8 posts tagged with "Productivity"

Back in the dusty streets of modern coding, there's a new gunslinger in town: VS Code v1.100. And no, it's not just another shiny feature or cosmetic tweak, this one packs real firepower: named prompt files.

For the Huckleberry agent crowd, the folks who keep their tasks sharp, tools clean, and AI sidekicks at the ready, this is a genuine shift in the landscape.

What Makes This a Big Deal?​

Picture this: a busy day in the code corral. Bugs need wrangling, tests are bucking out of control, and documentation's flapping wild like a saloon door in the wind.

With the new prompt files feature, you can now summon task-specific prompts by name, right inside your VS Code chat. Drop your .prompt files into the .github/prompts directory, and when the moment calls, just type /your-prompt-name into the chat. That's all it takes, your custom instructions roll out like a sheriff's decree.

No more repeating the same explanations or reinventing the wheel. It's like carrying a custom-engraved six-shooter, ready to draw at a moment's notice.

"I'm your huckleberry."

Doc Holliday said it with a smirk and a six‑gun in Tombstone. Lately, every campfire gossip column in dev‑town swears that Cursor is the last quick‑draw coder standing, the sheriff nobody can out‑gun. Scroll LinkedIn and you’ll find breathless threads claiming Cursor’s edge is “unbeatable”, that Copilot might as well hand over its badge.

But while the headlines holler, GitHub Copilot has been oiling its six‑shooter in the back room and filing the sights. Today, Copilot saunters through the saloon doors ready to stare Cursor down. The shoot‑out is close, the tumbleweed is rolling, and the only real question is whether your code can keep running when the Wi‑Fi wagon loses a wheel.

GitHub Copilot’s April 2025 roundup plugged most of the gaps that once made Cursor the flashier gunslinger in the IDE corral. The update brought:

• One‑click Smart Actions that rewrite code in place.
• A side‑by‑side diff viewer for AI edits.
• Deep repo indexing backed by Nx’s brand‑new Model Context Protocol server.
• Agent mode that lines up terminal commands and waits for your nod.
• Enterprise privacy controls that keep company secrets locked in the safe.

Cursor still packs a Ghost (offline) mode and a slicker diff pane, yet the distance between the two tools has shrunk to the width of a guitar pick. So holster your editor of choice and let’s see who’s fastest on the draw.

Who's really pulling the strings in the season of AI?

The Season of AI​

They're saying it's the season of AI. Big voices in tech declare that within three months, six, twelve, AI will be writing all the code, automating the work, replacing developers at the keyboard.

Me? I'm not so sure.

Projects sprawl quicker than a runaway cattle stampede, and release trains keep missing the station. Huckleberry harnesses Copilot Chat into a diligent foreman, slicing specs into bite-sized tickets so your team can scale from small posse to full tech rodeo without dropping the reins.

When two AI gunfighters walk into town, do you duck behind the bar or order a round of drinks? Claude Task Master and Huckleberry offer two distinct approaches to AI-powered task management - one riding the command line like a seasoned rancher, the other embedding itself in the VS Code saloon where developers spend their days. Each has its own style, but both aim to wrangle your project tasks into submission.

Think of Copilot as your trusty deputy. Keep it penned in the saloon and it will polish the bar; kick the doors wide and it can roam the frontier rounding up fresh documentation faster than Doc Holliday draws a derringer. I'm your huckleberry still rings true: let Copilot handle the quick‑draw research while you concentrate on upholding the code of the land.

Punching out rough ideas feels grand until your backlog looks like a saloon bar top after last orders.
Huckleberry rides in, swaps your whisky-stained scribbles for a proper trail map and helps you ship before the dust settles. Here is how to stay in the saddle, keep your herd together and leave the stray notes for the tumbleweed.

If you've ever used GitHub Copilot in agent mode, you'll know it can do a lot, but only if it knows what you're actually trying to do.

That's where Huckleberry comes in.