Code Maze Weekly #31

Another week, another opportunity to learn something new and enjoyable. This week we have a variety of articles that got our attention, so check them out and find something that’s interesting to you:

.NET and C#

• How to Unit Test an Abstract Class [enterprisecraftsmanship.com]
  Have you tried testing an abstract class? Where do you begin? Vladimir goes in-depth on how to test abstract classes properly.
• Convert DateTime to user’s time zone with server-side Blazor [www.meziantou.net]
  Blazor introduces the problem of converting DateTime to the client’s date and time. Gérald implements a solution to this problem.

Worthy Reads

• Convert DateTime to user’s time zone with server-side Blazor [www.meziantou.net]
• JSON-RPC in ASP.NET Core With StreamJsonRpc [www.tpeczek.com]
• Display Images in Bootstrap Carousel using Razor Pages and Entity Framework [www.mikesdotnetting.com]
• Parse Markdown Front Matter With C# [khalidabuhakmeh.com]
• It’s all in the Host Class – Part 2: Configuration [csharp.christiannagel.com]
• Building End-to-End Diagnostics: User-Defined Context with Correlation Context [jimmybogard.com]
• XML + JSON Output for Web APIs in ASP .NET Core 3.1 [wakeupandcode.com]
• Using Azure CLI to create Azure App Registrations [damienbod.com]
• Creating a Repeater component with Blazor [www.meziantou.net]
• Integrating AdminLTE with ASP.NET Core 3.1 – Detailed [www.codewithmukesh.com]
• Task.WhenAll / Select is a footgun [blog.johnnyreilly.com]

Live & Presentation

• Monsters Weekly 170 – Noda Time and Entity Framework Core [aspnetmonsters.com]
• Episode 149 – Xamarin with Scott Ertz [6figuredev.com]

News & Updates

• Introducing dotnet-monitor, an experimental tool [devblogs.microsoft.com]
• Announcing .NET 5.0 Preview 6 [devblogs.microsoft.com]
• Announcing Entity Framework Core EFCore 5.0 Preview 6 [devblogs.microsoft.com]
• ASP.NET Core updates in .NET 5 Preview 6 [devblogs.microsoft.com]

DevOps & IoT

• YAML-defined CI/CD for ASP .NET Core 3.1 [wakeupandcode.com]
• Azure Container Registry: Securing container workflows [azure.microsoft.com]
• Deploy to Azure Container Instances with Docker Desktop [azure.microsoft.com]

Other Interesting Articles

• Using the Blockly visual programming editor to call a .NET Core WebAPI [www.hanselman.com]
• What dotnet new Could Be [rehansaeed.com]
• Introduction to quantum computing with Q# – Part 4, multi-qubit gates [www.strathweb.com]
• Cross-Platform C# UI Technologies Part 2 [christianfindlay.com]
• Multi-Targeted NuGet Package Gotchas! [codeopinion.com]
• Using Angular’s Live Reload Web Server to Refresh Pages on a Phone [weblog.west-wind.com]

On Programming and Life

• 20/20: Top 20 Programming Lessons I’ve Learned in 20 Years [www.danylkoweb.com]
• “I Am Satoshi Nakamoto” – How One Programmer Changed the World [simpleprogrammer.com]

Weekly Dose of Humor

• When they ask me if I can make the website work with IE [thecodinglove.com]
• When I ask the sysadmin to give me the root access [thecodinglove.com]
• If anyone knows us inside out it’s our Father! ❤️ [devhumor.com]

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Have a great weekend!