Using Vim and Ctags to edit Powershell

To use vim with a new language you need a few things firstly: indent, syntax and file type plugins. These can be found here .Next, you need ctags support (this is how vim implements 'goto function'). Ctags doesn't natively support powershell yet, but luckily ctags supports adding languages dynamically. From the command line you can add powershell support to ctags via:c:\> ctags.exe --langdef=powershell --langmap=powershell:.ps1 --regex-powershell="/^function[\t ]*([a-zA-Z0-9_]+)/\1/d,definition/" --regex-powershell="/^filter[\t ]*([a-zA-Z0-9_]+)/\1/d,definition/" * Alternatively you can pass...

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The Performance of Everyday Things

I've spent much time fixing code optimizations that added no business value (with often matching performance value). Please do not try to make your code faster unless you need to. The way I handle performance issues on my projects: Define acceptable performance. Write my code as simply as possible. Measure performance: against definition, if performance > acceptable - goto DONE. /*Performance not acceptable*/ Profile; Fix as simply as possible; goto Measure. DONE To be explicit: I'm comfortable using slower patterns if they are clear and simple. As soon as I've...

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