A guide to writing unit tests that ensure ASP.NET MVC action methods have the ValidateAntiForgeryToken attribute, with tips for the ReSharper/Rider test runner.
Using ReSharper's Structural Search and Replace to find ASP.NET MVC action methods that need the ValidateAntiForgeryToken attribute for CSRF protection.
A guide for ASP.NET MVC Core developers on identifying and adding CSRF protection to an inherited codebase lacking security measures.
Using Terraform and a custom tool to manage GitHub issue labels as code for consistency and automation across repositories.
A guide comparing local development, Vagrant, and Docker for web projects, helping developers choose the right tool for their workflow.
A proposal for a new "Optimize for Analytics" database configuration option in SQL Server and Azure SQL Database to enhance performance for data warehousing workloads.
A tutorial on using Puppeteer to crawl website articles, extract content, and convert it into Markdown files for a static site migration.
A software developer reflects on 2018, highlighting organizing internal tech knowledge sessions and delivering workshops on container technology.
A detailed overview of the new Database Scoped Configuration options introduced for SQL Server and Azure SQL Database in 2018, leading into 2019.
Author offers 12 free hours of expert consultation on Columnstore Indexes and Batch Execution Mode in SQL Server throughout 2019.
Announcing a workshop on optimizing ETL processes for SQL Server and Azure SQL at the SQLBits 2019 conference.
A guide to building TypeScript projects using Bazel, Google's open-source build tool, for efficient dependency management and incremental compilation.
A technical critique of SQL Server 2019's Master Data Services (MDS) database, highlighting poor default configurations like outdated compatibility levels and page verification settings.
Explains how to register a service both as an interface and as its concrete type in ASP.NET Core's built-in dependency injection container.
SQL Server 2019's Master Data Services (MDS) finally replaces the Silverlight-based web interface with a modern, browser-agnostic HTML front-end.
Extends dispatcher-agnostic view-models to work across multiple windows and UI threads using SynchronizationContext.
Explains how the .NET Garbage Collector works and provides techniques to reduce memory allocations for faster applications.
A curated list of five interesting Python tutorials covering music generation, computer vision, data science, and popular modules.
An analysis of Butler Lampson's 1999 predictions on computer science, comparing what worked then to the state of technology in 2015.
Explains the performance benefits and key differences of Compiled Bindings in Windows 10, highlighting the default OneTime mode.
