Tag: development

Jan 7, 2023 open-source

How to contribute to open source software projects

Open-source software is everywhere. Most of the software you use daily is open-source or built on top of open-source components. Contributing to open-source software is a great way to learn new skills and gain experience. It can also be an opportunity to help others, as many people worldwide often use open-source projects. It might seem intimidating initially, but it doesn’t need to be.

Jun 3, 2022 development

Loading Visual Studio environment in your default PowerShell profile

As a developer, you may want to load the Visual Studio environment in your default PowerShell profile. This is useful for debugging and developing.

May 16, 2022 development

Becoming an effective open source maintainer

Developing code is not easy. It is a challenge, but it is also a fun thing to do. Maintaining a project, however, is not easy either. It requires a very different skillset and time investment. When I became a maintainer of Selectize, I was able to learn a lot about the project and how to improve it, and I was able to learn so much about how to interact with the community.

May 5, 2022 development

Display all environment variables with powershell

When configuring a development environment, you can use the PowerShell command to display all environment variables. This can be useful for gathering information about the environment, or for debugging.

Nov 13, 2021 development

Git Tip of the day -- Remove accidentally added files

Oops! That was a mistake

Oct 28, 2021 development

How to determine what app is using a port

While it is sometimes easy to determine what app is using a port, it is not always the case. For example, if you are running a web app, and you want to know what app is using port 80, you can’t just look at the process list. You have to run a script to find the culprit. In the past this was a netstat command, but it can be simpler to use PowerShell.

Sep 28, 2021 development

Punctuate your alt text.

It’s the tiny details that show you care

Jul 14, 2021 career

The benefits of being a mentor

Nobody reaches their full potential alone; which is why having a career mentor is so incredibly important. Today, I’m going to talk about the other side and reveal how rewarding it can be to share your experience with future generations.

Jun 15, 2021 deib

Amplify unheard voices in the open-source community

Organizations that leverage social media to amplify their voices may find that they missed a crucial step. Often, people will not speak up, if we don’t let them. Let’s discuss how we can be sure to include diverse points of view.

Jun 11, 2021 career

How to be a happy developer

How to be a happy developer is a question we get asked a lot. We’re often asked, what do we feel, is the best way to become a better developer. I want to share my thoughts and experience of getting to where I am today with anyone who is willing to listen. Making the right choices can open up whole new worlds of opportunities and happiness for you and your family.

Oct 23, 2020 development

Automatically Update WSL on Startup

How to keep your WSL instance up to date

Oct 19, 2020 development

Developer Productivity Tips

Eight tips for becoming more productive as a developer

Oct 8, 2020 career

Signs of burning out

What to do when you no longer love your work

Oct 6, 2020 career

4 things to do after the tutorial

What do you do when you finish a tutorial

May 31, 2019 development

Clearing NuGet package caches

How to clear your NuGet caches

Apr 16, 2019 development

Git Tip of the day -- What Changed?

So you’ve just come back from vacation and what to see what your co-workers have been up to? Coming back to a project after a long break? There is a little-known command in git that will show you all the commits that have happened since you left off.

Mar 4, 2019 development

Git: Checkout a branch at a specific date

Sometimes one needs to grab a copy of your source repo at a specific point in time. This is the command to do so. Update the date and branch (e.g dev) according to your needs.

Feb 20, 2019 development

Clearing ASP.Net temporary files

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