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Book Review: Java by Comparison

Jan 7, 2019

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Book Review : The 4 Hour Work Week

Dec 28, 2018

This book should be compulsory reading for anyone who would like to open their minds to alternative approaches to making a living....

Happy 4th Blog Birthday – A blogging year in review

Dec 6, 2018

Taking time to reflect on the progress of my blog over the past year and also highlight some of the plans, ambitions and objectives I have for the forthcoming year!...

Getting started with .NET Core and the Serverless Framework

Dec 3, 2018

Serverless framework is a cloud provider agnostic toolkit designed to aid operations around building, managing and deploying serverless components for either full-blown serverless architectures or disparate functions as a service....

How to use the Abstract Factory design pattern in C#

Nov 18, 2018

Learn how to use the Abstract Factory .NET Design Pattern C# in order to help improve and enhance your code for greater testability....

Book Review : Adaptive Code

Nov 13, 2018

This is one of the most helpful software engineering books I've ever read. It is most useful for people who have some real world experience in .NET development. ...

How to use Factory Method Design Pattern in C#

Oct 30, 2018

Factory Pattern creates objects, in this post we will implement the factory design pattern in a C# application. Using the Factory pattern, we develop an abstraction that isolates the...

Book Review : Clean Code

Oct 18, 2018

There is a minimum expectation that, if you are a software developer, irrespective of programming language or discipline that you have actually read this book, at least more than twice!...

What is Clean Code ?

Oct 8, 2018

Clean code and the practices are about eliminating or at least attempting to reduce complexity. Although clean code solutions may seem elegant and efficient, they are not always easy...

Book Review : The art of unit testing

Sep 24, 2018

The book is a perfect guide into learning and understanding the topic, irrespective if you're a C# developer or not. The code samples may be in C#, but the reality...

How to reverse engineer MySql Database EF Core

Sep 24, 2018

Details on how to reverse engineer a MySql database using EF Core and resolve exceptions generated....

Using IHost .net core console applications

Aug 15, 2018

In a previous post I discussed how we can use Configuration API in .net core console application to retrieve custom configuration settings from a Json file. Although this example is...

Book Review : Code Complete

Aug 6, 2018

An essential book for software developers of all levels, programming languages and platforms....

How to use Configuration API in .net core console application

Aug 6, 2018

how to use the Configuration API in .net core to access configuration data in Console Applications....

Using Gulp to automate the boring stuff

Jul 27, 2018

Quick tips on how to use gulp to automate common development workflow tasks....

Basic Git commands you need to know

Jul 26, 2018

The usage of Git as a primary Source Code Control is ever increasing and with Microsoft purchasing GitHub this is only set to increase.Personally I have been using Git...

Book Review : Patterns of Enterprise Application Architecture

Jul 17, 2018

catalogs a collection of software design patterns commonly used when developing enterprise software applications...

How to install Virtual Box 5.2 ubuntu 16.04

Feb 8, 2018

I am predominantly a Linux and MacOS in my home office and usually make use of Windows Virtual Machines for my Windows based development. I have always made use of...

Change Thunderbird to a dark theme

Feb 3, 2018

how to implement a dark theme for the thunderbird email client on ubuntu...

Create nuget package .net core

Jan 30, 2018

Tutorial on how to create a NuGet package using the .NET Core CLI, and then publish their NuGet package to the nuget.org site, including how to set up a CI/CD...

Using the Repository and Unit Of Work Pattern in .net core

Jan 8, 2018

A typical software application will invariably need to access some kind of data store in order to carry typical CRUD (Create, Read Update, Delete) operations on data. Typically, this could...

Happy 3rd Blog Birthday

Dec 14, 2017

It's the time of year when I normally take time to reflect on the year that has passed, and then plan for...

Manage Project and Package References with .net CLI

Nov 15, 2017

Learning how to use the .net Core CLI is helpful when learning to manage and edit .net core based applications across different operating systems. In this article we take a...

Get All C# Classes Implementing an Interface

Oct 27, 2017

There may be instances in software applications, whereby there is a requirement to get a list classes in an application that implement a specific interface and do something with them.In...

Install Evernote Client ‘NixNote 2’ on Linux

Oct 7, 2017

Quick easy to follow instructions to installing and using Evernote on your Linux computers....

Book Review : Business Agility: Sustainable Prosperity in a Relentlessly Competitive World

Aug 4, 2017

I totally recommend this book, to any IT professional looking to make more of an impact on the business world, helping to create businesses that really matter and provide real...

Why, When and How to use Redis in ASP.net MVC Core

Aug 1, 2017

In a previous post, Redis InMemory Cache in ASP.net MVC Core , I discussed the various forms of cache storage applications may use, introduced Redis and provided examples of how...

