Bought a new computer...
I know I've not posted anything in a while. I work for a small "start up" type company and it's taken a lot of my 'programming' time. (*not to mention programming soul...*) But, I was thinking that I need and want to
Frank Villasenor
quick-tip
Quick Tip - Date Math in SQL Server
I often need to add where clauses to SQL statements. Most folks probably do. It allows me to view recent log entries or recently created records. Rather than hard coding dates, I've been using "Date Math" to make these queries usable over a period of time.
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Happy New Year!
Happy new year!
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Happy Pride Month 2019
Happy Pride Month! Although I aim to keep politics and such out of this site I can't ignore pride month. It'd feel wrong. I've been a long time supporter of LGTBQ pride and human rights in general. Be safe while celerbrating!
quick-tip
Daily Scrum - Standup Questions
These are the questions that you must answer during a daily scrum stand-up: 1. What did you do yesterday? 2. What will you do today? 3. Are there any impediments in your way? Just posting this as a quick reference for myself and others.
quick-tip
JavaScript: var vs const vs let
In JavaScript, what's the difference between var, const and let? In previous generations of JavaScript, only var was available. The latter two were added as part of ES2015. Scope Both let and const are blocked scoped variables whereas var was not blocked scoped. All var declared variables are
Linkbook - Interesting Technical Links
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* Encapsulation in Redux: the Right Way to Write Reusable Components * Clockify - 100% Free Time Tracking Software * MonoGame - Web Demo * 10 React mini-patterns - Hacker Noon * React Redux Connect Tutorial — When and How to Use It So, I've been using react quite a bit lately.... 😂
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Moving Cloud Hosts
We're in the process of moving cloud providers. The reasons are not important at this time but you may have some trouble accessing the site in the near future. If this is the case, clear your cache or try a different browser. Things should stabilize over time from
NuGet
NuGet - Nuspec file does not exist in package Error Message
Clear the NuGet cache with the following command. Note: You'll need the NuGet.exe. Command: nuget locals all -clear
Open Source Software
Getting started with TestCafe
TestCafe is a web application (or website) testing tool. It's designed to automatically test websites from a user's perspective. This paradigm is key to the effective use of TestCafe; a common objective for TestCafe is to test website features through the lens of the user while
Linkbook - Interesting Technical Links
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* Elon Musk's 6 productivity rules, including walk out of meetings that waste your time * Visual Studio's UserVoice if you use Visual Studio, you should participate... * Creating your own NuGet Server * 'Doom' Rendered Entirely in ASCII Is the Most 1337 Way to Play
software engineering
Pipe and Filter Architecture Example
I wanted to share an old graduate school project I have in my GitHub account. I return to this project as a reference. Not to remind myself of the core pattern but to remind me to consider the architecture of a given project. It's a basic pipe and