A collection of 243 posts
Working with time has always been one of the more difficult parts of software development. Inevitably, time makes fools of us all. Luckily, for .NET 8 users, there’s a new attempt to provide tools to make testing your time-based logic...
The record keyword in C# has been available since C# 9, and you either love it or hate it. Regardless of your opinion, you will likely make a not-so-obvious mistake when working with the with keyword. This particular mistake can...
An essential part of working on open-source libraries is conveying the value and useability of said library—a well-written “readme” file, while not a substitute for complete documentation, can help onboard new users and increase the joy of using your code....
Have you ever had to clean up your users’ input, only to realize the pain and aggravation it can lead to with all the unnecessary memory overhead? I recently had an “aha!” moment and thought I would share this tip...
Regarding the .NET ecosystem, we’ve become spoiled with great tooling choices from Visual Studio, JetBrains Rider, VS Code, and NeoVIM, not to mention the extension ecosystem like ReSharper, CodeRush, and OzCode. As a result, the ability to define your development...
Entity Framework Core 7 introduced developers to JSON column support. I even wrote about it on the JetBrains .NET blog, and it has been generally well-received. However, recently a user tried my sample project, only to find that they could...
JetBrains Rider is a fantastic tool, and full disclosure, as of writing this post, I am a developer advocate for JetBrains. XUnit is also an excellent unit testing framework, and their combined powers create an out-of-this-world testing experience.
Sharing is caring, and what’s more affectionate than sharing Razor Pages functionality with the .NET community? Well, a lot of other things, but sharing Razor Pages can help you deliver functionality to the other developers that would otherwise be difficult...
Avalonia UI has been a refreshing reprieve from my typical web development workflows. Of course, the web will always be my first love, but I’m enjoying the ease and intuitiveness of desktop app development. Additionally, the Avalonia team has put...
I’ve recently been experimenting with Avalonia UI, a development framework for desktop and mobile platforms, and I’ve been enjoying the experience. While Avalonia has much to offer out of the box, it is more than happy to let you make...