When Agility leads to Fragility

Jul 31, 2017

Why Agile methodologies are not always the answer to project management problems....

Why I blog and why you should too!

Jul 24, 2017

A discussion on why you should start a software developers blog. It's not about the money!...

Redis InMemory Cache in ASP.net MVC Core

Jul 23, 2017

A guide to configuring ASP.net MVC Core Application to use Redis Session store developing a custom provider...

Understanding legacy code with NDepend

Jul 10, 2017

How working with NDepends helps developers to better and quickly understand legacy code bases....

Build a Twitter bot with AWS lambda serverless framework and node.js

Jun 28, 2017

Introducing the serverless computing and framework and how to build a Twitter automation bot using AWS lambda function as a service with node.js....

C# Tuples

Jun 11, 2017

Exploring the Tuples the New C# 7 language feature learning both the Advantages and limitations of this great language enhancement....

C# Local Functions

May 21, 2017

A quick guide on how to make use of Local Functions in C# ...

Using AutoMapper in Domain Objects with DotNet Core

Apr 24, 2017

A how to guide using Automapper in a DotNetCore Web Api project ...

How to seed your EF Core database

Apr 23, 2017

A quick how to guide on implementing seeding in an EF Core database project....

Manage and Edit soluton files with visual studio code and .net CLI

Apr 12, 2017

The latest release of .net core CLI re-introduced Solution Files and .csproj files to the .net core framework. This post explores making use of these files to better organize...

Using EF Core in a Separate Class Library project

Apr 12, 2017

An example of how to create EF Core using separate class libraries...

Documenting DotNet core API’s with swagger

Apr 6, 2017

How to document your Dotnet core web API as you develop ...

Custom Weather application using .net core and angular 2

Apr 3, 2017

An example of creating a simple weather application making use of Asp.net Core and angular2...

How to write a Cake Build script for ASP.net core project

Feb 8, 2017

walk through the process of creating a new project and then create a build process using cake....

Configure Ubuntu headless server 16.x as TeamCity Build Agent to use Cake

Feb 6, 2017

A detailed step by step on how to install configure cake on a ubuntu headless server to build ASP.net core applications...

Install .net core on ubuntu 16.X headless server

Feb 6, 2017

Easy to follow concise & detailed steps required to install .net core on a headless Ubuntu 16.x server ...

How to install Team City 10.x on ubuntu 16.X

Feb 3, 2017

set up a Continuous Integration / Continuous Deployment DevOps environment for a ASP.net Core project. How to install Team City 10.x on a Ubuntu 16.X server...

Install Postgres SQL on ubuntu

Jan 15, 2017

PostgreSQL has bindings for many programming languages such as C, C++, Python, Java, PHP, Ruby and now it's possible to develop ASP.net Core C# Web Applicaitons using Entity Framework Core...

Using Angular 2 Reactive forms with ASP.net Core Web API

Jan 4, 2017

A quick tutorial explaining how to use angular2 reactive or model driven forms in your angular2 application...

Getting Started with Angular2

Dec 20, 2016

Angular 2 has become an extremely popular JavaScript framework for creating web applications. This guide walks you through what you need to get started....

Tasktop Sync Gateway : The Basics

Jun 21, 2016

The basic premise behind Tasktop Sync Gateway is that it enables to connect the various tools within your typical DevOps stack, with ease. Prior to Tasktop Gateway, the various...

Understanding the difference between Synchronization and Migration

Jun 13, 2016

AngularJS : Scope

May 19, 2016

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});In angularJS scope is an object that acts as shared context between the view and the controller enabling the two layers to exchange information related to the...

What is Software Lifecycle Integration ?

Apr 17, 2016

Software is an essential component of many businesses these days. Many organisations only exist due to software that has enabled them to provide services and products that were not ...

Install Homebrew on mac

Mar 7, 2016

Homebrew is the most popular package manager for Mac OS X. Homebrew Cask extends Homebrew with support for quickly installing Mac applications like Google Chrome, VLC, and more. Find out...

You are not a DevOps Engineer

Mar 7, 2016

This is post is a little rant, about the IT industry and how we grab onto the coat tails of terms and play buzz word bingo with job boards. ...

Core Node Concepts

Feb 29, 2016

Node quickly became an established, viable and efficient web development platform. JavaScript on server environments was somewhat of a novelty and full stack JavaScript had never really been seriously considered.What...

Hello Node

Feb 28, 2016

There are two primary ways to use Node.js on your development machines: by using the Node Shell or by saving JavaScript to files and using node to execute them. Node Shell The...

