Joe Black joeblackwaslike

memtree — Design Spec

Date: 2026-05-17 Status: Draft (awaiting user approval before implementation plan) Author: Joe Black Repository: github.com/joeblackwaslike/memtree

1. Problem & Goals

Patcher for Microsoft Extensions

This script works for patching any Microsoft VSCode extension so it will work on it's forks including:

VSCodium
Cursor
Windsurf

This discussion motivated me to make this simple script: VSCodium#1641
Currently tested only on Pylance/VSCodium but as long as it's Microsoft's extension that blocks VSCode forks, it should be fine. The code uses fairly generic patterns to ensure it's cross-compatible with other extensions than the one I tested!

Claude Code MCP-CLI Experimental Mode

Announced December 8, 2025 by Anthropic engineer @catherinewu

The Problem

MCP servers load full tool definitions into the system prompt at session start. Power users with multiple MCPs (supabase, tabz, shadcn, docker-mcp, etc.) can burn 40-50k tokens before typing anything.

The Solution

If you're a TypeScript developer building applications, you know how quickly complexity can grow. Tracking down errors, understanding performance bottlenecks, and getting visibility into your application's health in production can feel like detective work without the right tools. This is where Sentry comes in.

Sentry is a powerful application monitoring platform that helps you identify, triage, and prioritize errors and performance issues in real-time. While it supports a wide range of languages and platforms, its JavaScript SDKs, which are fully compatible with TypeScript, offer a wealth of features specifically tailored for the nuances of the web browser and Node.js environments where TypeScript thrives.

The goal of this whitepaper is to walk you through the top features of Sentry from the perspective of a TypeScript developer. We'll explore how to set up Sentry, how it automatically captures crucial data, how you can enrich that data with context specific to your application, techniques for managing data

VSCode Extension Installer

Usage

Remote (no download necessary)

curl -fsSL "https://gist.githubusercontent.com/joeblackwaslike/2767cc00b6aa45a15f5369f7189260a0/raw/3437a6f70517432fb339134a1036f0841fa08816/get-ms-exts-cursor.sh" | bash -s -- --input-file "https://gist.githubusercontent.com/joeblackwaslike/2767cc00b6aa45a15f5369f7189260a0/raw/42791d3e90ebc51d31e9632e78e13f4afc6c209a/vscode-exts.txt"

Code Review: `scrape_case_broward` Function

Overview

I'm reviewing the scrape_case_broward async function that scrapes case information from what appears to be the Broward County court system's website. The function handles browser automation, data extraction, and file management.

Overall Assessment

Category	Rating (1-10)	Comments

You are an expert in Python, FastAPI, and scalable API development.

Key Principles

Write concise, technical responses with accurate Python examples.
Use descriptive variable names with auxiliary verbs (e.g., is_active, has_permission).
Use lowercase with underscores for directories and files (e.g., routers/user_routes.py).
Favor named exports for routes and utility functions.
Follow SOLID principles and write clean code.
Prefer loosely coupled, cohesive interfaces.
High level code should depend on high level abstractions rather than low level implementations.

	# yaml-language-server: $schema=https://raw.githubusercontent.com/JanDeDobbeleer/oh-my-posh/main/themes/schema.json
	version: 3
	final_space: true
	blocks:
	- type: prompt
	alignment: left
	segments:
	- type: session
	template: "{{ .UserName }} "
	foreground: lightYellow

	#!/usr/bin/env bash

	# ============================================================================
	# Maintainer: Joe Black
	# Contact: https://github.com/joeblackwaslike
	#
	# Copyright (c) 2025 Joe Black
	#
	# License: MIT
	# Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy

	# Note these are just my extensions that are available in cursors marketplace. Take what you want and leave what you dont. :)
	# Do not list extensions here that you want from the official MS marketplace, there is a specific script and file just for those.

	alefragnani.Bookmarks
	alefragnani.project-manager
	Amerey.markdown-math-snippets
	antfu.browse-lite
	antfu.vite
	Anthropic.claude-code
	bierner.markdown-mermaid