Essential Tools to find bugs... before they get to production

Developers now have access to free and inexpensive developer tools that can help find and fix many common application problems. These new APM tools are now an essential part of every developer’s tool set. Show me the tools!

Become a React Developer in a Weekend

If you want to be a React Developer, there’s a lot to learn. You can get started in a weekend. Yes, in a single weekend, you can learn React and start developing some cool applications!

Aspose.Words “unreadable content”

Problem: Trying to open an Aspose produced .docx gives an “unreadable content” error. The file will still open up in MSWord but you have to click past warning messages. Interestingly enough, if you open ...

Disabling Secure Boot on a Hyper-V guest

To test out the MAP Toolkit, I wanted to have some Linux machines for it to detect. I created a virtual machine with an empty virtual had drive file and associated the latest Mint ISO file to the DVD drive.On ...

Setting DNS server addresses with Control Panel and Powershell

In my test environment, which isn't optimally configured, new installations can't find the domain as they are not pointing to the domain's DNS. Instead they default to the hub which forwards all DNS requests ...

What's the big deal with POP!_OS???

A new Linux distribution has been popping up in discussion circles everywhere, it’s Pop! OS. What is it and why are people so crazy about it?I’ll give you my first impressions of Pop!_OS and whether I ...

Fixing Chrome not autofilling passwords on Mac - without deleting Chrome profiles and settings

Fixing Chrome not autofilling passwords on Mac - without deleting Chrome profiles and settings:Chrome passwords not autofilling The solution Deleting the files Login Data and Login Data-journal from a ...

Enter the rack mounted server

A generous contact has loaned me a rack mounted server to turn into a Windows Hyper-V host. I don't have a rack to mount the machine in so have made use of a glass and chrome TV stand instead. Screams ...

Working towards “MCSA: Windows Server 2016” certification

A little too late, it could be argued, I’ve decided to refresh my Windows server skills to improve my job prospects. Looking at my MCSE certification, the story is quite woeful. Although I was sitting ...

2008 VW Rabbit windows fog up

Replace the Recirculation Air Flap Servo Motor. It’s not hard. And the fix works like a champ. It got so bad I drove around with the defroster on high and the window cracked open. In the Minnesota cold, ...

Trying Out the Pinebook Pro - a $200 ARM Laptop

The Pinebook Pro is a $200 laptop that runs a couple of ARM processors, and it promises a lot. Does it deliver? After what seemed like an eternity waiting, mine arrived and here’s what I think.I used this ...

The Developer Tool You Can't Live Without

I’m introducing a text / code generation tool that you will fall in love with. If you’re a developer or someone who works with text or tabulated data you need this tool.It’s called Nimble Text and it’s ...

So there are 64-bit machines that can't run Hyper-V

My wife has finally replaced her desktop with a new one, releasing the old one for me to make into a test server. It's 64-bit so can run Windows 2016 datacentre edition which I download an evaluation version ...

Vodafone Idea is selling me anti-virus for replacing my sim. Charging me for something which I never get it or never want it.

From years I am using Idea network, In 2015 everytime I recharge my prepaid SIM, They provide 10 MB Whatsapp, 10 MB Facebook , 20 MB internet. Check the screenshot of this cheap trick played by these company ...

ASP.NET Core Web API error - HTTP Error 500.31 - ANCM Failed to Find Native Dependencies

Common solutions to this issue: The specified version of Microsoft.NetCore.App or Microsoft.AspNetCore.App was not found. Looking on the server in the Event Viewer Application log I see a message “can’t ...

How Blazor Is Going to Change Web Development

Note: Do you live in the Portland, Oregon area? Want to learn about Blazor? Come see me January 7th! I’ll be presenting about Blazor at PADNUG.A couple of weeks ago I wrote an article about building and ...

Hyland An error occurred within the Unity API: Error code: (-24). DLL not loaded for platinum Win 3.x

We got this coding against the Hyland OnBase api. So code like this: Core.FileTypes.Find(x); Will work if x is “MS Word Document”, but if it is not a known type then x will be null. Passing x later into ...

Build and Deploy a Blazor App Without Touching a Windows Machine

Do you want to try out Blazor, but you’re not a Windows person? Strictly a Linux developer? We’ll you’re in luck. One of the goals of .NET Core is to be cross platform, so today we’ll see just how “cross ...

angular proxy cli to help with CORS

first step: npm install --save-dev https-proxy-agentadd proxy.conf.json to top level next to package.jsonFile should look like this: { "/": { "target": "http://target/service/api", "secure": false, "logLevel": ...

How to use CLI to create dotnet project from powershell or CMD

In ASP.NET CORE we can create the project through CLI, For example you need to create a project named Contoso, You need to create a folder Contoso.On Windows you can simply do it using md command, like ...

Full Stack Engineering Publication

After a long hiatus finally created a full stack engineering publication on medium.https://medium.com/u... (subscribe to get notifications of newly published tutorials)Topics covered (to be covere)1. ...

Rufus is the best tool for burning bootable ISO images to a thumb drive

I recently had the need to rescue a laptop that had no rescue disk. The MBR was messed up. Fairly easy to fix (not the subject of this article), if you can boot from the original installation DVD. Having ...

Extending the Start/Stop VMs during off-hours solution

Microsoft has a great collection of pre-built solutions for Azure Automation that you can leverage to realize many common use cases. One of these common scenarios is when a company has many virtual machines ...

A VS Extension That Will Make You a Better Developer

It’s a bold claim to say an IDE extension can make you a better developer, but you should install this new Pluralsight extension and see for yourself. What do you do when you run into a coding problem? ...

