Software Engineer on @Windows Apps (ex-@VisualStudio & @Copilot) at @Microsoft. Author of DevToys & WindowSill. Opinions are my own. 🇫🇷 ➡️ 🇨🇦 ➡️ 🇺🇸

Duvall, WA
Joined June 2010
Etienne Baudoux | Software Engineer @Microsoft retweeted
JD Vance’s attack on Microsoft was deeply disingenuous, and Microsoft’s response exposes the fundamental flaw in his argument. Vance compared layoffs with H-1B filings as though every visa petition represented an American worker being replaced. Here is what Microsoft actually said: “Of the approximately 6,000 H-1B visa applications we submitted in the last fiscal year, 80% percent were to extend or change the status of existing Microsoft employees. These were not to hire new people. The remaining filings for new employees were for individuals already legally in the United States who decided to come work for us, and they equal only 1% of our U.S. workforce. They are not new arrivals to our country.” An extension is not a new hire. A visa transfer is not evidence of an American losing a job. And an H-1B petition is not proof of displacement. If you want to investigate actual fraud, investigate it. If you want to protect American workers, protect them. But don’t manipulate immigration statistics to manufacture a scandal. America deserves an immigration debate grounded in facts, not political theater dressed up as arithmetic.
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Etienne Baudoux | Software Engineer @Microsoft retweeted
13 years later and this is still the most accurate documentary ever made about iOS vs. Android
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Etienne Baudoux | Software Engineer @Microsoft retweeted
高機能ファイラー「Files」v4.2.2、AIコマンドバー「WindowSill」との連携に対応/「Files」で選んでいるアイテムに応じて「WindowSill」が適したツール… forest.watch.impress.co.jp/d…
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Etienne Baudoux | Software Engineer @Microsoft retweeted
Files is now officially integrated with WindowSill, which is outlined in the 4.2.2 release note. We have a plan for better integration of Files with other applications as well. Keep tuned in our Discord server! files.community/blog/posts/v…
Happy Monday! WindowSill now integrates with @directory_opus and Files app! More reading: getwindowsill.app/blog/windo…
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Etienne Baudoux | Software Engineer @Microsoft retweeted
How many browser tabs do you keep bookmarked just to format JSON? Decode a JWT. Generate a UUID. Test a regex. Convert Base64. Check a hash. Preview Markdown. Compare two strings. Count them. I'll wait. @VelerSoftware counted them all — then built DevToys so none of them need to exist anymore. DevToys-app/DevToys — 32,000 GitHub stars, 1,800 forks, MIT licensed. A Swiss Army knife for developers. No internet required. No untrustworthy websites. Just your machine. Here's everything in one offline desktop app: → Converters: JSON to YAML, Date, Number bases → Encoders/Decoders: HTML, URLs, Base64, GZip, JWT, QR Code → Formatters: JSON, SQL, XML — paste and clean instantly → Generators: Hash & Checksum, Lorem Ipsum, Password → Graphics: PNG/JPEG Compressor, Color Blindness Simulator → Testers: JSONPath, RegEx, XML — test patterns without a project → Text Utilities: Markdown Preview, Text Comparer, Analyzer → Smart Detection — copies something to clipboard, DevToys automatically selects the right tool for the data → Extension Manager: 44+ community extensions including JSONSchema Validator, XPath Tester, ULID Generator, UUID Formatter, C# to TypeScript, Msgpack, and more → Windows, macOS, Linux — cross-platform since v2 → Everything runs locally — your data never leaves the machine → MIT licensed — install via winget, Homebrew, or direct download The best developer tool is the one that's already open when you need it. Discovered on OSSphere : ossphere.dev/DevToys-app/Dev… Which browser tab would you close forever if DevToys replaced it? Drop it below 👇 #DevToys #OpenSource #DeveloperTools #Productivity #BuildInPublic #Windows #macOS
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Etienne Baudoux | Software Engineer @Microsoft retweeted
Editor Bar v4 for Visual Studio is out 🎉 I finally found some time to fix a few long-standing pains, add some polish, and move the extension a few steps forward. github.com/jiripolasek/Edito…
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Etienne Baudoux | Software Engineer @Microsoft retweeted
I hate how much I friggin love this lol
I kept missing meetings notifications. So I built a fix: Outlook, Google, iCloud calendars on your WindowSill. Full screen notifications, upcoming meetings in the bar, one-click join. getwindowsill.app/blog/calen… Free & Available now!
