In this article I’ll share my first foray into working with a major open source project. My hope is that this will help take away the intimidation factor of working with another team’s code and show you how cool working in a larger community can be.
.NET
LINQ GroupBy in Depth
Let’s talk about how LINQ’s GroupBy method makes grouping data in C# easy. We’ll start basic and then go over every available overload of the GroupBy method to explore advanced use cases.
Using Extension Methods in C# to Build Fluent Code
Extension methods are an integral part of modern .NET and some of .NET’s best features such as LINQ. Unfortunately, a lot of developers get intimidated by them.
.NET Threading Gotchas
In this article, I’ll go over the top 5 threading mistakes I see in .NET applications and explain how to fix them.
Getting Lazy in C#
In this article, I’ll show you a somewhat unknown class in the .NET framework that makes lazy creation of objects easy to do and thread safe.
Untangle Spaghetti Code with Context Objects
In this article we’ll explore using context objects to address some of the worst symptoms of spaghetti code.
Adding Telerik Controls to Elmish.WPF Apps
In this short article, I’ll show you how to hook up Elmish.WPF apps with Telerik WPF controls and themes.
Migrating to .NET Core and Beyond
Let’s discuss the various flavors of .NET and outline the need and options available for migrating from .NET Framework to .NET Core and eventually .NET 5.
Monitoring Application Quality with Raygun
Let’s build a .NET Core and Angular single page application and web service, then use Raygun Error Tracking to catch client or server-side defects quickly.
Getting Elmish in .NET with Elmish.WPF
Let’s talk about Elmish.WPF and how it brings Model View Update (MVU) architecture and Functional Programming to desktop .NET development.