Scott Allen on C#, .NET Core and Blazor

Pluralsight is launching its brand new podcast today, All Hands on Tech.For our first episode, I got the opportunity to speak with the one and only Scott Allen!If you’re a .NET Developer you likely already ...

http client gets data from service call

using (var client = new HttpClient()) { string contentType = "application/json"; client.DefaultRequestHeader... MediaTypeWithQualityHeaderV... var response = client.GetAsync(baseuri).Re... ...

Azure Pipelines, Total ALM - Tokenization Task doesn't support multiple file names

On this task, the doco says you can have multiple Target Filesnames separated by commas. To get this to work, don’t put a space after the comma ...

Intel's Clear Linux: First Impressions

I've been using Linux since 1996, and I've used so many distributions I've lost count. In fact, I'm kind of weirdo about it. I love spinning up new distributions of Linux and testing them out.It's as if ...

Demystifiying IIS Application Pools

Application Pools in IIS can be somewhat of a mystery. Since they’re created for you automatically many times Administrators don’t give them a second thought. But understanding application pools is crucial ...

A review of the Logitech MX Series Mouse and Keyboard for developers.

A few weeks ago, I got an early opportunity to test out the new Logitech MX Series Mouse and Keyboard "designed specifically for Software Developers" (as opposed to most high-end stuff which appeals to ...

My blog has now moved to http://ralphwillgoss.github.io

My Blog has now moved to http://ralphwillgoss.github.io

My Favorite Web Development Courses

Ever since the dark ages of 2011 when my manager suggested signing up for Pluralsight, I have been taking heaps courses with them. It's guided my career in so many ways. So many times my workflow has been ...

New Test

ArchitectureWhat is the “environment” The application environment consists in 3 main areas: Infrastructure Configuration Dependencies Infrastructure is the most important element of the environment, as ...

talking shop

Notes or ways to say and convey ideas:I am close to that problem.The problem we are facing is:while triaging issue, errors came that prevented moving forwardin order to update status on issues, these conditions ...

Getting Back Into The Swing

It has been forever since I have posted to this blog. Since I have spending all my time working on a revision of a .NET Windows Service and ASP.NET Web Forms application I have been feeling the need to ...

Code Monkey Projectiles - Index

I have been blogging since December 2013. It was my New Year's resolution for 2014 to write 2 blog posts a month for that year. I followed my resolution until September (not too shabby). However, I still ...

My 5 Favorite Software Design Principles

I'm looking for honest feedback on my content. Please comment or reach out to me on Twitter!Building software is easy. Building well designed, good software is hard. Very hard. I've been writing code since ...

SharePoint and Office 365 Saturday Charlotte–August 2019

We held another successful SharePoint (and Office 365) Saturday in Charlotte yesterday (August 10, 2019). Great turnout for attendees, speakers, and sponsors. I presented an updated version of the talk ...

End of an era

After many happy years blogging at geekswithblogs.net it's time for a change to a new, modern blogging platform. Going forward you will find my new content at https://darren.gosbell.com ...

The Top 10 Books on DevOps You Need to Read

I’ve been doing DevOps for a few years now, and I think I’m pretty good at it. Over these years I’ve read some books that really helped me along the way, here they are.1. The DevOps HandbookThis book is ...

The 17-Layered App

My last post discussed a high-level software architecture breaking down an application into user interface, business, and data layers. That is a very abstract overview, which is open to a lot of interpretation. ...

The 3-Layered App

I have done a few talks on Dependency Inversion Principle and breaking down an application into 3 tiers: User Interface, Business Layer, and Data Layer. It is a gross over simplification of software architecture ...

How to Nail Your Next Coding Interview

The room is silent except for the buzzing of the fluorescent lights. The judges across the table are staring at you, expressionless. Some have pen and paper, some don’t. They’re all staring at you. Your ...

Creating Trimmed Self Contained Executables in .NET Core

I’m going to show you a cool new feature in .NET Core 3.0.Let’s say you want to create a simple, lean executable you can build and drop on to a server.For an example we’ll create a console app that opens ...

You Can Get the Source Code for Apollo 11 and Even Take a Course on It

In software development you’ll hear the term “moon shot”. If something is a “moon shot” it’s something that’s extraordinarily difficult, like landing on the moon. We say this about some app doing something ...

Reusable Code: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Your time is precious, and technology changes fast. Knowing which technologies are relevant means you can focus on the skills that will benefit your career the most.Click here for a free reportThe mythical ...

No Longer a Microsoft MVP–Hello MVP Reconnect

Today marks the first time in nearly a decade that I am no longer an MVP. I will be joining the MVP alum in the MVP Reconnect program. Getting the MVP award every year has become a great side benefit and ...

Transforming Your Organization With the Andon Cord

Your time is precious, and technology changes fast. Knowing which technologies are relevant means you can focus on the skills that will benefit your career the most.Click here for a free report Imagine ...

DAX Studio 2.9.0 Released

A new update to DAX Studio is now available at https://daxstudio.org which includes the following: New Features Import Power BI Performance Data Support for Display Folders in the Metadata pane #127 Added ...

Using DISM to Create a Repeatable IIS Installation

Your time is precious, and technology changes fast. Knowing which technologies are relevant means you can focus on the skills that will benefit your career the most.Click here for a free report Repeatable ...

Is building software like building a house, and more importantly, should it be?

There's a high-profile lawsuit in my industry right now, and as a result,some fascinating (and perhaps lonog-overdue) conversations are taking place.There are people who equate building software to building ...