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Neil @neilgilbert.bsky.social · 2d

Yeh only a measly 8 - might be ok with the new chip + 16/32 GB ram

Neil @neilgilbert.bsky.social · 2d

I've got an M1 so it's getting on a bit but it's OK with vscode. It starts to struggle with rider (especially with anything else open, chrome, etc)

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Neil @neilgilbert.bsky.social · 3d

It’s lightweight, extendable, and built for terminal / CLI tools (like those using Spectre.Console).

Uses tokens + spans for performance, and currently supports:
C#, JS, TS, Python, SQL, Go, Java.

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Neil @neilgilbert.bsky.social · 3d

Next up: theming support + more languages.

If you’re building .NET terminal tools and want nice-looking code output — check it out and let me know what you think

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Neil @neilgilbert.bsky.social · 3d

I couldn’t find a decent syntax highlighting library for .NET — so I built one while working on my AI coding assistant CodePunk.
Say hello to CodePunk.Highlight
🔗 github.com/neil-gilbert...

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Neil @neilgilbert.bsky.social · 7d

CodePunk updates
Dropped the git working tree idea for accept/rollback — too complex for little gain. The current accept/reject flow works fine.
Switched focus to syntax highlighting. Couldn't find a good .NET lib, so I started writing my own (C# support so far). Might spin it out into its own repo.

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Neil @neilgilbert.bsky.social · 10d

This week in CodePunk (my open-source AI coding agent):

- Better code diff view (cleaner + coloured)
- New tools: glob, list dir, read many files, search
- Smarter prompts

Next up: a shadow git branch for safer edits + rollback.

github.com/neil-gilbert...

Neil @neilgilbert.bsky.social · 14d

I forgot to do the Alt image tags 😔

Neil @neilgilbert.bsky.social · 14d

Just a small update to CodePunk - improving the UI when visualising diff changes.
github.com/neil-gilbert...
#DotNet #Ai #CodingAgents

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Neil @neilgilbert.bsky.social · 16d

Been digging into AI coding agents lately — so I built my own. CodePunk: an early preview of an AI coding assistant written in C# .NET.
It can already read/write files, show diffs, and more.
Cross-platform + installable as a .NET tool. github.com/neil-gilbert...
Feedback welcome !!

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Neil @neilgilbert.bsky.social · Sep 8

We have a working group at the moment looking into using it. It's early days though.

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Neil @neilgilbert.bsky.social · Aug 15

Starfox game watch - super geeky but it even came with the original box

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Neil @neilgilbert.bsky.social · Aug 2

A room of vending machines

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Neil @neilgilbert.bsky.social · Jul 23

It also enforces the idea that 1 Jira ticket equals 1 PR which also seems bad practice - rather than many small low risk PR's we end up with 1 big one that satisfies the user story

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Neil @neilgilbert.bsky.social · Jul 11

Getting off the plane in the UK and being hit by the heat! 🥵

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Neil @neilgilbert.bsky.social · Jul 4

I don't get it, being paid to learn new languages is such a perk of the industry.

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Neil @neilgilbert.bsky.social · Jun 9

Usb switch for the keyboard, etc and then a monitor that takes both inputs and then switching/toggling between the two. It's a bit clunky but does work.

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Neil @neilgilbert.bsky.social · Jun 6

Just waiting for this guy to replace Musk at the Whitehouse