I’m excited to announce that I’ve been accepted as a member of the .NET Foundation! This is a significant milestone in my developer journey, and I wanted to share what it means and how you can get involved. What is the .NET Foundation? The .NET Foundation is an independent organization supporting the open source .NET […]
Read more →Vue.js with Vuex: State Management Patterns
Vuex is Vue’s official state management library. When your app grows beyond simple component state, Vuex brings order to the chaos. Core Concepts In Components When to Use Vuex Shared state across many components Need for time-travel debugging Complex state transitions References Vuex Documentation
Read more →Visual Studio 2019 Community Launch – What’s New for .NET Developers
We hosted the Visual Studio 2019 Community Launch event in Letterkenny, and I had the honor of presenting what’s new in C# 8.0 and .NET Core 3.0 (preview). The energy in the room was fantastic! Visual Studio 2019 Highlights The new IDE brings significant improvements: Faster load times: Solution load is noticeably quicker AI-powered IntelliCode: […]
Read more →Docker for .NET Developers: Containerizing Applications
Docker is essential for modern .NET development. Here’s how to containerize your .NET Core applications. Basic Dockerfile Building and Running Best Practices Use multi-stage builds to reduce image size Don’t run as root Use .dockerignore Pin base image versions References Docker .NET Documentation
Read more →SPFx Property Panes: Building Configurable Web Parts
Property panes let users configure your SPFx web parts without touching code. Here’s how to build them effectively. Basic Property Pane Property Types TextField: Text input Toggle: Boolean switch Dropdown: Select from options Slider: Numeric range Checkbox: Multiple selections Accessing Properties References Property Pane Documentation
Read more →SQL Server Execution Plans: Reading and Optimizing
Execution plans are your window into SQL Server’s query optimizer. Learning to read them is essential for performance tuning. Here’s how to get started. Getting an Execution Plan Key Operators to Know Table Scan: Reading every row. Usually bad. Index Seek: Using an index efficiently. Good. Index Scan: Reading whole index. Check if seek is […]
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