Reading Notes #637

In this edition of my Reading Notes, I've curated some fascinating content that spans across programming, creativity, and enlightening podcasts. Whether you're eager to enhance your coding skills, explore unique ideas, or stay updated with the latest in the tech world, there's something here for everyone. 

Dive in and enjoy these insightful reads and discussions!

Programming

• New Features for Enhanced Razor Productivity! (Leslie Richardson) - I love the new component feature that's one that I will use over and over for sure.

• Abstract vs Interface: Deep dive (Serhii Korol) - You probably know the difference between those two just like me, but do you know how the code is interpreted that's very interesting.

• Riverdam - Feature Gates Finally Made Easy (David Guida) - A cool tool to ease development. This new project definitely looked interesting.

• 11 Must Read Software Design and Architecture Books for Developers (Soma) - I like books. It's a great way to go deeper about a topic at your own pace and when you want. This post has great recommendations, and I really enjoy the authenticity in the comments.

Podcasts

• Static Websites in 2025 with Stacy Cashmore (.NET Rocks!) - It was nice listening to the discussion with Stacy about how are Azure Static Websites are evolving.

Miscellaneous

• Typing tests were boring, so i built TypeTheLyrics. (Arjun Vijay Prakash) - Cool idea! It's true that music always has a big impact on everything.

Sharing my Reading Notes is a habit I started a long time ago, where I share a list of all the articles, blog posts, and books that catch my interest during the week. If you have interesting content, share it! 

 ~Frank

Reading Notes #636

Welcome back to another edition of my Reading Notes! This week, we've got some great content lined up, including insights on cloud development with Azure Developer CLI, tips for promoting your open source projects, updates on .NET, and more. Dive in to explore a wealth of knowledge and stay updated with the latest trends and developments.

Cloud

• Azure Developer CLI (azd) - February 2025 (Kristen Womack) - Nice to see the work of this very active team.

Programming

• 5 tips for promoting your open source project (Klint Finley) - Great tips to promote your OSS project.

• C# Dev Kit Updates: .NET Aspire, Hot Reload, and More! - .NET Blog (Wendy Breiding (SHE/HER)Wendy Breiding) - Great updates that really make a difference. I'm already a fan of that improved Add Aspire experience.

• Announcing Our Work on a Blazor Component for Document Editing and Viewing (Bjoern Meyer) - Looking for fancier components have a look at this new one that you can try for free.

AI

• Announcing Generative AI for Beginners – .NET - .NET Blog (Pablo Lopes) - A new set of lessons to learn AI in c#. It's free and it's all available directly from a GitHub repo. You should go fork it right now!

Miscellaneous

• 3 reasons you should tour a conference talk (Salma) - I totally agree on the value of doing a session multiple times. However, sometimes finding opportunities can be hard.

• How I created a newsletter I actually enjoy writing (Salma) - Enjoy the moment! If you like what you do, it should help doing it right and keep doing it.

Sharing my Reading Notes is a habit I started a long time ago, where I share a list of all the articles, blog posts, and books that catch my interest during the week. 

 If you have interesting content, share

~Frank

Reading Notes #635

This week Reading Notes, covers various topics in programming and databases. Discover the latest ASP.NET Core release, the importance of clear error messages, and coding with voice commands. Learn about new features in Azure EasyAuth and Microsoft Entra Authentication for Azure PostgreSQL. We also bid farewell to Azure Data Studio as it moves to VS Code extensions.

 
Let's get started!

Programming

• ASP.NET Core on .NET Framework servicing release advisory: ASP.NET Core 2.3 (Daniel Roth) - Learn more about this new release.

• The Importance of Good Error Messages (jdanton1) - I cannot agree more with the idea! How many of us have lost hours trying to figure out what was the error because the description wasn't clear!

• From pain to productivity: How I learned to code with my voice (Salma) - I watched a few of Salma's streams where she was struggling with those tools. This post shares the entire story, the different tools, and her progress.

• Giving Granular Controls to Azure EasyAuth | Microsoft Community Hub ( Justin Yoo) - EasyAuth is like the name suggests pretty simple to setup and use, but also more minimalist than other solutions. This OSS package changes everything making it more versatile.

Databases

• Microsoft Entra Authentication for Azure PostgreSQL (Arun S) - Learn how ease security enforcement (ex: password rotation) by centralizing the account with Entra.

• Azure Data Studio Retirement | Microsoft Community Hub (carlosrobles) - I used in love Azure Data Studio and I'm a little bit sad to see it go away but I think it's for the best since all the functionality will be now available in vs code extension

Miscellaneous

• A case for getting dressed every day (Salma) - I agree one hundred percent with her it's so true.

Sharing my Reading Notes is a habit I started a long time ago, where I share a list of all the articles, blog posts, and books that catch my interest during the week. 

 If you have interesting content, share

 ~frank