10 May 2023

48 links · Wednesday

What's new in web UI

The web platform is evolving quickly, with UI features to improve developer experiences, create new responsive capabilities, and enable more accessible inter...

My thoughts on the current state of EC2 Spot pricing

I've recently seen a post on HackerNews discussing an interesting article titled “Farewell to the Era of Cheap EC2 Spot Instances”, painting a pretty depressing picture of recent trends of EC2 Spot pricing.

hitching a ride

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How to Setup Coq in Vim

Using Coqtail to setup the Coq interactive theorem prover in Vim or Neovim Besides using Coq in the Coqide or with Proof General in Emacs, you can also set it up on Vim/Neovim with the Coqtail extension. I had some difficulties while setting it up and there we…

Notes on Nigeria

I spent 12 days in Nigeria, and saw the cities of Lagos, Kano, Ibadan, and Abeokuta. Even compared to my other travel writing, I have barely scratched the surface of Nigeria, but these are my notes…

The benefits of using a single configuration file

Using a single init.lua or vimrc configuration file for (Neo)Vim file is better than a multi folder/file layout approach. Let me tell why that is the case.

Visual Studio UI Refresh - Visual Studio Blog

We’re updating Visual Studio's UI to be cohesive with Fluent design principles, making Visual Studio a productive workspace for everyone.

Did You Know This Was Possible in C#?

Swapping numbers using an intermediate variable is easy. But can you do the swap without the intermediate number?#shorts #dotnet #csharp #programming #progra...

How to AVOID Mocking Frameworks

How to use Test doubles (Dummies, Stubs, Spys, Mocks, and Fakes) in C# to avoid the complexity trap of Mocking Frameworks.💎 Be a Patreon to get the source c...

Episode 459 - AIOps

Evan and Sujit talk to Allison Jones, a Group PM for Azure's AIOps System Team. She gives us insights into how Microsoft uses AI/ML to analyze various signals from Azure to provide actionable information about the state of the platform.

The React useReducer Hook

A breakdown of the React useReducer() hook and how it compares with the useState() hook for managing state.

The ongoing defence of frontend as a full-time job

I am currently looking for a new job. One thing that keeps happening is that people get my CV, are impressed but then ask me that I seem to be focused on the front end a lot and what my experiences with backend and full stack development are. It seems to me th…

Toast in .NET MAUI

Consider the following scenario: you're using an application, but your Internet connection goes down. As a result, the app can't show the resources needed for interaction. Unfortunately, this sort of event happens frequently, so keeping the user informed is es…

Server-Side Render Blazor Apps in .NET 8

Are you a .NET developer and love Blazor, yet you wish you could build your app entirely in C# without depending on another technology like WebSockets or WAS...