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• Beautiful dotnet test summary reports

  Posted on August 17, 2024

  Running tests across multiple projects in a solution doesn’t have to look like the 90s in today’s console. Now you can use a simple dotnet global tool to get an intuitive glimpse at what happened with that last test run that resulted in gazillion lines of text :) [Read More]

  Tags:

  • dotnet
  • test
  • cli

• How to run dotnet tests with automatic smart retry

  Posted on August 17, 2024

  When running dotnet test, there is no built-in mechanism to retry failed tests, and constructing the filter format for re-running them is non-trivial. This post showcases a new dotnet global tool dotnet-retest that fixes this. [Read More]

  Tags:

  • dotnet
  • test
  • cli

• Auto-document dotnet CLI tool via dynamically generated markdown readme fragments

  Posted on July 16, 2024

  Every time I create a new CLI tool, I face the challenge of keeping the project and package readme (for dotnet tools like dotnet-trx) up to date with the evolving tool itself. [Read More]

  Tags:

  • tool
  • dotnet
  • markdown
  • github

• GitHub GraphQL API Full Screen

  Posted on April 11, 2024

  The GitHub GraphQL explorer is an awesome way to explore the GitHub API. It’s a great way to learn about GraphQL too, as you can see the schema, the types, and the queries you can make. [Read More]

  Tags:

  • github

• Auto-notifying cascading values in Blazor

  Posted on January 20, 2024

  When using Blazor cascading values, especially root-level, the build-in mechanism will not notify other components of changes in the value properties. This post showcases an improved mechanism that leverages CascadingValueSource and INotifyPropertyChanged to automatically notify all components. [Read More]

  Tags:

  • dotnet
  • aspnet
  • blazor

• SponsorLink: feedback and moving forward

  Posted on August 15, 2023

  It seems that inadvertently, I caused a dotnet drama to unfold. Totally unintentional, but here we are. So in this post I hope to clarify some things, and also share some of the feedback I received and how I plan to move forward. [Read More]

  Tags:

  • oss
  • github
  • sponsors
  • dotnet

• How to create SDK-style VSIX project

  Posted on June 29, 2023

  Pretty much everyone on the .NET ecosystem moved to the so-called SDK-style projects. But for whatever reason, VSIX projects still today use the legacy format. This post shows you how to enjoy the goodies of the SDK-style projects in your VSIX projects. [Read More]

  Tags:

  • visualstudio

• NuGet central package versions with floating or range versions

  Posted on June 29, 2023

  Somehow, using central package version is an "enterprise" feature and therefore it has to be obnoxious about not shooting yourself in the foot. Fortunately, there's a better way. [Read More]

  Tags:

  • dotnet
  • nuget

• How to bind to MarkupString in Blazor

  Posted on April 14, 2023

  Since this is by-design on ASP.NET, this post shows the only way you can achieve this at the moment. [Read More]

  Tags:

  • dotnet,
  • aspnet,
  • blazor

• Strongly-typed resources with .NET 6+

  Posted on April 4, 2023

  It would seem that adding a .resx file to your project should be enough to get you started with strongly-typed resources. Unfortunately, it's not that simple. Here's how to get it working. [Read More]

  Tags:

  • dotnet
  • aspnet
  • blazor

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