Author: Alvin A.

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