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.NET Standard 2.0 - Making Sense of .NET Again
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November 23, 2016 - Maui, Hawaii
It's taken awhile but it seems Microsoft is finally nailing the message for .NET going forward and .NET Standard with its common API specification is a huge part in making sure that the same base library of .NET is available on all .NET platforms. In this post I look at what .NET Standard is, how it works and what some of the surrounding issues and impacts are for the .NET Eco system.
Introducing Markdown Monster - a new Markdown Editor
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November 04, 2016 - Maui, Hawaii
I'm happy to announce Version 1.0 of Markdown Monster a Markdown Editor and Weblog Publishing tool for Windows. In this post I give a quick tour of Markdown Monster and provide links to all you need to know to check out this great new Markdown editor.
Windows Update Hell
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November 03, 2016 - Maui, Hawaii
I've been fighting Windows Update Hell for the last month with failed updates wreaking havoc on my machine. Updates fail to install completely and roll back and then continue to retry each day. Attempts to turn off the particular update now fails as well, so I'm stuck in this groundhog day like loop of pain. This is a cry for help, in hopes somebody has additional ideas on what to try.
C# NumberFormat Sections
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November 03, 2016 - Maui, Hawaii
In all the years I've been using C#, I've completely missed that the NumberFormat features using .ToString() or string expressions support sections for positive, negative and zero values. In this post I describe the feature and how it works.