Making a (Job) Switch as a Software Developer
It may have seemed a bit quiet here over the last few weeks, but there's certainly been a lot of activity below the surface. After nearly »
Still a Survivor on MVP Island
Over the past few years, April Fool's Day has been quite a bit different than it is for some other folks. It hasn't been filled with »
Updated Chrome Debugging Tools Worth Mentioning
As a web developer, I absolutely could not live without great in-browser developer tools. I use them every day, and they can certainly make your life »
How the Microsoft Bot Framework Changed Where My Friends and I Eat: Part 2
In my previous post, which I'd highly recommend reading before diving into this one, I discussed the process of building my first bot using the Microsoft »
Options for Configuring ASP.NET Core Application Settings
With all of the controversy around project configurations within .NET Core, one thing that has managed to be consistently JSON-based has been the use of application »
How the Microsoft Bot Framework Changed Where My Friends and I Eat: Part 1
Bots are everywhere nowadays, and we interact with them all of the time. From interactions on our phones, in chat rooms, in GitHub discussions, and Slack »
Contributing to .NET for Dummies
Over the past few months in the little spare time that I have, I've managed to submit a handful of pull requests to various .NET-related repositories »
Extending Tag Helpers in ASP.NET Core Applications
A few days ago, I was answering questions on Stack Overflow when I came across one that I thought might be relevant to share with others »
"Secret" Productivity Tips for Visual Studio 2017
I've written a few blog posts thus far regarding Visual Studio 2017, so I thought I would take some time to discuss of the features that »
The Path is Null and Full of Squiggles
I've been using Visual Studio 2017 since the earliest bits were available and I can confidently say, I'm a fan and highly recommend you give it »