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Convert Cosmos DB's Unix _ts timestamp into a readable date and time using a SQL query.

A reusable prompt for a GitHub coding agent to create and run C# BenchmarkDotNet benchmarks in the cloud.

A conference talk and summary on providing kind, useful code reviews and actionable feedback.

Catch `RegexMatchTimeoutException` in ASP.NET Core middleware and convert an otherwise unhandled failure into HTTP 408.

Compare Azure resource schemas when updating API versions in ARM, Bicep, or Terraform configurations.

Why concurrent List<T>.Add calls can lose items, and when a concurrent collection can help.

Why enumerating a deferred IEnumerable<Task> more than once can unexpectedly run asynchronous work again.

Clone your home Wi-Fi’s SSID, password, and band on a phone hotspot so the cleaner reconnects during an outage.

Use SqlPackage or DacServices to inspect proposed database changes as XML or T-SQL before deployment.

Understand how DACPAC deployment defaults can drop indexes that are not included in the DACPAC.

Parse comma-separated configuration values while tolerating spaces, empty entries, and missing values in C#.

Enable Azure Key Vault certificate downloads in PFX/PEM format with the necessary secret permissions.

Automatically choose Git commit email addresses for Azure DevOps and GitHub using conditional configuration.

Lessons on failure handling, recovery, and instrumentation for a must-succeed Durable Functions workflow.

Set a global regular expression timeout in .NET 6.0 and understand its scope and behavior.

Use `az ad group member list` and JMESPath queries to return member details as a table or comma-separated object IDs.

Prevent orchestration telemetry from skewing user-facing performance metrics by filtering prefixed operation names in Application Insights.

Query resources with non-null identities and format their principal IDs as a table or comma-separated list.

Debug Durable Functions orchestrations backed by Azure Table Storage using instance IDs, tooling, and logging.

Use AZURE_FUNCTIONS_ENVIRONMENT to run development-only code in Azure Functions with C#.

Improve Durable Functions fan-out debugging with exception messages that identify failing HTTP operations.

Avoid exposing Durable Functions status URLs containing secret keys, and rotate keys if they are exposed.

Explore IDisposable and IAsyncDisposable behavior when working with tasks in C#.

Use `MSI_ENDPOINT` and `MSI_SECRET` in Kudu’s PowerShell console to request a token for an Azure resource.

Check in-flight Durable Functions orchestrations before starting a potentially duplicate operation.

Use `Get-AzureADObjectByObjectId` to identify one or several objects without first knowing their entity types.

Recover an earlier Azure resource configuration using change history and a manual ARM deployment.

Compare synchronous and asynchronous ADO.NET scalar and reader operations with BenchmarkDotNet and LocalDB.

Use Artillery to send requests during a web application deployment and observe its impact.

Build dynamic parameterized SQL queries using ADO.NET and C#, including a complete SQLite example.

Limit concurrent operations with SemaphoreSlim while maintaining throughput in C#.

Notes on Lazy<T>, thread-safety modes, and exception behavior in C#.

Troubleshoot private NuGet package sources and credentials when using the dotnet CLI.

Use Visual Studio 2019 keyboard shortcuts to run and debug tests more efficiently.

Launch the local Functions host during benchmark setup, exercise endpoints with HttpClient, and stop it during cleanup.

Avoid broken query strings by URL-encoding parameter values containing characters such as ampersands.

Support .NET Full Framework and modern .NET with conditional code paths and package references.

Scaffold a .NET library, solution, and xUnit test project using the dotnet CLI.

Install SQL Server LocalDB with Chocolatey for Travis CI Windows builds.

See how promises and async-function results can both be consumed with either `.then()` or `await`.

Reduce Visual Studio Code interface distractions with a minimal settings configuration.

Configure Protractor and Travis CI for Angular end-to-end testing and continuous integration.

Notify users of outdated browsers without depending on an Angular application successfully loading.

Resolve blacklisted RxJS imports in TSLint by importing individual submodules and operators.

Use TypeScript constructor parameter properties to declare and assign public or private fields concisely.

Subclass Angular Http and register a factory provider to intercept failed requests while preserving observable errors.

Compare Angular NgModule configuration with TestBed.configureTestingModule side by side.

Highlights from 2016, including a Microsoft MVP award and speaking at NDC Oslo.

Create a subscribable Angular title service to keep an in-page heading in sync with the browser title.

Test Angular 2 services with TestBed and MockBackend without making real HTTP requests.

A simple template for testing Angular 2 services, with optional real HTTP calls.

A reusable TestBed template for testing Angular 2 components.

Why executing every line of code is not the same as testing that the code works correctly.

See equivalent `Person` classes in C# 6, JavaScript, and TypeScript, including constructors, properties, and computed names.

Lessons from replacing a home-grown authentication system, with an NDC Oslo talk recording.

Explore object initialization in TypeScript compared with C# object initializers.

Why TypeScript type assertions do not create missing properties or behave like C# casts.

Compare the nutrition of Lindt EXCELLENCE dark chocolate bars with 70%, 85%, 90%, and 99% cocoa.

Help a contributor by submitting a pull request to their pull request branch before merging.

Take action on accumulated issues to keep your team's work tracking useful and manageable.

Replace portal copy-and-paste with Azure Web App Configuration Copier when moving settings and connection strings between apps.

A look back at 2015, including conference speaking, music, and personal accomplishments.

Create a live-coded backing track with Gibber for a violin performance, with video and JavaScript code.

A Windows command script to update Chocolatey, Atom, npm, and RubyGems packages.

Consider isolation, comfort, convenience, safety, and sound quality when choosing headphones for development.

Install KeePassHttp and chromeIPass, then pair the Chrome extension with KeePass for browser credential access.

Use xUnit.net v2 collection fixtures to start and stop the Azure Storage Emulator once per test run.

Control the Azure Storage Emulator from C# for local development with blobs, tables, and queues.

Display dates in the browser's time zone in ASP.NET Razor views using RimDev.AspNetBrowserLocale.

Use the Silverpop .NET API wrapper to send personalized transactional messages asynchronously without handling raw XML.

Simplify the Visual Studio 2013 interface with settings changes and a downloadable editor configuration.

Personal highlights from 2014, including public speaking, blogging, and open source contributions.

Export all Zendesk tickets, including archived tickets, for historical reporting.

An introduction to eventual consistency and what it means for distributed applications.

Practical advice on rehearsing, demos, equipment, and enjoying your first technical speaking engagement.

Fork, clone, and contribute to a GitHub repository that uses a development branch instead of its default branch.

Configure Travis CI to build a Node.js application and deploy successful builds to Heroku.

Refactor unstructured jQuery code into testable JavaScript with a clear separation of responsibilities.