Visual Studio 2019 for Mac - Preview Release Notes
Release notes for new/upcoming features in Visual Studio for Mac, available for pre-release testing by downloading the Preview version.
NASA, SpaceX set May 27 as target date for first crew launch – Spaceflight Now
A decade in the making, NASA and SpaceX have set May 27 as the target launch date for the first crewed space mission to launch into orbit from U.S. soil since the retirement of the space shuttle in 2011.
Is BGP safe yet? · Cloudflare
On the Internet, network devices exchange routes via a protocol called BGP (Border Gateway Protocol). Unfortunately, issues with BGP have led to malicious actors being able to hijack and misconfigure devices leading to security problems which have the potentia…
How I made a basketball hoop that always goes in
I've wondered if it is possible to make a basketball hoop where the ball always goes in. Imagine throwing a ball and if it hits the backboard it somehow gets directed into the hoop. Thanks to physics it isn't quite possible to make ALL possible shots go in tho…
Visual Studio 2019 for Mac - Preview Release Notes
Release notes for new/upcoming features in Visual Studio for Mac, available for pre-release testing by downloading the Preview version.
[wsl2] filesystem performance is much slower than wsl1 in /mnt · Issue #4197 · microsoft/WSL
I decided to open this as a separate issue because although it's related to the generic issue of filesystem performance it's directly related to WSL 2 while the other issues are for WSL 1 a...
Light is beautiful | Thoughts of a graphics programmer and spare time photographer
Over the last few months I have been trying to push my understanding of Physically Based Shading, by actively exploring every corner and turning over every stone, to uncover any area where I lack knowledge. Although this is still an ongoing process and I still…
Trains․NET - Episode 25 - Fighting with Blazor to JavaScript interop to try to extract some speed
Originally streamed at https://twitch.tv/davidwengier In this episode we finish off drawing on a HTML canvas and hook up some mouse events, only to be hit by the brick wall of terrible performance with interop between .NET running on WASM and trying to call J…
Squaring The Circle (feat. James Grime) - Objectivity #171
Dr James Grime joins us at The Royal Society to look at all manner of things from secret codes to fancy objects... More links below ↓↓↓ Featuring Dr James Grime speaking with Brady and Keith Moore. Accompanying documents: http://www.bradyharanblog.com/blog/s…
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[ONLINE] Entity Framework Past and Future
Thu, May 21, 2020, 7:00 PM: ** VIRTUAL/ONLINE Event **For the next couple of months, Louisville .NET Meetup will be an online event. This way we can still get together, learn about awesome things abou
Matt Segal Dev - Nand to Tetris is a great course
Matt's blog on backend web development.
.NET JIT compiler is not type safe – TooSlowException
Everyone knows that C# is a strongly typed language and incorrect type usage is simply not possible there. So, the following program will just not compile:
Userscripts Are Fun And Are Still Very Much Relevant
Sharing my thoughts on userscripts, a phenomenon the swept the internet back in the 00s.
Roundup #69: ASP.NET Core Urls & Ports, Tye, Orleans, and Diagnostics - CodeOpinion
After a bit of a break, the .NET Roundups are back! This week, it’s almost as if Andrew Lock was working on the exact same I was as he had two posts back to back that solved two issues I was having. Incredible timing and as always great content from Andrew. 5 …
Released: Microsoft.Data.SqlClient 1.1.2
We recently released an update to Microsoft.Data.SqlClient, version 1.1.2. The update addresses a few issues that are important to our customers. Updates in Microsoft.Data.SqlClient 1.1.2 are: Added Allowed passing username with Active Directory Interacti…
Don't Code Tired | Pretty Method Display in xUnit.net
Don't Code Tired - Jason Roberts on Software Development and .NET -
Azure on the Cheap - Azure Storage Static Website and Azure Front Door
Azure on the Cheap posts focus on the architecture, techniques and technology in Azure that add considerable value without breaking the bank. This value is being measured in both the amount of effort taken to develop, provision, and maintain the resources, as …
Apple changes default MacBook charging behavior to improve battery health
The way MacBook batteries charge is about to change. Apple has released a new developer preview of macOS Catalina 10.15.5, and as these releases often do, it contains a new feature: Battery Health Management. The new feature, which will only be availa...
Introducing the Diagnostics Client Library for .NET Core
In this episode, we're joined by Software Engineer Sung Yoon Whang from the .NET Runtime team. He's here to talk to us about the diagnostics client .NET Core. Using the library, you can communicate wi
Creating CommonJS-based npm packages via TypeScript
This blog post describes how to use TypeScript to create npm packages with CommonJS modules. All the artifacts that are shown can be downloaded via the GitHub repository ts-demo-npm-cjs (I deliberately have not published it to npm).
A Rant On Reusability
The author rants about why reusability should not be taken lightly.
Rider 2020.1 Is Released! - .NET Tools Blog
Hello everyone, We’ve published Rider 2020.1 today! Let’s talk about the most important updates we have for you in this release. The backend runs on .NET Core runtime Finally, the backend runs on .NET Core runtime by default on macOS … Continue reading →
See What's New in Visual Studio 2019 v16.6 Preview 3! | Visual Studio Blog
Visual Studio 2019 v16.6 Preview 3 releases today with new features in Git user experiences, Terminal, Mobile Developer, and Microsoft Fakes for .NET Core.
Announcing Uno Platform support for Visual Studio Code - Uno Platform
We are happy to announce the preview of Uno Platform support for Visual Studio Code, following the progress made by the .NET team on the Visual Studio Code WebAssembly debugger integration. This blog will walk you through the set-up process for building and de…
ReSharper Ultimate 2020.1: Improved Support for C# 8.0 and C++20, Dataflow Analysis of Integer Values, and Much More - .NET Tools Blog
Try out the first major update this year! Read about the most exciting updates we have for you in the 2020.1 release.
Entity Framework Core Part 2
In this episode, Robert is joined by Phil Japikse for part 2 of a 5 part series on Entity Framework Core. Aimed at folks new to EF Core, Phil shows how to start with an existing SQL Server database, c
Changing policy, Y Combinator cuts its pro rata stake and makes investments case-by-case – TechCrunch
In a message posted to its internal communications channel earlier this week, the massive startup accelerator Y Combinator said it will change the terms of its own PPP (the YC pro rata investment program) and investing in companies raising seed and Series A ro…
State of Vue Apr 16 2020
State of Vue ThisDot Online Meetup Apr 16th, 2020
Excel with s0lly: 5. Simulating the Game of Life
This video is a simple implementation of the Game of Life in Excel - where you can follow along with my approach to creating the spreadsheet from A-to-Z. You can find the file here: https://github.com/s0lly/GameOfLifeInExcel Hope you find this useful, and th…
Herding Code 241: The Freaky Friday macOS / Windows Switch
Recently Jon switched to developing on macOS, and Rob's been developing on Windows. It's time for the Freaky Friday edition! The guys compare notes, what they like, what's confusing, and what they've learned.