Announcing the .NET Framework 4.7 General Availability

by bill-s, 2017-05-06T18:18:03.000Z

Today, we are announcing the general availability of the .NET Framework 4.7. The .NET Framework 4.7 was released as part of Windows 10 Creators Update a month ago. You can now install the .NET Framework 4.7 on other versions of Windows.

Automated CI/CD for your Xamarin App using VSTS, Bitrise and HockeyApp

by bill-s, 2017-05-06T18:18:14.000Z

In this article, you will learn how to set up CI/CD for your Xamarin app with Visual Studio Team Services (VSTS), Bitrise and HockeyApp - completely for free!

Azure Management Libraries for .NET generally available now

by bill-s, 2017-05-05T18:53:40.000Z

Today, we are announcing the general availability of the new, simplified Azure management libraries for .NET for Compute, Storage, SQL Database, Networking, Resource Manager, Key Vault, Redis, CDN and Batch services.

Basic repository generator in C#

by bill-s, 2017-05-04T17:20:56.000Z

A simple repository generator for C# projects. NPBaseRepo creates a fully testable repository layer based on entity framework entities. The good thing about NPBaseRepo is that it works with both database-first and code-first entities, without requiring an .edmx file.

Build a Magic: The Gathering SMS price checker with Twilio and .NET Core

by bill-s, 2017-05-04T19:37:38.000Z

I wish there was a way I could get card prices without having to rely on my phone’s internet. Let’s build an app to do just that using Twilio and .NET Core.

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Jeremy Bytes: TDDing into a Fibonacci Sequence in C#

by bill-s, 2017-05-05T18:53:44.000Z

So let's TDD into a Fibonacci Sequence. You can grab the code from GitHub: jeremybytes/fibonacci-tdd. There are branches to go along with each step.

Packaging a self-contained .NET Core app for Windows Installer

by bill-s, 2017-05-05T18:53:39.000Z

Oh, and happily, you don’t need a particular version of the .NET Framework installed to run this app: it’s fully self-contained, carrying everything it needs in the 20 MB MSI package.

SQL is 43 years old - here’s 8 reasons we still use it today

by bill-s, 2017-05-06T18:18:06.000Z

SQL is the second-most common programming language, used by 50% of all developers (Web, Desktop, Sysadmin/DevOps, Data Scientist/Engineer) and beaten only by JavaScript - a language half the age of SQL.

Thinking Functionally

by bill-s, 2017-05-05T18:32:22.000Z

Recent versions of C# have seen the introduction of many features that originated in the functional programming arena - but where did they come from, and where do they lead to?

Yet another developer blog: Reconfiguring CORS policy in ASP.NET Core at runtime

by bill-s, 2017-05-05T18:53:44.000Z

Let's assume that there is an application which contains two APIs. One is considered "private" so only other applications from the same suite can use it, while the second is "public" and client administrator should be able to configure it so it can be used with any 3rd party application.

Visual Studio 2017 for the Mobile Developer

by bill-s, 2017-05-05T18:53:42.000Z

Visual Studio is the world’s best IDE, and it just got better with the recent launch of Visual Studio 2017. This release is packed full of awesome features including live unit testing, new refactorings, code suggestions, and C# 7 support, as well as features that help mobile developers build better mobile apps, faster.