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Samir Boulema.
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developer tools;
I build software to solve problems. Whenever I run into something that could work better, I tend to turn it into a small experiment — often involving C#, Visual Studio, or whatever technology happens to be interesting at the time. Most of what I build is open source because problems are shared, so solutions should be shared too.
I also enjoy creating problems worth solving. New technologies and gadgets immediately make me wonder what could be built with them, and experimenting is usually where the most interesting ideas start. That curiosity led me to Virtual Reality, where the possibilities felt almost endless.
01/ Active projects
Repos I maintain and still push to, newest first. Star and fork counts are live on GitHub.
Visual Studio extension that shows the code structure of the document you're editing — jump to any method, property, or class without hunting through Solution Explorer.
Control TortoiseSVN from within Visual Studio — commit, diff, and update without leaving the IDE.
The same idea as TSVN, for TortoiseGit — run Git commands from Visual Studio's toolbar and context menus.
Checks every NuGet package in your open solution and flags which ones have updates available — no more manually clicking through the package manager.
Web viewer for a data export from the BabyTracker mobile app — turns the raw clone into a readable timeline.
Debug visualizer for Visual Studio that renders MJML alongside its compiled HTML output, side by side.
Debug visualizer that shows the generated SQL for an EF Core query, right where you're inspecting it.
Small site for home brewers — look up a hop and find its closest substitutes.
02/ Archive
Older work, kept for the record rather than the front page.
Virtual house visits for Funda using the Oculus Rift. The project let prospective buyers experience and navigate properties virtually at a real-estate agent's office.
Panoramic VR viewer built for Google Cardboard.
03/ Companies I've worked with
A few of the clients and employers along the way.
04/ Contact
Always happy to talk about software, developer tooling, or whatever you're building. If you're around, I'm open for a coffee or a beer.