<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Developer Tools | Alan P. Barber</title><link>https://alanbarber.com/tags/developer-tools/</link><atom:link href="https://alanbarber.com/tags/developer-tools/index.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description>Developer Tools</description><generator>Source Themes Academic (https://sourcethemes.com/academic/)</generator><language>en-us</language><copyright>© 2026 Alan P. Barber &amp;middot; Hosting by [CldSvr.com](http://cldsvr.com)</copyright><image><url>https://alanbarber.com/img/portrait.jpg</url><title>Developer Tools</title><link>https://alanbarber.com/tags/developer-tools/</link></image><item><title>Customize the IDE: Building Extensions for Visual Studio Code</title><link>https://alanbarber.com/talk/customize-the-ide-building-extensions-for-visual-studio-code/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://alanbarber.com/talk/customize-the-ide-building-extensions-for-visual-studio-code/</guid><description>&lt;h3 id="biography">Biography&lt;/h3>
&lt;p>Alan P. Barber is a Software Developer and Computer Scientist. Alan has been involved in software development professionally for over a decade and as a hobbyist programmer going on more than 25 years. He currently works as a principal consultant for Improving where he works with clients to find solutions to their difficult problems. Since 2014 Alan has been on the board of The Central Ohio .Net Developers Group. He has several active OSS projects which he develops on the side. When not diving into cool new technology, Alan can be found spending time with his wife going out on the town for foodie adventures or playing with his kid. You can follow him on twitter @alanbarber or visit his website &lt;a href="http://alanbarber.com/">http://alanbarber.com/&lt;/a> where he occasionally blogs.&lt;/p></description></item></channel></rss>