Update Custom Modal for Angular 12+
Hey kids!! The previous post I made about adding a custom modal to your Angular app is only good as-is up to Angular version 12. In the next Angular version 12, one of the properties needs an update. Let’s take a look at what changed and how we can fix it. The changes are minor and should be relatively painless .... I hope :) First, check your Angular version to see if this even applies to you. There are two version types - the CLI and the project itself. In your Terminal w
Mar 11, 20222 min read


The Dreaded 'Unable to Connect to Web Server IIS Express' Error
Hey kids! If you've been writing code for more than ... oh ... a month, you'll run into this error. It's persisted in Visual Studio...
Mar 5, 20222 min read


Including a Modal in your Angular App
Hey kids! Let's have a chat about adding cool stuff to your Angular application!! I was a tad perplexed trying to figure out how to add...
Feb 19, 20222 min read


Avoiding a Memory Leak in Angular
Hey kids! I've been hard at work trying to get the hang of this Angular thing ... so far, it's slow but it's going! I'm happy to have a few things to share with you :) One thing I learned while watching videos by Deborah Kurata is that when you subscribe to an API call, you should definitely use Rxjs. She explains that it can keep your site from having accidental memory leaks. Leaky Angular isn't what we want ......... SO!! That means, I had to figure out how to update my
Feb 3, 20223 min read


Exception Handling and Logging basics
Hey kids!! Let's go over some basics for exception (error) handling and logging. This is legit the hill I will die on when I'm debating if code is good or not. If the code does not have error handling and GOOD logging, it's not ready for production. When you add error handling and logging to your code, you make it a million times easier to pinpoint the actual error instead of having to dig around and guess. So, how do we know if our code errors? We add Try Catch Finally
Jan 14, 20223 min read


Non Functional Requirements (NFR's)
Why we need NFR’s for our code. Non Functional Requirements
Dec 30, 20214 min read


Power Automate - Get Email from CreatedBy in Azure DevOps
Hey kids! So I’ve recently been asked to create an automated flow using Microsoft Flow (Power Automate) that is attached to Azure DevOps....
Dec 15, 20213 min read


The Importance of Documenting your Code
Code documentation and why it’s important
Aug 23, 20212 min read


Umbraco Setup v8.14
Umbraco v8.14 setup install
Jul 10, 20213 min read


Emailing From a Console App
Emailing using SMTP via a console app
May 11, 20212 min read






