How to install Virtual Box 5.2 ubuntu 16.04
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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...
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Change Thunderbird to a dark theme
February 3, 2018
how to implement a dark theme for the thunderbird email client on ubuntu...
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Creating nuget package .net core
January 30, 2018
Explore how to create Nuget packages for frequently and commonly used software libraries...
Read More Generic Repository Pattern: .net core
January 8, 2018
A typical software application will invariably need to access some kind of data store to in order to carry typical CRUD (Create, Read Update, Delete) operations on data. This could...
Read MoreHappy 3rd Blog Birthday
December 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 the next year ahead. This is mostly due...
Read More Manage Project and Package References with .net CLI
November 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...
Read More Get All C# Classes Implementing an Interface
October 27, 2017
In an application I there may be an instance where you want to get a list of all classes that implement a specific interface and do something with them.In my...
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Install Evernote Client ‘NixNote 2’ on Linux
October 7, 2017
Quick easy to follow instructions to installing and using Evernote on your Linux computers....
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Book Review : Business Agility: Sustainable Prosperity in a Relentlessly Competitive World
August 4, 2017
Business Agility: Sustainable Prosperity in a Relentlessly Competitive World The relentless pursuit of industrial efficiency no longer yields the profits it once did because it requires a level of business predictability...
Read More Why, When and How to use Redis in ASP.net MVC Core
August 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...
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When Agility leads to Fragility
July 31, 2017
Why Agile methodologies are not always the answer to project management problems....
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Why I blog and why you should too!
July 24, 2017
A discussion on why you should start a software developers blog. It's not about the money!...
Read More Redis InMemory Cache in ASP.net MVC Core
July 23, 2017
A guide to configuring ASP.net MVC Core Application to use Redis Session store developing a custom provider...
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Understanding legacy code with NDepend
July 10, 2017
How working with NDepends helps developers to better and quickly understand legacy code bases....
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Build a Twitter bot with AWS lambda serverless framework and node.js
June 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....
Read More C# Local Functions
May 21, 2017
A quick guide on how to make use of Local Functions in C# ...
Read More Using AutoMapper in Domain Objects with DotNet Core
April 24, 2017
A how to guide using Automapper in a DotNetCore Web Api project ...
Read More How to seed your EF Core database
April 23, 2017
A quick how to guide on implementing seeding in an EF Core database project....
Read More Manage and Edit soluton files with visual studio code and .net CLI
April 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...
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