Connor Peet

I'm a builder currently working as a principal software engineer on Visual Studio Code, where I have worked since 2019. I lead or colead its implementation of debugging, testing, MCP, and core agent loop scenarios. Prior to that, I was 'employee 0' at a video streaming startup that was acquired by Microsoft/Xbox.

Away from the keyboard, I enjoy building overly ambitious wood furniture, swimming, hiking, and taking care of our dogs^1 2.

Links

• https://github.com/connor4312
• https://x.com/ConnorPeet
• https://bsky.app/profile/peet.io

Notable Open Source

• microsoft/vscode - A popular software editor
• microsoft/vscode-js-debug - a JavaScript debugger, also used by VS, Neovim, Zed, etc.
• microsoft/debug-adapter-protocol - the standard debug protocol used in most editors/ides
• microsoft/agent-host-protocol - a nascent protocol for presentation of agentic workflows
• connor4312/cockatiel - a resilience library that gained some popularity

Experience

• 2019 - Present: Principal Software Engineer, VS Code @ Microsoft
• 2016 - 2019: Senior Software Engineer, Mixer (née Beam Interactive) @ Microsoft
• 2014 - 2016: Lead Developer, Beam Interactive
• 2012 - 2014: Director, HostSeed Ltd. / Freelance web

Patents

• US11014010 - State management of dynamic properties
• US11014011 - Cross-platform interactive streaming
• US11172012 - Co-streaming within a live interactive video game streaming service
• US10191722 - Event synchronization for development computing system
• US20190111343 - Interactive event broadcasting
• US20190111346 - Shareable video experience tailored to video-consumer device