No fx button on an ACB field? Set a dynamic value in the XML
A field in Anypoint Code Builder has no fx button? Set the dynamic value in the flow XML with a #[] expression, and read properties with Mule::p() instead of ${}.
Jul 24, 2026
Posts tagged Visual Studio Code
10 ProstDev posts tagged Visual Studio Code — tutorials, guides, and write-ups on Visual Studio Code.
Claude Code vs CurieTech AI: Which Writes Better DataWeave?
Kicking off AI Showdown: MuleSoft Edition (2026) by pitting Claude Code against CurieTech AI on Advent of Code 2025 — same inputs, benchmarked in the DataWeave Playground. Who writes cleaner, faster MuleSoft transformations?
May 28, 2026
Scaffold an API Spec in ACB + VS Code Tips for Beginners
Scaffold an API spec in Anypoint Code Builder and explore key ACB + VS Code tips like running flows, customizing views, and using Git effectively.
Jul 21, 2025
Design a REST API in Anypoint Code Builder (OpenAPI + VS Code)
Learn how to design a complete REST API in Anypoint Code Builder using OpenAPI 3.0 in VS Code. Mock, test, and publish your API to Anypoint Exchange—no XML needed.
Jul 14, 2025
Getting Started with Anypoint Code Builder in VS Code (Beginner Guide)
Install MuleSoft Anypoint Code Builder (ACB) in VS Code and build your first "Hello World" Mule app from scratch — the modern, code-first way to develop APIs.
Jul 7, 2025
New MuleSoft Community Theme for Visual Studio Code!
I created a theme for Visual Studio Code inspired by MuleSoft!
Apr 30, 2024
How to add JVM/Command-line arguments to the Mule 4 Runtime in Anypoint Code Builder (ACB)
Adding arguments to your Mule Runtime is useful when you're using properties files that are separated by environment. It is also useful to pass a secure/encryption key to your Mule application when you have secured properties.
Jan 25, 2024
How to scaffold Mule flows from a published API spec in Anypoint Code Builder (ACB)
Why would you want to scaffold Mule flows from an API specification? This way you will be able to get started on your Mule application with a base project that is created upon your specification, instead of starting the Mule project and Mule flows from scratch.
Dec 7, 2023
How to move your code from the DataWeave Playground to Visual Studio Code
If you will be working on bigger payloads or simply want to work locally, it's recommended to use Visual Studio Code.
Jan 17, 2023
5 reasons why you need an IDE (and how it can save you so much time)
What is an IDE? This post explains the concept and walks through five reasons you need one: syntax highlighting, text autocompletion, refactoring options, importing libraries, and build/compile/run — plus favorite IDE examples for different languages.
Jun 25, 2020
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