Well, the day has come, the pricing world has been flipped on its head. What does this mean for us? What does this mean for AI usage as a whole, and what should we do? I'll dive into all of this myself in this post, based on initial reactions in the first few hours of the billing change.
Read Full ArticleWe have been in the honeymoon period with GitHub Copilot over the last 12 months, amazing functionality, huge improvements in productivity, and the ability to do things that are just amazing. That all came with some really, really low pricing, but that is all about to change, and the method of that change is still very much up in the air, but it is something that we need to plan for, and be ready!
Read Full ArticleWith technology evolving at the speed of light, it is hard to manage upgrades and updates. Sometimes it is easy to get lulled into the "It builds" so its good enough mindset. However, there are a few quick steps that you can take to help reduce the burden of doing things the "right" way.
Read Full ArticleWe love to think that users are proper in how they interact with our applications, or that they are able to do things in a way that is consistent with expectations. But, we all know that isn't actually the way life works! The 404 response is not only important for users, but it is also valuable for bots/search engines to disclose content that has been removed or otherwise. Lets dive in to how to do this properly with .NET 10 and Interactive Server Blazor,
Read Full ArticleRecently, when setting up CI/CD for a .NET MAUI project, I had a heck of a time getting what should have been a simple command to build, nothing like a bit of debugging issues to waste an afternooon. So I thought I'd spare everyone the hassle and share my experience hoping it helps you out!
Read Full ArticleBlazor provides a number of helpful utilities to manage content and flows within your application, but at times you may encounter conflicts, especially when individual pages need to override items set at the Layout or even app level. A great example of this is SEO inclusions. Sections are your friend for this situation. Let's dive in!
Read Full ArticleAgents are all the rage today, but what happens when we start using multiple agents together? Can we improve the overall accuracy of our results? Can we reduce the total time to develop a feature? Let's dig in and find out!
Read Full ArticleHumanizer is a great open source library for taking things that aren't human friendly and making them human friendly, and it has amazing support for different locales and such. However, the default installation package includes a LOT of languages, and many times individuals are overwhelmed with the clutter that happens with it. Lets explore some procedures that you can use to trim this down.
Read Full ArticleA few months ago I discussed some basic configuration elements for the then "freshly released" Copilot Coding Agents. A lot has happened in the last 4-6 months, and I thought it would be worthwhile to revisit things a bit and show how to get started with your projects.
Read Full ArticleI'm a huge fan of Entity Framework Migrations, using them for almost all client projects. In a given week, I will see dozens of changes deploy to production successfully across our portfolio of projects. However, there is always that "one task" that results in a failure and each time it happens it triggers an update to our internal training and review processes, and it has to do with repeatable scripting and the use of the "idempotent" flag. I thought I'd share our experiences with everyone, to help prevent issues for others.
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