David Vreony
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David Vreony
@dpvreony.com
Software Development lead with digital transformation experience in DevEx, urgent healthcare, finance, CTI and platform modernisation. Maintainer of ReactiveUI + Splat when time allows. Author of some small OSS tools around sustainability and DevEx.
something like wakatime can integrate with the IDE. you could then use API to get bits out and group based on filenames, paths etc wakatime.com/faq#data-col... gives an idea of what it grabs
WakaTime FAQ
Frequently asked questions about WakaTime plugins and products.
wakatime.com
October 16, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Reposted by David Vreony
"They'll keep pushing this as they're replacing workers with AI!" no they're not! That isn't happening. They're laying people off because they sunsetted Section 174 of the tax code that let tech companies immediately deduct 100% of R&D if it "helped improve products."

qz.com/tech-layoffs...
The hidden time bomb in the tax code that's fueling mass tech layoffs
A decades-old tax rule helped build America's tech economy. A quiet change under Trump helped dismantle it
qz.com
June 4, 2025 at 10:21 PM
because in some cases that "turning itself on" is actually what is happening. as of Jan some people have been rolled into a license change without actually being told and won't find out until their new renewal cycle when the price goes up. support.microsoft.com/en-gb/office...
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support.microsoft.com
May 23, 2025 at 6:13 PM
everything is awesome until a random login issue and \ or you roam with dodgy\no internet :)
November 20, 2024 at 12:39 PM
can you grab a key from my.visualstudio.com if it's just the IDE functionality and not copilot etc?
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November 20, 2024 at 9:34 AM