Build a server-side web app with .NET, C#, and HTMX
The repository class We’ll use a repository class for persisting the quotes users submit to our application. In a real application, the repository class would interact with a datastore. For our example, we’ll just use an in-memory list. Since our application is small, we can put the repository class directly into our root directory for […]
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FAQ: Getting started with Bluesky
IDG The third-party BlueSky Labelers site has a directory of some labelers. Some of these are used for moderation and others for matters of interest, such as verifying Microsoft employees or labeling GitHub repositories you contribute to. Who owns Bluesky? Bluesky spun off from Twitter in 2021 and is currently a Public Benefit Corporation (similar […]
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Create searchable Bluesky bookmarks with R
new_my_likes Combine the new and old data: deduped_my_likes And, finally, save the updated data by overwriting the old file: rio::export(deduped_my_likes, ‘my_likes.parquet’) Step 4. View and search your data the conventional way I like to create a version of this data specifically to use in a searchable table. It includes a link at the end of […]
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Does AWS have a complexity problem?
Is ‘simplexity’ the right approach? Vogels’ approach is an architecture-forward method that does not insist on throwing more technologies at the problem. I like that. We should be normalizing the technologies in use and, in some cases, looking for third-party solutions such as common directory services, database virtualization, etc. The obvious elephant in the room […]
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JavaScript is still number one – JetBrains report
To better assess the growth prospects of programming languages, JetBrains’ 2024 report introduces the JetBrains Language Promise Index, which is based on the growth in usage of the language over the past five years, the stability of this growth, the share of developers intending to adopt the language, and the share of the language’s current […]
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How to chunk data using LINQ in C#
When you execute the console application, the three chunks of five integers will be displayed in the console window as shown in Figure 1. Figure 1. Using the Chunk extension method in C# to split an array of integers. IDG Using Chunk to split a list of strings in C# You can also use the […]
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Microsoft introduces Phi-4, an AI model for advanced reasoning tasks
“The goal with Phi-4 is to explore the efficiency of smaller models while maintaining accuracy,” Microsoft researchers noted in the technical documentation. Microsoft’s Phi-4 competes directly with models such as OpenAI’s GPT-4o Mini, Anthropic’s Claude 3 Haiku, and Google’s Gemini 1.5 Flash, each catering to specific applications in the small language model landscape. While GPT-4o […]
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Microsoft .NET Community Toolkit backs partial properties
Microsoft has released .NET Community Toolkit 8.4, with support for partial properties in MVVM Toolkit source generators as well as new MVVM Toolkit diagnostic analyzers. The update was unveiled December 12. Source code for the .NET Community Toolkit can be found on GitHub. Partial properties now are available thanks to new C# language features in […]
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InfoWorld’s 2024 Technology of the Year Award winners
Devops: CI/CD Finalists Buildkite Pipelines Harness CI/CD amazee.io, a Mirantis Company Lagoon Winner From the winner Harness Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery redefines efficiency in the market with its blazing speed, robust security, and cost-effectiveness, achieved through smart caching, optimized test execution, and well-tuned cloud-build machines. It empowers teams with a streamlined, script-free platform, ensuring […]
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Go eclipses Node.js in web API requests, Cloudflare reports
Go has surpassed Node.js as the most popular language used for making automated API requests, according to cloud provider Cloudflare’s annual review of internet trends. More than half of the internet traffic seen by Cloudflare is API-related, and much of this traffic is automated API calls from dynamic websites and applications, the company wrote in […]
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