Initial startup directory in PowerShell

Up until now I had a Set-Location statement in my Microsoft.PowerShell_profile.ps1 startup file that set my in the directory above all my work related folders. However, that did not work well with Visual Studio Codes build step as it runs with the standard terminal. Asking CoPilot I got the following (working) solution

if (-not $env:TERM_PROGRAM -eq "vscode") {
    Set-Location (Get-CanonicalCasePath c:\myprojectsfolder)
}

I’m considering turning more of my customizations off to improve on the startup time.

Online courses

The Khan Academy (link) was a pioneer in online learning. However, online learning really picked up speed in 2011 when a number of Stanford professors started a number of freely available online classes.

Creating Fractals with Web Workers

A Web Worker makes it possible to run Javascript code without blocking the user interface. That is, computations can be made in the background without locking the user interface.

Deleting hidden Subversion files before zipping

Subversion holds various information in .svn directories placed in all directories and sub-directories under version control. Sometimes it is desireable to clean out these files, for example, prior to emailing a zip of the files. I use the awesome tool Total Commander for the job.

Podcast list

When washing dishes, mowing the lawn or during commute I enjoy listening to podcasts. The following is a list of my favorite podcasts. I link to their homepage, but you can most likely also find them via iTunes or whatever podcast software you happen to use.