Tools

On installing VS 2026, I noticed the year’s missing on the shortcut. It’s no bug, and the way VS is being developed, released and supported is changing in a big way.

Changed the default value for a report parameter, but it’s not actually updating in SSRS? That’s by design. Let’s find a way around it.

VS Code is a great editor with a lot of useful features, like being able to compare two random files for differences. Let’s see how.

When it comes to finding a bug in an app, few things beat a good trail of logs. And for writing those logs, few tools beat NLog in simplicity or flexibility. I rarely appreciate just how flexible it is though, so it’s worth spending a little time taking a closer look.

I recently discovered the constraint model in NUnit. It’s been there for years, hiding in plain sight! What is it? Is it worth using? Let’s check it out.

Logs are a great tool for squashing bugs and tracing errors. Let’s see how to add NLog to our project.

Need to pull a subdirectory out of repo A and create a new repo B out with it? Including full history and branches? Okay, here’s how.

Do you prefer reading or doing? How about both? DotNet Try pulls in C# code from your project and turns your docs into an interactive experience.

If you need to consume a webhook from another service, or verify the payload being sent from your own REST API endpoint, RequestBin can help. It intercepts and displays the contents of any call made to it. Here’s how to deploy your own instance in just a few minutes.

Today I’m wrapping my head around a build tool called Ansible, used for deploying machines in a scriptable, repeatable manner. Follow along as I step through an excellent tutorial from DigitalOcean, applying what I learn to a couple DO Ubuntu VMs… the $5/mo ones - nothing fancy needed!

In a new AWS Lambda function, logging is initially disabled. Lets see how to enable it, for those times where additional detail is needed.

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!

Most people will never even know their browser hides a great set of tools, mostly used by web developers, but which can be useful for anyone trying to figure out why their browser is misbehaving.

Despite its marketing, Visual Studio for Mac is not the Visual Studio that millions love, ported to the Mac. Something that’s absolutely trivial in standard VS, switching between .NET Frameworks, wasted several of my evenings. Maybe it’ll help someone else.

Are you a Mac user and .NET fan? Did you know there’s a native VS app now? Writing tests is important, so I decided to try out NUnit in @vs4mac.

If you’re unfamiliar with Git’s “alias” feature, it provides a way to create shortcuts for other Git commands, which can save you a lot of time. They’re easy to setup and maintain too. Let’s see how.