Marc-André Moreau
@awakecoding.com
Remote desktop protocol expert, OSS contributor and Microsoft MVP. I love designing products with Rust, C# and PowerShell. Proud to be CTO at Devolutions. 🇨🇦
I was on a call this morning discussing how session recording could be done on a *different* Devolutions Gateway instance than the one used for the connection. Devolutions Gateway can act as both a recording server and a just-in-time connection proxy 😜
November 12, 2025 at 2:03 PM
I was on a call this morning discussing how session recording could be done on a *different* Devolutions Gateway instance than the one used for the connection. Devolutions Gateway can act as both a recording server and a just-in-time connection proxy 😜
GitHub Copilot Fight: VSCode ⚔️ Visual Studio 2026
For once, Visual Studio actually performs at the same level as VSCode! I guess there's finally hope that Visual Studio can catch up
For once, Visual Studio actually performs at the same level as VSCode! I guess there's finally hope that Visual Studio can catch up
November 12, 2025 at 1:09 AM
GitHub Copilot Fight: VSCode ⚔️ Visual Studio 2026
For once, Visual Studio actually performs at the same level as VSCode! I guess there's finally hope that Visual Studio can catch up
For once, Visual Studio actually performs at the same level as VSCode! I guess there's finally hope that Visual Studio can catch up
GitHub Copilot in VSCode against GitHub Copilot in Rider - this time I'm testing against a large .NET project (IAP Desktop) with the question "explain the various protocol tunneling features in IAP desktop along with the most relevant source files". VSCode still wins easily 🏆
November 12, 2025 at 12:54 AM
GitHub Copilot in VSCode against GitHub Copilot in Rider - this time I'm testing against a large .NET project (IAP Desktop) with the question "explain the various protocol tunneling features in IAP desktop along with the most relevant source files". VSCode still wins easily 🏆
Cursor with Composer 1 against VSCode with GitHub Copilot and Claude Sonnet 4.5, for a question that requires deep analysis of a large code base. When using the same model, both perform similarly, but with Composer 1, Cursor is noticeably faster by a few seconds
November 11, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Cursor with Composer 1 against VSCode with GitHub Copilot and Claude Sonnet 4.5, for a question that requires deep analysis of a large code base. When using the same model, both perform similarly, but with Composer 1, Cursor is noticeably faster by a few seconds
Cursor against VSCode with GitHub Copilot for a question that requires deep analysis of a large code base. Both are using Claude Sonnet 4.5, and take approximately the same time to produce a good, detailed answer. In comparison, Claude Code doesn't even come close to this (well over two minutes)
November 11, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Cursor against VSCode with GitHub Copilot for a question that requires deep analysis of a large code base. Both are using Claude Sonnet 4.5, and take approximately the same time to produce a good, detailed answer. In comparison, Claude Code doesn't even come close to this (well over two minutes)
Here's VSCode with GitHub Copilot side-by-side with Claude Code, on the same git repository, with the same question that requires deep analysis of a large code base to produce a decent answer.
GitHub Copilot: 1 minute, excellent answer
Claude Code: 2 minutes later, still waiting
GitHub Copilot: 1 minute, excellent answer
Claude Code: 2 minutes later, still waiting
November 11, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Here's VSCode with GitHub Copilot side-by-side with Claude Code, on the same git repository, with the same question that requires deep analysis of a large code base to produce a decent answer.
GitHub Copilot: 1 minute, excellent answer
Claude Code: 2 minutes later, still waiting
GitHub Copilot: 1 minute, excellent answer
Claude Code: 2 minutes later, still waiting
Is it worth keeping Visual Studio 2022 once I have Visual Studio 2026?
November 11, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Is it worth keeping Visual Studio 2022 once I have Visual Studio 2026?
I always thought .NET MAUI was dead-on-arrival on the desktop due to this lack of Linux support, but thanks to Avalonia, .NET MAUI will finally become a decent option for cross-platform desktop apps!
Take some notes, Microsoft. Avalonia is doing all the right things!
Take some notes, Microsoft. Avalonia is doing all the right things!
.NET MAUI is coming to Linux and the browser, powered by Avalonia.
After years of community requests, we are delivering:
– Linux desktop
– WebAssembly
– up to 2× faster performance on macOS
Try the live demo and register your interest for early access: avaloniaui.net/blog/net-ma...
After years of community requests, we are delivering:
– Linux desktop
– WebAssembly
– up to 2× faster performance on macOS
Try the live demo and register your interest for early access: avaloniaui.net/blog/net-ma...
November 11, 2025 at 4:04 PM
I always thought .NET MAUI was dead-on-arrival on the desktop due to this lack of Linux support, but thanks to Avalonia, .NET MAUI will finally become a decent option for cross-platform desktop apps!
Take some notes, Microsoft. Avalonia is doing all the right things!
Take some notes, Microsoft. Avalonia is doing all the right things!
💡 Pro tip for .NET devs:
If you randomly hit file locking issues during builds, lingering MSBuild worker nodes may be the cause.
