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Missing the metro isn't a big deal... If you know another one's just five minutes away! π Ever felt the same about software releases? π€ If you can release anytime, missing a release isn't a concern. Just add it to the next one! π‘ Hold on! What about fixed release...
Hard work vs. smart work An age-old debate. Ever thought 'busy' might be a trap? It's not the hours we pour into work, but the work we pour into those hours. Replace 'work hard' with 'work smart'. Efficiency is the game changer. The real key to the big bucks isn't...
Entitled Open-Source Users! Yesterday, I touched on Moq... It had included a 'SponsorLink', causing a bit of a stir with email fiddling. π§ Its purpose? Simple... to check if you've sponsored Moq. If not, consider a warning message in your build. π¨ Now, don't get me...
Remove Moq now! Using Moq for dotnet mocking? πWatch out! Since version 4.20, they've introduced a sneaky SponserLink. What does it do? It scans for your π©email in your git folder during build. Sounds risky, right? The solution? Say πgoodbye to Moq or downgrade to...
Software development - a love that consumes you β€οΈ Steals your hours β°, your camaraderie π€, even your romance π Despite your best intentions to balance it, the scales βοΈ tip towards it. The real twist? You sort of enjoy this imbalance π . After all, it's your passion...
Developers are masochists π They enjoy the thrill of the challenge... π’ Where the compiler turns them down 99% of the time π«, yet they persist to make it work. πͺ Just a thought...π§
Make HTML More Powerful! πͺ Four issues with HTML: 1. Why should only 'a' and 'form' element π€ be able to make HTTP requests? 2. Why should only click & submit events π trigger them? 3. Why should only GET & POST methods π₯ be available? 4. Why should you only...
In my journey, I've wrestled with Angular, tangoed with Vue and flirted with React. But here's the catch: π¬ You've got to fully commit and cross your fingers that your prized framework doesn't succumb to the allure of the next shiny tech star. Enter, Svelte π An...
Politics in your company grinding your progress? π² Political games - they're a reality inside companies π’. It doesn't seem fair, but the question is, do you stand against it π or learn the rules and play π€? "Every unsuccessful person I know believes the game is rigged...
Scrum sabotaging dev productivity? I am spotting a pattern lately. Developers doing less and lessπ―. Why? Estimates are getting increasingly bloated π. What's inflating these estimates? It's down to estimate meetings. Some people find tasks difficult; others don't dare...
Integration testing β it's not a choice, it's a no-brainer! Seems like these days I'm all about integration testing. ππ Yeah, unit tests? They're alright but, man, do they fall apart when something changes. Brittle like a stale cookie! They got their use though,...
No more Dynamics 365 Marketing. It merges with Dynamics 365 Customer Insights to become a single AI solution. The fusion results in two apps within this offering: 1οΈβ£ Customer Insights β Data => now known as Dynamics 365 Customer Insights. 2οΈβ£ Customer Insights β...
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