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Etienne Baudoux | Software Engineer @Microsoft retweeted
❗️CALLING SEATTLE AREA INSIDERS❗️​ Let's get together!  We’ll be hosting a meetup in the coming weeks to hang out, exchange ideas, and listen. Space is limited, so register for more details and your chance to attend: aka.ms/InsiderMeetUp
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Etienne Baudoux | Software Engineer @Microsoft retweeted
Apparently people are okay with AI accessing all your files as long as it isn't Microsoft lmao
Replying to @claudeai
In Cowork, you give Claude access to a folder on your computer. Claude can then read, edit, or create files in that folder. Try it to create a spreadsheet from a pile of screenshots, or produce a first draft from scattered notes.
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Etienne Baudoux | Software Engineer @Microsoft retweeted
Universal Windows command bar with clipboard history, media and meeting controls, batch image tools, AI writing via cloud or local LLMs, and way more! alternativeto.net/software/w… @VelerSoftware
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Etienne Baudoux | Software Engineer @Microsoft retweeted
David Fowler
@davidfowl19 Nov 2025
People waking up in 2025 realizing that C# is modern, runs cross platform, and is fast AF news.ycombinator.com/item?id… #dotnet
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Etienne Baudoux | Software Engineer @Microsoft retweeted
ANNOUNCING: Uno Platform Studio 2.0 - with AI! ✅MCP ✅App MCP ✅Hot Design Agent (Preview) - NO CREDIT LIMITS Be in control and build cross-platform .NET applications with Code + Designer + Agent. platform.uno/blog/uno-platfo… #dotNETConf #AI
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Etienne Baudoux | Software Engineer @Microsoft retweeted
This month I had the opportunity to create this promotional video for Etienne's new app. Try WindowSill, new extensions have been added since its launch.
WindowSill 0.6.3.0 just got released! 🚀 - Added translation for Chinese (Simplified & Traditional), German, Hindi, Japanese, Spanish, Ukrainian and Vietnamese. - Extensions can now display their changelog - Fixed some bugs getwindowsill.app
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Etienne Baudoux | Software Engineer @Microsoft retweeted
Dear .NET community Announcing our official collaboration with Microsoft! We’re stepping up our contributions to @dotnet - helping advance the ecosystem as a whole. We're announcing the 1st step today, alongside .NET 10 RC2 - collaboration with the .NET MAUI team to keep .NET for Android in sync with Google’s Android 16 (API-36.1). The next steps are underway: co-maintaining @SkiaSharp, enabling WASM multithreading, collaborating in .NET for Android/iOS repos and more. We ❤️.NET and couldn't be here without it. Read the full colllaboration announcement on our blog. platform.uno/blog/announcing…
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Etienne Baudoux | Software Engineer @Microsoft retweeted
これは面白そう! WindowsSillは、日々のPC操作をもっと快適にする多機能ツールバー。AIライティング、メディア操作、クリップボード履歴、会議コントロール、リマインダー、URL・画像ユーティリティまで
Today is the day. Launching WindowSill 🚀 A universal command bar for Windows: ✅ AI text assistant (select text anywhere to rewrite/translate/fix) ✅ Clipboard history, URL tools, Teams controls & more Try it: getwindowsill.app #AI #Windows #IndieDev #FluentUI #Dotnet
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Etienne Baudoux | Software Engineer @Microsoft retweeted
Visual Studio 2026 shows the results of if-statements inline during debugging. Coming soon...
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Etienne Baudoux | Software Engineer @Microsoft retweeted
📢Uno Platform 6.2 is out! ▪️Skia WASM: DPI fix + browser zoom ▪️SKCanvasElement: unified API across platforms ▪️WebView2 aligned with WinUI ▪️ListView + RequestedTheme reliability ▪️RatingControl updated to latest WinUI ▪️Hot Design: template editing, TemplateSelector, Color previews Check out the full release blog for more 🔗👇
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Etienne Baudoux | Software Engineer @Microsoft retweeted
DevToys作者の新しいツール 期待✨
My WindowSill app's #AI-powered will support #OpenAI, #AzureOpenAI, #Anthropic and #Ollama on release, and more to come in the future. Coming late September (taking some vacations before release). Stay tuned! #Windows #FluentUI #WinUI #dotnet
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Etienne Baudoux | Software Engineer @Microsoft retweeted
🏖️🐻 Les Logiciels Libres de l'été, jour 58 DevToys facilite la vie de dev : formatage JSON, comparaison de texte, RegExp, et plus encore … (suivre @VelerSoftware)
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