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Get more out of Copilot Workspace with custom instructions

Created 10/22/2024 6:53:45 AM
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Copilot Workspace has been my intern since August 2024 and we’re having fun building agents and our prompt testing tool. I learned a lot how to get the most out of this tool. One of the things that I learned is how one seemingly simple trick, adding a `.github/copilot-workspace/CONTRIBUTING.md` file to your repository can make Copilot understand your project at least two times better.

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How-to gradually switch from Qwerty to Colemak in 5 steps

Created 10/7/2023 9:39:39 PM
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Everyone who knows me knows that I like custom keyboards. I’ve been using a Moonlander for quite some time now. People have wondered why and even questioned my sanity. But it’s more than a hobby. I mainly use customizable keyboards because I can reduce the amount of keyboard gymnastics I need to participate in by rebinding often-used key combinations. In this post, I’ll show you how I switched to Colemak in 5 steps.

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Should you be writing a book next?!

Created 2/25/2019 7:19:33 PM
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At last my book is done and soon coming to an online book store near you. It's been 4 months in the making and I spend a lot of time writing it. I feel relieved that it's done and I'm a little anxious what people will think. I had a lot of fun writing it. Should you be writing a book too?

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Building a custom mechanical keyboard - Part 1

Created 12/23/2018 12:06:13 PM
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I've always been a huge fan of mechanical keyboards. Personally I use the daskeyboard mechanical keyboard. It's a clicky, loud typing beast. Great for writing books and blogposts and occasional programming when I get to it. But I want something different. I decided to build an Iris custom keyboard.

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