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Exploring 7 New and Enhanced LINQ APIs in .NET 6
March 20, 2023
LINQ (Language Integrated Query) is a widely used feature in .NET, and it’s great to see that it’s still being built upon and modernized. Most of the changes…
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Mastering Code Coverage Analysis for .NET Projects without Breaking the Bank
March 03, 2023
Code coverage analysis is a useful tool for any developer looking to build high-quality, maintainable code. It helps identify gaps in your test coverage and…
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How to Deploy a .NET Web App to Azure with GitHub Actions
February 17, 2023
In today’s digital age, having a website or a web application has become a necessity for businesses and individuals alike. But deploying a web application can…
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Running and Debugging Your Application in Linux with WSL and Visual Studio Code
February 10, 2023
In this quick tutorial, you will learn how to run and debug your application in Linux using WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux) and Visual Studio Code. The…
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Comparing compression options in .NET
January 09, 2023
Compression can be a useful tool for reducing the size of data transmitted over a network or stored on disk. The .NET framework includes several classes that…
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Beware of SQL Server on Windows 11 with a modern SSD
January 04, 2023
If you’ve run into an issue with LocalDB or SQL Server where the process fails to start and you see an error message about misaligned log IOs, you’re not alone…
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Watch Out For This C# struct Constructor Gotcha
October 03, 2022
In this article we’ll show how structs and classes have different behaviors when it comes to constructors and why you need to be careful when using a struct to…
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How SQL is screwing up your DDD
September 06, 2022
I recently tried a code kata that Steve Smith posted in our devBetter Discord server. The kata is essentially a modelling exercise. The goal is to model a…
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How to Repeat a String in C#
August 23, 2022
If you’re coming from another programming language like JavaScript, Rust or Go, you may be familiar with the function found in the standard library of those…
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Validating Benchmarks in .NET
August 23, 2022
So you’ve set up some benchmarks for some performance critical piece of code in your application. Perhaps you’ve even followed along with my Benchmarking in…
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A Step by Step Guide to Benchmarking in .NET
August 18, 2022
In this article I will show, step by step, how to set up a .NET benchmarking project. It is a cleaned up transcript from a video I made. We’re gonna start with…
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Stop chasing your passion!
August 15, 2022
In a commencement address Steve Jobs gave to a Stanford graduating class, he said: You’ve got to find what you love… The only way to do great work is to love…
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