Mark Downie - PoppaString

OS GitHub contributions with Visual Studio

February 07, 2018
7 min read

I had a really productive discussion with my extended development teammates last week, I was able to give a high level ...

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Converting a HttpHandler to Middleware

January 18, 2018
2 min read

Back in the day we would write Http Handlers to process requests that needed to be tied to a particular endpoint while ...

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Giving thanks!

January 14, 2018
0 min read

I am genuinely grateful for life that I have been gifted and for the many privileges that I have been afforded. I ...

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Do we still upgrade PCs?

January 03, 2018
3 min read

Many years ago it was both necessary and indeed a right of passage to upgrade some part of your PC. We would upgrade ...

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Creating TagHelpers with Core MVC

December 29, 2017
2 min read

I am looking for help with DasBlog, lots and lots of help, and to that end I am trying to ensure that I am not just ...

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Span in C#

December 22, 2017
1 min read

I just got through reading Stephen Toub’s 'All about Span: Exploring a new .NET Mainstay', it is comprehensive, ...

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Node as a cmdlet replacement?

December 18, 2017
1 min read

A colleague was making a really compelling case today for moving our batch based processes from bat files and cmdlets ...

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Sample performance reviews for technical teams

November 27, 2017
3 min read

When you are in a medium to large size company the yearly reviews become a really important opportunity to reflect on ...

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Defining a Strategy

November 19, 2017
0 min read

Our VP was talking to our extended teams a few months back and he said something that stuck with me about how he ...

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OS GitHub contributions with Visual Studio

Converting a HttpHandler to Middleware

Giving thanks!

Do we still upgrade PCs?

Creating TagHelpers with Core MVC

Span in C#

Node as a cmdlet replacement?

Sample performance reviews for technical teams

Defining a Strategy

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