Install nodejs with nvm on OSX

Feb 27, 2016

There 3 different ways to install Node.JS on OSX, in this post I will provide instructions on how to do it using Node Version Manager....

Setting up SSH keys for GitHub Access

Feb 24, 2016

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});Why SSH Keys for Git Hub SSH keys provide a secure connection to Git Hub without the need to enter your username and password every time you...

Use pbcopy on Ubuntu

Feb 23, 2016

A quick tip to get pbcopy alias configured on your ubuntu in order to copy standard input from the terminal...

What is DevOps ?

Feb 10, 2016

philosophical discussion or what devops actually means andf a brief recap on it's evolution ...

DevOps for mere mortals

Jan 30, 2016

In an industry that is continually evolving and with organisations constantly not only searching for the elusive differentiator but also for the one thing that will improve performance over competitors...

Install Tasktop Sync on ubuntu server 14.04

Jan 29, 2016

In this post I will explore how to install Tasktop Sync on a Linux headless server environment. One of the restrictions to this, is that in order to configure Tasktop Sync,...

Install Ionic Framework for android development on ubuntu

Jan 25, 2016

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});I have recently been exploring different mobile development frameworks, more specifically JavaScript, HTML and CSS hybrid frameworks. The one framework I have enjoyed working with the...

JavaScript Module Pattern

Jan 9, 2016

A detailed explanation of the JavaScript Module Pattern and why it is an essential JavaScript pattern to master. ...

what are agile planning methodologies ?

Jan 6, 2016

“Plans are worthless, but planning is everything.” — Dwight D. EisenhowerThe above quote is one of my most favourite quotes, and personally I think it more than adequately describes the approach...

Permalinks on WordPress not working

Nov 19, 2015

If you’re setting up an installation of WordPress on a new server or desktop and you’re using Apache2 web server. You may come across a situation that your PermaLinks don’t function as expected.

This situation may well be caused by the fact that you have not configured your Apache2 web server correctly. There are 4 steps involved to overcome the issue of permalinks on wordpress not working.

Happy first birthday

Nov 18, 2015

On the 19 Nov 2014 @ 14:21, I configured WordPress on my production server which resulted in the first post to be published. Hence, I'll take this as the...

install wordpress on ubuntu

Nov 14, 2015

In this post I will provide instructions to install WordPress on ubuntu server. This tutorial is aimed at those users who may want to install WordPress on a virtual server for development purposes.

Get back your privacy

Nov 3, 2015

As a remote freelance software developer, I spend the vast majority of my life connected to the internet in some shape or form. In fact the internet is pretty much...

what is a RESTful API?

Oct 27, 2015

Modern Software applications are required to connect across different machines , User Interfaces (UI) and provide data to other applications in the form of services. To enable this software...

Update libreoffice to version 5

Oct 23, 2015

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});I wanted to update my LibreOffice application suite on my Ubuntu desktop. The news on 5 August 2015 that The Document Foundation (TDF) announced the release...

Viglen Genie Desktop PC Ubuntu Linux v14.04 LTS Review

Oct 21, 2015

I needed to upgrade my existing desktop computer, I just needed a little more power than my faithful old Dell OPTIPLEX 745 was providing. Although it is still able to...

Install Skype on ubuntu Desktop

Oct 20, 2015

I have recently purchased my new Viglen Desktop Computer from ebuyer. It has arrived with Ubuntu 14.04 pre-installed, which is just awesome. However, as with any new machine getting it set up just the way I want to be productive does take a bit of time. In order to speed up this process I have been developing a number of BASH scripts, that I repeatedly run to install skype on ubuntu desktop.

Configure Ubuntu to enable the execution of npm without sudo

Oct 5, 2015

Node.js Package Manager (NPM) , is an is an online repository for the publishing of open-source Node.js projects, and a command-line utility for interacting with said repository that aids in package installation, version management, and dependency management. Essentially what this tools enables you to do is easily and quickly make use of the plethora of nodejs packages being developed on a daily basis. NPM enables the community to share and contribute to reusable javascript code libraries to help others with common software development problems.

5 reasons why the office is a bad place to work

Sep 7, 2015

I don’t usually do this, however this time I just couldn’t resist. I just had to respond to such an ill thought out, badly researched and the be honest just completely full of fallacies piece of journalism. In the piece, Five reasons why the office isn’t such a bad place to be, attempting to identify why working from home is a bad idea. However, all that was brought to attention were the incorrect stereotypes associated with working from home.

