Add Shift+Enter to OpenCode in Windows Terminal
Make OpenCode easier to use in Windows Terminal by adding a key binding that sends Shift+Enter through the kitty keyboard protocol.
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Improve VS Code Commit Messages with GitHub’s git-commit skill
I really love that tiny Generate Commit Message button in the VS Code interface, but I like my commit messages to us a different commit style, using prefixes like “feat:” and “chore:”. Let’s see if we can wire up the git-commit skill (made by GitHub) to our project, so the AI generates even better messages.
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How to bypass company wallpaper as local admin on Windows 11
Looks like my organization (accidentally) wants to manage my background picture. If you are an admin, you might be able to (temporarily) override the wallpaper, by editing your registry and restarting the explorer process. If you can, you can automate it using PowerShell.
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Debug a JWT token expiration locally with bash or PowerShell
Here are some script to locally debug your JWT token using Bash or PowerShell. I just need to know if the token is expired or not.
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Hubot Testing Revisted (Again): Hubot 11
I’ve decided to upgrade the hubot-command-mapper and the bot-zero projects to ESM, just like Hubot 11. This blog will focus on how to upgrade the unit tests. In that sense it is a short rewrite of Hubot testing revisited.
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How Istio and Argo CD helped us to debug platform migration issues for our App
At Wehkamp, we’ve been very busy with the migration of our container platform. Our (old) Blaze platform runs on Mesos, Marathon, and NGINX, but we’re shifting to a new Atlas platform, powered by Kubernetes and Istio. This setup gives us more resilience, security and auto scaling. A year ago, we successfully migrated our www-ingress to this new platform. This week, we set our sights on migrating the app-ingress for our Android and IOS backend services. Unfortunately, things didn’t go as planned…
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Notes on Git Setup with SSH for Windows (GitHub)
There are many guides on how to install and configure Git on a Windows PC. As I test new developer laptops for Wehkamp, it makes sense to have some notes on how to do it. Most Windows developers use git HTTPS cloning, but this guide shows how to install and configure SSH.
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Bash GitHub authentication: pull repositories with SSH and App Tokens
I’m working on a project that turns GitOps data into APIs using Bash, JQ, and YQ. After reviewing GitHub connection options, I found SSH works best for local development, while GitHub App tokens are ideal for containers. Here’s how to use Bash to authenticate with the GitHub CLI and clone repositories using either method.
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Notes on installing Visual Studio Code on Windows
I love using Visual Studio Code as it is very flexible and runs almost anywhere. It is usually the first editor I install on a new machine. Let’s script those plugin installs, so we can roll them out to new machines.
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Home Assistant: track your favourite fuel stations
There is so much fun stuff you can do with Home Assistant. I like the fact that you can build a personal dashboard to monitor all sorts of things. So why not track fuel prices in your region?
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