Microsoft PowerToys
Hey kids! I was recently made aware of a cool new suite of free tools from Microsoft. This utility suite is also open source so, if you...
Jun 24, 20233 min read


Fun With LINQ
Hey kids!! It never fails, there's always that one super easy thing that we forget. It's very basic and one of the fundamental things you've learned about C#, and should make sense in our brains, but this one thing most certainly doesn't stick. All of us have that one function or object that seems to be forgotten as soon as its used. Until you need it again in a week, month, year. So, here's the one aggravatingly easy LINQ Microsoft .NET statement I always have to look up
Jun 15, 20232 min read


Microsoft’s Copilot using Bing
Let's talk about one of the new AI-powered chatboxes that have been recently released. You do need to request an invitation to try out...
Apr 10, 20232 min read


LaunchDarkly Feature Flags
Hey kids! Remember how we've discussed how import it is to use feature flags in your code? Let's discuss how to set up feature flags...
Feb 17, 20232 min read


.NET Conf - Nov 2022
Hey kids!! If you work in .NET, you want to attend this conference! It's free and virtual so make sure you save the date! November 8-10 Site Excerpt: NET 7 launch! .NET Conf is a free, three-day, virtual developer event that celebrates the major releases of the .NET development platform. It is co-organized by the .NET community and Microsoft, and sponsored by the .NET Foundation and our ecosystem partners. Come celebrate and learn about what you can do with .NET 7. Offici
Oct 11, 20221 min read


How to Delete a Committed Branch
Hey kids! I have a confession to make - it never fails, whenever I push a branch and regret it (meaning I'd just like a do-over and to...
Aug 26, 20222 min read


Angular API hookup with Azure DevOps
Hey kids! Let's chat about how to use the subscribe function to connect your Angular UI to a backend API. It's quite simple, once you figure it out ... it only took me about 2 weeks to figure it out lol We'll go over how to create your API first. If you have an API you have already created or you want to connect to, you can skip this step and scroll down to here! Backend API Service For the Backend, you want to create your new API in whatever language / IDE you work in. O
Jul 14, 20226 min read


Creating a Form in Angular 12
Hey kids! Let's continue learning to do some fun things with Angular! Next up is adding a form to your site. I used the base Angular site demo to make the base. Then I crafted the individual changes I needed for my purposes. To follow along, you can use the link below for additional information and resources. https://v12.angular.io/guide/forms Verify your Angular version in the package.json file first. Other versions may not play well as-is but the basic ideas should st
Apr 9, 20225 min read


Checking your Angular version
Hey kids! Now, I know this is really simple, but I did have to Google how to do this, so I thought I'd share for our one-stop-shop of all things Angular!! How do you check your Angular version? Easy!! Open your Terminal Window in Visual Studio or in VS Code now type: ng --version Your CLI version will pop up for you so you can verify. To check you Angular project version, you need to open the package.json file and find the "dependencies" section. This will tell you what A
Mar 24, 20221 min read


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