What is SEO and how to do it cheaply

Sep 5, 2015

In this post I will discuss the basics of Search Engine Optimization (SEO), focusing on What is SEO and some simple strategies you can implement on your blog to improve its performance in Search Engine rankings. I have learned over the past year or so regarding SEO while running my blog. When I initially started this blog, I knew very little about SEO, other than I potentially needed to do it on my blog and apparently it was an expensive exercise to undergo.

Through a bit of research, I discovered that there are a lot of charlatans and downright dirty criminals operating in this specific area of the internet. I figured out that if I didn’t want to get ripped off by these snake oil salesman, I best get familiar with this area and attempt to learn the basics. I thought I would share my experience and knowledge I have gained over the past year to help anyone who is embarking an any new internet project.

Top 4 WordPress SEO plugins

Sep 4, 2015

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});I have previously posted about what is seo and how to do it cheaply, in this post I will provide my top 4 WordPress SEO plugins...

How to execute a BASH script

Aug 27, 2015

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});You may on occassion feel the need to automate certain processes or proceudres on your linux based computer. These maybe simple processes like ensuring your packages...

The challenges of remote working

Aug 18, 2015

I just read two of Scott Hanselman's blog posts , Being a Remote Worker Sucks - Long Live the Remote Worker and Tragedies of the Remote Worker: "Looks like you're...

Install Mean.js on Macbook

Aug 12, 2015

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});I have just set up my new mac book to carry out some mean.js development work. I had never set up a a mac to do...

It’s not about being Agile, it’s about implementing practices that provide flexibility

Aug 8, 2015

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});I have posted before about what is Agile Methodology, but in this post I will discuss some of the most common side effects and failures experienced...

Guard against cyber attacks

Mar 10, 2015

The small steps you can take ensure the security of your small business. There seems to be a lot of hype in the media at the moment about eminent of cyber...

Simple lightweight node.js web server

Nov 26, 2014

A quick tutorial on how to create a simple lightweight node.js webserver...

Create a simple node.js module

Nov 25, 2014

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});Node.js is a great JavaScript framework for easily building fast, scalable network applications. Not just I say so, but according to the www.nodejs.org website:Node.js®...

Setup office365 calendar with Thunderbird

Nov 12, 2014

This post has moved to https://threenine.co.uk/setup-office365-calendar-with-thunderbird/...

What is home automation?

Nov 11, 2014

It doesn’t take a university degree or a deep understanding of socio-economics to work out, that by combining two words together like home automation , that home automation must have something to with automating a residential dwelling.

Set up Pidgin messenger and Office 365 Lync

Nov 4, 2014

Quick tip on how to connect pidgin and office 365 Lync on your ubuntu desktop...

Top 3 low cost energy saving tips for the home

Aug 25, 2014

There are a wide range of actions a household can take to reduce energy consumption and help save money on fuel bills at little or no cost. Following these top 3 low cost energy saving tips for the home to reduce your energy consumption and the cost of your bills.

Using Remote Desktop Connection Manager

Jul 20, 2014

Frequently connecting to multiple servers or computer workstations over a Remote Desktop Connections, introduces problems of trying to remembering various connections details, credentials and settings.You'll be glad to know that...

Install skype on ubuntu

Jul 17, 2014

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});Skype is a very popular business communication tool for users worldwide. The chances are If you are conducting business internationally, the majority of your contacts will...

Protect yourself from GOZeus and CryptoLocker viruses today

Jun 11, 2014

The National Crime Agency (NCA) issued an alert last week, Two-week opportunity for UK to reduce threat from powerful computer attack , and as such gave the country a two week period to protect itslef from the virus that could give hackers access to sensitive information, which potentionally could cost the UK economy millions of pounds.

What are HomePlug Adaptors?

Jun 8, 2014

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});HomePlug adaptors, or Powerline adaptors as they are also referred too, have been around since 2001, radically simplify home networking.HomePlug adaptors are a computer networking technology...

10 things to install ubuntu 14.04 LTS for business use

Jun 2, 2014

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});Ubuntu 14.04 - Trusty Tahr - is the latest Long Term Support release of ubuntu from Canonical, this means that this release has 5 years of...

What is a smart home?

May 15, 2014

For most people the home is sanctuary, a place they are able to disconnect from the world outside. It is also the biggest asset most people will purchase in their life times. However, maintaining a home can be a burden for time starved busy families.

Once considered to be an ideal only the future generations would acheive, a smart home is pretty much a possibility today. The reason for this are partly because over the last 30 years computer technology has changed the way we work, changed the way we communicate, it’s even changed the way we socialise.

Technology is everywhere, it stands to reason that technology will now really start to change our homes. The key objective of any technology is minimize or eliminate time wasted on repetitive and boring household chores.

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