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# [Calva Flares](https://brettrowberry.com/calva-flares?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Updated September 16, 2025 after PEZ showed me how to use the sidebar panel. I was playing with some Clojure code in Calva for Visual Studio Code and stumbled onto a feature. In my Primary Side Bar, I have the Calva view. I noticed the Inspector prev...

Sep 12, 2025 · 1 min read · brettrowberry.com  
Updated Sep 17, 2025  
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-   [#flares](https://hashnode.com/tag/flares)
-   [#vs-code](https://hashnode.com/tag/vs-code)
-   [#clojure](https://hashnode.com/tag/clojure)
-   [#calva](https://hashnode.com/tag/calva)
-   [#webview](https://hashnode.com/tag/webview)

## Written by

[Brett Rowberry](https://hashnode.com/@brettrowberry)

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Husband, dad, manager, functional programmer, and DIYer

I like programming (at work) and learning for fun. You'll often find me cooking and working on my house in my spare time.

## Responses 1

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[Peter Strömberg aka PEZ](https://hashnode.com/@pappapez)

[Sep 15, 2025](https://hashnode.com/posts/calva-flares/68c39140014bb57ecd342eb1/comment/68c7b0a8529998b4c2b152f9)

The flare shows up in the editor unless you provide `:sidebar-panel? true` as an argument, in which case the flare will show up in that sidebar view.

I will see if I can improve the Ux for this a bit.

[Brett Rowberry](https://hashnode.com/@brettrowberry)

[Sep 17, 2025](https://hashnode.com/posts/calva-flares/68c39140014bb57ecd342eb1/comment/68c7b0a8529998b4c2b152f9#reply-68ca23d6957261b4fe752ea6)

Updated the article