Matt Ellis
@citizenmatt.bsky.social
Developer Advocate at @jetbrains.com, working with gamedev, Rider, ReSharper and the other dotTools. Helped build the Unity support in Rider; contributor to IdeaVim; abuser of semicolons.
Current favourite setting in @jetbrains-rider.bsky.social and other JetBrains IDEs
November 6, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Current favourite setting in @jetbrains-rider.bsky.social and other JetBrains IDEs
Fields of the Nephilim. We’re all too old for this, but we love it
October 25, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Fields of the Nephilim. We’re all too old for this, but we love it
Well Apple photos is very smart. A little too smart. It recognises that this is a gig photo, and knows it’s at the O2 Institute and can therefore work out who this is! Sadly, it thinks it’s the O2 Institute 3, and so thinks this is Amanda McCoy. Close, but no cigar (this is Pop Will Eat Itself)
October 25, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Well Apple photos is very smart. A little too smart. It recognises that this is a gig photo, and knows it’s at the O2 Institute and can therefore work out who this is! Sadly, it thinks it’s the O2 Institute 3, and so thinks this is Amanda McCoy. Close, but no cigar (this is Pop Will Eat Itself)
The Beta Band was a bloody brilliant gig. And I’m definitely doing coming out ahead of the game in the male pattern baldness stakes
September 30, 2025 at 10:08 PM
The Beta Band was a bloody brilliant gig. And I’m definitely doing coming out ahead of the game in the male pattern baldness stakes
Hello Rock City. It’s been a minute. Last time I was here was some time last century
September 30, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Hello Rock City. It’s been a minute. Last time I was here was some time last century
JetBrains IDEs do this for Find in Files, although not Find in text. There are more semantic options with Go To Member showing a File Structure popup, which you can type to search
September 22, 2025 at 12:57 PM
JetBrains IDEs do this for Find in Files, although not Find in text. There are more semantic options with Go To Member showing a File Structure popup, which you can type to search
Confirmed. A Brit of a certain age too
July 10, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Confirmed. A Brit of a certain age too
I think these Unreal Engine docs were written by a Brit
July 10, 2025 at 12:40 PM
I think these Unreal Engine docs were written by a Brit
Hmmm. Looks like we might have found a box of classic t-shirts... 🤔
June 12, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Hmmm. Looks like we might have found a box of classic t-shirts... 🤔
Oh wait a sec. This might be something a little different. Do you mean a suggestion like this? If so, then it's a bug - it shouldn't be a suggestion at all. For now, you can uncheck the inspection, it'll be removed in the next bugfix due very soon.
May 28, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Oh wait a sec. This might be something a little different. Do you mean a suggestion like this? If so, then it's a bug - it shouldn't be a suggestion at all. For now, you can uncheck the inspection, it'll be removed in the next bugfix due very soon.
I preferred the first book
April 13, 2025 at 12:57 PM
I preferred the first book
As much as I hate Frankfurt airport, you gotta respect an old school clicky departures board
March 16, 2025 at 8:42 AM
As much as I hate Frankfurt airport, you gotta respect an old school clicky departures board
The text of the tab is a different colour based on version control state - modified, added, etc. You can change the colours in _Settings | Version Control | File Status Colors_. I think you can turn it off, but I can't find the setting just nowRi
March 11, 2025 at 4:04 PM
The text of the tab is a different colour based on version control state - modified, added, etc. You can change the colours in _Settings | Version Control | File Status Colors_. I think you can turn it off, but I can't find the setting just nowRi
Well, you can't say it's not colourful 😁 The current tab has the blue underline. The tab background is a different colour if it's part of the project or not, or part of the engine for Unreal projects. You can disable this in _Settings | Appearance & Behavior | File Colors_
March 11, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Well, you can't say it's not colourful 😁 The current tab has the blue underline. The tab background is a different colour if it's part of the project or not, or part of the engine for Unreal projects. You can disable this in _Settings | Appearance & Behavior | File Colors_
Michael Kiwanuka. Super cool gig. What a voice.
March 10, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Michael Kiwanuka. Super cool gig. What a voice.
And some bonus Lego flowers that were thrown in with the order. Sadly, they didn’t include a vase of the right size. The dandelion clock is particular good
February 22, 2025 at 6:13 PM
And some bonus Lego flowers that were thrown in with the order. Sadly, they didn’t include a vase of the right size. The dandelion clock is particular good
Bag 3. Started to look a little more done
February 22, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Bag 3. Started to look a little more done
Bag 2 done. Doesn’t look like much, but it’s all going on underneath
February 21, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Bag 2 done. Doesn’t look like much, but it’s all going on underneath
Decided to have a crack at some of the Vim builtin functions that haven't yet been implemented in IdeaVim. There are a load that are really straightforward, and once I've done a bunch, @intellijidea.com's AI Assistant kicks in and it's impressive how well it predicts what's next. Tab to accept!
February 18, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Decided to have a crack at some of the Vim builtin functions that haven't yet been implemented in IdeaVim. There are a load that are really straightforward, and once I've done a bunch, @intellijidea.com's AI Assistant kicks in and it's impressive how well it predicts what's next. Tab to accept!
A fine activity for a rainy weekend
February 15, 2025 at 3:28 PM
A fine activity for a rainy weekend
Or now, you can <C-O> to temporarily switch to Visual, modify the selection (`F{char}` to move back to a char or even `?{text}` to search back for some text) and then IdeaVim will automatically switch back to Select and you can start typing to replace the new selection. Handy.
January 11, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Or now, you can <C-O> to temporarily switch to Visual, modify the selection (`F{char}` to move back to a char or even `?{text}` to search back for some text) and then IdeaVim will automatically switch back to Select and you can start typing to replace the new selection. Handy.