Top Links
- Plans on Microsoft Learn: Your online blueprint for building AI and Azure skills (Jordan Davis)
- Try Full Line Code Completion in JetBrains Rider 2024.1.4 (Khalid Abuhakmeh)
- Visual Studio 2022 Version 17.11 Preview 3 Release Notes (Microsoft Learn)
- Updating Prism Template to .NET 8 (Steven Checo)
- Introducing @let in Angular (Mark Thompson & Kristiyan Kostadinov)
- Full Schedule for TechBash 2024 Now Available – Save 10% with a Discount Code (TechBash Crew)
Web & Cloud Development
- Getting Started with .NET Aspire: Simplifying Cloud-Native Development (Gayathri Ramalingam)
- Testing Services in Angular (Dany Paredes)
- Which is more suitable to use, isNaN or Number.isNaN() in JavaScript (Dhananjay Kumar)
- Build enterprise-grade applications with natural language using AWS App Studio (preview) (Donnie Prakoso)
- ASP.NET 8 Using DataTables.net – Part 1 – Foundation and Part 2 – Action buttons (Mark Pelf)
- Auth0: JWT Access Tokens Profiles, Now in GA (Madhuri Ravindra Mohan & Abbie Carlson)
WinUI, .NET MAUI & XAML
- Chart of the Week: Creating a WPF Range Bar Chart to Visualize the Hearing Range of Living Beings (Saiyath Ali Fathima M.)
- Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK 1.5.240627000 (NuGet)
Visual Studio & .NET
- .NET 9 Preview 6 Release Notes (James Montemagno)
- Loading aggregates with EF Core and EF Core – Query splitting (Bart Wullems)
- Creating an already-completed asynchronous activity in C++/WinRT, part 2 (Raymond Chen)
- Abstract Factory Design Pattern in C# (Satya Prakash)
- C# Design Patterns – Iterator – Language Features (Liam Mooney)
- Choosing Between WinForms and .NET MAUI with .NET 8 for Converting Legacy Apps (Jefferson S. Motta)
- Open Sourcing DXIL Validator Hash (Chris Bieneman)
Design, Methodology, AI & Testing
- Firebase Just Got Smarter: Meet Your New AI Development Assistant (Aayush Bandopadhyay)
- Deploy a Phi-3 model in Azure AI, and consume it with C# and Semantic Kernel (Bruno Capuano)
- From Microservices to Modular Monoliths (Steve Smith)
- 3 fun Gemma project ideas (Ju-yeong Ji)
- Developing GitLab Duo: A roundup of recent Chat enhancements (David O’Regan)
- Playwright and Pytest parametrization for responsive E2E tests (Pamela Fox)
- What Is Empathy In the Workplace? (Not to Be Confused with Ruinous Empathy) (Indiana Lee)
Mobile, IoT & Game Development
- Raspberry Pi AI Kit update: Dataflow Compiler now available (Naush Patuck)
Screencasts & Videos
- GCast 179: Using Copilot for M365 and MS Graph (David Giard)
- Pick Any Color on Your Screen | PowerToys Color Picker (Martin Zikmund)
- I wasn’t able to attend Build – how can I learn more about AI? | One Dev Question (Laurent Bugnion)
- Improve the Developers Experience from your Platform with Score | Open at Microsoft (Frank Boucher & Mathieu Benoit)
- A Conversation with Microsoft AI Expert Vivek Pradeep (Tiffany Janzen)
Podcasts
- Working Code Podcast – Episode 186: Work Insecurities (Ben Nadel)
- Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast – Tips for Effective SAFe Implementation, Even if Teams are Already Using Agile Processes | Esther Schmit (Vasco Duarte)
- Syntax Podcast #793: The Local First Landscape (Wes Bos & Scott Tolinski)
- Practical AI Podcast #277 – Vectoring in on Pinecone (Roie Schwaber-Cohen, Chris Benson & Daniel Whitenack)
- Web Rush Episode 288: Make AI Useful For You (John Papa & Grace Taylor)
Community & Events
- Software Architecture Conference, Third Edition – August 15-16, 2024 (CSharp.TV) – I’ll be speaking about native Windows UI framework options in 2024
- 5 Emerging Data Job Trends in 2024 (Alena Guzharina)
Database
- Parameter Sniffing, Predicate Selectivity, And Index Key Column Order In SQL Server (Erik Darling)
- NoSQL Database Growth Has Slowed, but AI Is Driving Demand (Richard MacManus)
- PostgreSQL JSON and JSONB Data Types for Non-Structured or Semi-Structured Data (Andrea Gnemmi)
- Vector search for Amazon MemoryDB is now generally available (Channy Yun)
PowerShell
- Compiling PowerShell Scripts into Executables (Adam Driscoll)
Miscellaneous
- Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26252 (Canary Channel) (Amanda Langowski)
- You never completely control the arc of your career (Michael Eaton)
More Link Collections
- The Morning Brew #3979 (Chris Alcock)
- Daily Reading List – July 10, 2024 (#352) (Richard Seroter)
The Geek Shelf
When They Win, You Win – Being a Great Manager Is Simpler Than You Think (Russ Laraway) – Referral Link
Packt App Development Best Practices Book Bundle (Humble Bundle) – Referral Link
