakeCode workshop on March 2, at the ATLAS Laboratory for Playful Computation. The packed room included students ...