24 June 2020

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I have stepped down as a Microsoft MVP

After nearly ten years, I have stepped down as a Microsoft MVP due to unacceptable behaviour of some of my MVP peers both towards me and ‘in passing’ where I have been exposed to vile c…

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LEGO blocks and organ transplants

People have been comparing software components to LEGO blocks for a couple decades. We should be able to assemble applications by snapping together modular

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Introduction to quantum computing with Q# – Part 4, multi-qubit gates

In the previous post of this series, we discussed single qubit gates. In this next instalment, we are going to explore gates that act on multiple qubits at once, thus completing the exploration of quantum circuit building. We are also going to slowly, but dili…

Announcing Perl 7

Perl 5 with modern defaults

F# and Functional Programming!

Functional Programming and F# have been around for a while now and many developers aren't really familiar with what it is, how it helps, or when to use it. We decided to bring in an expert to help answer these questions. This week, we welcome Stachu Korick to …

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Workshop: ML.NET Training - 1/2 - NDC Melbourne 2020

<strong>Module 1/2</strong>This ML.NET workshop teach will teach you how to build, train, and consume Machine Learning models in .NET applications using ML.NET. Specifically, you will build a .NET Core application for training an ML.NET model and then consume …

Elevator.js

Are you sick of clicking 'back to top' buttons on websites, and being lifted to the top without a real elevator experience? Elevator.js is here to help.

New Windows Containers GitHub repo - Roadmap and more!

Over the years the Windows Containers team has strived to listen to customer feedback to implement features and allow new scenarios based on what we hear from you. Today we’re taking another step in expanding our ability to interact directly with customers! We…

NHSX

NHSX has 15 repositories available. Follow their code on GitHub.

Terminology, Power and Oppressive Language

This document argues for and describes alternatives that shift specific language conventions used by RFC Authors and RFC Editors to avoid oppressive terminology in the technical documentation of the RFC series. Specifically, this document details two sets of t…

A wild bug: 1970s Intel 8271 disc chip ate my data!

If you must suffer data loss then at least make sure you collect a good story from the experience! I believe I have such a story. Recently,...

Bit Hacks in C#

Bit hacks are an incredibly powerful tool in every developer's toolbox. When used correctly, they can bring simplicity, performance and scalability,

Lighthouse Syndrome

It's satisfying to see a 100% score on Lighthouse. But what's the meaning of that score?

Don’t fight the trail. Take what it gives you.

I started running 5 miles every other day a few months ago when the stay at home order started. I’ve stuck to that schedule ever since. I’m finding that running does 3 things for me. Fi…

Dungeon Scrawl | Home

A simple and effective grid-based mapping tool to help you set the scene for any battle.

Notes on Note-taking

I was recently a guest on the show where we discussed note taking, here are my preparation notes for the discussion.

So you want to become a senior engineer?

Every now and then, I’ll get a DM from a software engineer asking me how they can become senior engineers and generally grow their careers