Developing a Windows Software Using Visual Studio Code, Cline, OpenRouter, and Claude

I’ve recently engineered a Windows 10/11 software that captures square screenshots. I didn’t perform any coding myself, instead, I utilized Visual Studio Code, Cline, OpenRouter, and Claude.

The inspiration came from a video about what’s known as Vibe programming by Memory, a content creator on YouTube. Although I lack experience in Windows software development, I have been experimenting with basic video game creation lately.

Following the software’s completion, I utilized Cline to assist in committing the project to GitHub. You can locate it at https://github.com/taosecurity/SquareSnap/. Bear in mind that upon downloading the .exe file, Windows may issue a warning due to it being unsigned. If you are concerned about security vulnerabilities, feel free to review the code yourself – or perhaps have a security consultant examine it!

This was merely an experiment to understand these tools’ functionalities better. I opted to develop a screen capture application specifically designed for square or 1:1 format captures, as it proves beneficial for social media content, particularly YouTube.

Before this, I hadn’t encountered anything similar. Despite that, I can’t evaluate the code quality. I’m pleased that it operates sufficiently well to capture the screenshots in this blog post.

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Andy Curtis is an award-winning security consultant, researcher and public speaker. He has been working in the computer security industry since the early 1990s, having been employed by state and federal government, leading healthcare and banking providers across three continents. He has given talks about computer security for some of the world’s largest companies, worked with law enforcement agencies on investigations into hacking groups, and is a regular voice on TV and radio explaining IT security threats.

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