Which array item failed deserialization? – System.Text.Json

A recipe for capturing the JSON of the particular array item that failed deserialization with System.Text.Json.

Commit Hygiene – Winning with GIT

GIT101: A novel mental-model of git concepts, the pitfalls of traditional “pulling” and “merging” & how to author a good commit (and why it matters).

Meta Testing: Enforcing MockBehavior.Strict in tests

Testing the tests - a bridge too far?

Writing testable software

Software designs/architecture that lead to testable software - and why that’s desirable.

Syncing bulk data into SQL Server using DataTable, SQLBulkCopy & SQL MERGE

A recipe for efficient bulk updates in SQL Server using DataTable, staging tables & ANSI merge.

Using .NET to interact with the Chrome V8 debugger (running in ClearScript)

Exploring the Google Chrome debugger protocol by trying to talk to ClearScript running in V8.

WebAPI + AngularJS form validation – keeping it DRY

Server-side validation that feels like client-side validation to the user w/ ASP.NET & AngularJS

EntityFramework – fun with DbCommandInterceptor

(Ab)using DbCommandInterceptor in EntityFramework for fun and profit.

Validating database results when refactoring legacy code

Data-hashing techiques that can be used to validate database results in the absense of automated (unit) tests when refactoring.

Autofac + NServiceBus + IStartable – making them play nicely

Recipe to integrate the IStartable behaviour of AutoFac with NServiceBus.

Loading G-NAF (Geocoded National Address File) into SQL Server & making a simple query

I had a few hours spare and so thought I’d have a play with the “G-NAF” data set provided free of charge by the Australian government

Ape E Eye: A user-configurable dashboard of REST API “searches”

Ape E Eye (http://ape-e-eye.herokuapp.com/) is a toy project I built to learn Angular JS. It’s a configurable dashboard of “searches” (REST API queries) which are periodically updated.