Using RegEx In Visual Studio Code

Using RegEx in VSCode For Powerful Searching

Alex Cassells .NET, Articles, Programming, React Leave a Comment

This post demonstrates some of my favorite search techniques that work well in VSCode, including some basic RegEx (Regular Expressions) expressions that will help you find exactly what you’re looking for in an unfamiliar code base. We will cover VSCode file type inclusions and exclusions, single-line multi-term searching, conditional searching, and more. RegEx can be intimidating to people who aren’t used to using it, but luckily the RegEx expressions described in this post are very easy to remember and incredibly powerful.

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Testing Spring Boot Rest APIs with Rest-Assured

Jonny Hackett API Development, Articles, Development Technologies & Tools, Java, REST, Spring Boot, Testing Leave a Comment

Creating RESTful APIs with Spring Boot is a straightforward process, making it a popular choice for a variety of applications, from UI to batch processing. The same API created can be used anywhere, whether it’s called from a UI application or batch applications. However, testing these APIs to ensure they work correctly can be challenging. In this article, I’ll introduce …

Mermaid: Helping Documentation Catch Up with Development

Brian Buchta Articles, Development Technologies & Tools, Programming 1 Comment

Documentation is an integral part of any development process and can take significant time and effort to write. Additionally, even if we write quality documentation, oftentimes it fails to evolve as development best practices change and can quickly become outdated. Mermaid aims to fix this so-called “Doc-Rot” by creating a quick and easy way to create detailed diagrams that can evolve alongside code development.

Today, we will be going over Mermaid and, more specifically, how it can be used to both create and maintain complex documentation using diagrams.

What is Mainframe Modernization & How Can My Business Benefit From It?

Keyhole Software COBOL, Industry Relevance, Keyhole, Modernization, Videos Leave a Comment

Mainframes have long powered critical financial transactions and government operations. However, across the U.S., particularly in Kansas, these systems are showing their age. The COVID-19 pandemic exposed a critical issue: essential services like unemployment insurance were crippled by outdated COBOL systems, causing significant delays. This is more than an inconvenience; it’s a clear signal that mainframe modernization is urgently needed …

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Navi: A “Cheatsheet” CLI

Jake Everhart Articles, Programming Leave a Comment

The command line is a powerful tool in software development. Regardless of whether you are comfortable working within a shell or if you prefer a GUI, there are likely scenarios that still require you to open a terminal and type out some commands.

This should not surprise us – many tools solely support Command-Line Interface (CLI) interaction – but over time, the efforts required to keep track of each new command’s syntax can add up. If you’re anything like me, you might memorize only the commands that you use most frequently, resigning yourself to searching through documentation for the rest whenever you need them….