🧹 Kill them:
dotnet build-server shutdown
🛠 Disable them:
setx MSBUILDDISABLENODEREUSE 1
#dotnet #MSBuild #VisualStudio #Roslyn
If you randomly hit file locking issues during builds, lingering MSBuild worker nodes may be the cause.
🧹 Kill them:
dotnet build-server shutdown
🛠 Disable them:
setx MSBUILDDISABLENODEREUSE 1
#dotnet #MSBuild #VisualStudio #Roslyn
November 11, 2025 at 2:59 PM
💡 Pro tip for .NET devs:
If you randomly hit file locking issues during builds, lingering MSBuild worker nodes may be the cause.
🧹 Kill them:
dotnet build-server shutdown
🛠 Disable them:
setx MSBUILDDISABLENODEREUSE 1
#dotnet #MSBuild #VisualStudio #Roslyn
If you randomly hit file locking issues during builds, lingering MSBuild worker nodes may be the cause.
🧹 Kill them:
dotnet build-server shutdown
🛠 Disable them:
setx MSBUILDDISABLENODEREUSE 1
#dotnet #MSBuild #VisualStudio #Roslyn
Reposted by Marc-André Moreau
He’s back. 👔
The man who started it all — @jsnover.com, Inventor of #PowerShell, will open #PSConfEU 2026 in #Wiesbaden with the keynote you don’t want to miss.
🎟️ Tickets now available → psconf.eu
#Automation #IT #Germany #Europe
The man who started it all — @jsnover.com, Inventor of #PowerShell, will open #PSConfEU 2026 in #Wiesbaden with the keynote you don’t want to miss.
🎟️ Tickets now available → psconf.eu
#Automation #IT #Germany #Europe
November 10, 2025 at 10:55 AM
He’s back. 👔
The man who started it all — @jsnover.com, Inventor of #PowerShell, will open #PSConfEU 2026 in #Wiesbaden with the keynote you don’t want to miss.
🎟️ Tickets now available → psconf.eu
#Automation #IT #Germany #Europe
The man who started it all — @jsnover.com, Inventor of #PowerShell, will open #PSConfEU 2026 in #Wiesbaden with the keynote you don’t want to miss.
🎟️ Tickets now available → psconf.eu
#Automation #IT #Germany #Europe
First snow of the season at the cottage ❄️
November 8, 2025 at 1:12 AM
First snow of the season at the cottage ❄️
I'm trying something new at Devolutions: quick videos of me showing off GitHub Copilot in VSCode for real cases I've worked on during the week. I include subtitles to make it easy to watch without sound, and a text summary for those not sure if they want to watch it 👇
November 7, 2025 at 8:54 PM
I'm trying something new at Devolutions: quick videos of me showing off GitHub Copilot in VSCode for real cases I've worked on during the week. I include subtitles to make it easy to watch without sound, and a text summary for those not sure if they want to watch it 👇
What's the best way to experiment with all the amazing open-source models on 🤗 Hugging Face without being limited by local hardware? Something like Ollama, but cloud-hosted with enough GPU to try the latest models? I see HF has paid plans 👇
November 7, 2025 at 8:31 PM
What's the best way to experiment with all the amazing open-source models on 🤗 Hugging Face without being limited by local hardware? Something like Ollama, but cloud-hosted with enough GPU to try the latest models? I see HF has paid plans 👇
GitHub Copilot in VSCode pitfall: forgetting to select a premium model like Claude Sonnet 4.5, and leaving GPT-4.1 selected for coding tasks.
Seriously, it makes a world of difference. I've talked to more than one person that struggled with GitHub Copilot and that was the reason
Seriously, it makes a world of difference. I've talked to more than one person that struggled with GitHub Copilot and that was the reason
November 7, 2025 at 7:06 PM
GitHub Copilot in VSCode pitfall: forgetting to select a premium model like Claude Sonnet 4.5, and leaving GPT-4.1 selected for coding tasks.
Seriously, it makes a world of difference. I've talked to more than one person that struggled with GitHub Copilot and that was the reason
Seriously, it makes a world of difference. I've talked to more than one person that struggled with GitHub Copilot and that was the reason
Has anyone created an RDP client as a VSCode extension yet?
November 7, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Has anyone created an RDP client as a VSCode extension yet?
I just got access to Cursor for testing, what are some of the features where it shines better than VSCode with GitHub Copilot? I have an idea what I want to try, but I'm curious to hear from actual users what are key differentiators
November 7, 2025 at 5:19 PM
I just got access to Cursor for testing, what are some of the features where it shines better than VSCode with GitHub Copilot? I have an idea what I want to try, but I'm curious to hear from actual users what are key differentiators
Reposted by Marc-André Moreau
New in MSBuild Structured Log Viewer:
property trail showing reads and writes during evaluation, in order:
github.com/KirillOsenko...
If you've ever had ordering issues where someone reads your property before you wrote to it, this is the tool for you.
property trail showing reads and writes during evaluation, in order:
github.com/KirillOsenko...
