Creating an ASP.NET 5 Class Library with Vim
One of the great things about ASP.NET 5 (aka vNext) is that there is no longer a reliance on Visual Studio. I definitely think VS »
Explaining the ASP.NET 5 Configuration Framework
ASP.NET 5 (aka vNext) has a new configuration system which is designed to be lightweight and to work everywhere. This means no more web.config »
What is an Assembly Neutral Interface and why do we need it?
If you’ve spent any time browsing the source of ASP.NET 5 (aka vNext), you’ve surely seen the [AssemblyNeutral] attribute floating around. What in »
I understand why Facebook split Messenger into it's own application
A large part of programming (probably the largest part) is refactoring. It’s the process of taking existing code and improving it. And part of that »
Compression on the web is surprisingly underused
Eric Lawrence posted an article the other day on web compression, focusing a bunch of different algorithms, what should get compressed and how to get the »
Google's Material Design Spec is a great idea
Google just released their first major update to their Material Design Spec. Originally released back in June, the spec is a document that outlines the best »
Install Windows 10 from a USB Flash Drive
I’m writing this because I can, for some reason, never remember how to use Diskpart. And who uses DVD’s anymore? Download the Windows 10 »
Tools Amplify Talent
My sister in law’s dad picked up golf a few years ago. We’ll call him George, because that’s a pretty generic name and »
If you're using enum.ToString() that often, you're doing it wrong
Daniel Wertheim measured the performance of enum.ToString and found it to be 400x slower than using a comparable class with const’s. That’s a »
Recovering changes with git reflog
I ran into a situation recently where I accidentally merged an unfinished feature branch directly into master. I had been working on the feature and got »