How I Passed My KCNA Exam
At work, we were looking into switching from using IIS servers to moving to Kubernetes after we have containerized our application. I found this to be an exc...
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2019
Using SonarQube in Azure DevOps on Your Own Build Server
Let’s face it, we are not all perfect programmers. I know…I know…that’s a hard pill to swallow. However, luckily, we can get a little hand-holding from our f...
2018
Keeping your secrets out of .NET Core 2.0
We have all probably done it once or twice (maybe more). Whether it has been intentional or the just forgetting to remove something before committing your co...
Running a VSTS Agents Behind Your Corporate Firewall
I seem to find all the ways to get hung up by the company proxy that my company runs. Anything from node.js, git, or even nuget sometimes. As a result, it is...
Visual Studio and .EditorConfig
Introduction Do you work on a team that cannot seem to follow a coding style? Or do you sometimes find yourself not following your own preferred coding st...
2017
Complex Objects and TempData using .NET Core
There is a clever way to implement Bootstrap Alerts using the MVC Framework’s ‘TempData’ object. James Chambers made an excellent post on this back in 2014. ...
Debugging your Entity Framework Migration Seeding
If you have ever worked with Migrations in Entity Framework, you know that they are a wonderful thing. EF migrations can save you several hours of your time ...
Chromium Embedded Framework - Capture Secure Cookies
If you’ve ever googled CefSharp, or any kind of Chromium Embedded Framework library, about wanting to catch all the cookies (including secure cookies) from a...
Nuget Package Troubleshooting - Reinstalling Packages
Count yourself lucky if you have not had any issues with the Nuget Package Manager. While I love the tool and I use it quite frequently, it can get a little ...
Uninstalling Visual Studio
On March 7th, Microsoft will be releasing Visual Studio 2017. While it is perfectly fine to have multiple versions of Visual Studio installed along side of o...
StringBuilder and Performance
You hear about how StringBuilder is better than regular concatenations. Why? And is it really better?
Impostor Syndrome
What is Impostor Syndrome? What are some signs that you have it and how to overcome it? This is what we will be covering in this post.
Mutable Vs Immutable
You’ve likely heard these terms before, Mutable and Immutable, whether it was on a podcast, blog, or in some documentation. Some people don’t quite understan...
Tuples - Quick Start Guide
What’s a Tuple? How do they work? In this post we will explore just what a Tuple is, the basics, and what new features we will see in Tuples for C# 7.0. They...