Using Edge to open aka.ms shortened URLs
Here's a fun party trick to save some time / reduce errors when following one of those aka.ms shortened URLs.…
ASP.NET Core changes to local session state
ASP.NET Core uses a cache to store session data, not a dictionary. Don't depend on session data surviving across requests! (Actually, try to avoid having any state stored only by your web server, but that's another post.)…
Thinking about creating animated blog entries
I might create animation to help me explain some complicated topics, and I might use dictation to help me write the draft.…
Service Fabric
Getting some interesting things to happen with Service Fabric towards very large, distributed systems.…
LinkedIn Messages
Please make it easy, not hard, to give feedback.…
I really don’t like JavaScript
Title pretty much says it all.…
Updating Windows 10: an Idea for Diagnostics
I’ve been fighting an issue with getting the latest update the Windows 10 Insider program.Not true. I’ve been having this issue for months, across several of the latest updates.In fact, I went so far…
Blockchain and Bitcoin
I have recently become extremely interested in the blockchain technology that makes Bitcoin possible. I’m only marginally interested in Bitcoin itself. I think I can wait a while before I start doing…
Technology Religion
People weigh in on whether .NET programmers are any damn good. Moral of the story: Controversial headlines are nothin' but clickbait.…