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Mirror mirror on the wall, who's the topmost of them all?
Some devs ask how they can make sure their program is the "most" whatever. The first spot in the notification tray, the first service to run, the topmost of the topmost. They want to make sure that their app is first and foremost before all others... talk about tunnel vision.
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A rolling book rack with extra storage
My wife asked for a book shelf for the kids, but something that would let them see the entire book cover instead of just the binding, like a magazine rack in the store....
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What's this new GitHub Package Registry all about? (using C# and NuGet)
Most of us host something (and some of us everything) on GitHub, especially since they host private repos for free too now. I've been eager to try the GitHub Package Registry since they announced it last May. Well, I just got access to the beta, so let's see what we can do!...
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What's a package manager?
If you've heard the term package manager, especially with GitHub announcing their own, you might be wondering what exactly it is. Well, it's a way to find, reuse, and share code, among other things....
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Cannot remove System.Core.dll reference from a VS2010 project
Several years ago, a user on SO tried to add a reference to System.Core manually but couldn't. The "problem" was actually an intentional design choice, as explained by an MSFT employee in a Microsoft Connect post. Then MS killed off Connect instead of making it readonly, so here's a repost....
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Using the GraphiQL IDE to access a GraphQL API
One of the tools bundled with GraphQL is GraphiQL, which lets users query your API in the browser and see results immediately. This is a huge time-saver! Let's take a look at how GitHub uses it for their GraphQL API....
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What is GraphQL and how does it differ from REST?
As much as we'd like to think there's one "best" way to do things, GraphQL is an alternative for REST, not a replacement. And while there's quite a few differences between them, the major difference is that GraphQL lets you build a query to get exactly (and only) the data you're interested in....
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7 Mistakes of Modern Web Design
Once upon a time, in the glory days of Geocities, Angelfire, Tripod et al, we were in a race to the bottom, proudly outdoing each other with animated gifs, scrolling marquees, and midi files. But poor web design didn't vanish... it only changed. Here are my current favorites....
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