If you've ever had ordering issues where someone reads your property before you wrote to it, this is the tool for you.
November 7, 2025 at 3:04 AM
New in MSBuild Structured Log Viewer:
property trail showing reads and writes during evaluation, in order:
github.com/KirillOsenko...
If you've ever had ordering issues where someone reads your property before you wrote to it, this is the tool for you.
property trail showing reads and writes during evaluation, in order:
github.com/KirillOsenko...
If you've ever had ordering issues where someone reads your property before you wrote to it, this is the tool for you.
What's the simplest way to get awesome code search performance for GitHub-hosted repositories in Claude Code? Something very easy to configure such that all devs can benefit from it quickly with little to no effort. grepping code just doesn't work well for large code bases
November 6, 2025 at 6:15 PM
What's the simplest way to get awesome code search performance for GitHub-hosted repositories in Claude Code? Something very easy to configure such that all devs can benefit from it quickly with little to no effort. grepping code just doesn't work well for large code bases
Want Claude Skills in VSCode with GitHub Copilot? All you need is the right set of custom instructions 😎
November 5, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Want Claude Skills in VSCode with GitHub Copilot? All you need is the right set of custom instructions 😎
Is there an MCP server for Salesforce similar to the one from Atlassian for JIRA and Confluence? I really want to just paste a Salesforce ticket URL into ChatGPT or Claude and have it access the entire chat history for that specific customer case. I want to bring my own AI assistant, not use another
November 5, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Is there an MCP server for Salesforce similar to the one from Atlassian for JIRA and Confluence? I really want to just paste a Salesforce ticket URL into ChatGPT or Claude and have it access the entire chat history for that specific customer case. I want to bring my own AI assistant, not use another
Reposted by Marc-André Moreau
I published the first version of the PSPlaywright PowerShell module. After switching to Claude, I was able to fine tune the help and tests and feel pretty good about it. I’m sure there are issues but give it a play and open issues if you find stuff!
www.powershellgallery.com/packages/PSP...
www.powershellgallery.com/packages/PSP...
PSPlaywright 0.1.0
PSPlaywright is a PowerShell module for browser automation using Microsoft Playwright. It enables scripting and automation of web browsers from PowerShell.
www.powershellgallery.com
November 5, 2025 at 1:59 AM
I published the first version of the PSPlaywright PowerShell module. After switching to Claude, I was able to fine tune the help and tests and feel pretty good about it. I’m sure there are issues but give it a play and open issues if you find stuff!
www.powershellgallery.com/packages/PSP...
www.powershellgallery.com/packages/PSP...
Reposted by Marc-André Moreau
🔥 A new face among our sponsors – and what an entrance!
We’re thrilled to welcome @devolutions.net as PARTNER Sponsor of #PSConfEU 2026
Their first time sponsoring — and they’re joining at the highest level for our 10th anniversary in Wiesbaden! 🎉
🎟️ psconf.eu
#PowerShell
We’re thrilled to welcome @devolutions.net as PARTNER Sponsor of #PSConfEU 2026
Their first time sponsoring — and they’re joining at the highest level for our 10th anniversary in Wiesbaden! 🎉
🎟️ psconf.eu
#PowerShell
November 4, 2025 at 11:00 AM
🔥 A new face among our sponsors – and what an entrance!
We’re thrilled to welcome @devolutions.net as PARTNER Sponsor of #PSConfEU 2026
Their first time sponsoring — and they’re joining at the highest level for our 10th anniversary in Wiesbaden! 🎉
🎟️ psconf.eu
#PowerShell
We’re thrilled to welcome @devolutions.net as PARTNER Sponsor of #PSConfEU 2026
Their first time sponsoring — and they’re joining at the highest level for our 10th anniversary in Wiesbaden! 🎉
🎟️ psconf.eu
#PowerShell
If you're using the Continue VSCode extension on a regular basis, raise your hand ✋ docs.continue.dev
Welcome to Continue - Continue
Kick off agents from the terminal, IDE, or Mission Control
docs.continue.dev
November 4, 2025 at 2:44 AM
If you're using the Continue VSCode extension on a regular basis, raise your hand ✋ docs.continue.dev
How long should LLM instructions be to make them experts into something? I've got this massive Avalonia-Migration-Guide.md that keeps growing with new rules after every exception case I find migrating more dialogs from WinForms to Avalonia. I'm trying to keep it below 2000 lines
November 4, 2025 at 1:18 AM
How long should LLM instructions be to make them experts into something? I've got this massive Avalonia-Migration-Guide.md that keeps growing with new rules after every exception case I find migrating more dialogs from WinForms to Avalonia. I'm trying to keep it below 2000 lines
Oopsie. It looks like running 3 instances of VSCode each migrating a batch of 10 WinForms dialogs to Avalonia in parallel with GitHub Copilot is enough to hit rate limits 🤷
November 2, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Oopsie. It looks like running 3 instances of VSCode each migrating a batch of 10 WinForms dialogs to Avalonia in parallel with GitHub Copilot is enough to hit rate limits 🤷