Enforcing branching strategies in Azure DevOps
Discover how to enforce a branching strategy in your Azure DevOps pipelines, enhancing your DevOps workflow.
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Pipeline run versioning in Azure DevOps
Explore practical pipeline run versioning strategies for Azure DevOps pipelines to enhance project traceability.
Uploading files to blob storage in Azure DevOps
Configuring, using and troubleshooting Azure file copy task in Azure DevOps pipelines to upload files to blob storage.
Importing and using CSS frameworks with Vue
Learn how to properly import a CSS framework and use it's features, like variables and mixins, in your Vue application.
Configuring different SSH keys per host
It's easy to configure different SSH keys for different hosts to increase security, or keep work and personal projects separate.
Importing and using Font Awesome with Vue
In case you don't want to use vue-fontawesome, make requests to a CDN, or need a self-contained Cordova/PhoneGap application.
Mounting Docker volumes with Docker Toolbox for Windows
When using Docker Toolbox for Windows, mounting volumes requires additional setup steps.
Standardizing the code style in a Node.js project
Having a common style is valuable both to the project and the team. ESLint, Prettier and EditorConfig make this process fully automatic.
Fixing blank screen on Cordova/PhoneGap and Vue
If you tried to run you Vue application under Cordova, you might have ran into an issue where the whole screen is blank.
Installing and maintaining GitLab CE on Ubuntu Server
GitLab is an awesome product that will boost your team's productivity, and CE edition is free and easy to install on your local server.
Unit Testing Guidelines
It's not uncommon to see poorly written unit tests and unit tests that add no value. This can be avoided by following these simple guidelines.
Stop using Exceptions for Flow Control
Exception handling is a fundamental part of modern programming, but is often misused. One example of this is exception driven flow control.
Sharing clipboard and folders with VirtualBox on Ubuntu guest and Windows host
With VirtualBox, sharing your clipboard and folders with a Linux guest on a Windows host still has some quirks.
JUnit Parameterized alternative
Writing parameterized tests in JUnit requires boilerplate that makes code less readable. This alternative provides simplicity.
Thrift Multiplexing in C#
Introduction to a powerful multiplexing feature that allows running multiple services running on the same address and port.
Setting up Laravel Homestead on Windows with Vagrant and VirtualBox
A step by step guide to setting up Laravel Homestead on Windows if you are having trouble following the official documentation.
State Pattern Encapsulation in C#
When implementing the state pattern, you usually have to expose members of the Context. Nested classes can help achieve encapsulation.
Creating a recursive template in KnockoutJS
When faced with a problem of rendering flat data as a hierarchical model with KnockoutJS, a recursive template will come in handy.
C# Apache Thrift Demo
Demo application that shows how you can use the Apache Thrift server/client with C#, including auto-generating code from a .thrift file.
Compacting VMware virtual hard disks
Usually the 'Compact' operation doesn't shrink the virtual disk size. See the step-by-step guide for compacting the disk properly.
C# scripting example using CSharpCodeProvider
Example with source code that demonstrates how to use the CSharpCodeProvider to compile and run arbitrary C# code at runtime.
Setting up local development domain with Apache vhosts
When working with Apache on web projects, you can use this convenient method to set up access to your project through a local .dev domain.
Moving Laravel 3 public folder on shared hosting
You can move Laravel's public directory to the public directory of your hosting account, but keep your application and framework code private.
Integrating StyleCop with Visual Studio Express
StyleCop is not directly supported in Visual Studio Express. However, it can still be integrated with a little bit of manual work.
Auto-mount VHD image script for Windows 7
Support for mounting VHD images is very useful, but unfortunately drives do not stay mounted after reboot. Auto-mount drives with a script.
Running NuGet command-line on Linux
With a few twists and turns, it's possible to use NuGet on Linux. Troubleshoot common errors that can occur when running NuGet on Mono.
Using NuGet standalone command-line
You can use NuGet command-line even without Visual Studio installed. Use NuGet config files to automate installation of your dependencies.