Ken Dale
@kendaleiv.com
Jesus follower, husband, father, Senior Software Engineer at Microsoft, opinions my own.
Home internet down? You can still operate your Wi-Fi robot vacuum/mop using a smartphone hotspot. kendaleiv.com/operating-a-...
Operating A Wi-Fi Enabled Robot Vacuum / Mop During A Home Internet Outage Using A Smartphone Hotspot
Robot vacuums / mops are a convenient way to clean your home. If they are typically operated using Wi-Fi functionality may be limited during an internet outage.
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🚀 Prompt to Benchmark: C# benchmarking via GitHub Agent running .NET in the cloud. From idea to performance data, fast. kendaleiv.com/prompt-to-be...
Prompt To Benchmark: C# Benchmarking Via GitHub Agent Running .NET In The Cloud
When creating a new repository on GitHub you can provide instructions for a GitHub Copilot coding agent to execute. The agent picks up those instructions, does the work in the cloud, and opens a pull ...
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Anyone else feel like coffee might be better in a mug? Am I just lacking patience for a thermos and drinking it too hot or is it somehow actually better?
I created a GitHub Copilot skill that reports the actual (post-discount) cost of Azure resources. Useful for determining where to focus cost savings and what was saved. github.com/kendaleiv/Ac...
GitHub - kendaleiv/Actualize: A GitHub Copilot skill backed by a Python calculator to help report the actual (post-discount) cost of Azure resources.
A GitHub Copilot skill backed by a Python calculator to help report the actual (post-discount) cost of Azure resources. - kendaleiv/Actualize
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Your background loop probably doesn't need Task.Delay. For periodic async work, PeriodicTimer makes the intent much clearer: wait for the next tick, do the work, repeat. One consumer at a time, dispose it, pass the token. https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.threading.periodictimer
Mermaid diagrams are now built directly into VS Code. 🎉 No extra extension required. 🙌
Bike ride pulling kid behind, get back to the van to be done and and then air rushes out the tire. Nice that we were finished. 🙂
✅ 100% code coverage doesn't mean your code works. Here's why. kendaleiv.com/100-percent-...
Peas&Carrots: why URL encoding your query string parameters matters (and what can go wrong if you don't). kendaleiv.com/peas-and-car...
Peas&Carrots: The Importance Of Url Encoding Query String Parameters
When creating web applications it’s common to create links. Sometimes, links contain query string parameters. Google uses the ?q= query string parameter for search queries. An issue can arise when que...
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New blog post! Creating A User Readable Timestamp From Cosmos DB _ts Using SQL Query kendaleiv.com/creating-a-u...
Creating A User Readable Timestamp From Cosmos DB _ts Using SQL Query
Azure Cosmos DB documents include a _ts property representing the last modified time as a Unix timestamp in seconds. While useful for machines, a value like 1714000000 isn’t easily human readable.
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🎤 Thinking about giving your first tech talk? Here are tips for the aspiring or first-time technical speaker. kendaleiv.com/tips-for-the...
Tips for the Aspiring or First Time Technical Speaker
First of all, if you have an upcoming speaking engagement, congratulations on being selected!
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Prompt To Benchmark: C# Benchmarking Via GitHub Agent Running .NET In The Cloud From idea to performance data, fast. kendaleiv.com/prompt-to-be...
Prompt To Benchmark: C# Benchmarking Via GitHub Agent Running .NET In The Cloud
When creating a new repository on GitHub you can provide instructions for a GitHub Copilot coding agent to execute. The agent picks up those instructions, does the work in the cloud, and opens a pull ...
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New blog post! Prompt To Benchmark: C# Benchmarking Via GitHub Agent Running .NET In The Cloud kendaleiv.com/prompt-to-be...
Prompt To Benchmark: C# Benchmarking Via GitHub Agent Running .NET In The Cloud
When creating a new repository on GitHub you can provide instructions for a GitHub Copilot coding agent to execute. The agent picks up those instructions, does the work in the cloud, and opens a pull ...
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This is a GREAT event that I enjoy traveling to and helping with annually. If you're in the Philly, NJ, or NYC region its a great opportunity to get a LOT of face-time with some of the best speakers in the industry and grow your career.
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New blog post! Making Friends with Reviews: Providing Great Feedback kendaleiv.com/making-frien...
Making Friends with Reviews: Providing Great Feedback
Jesus follower, husband, father, software engineer.
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AT TIME ZONE in T-SQL is great for bucketing counts (like daily) while respecting historical offset changes like daylight saving. Small gotcha: You'll need to map from IANA to Windows Time Zone IDs for Azure SQL if sending IANA time zone via a browser. learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/t-... #sql
AT TIME ZONE (Transact-SQL) - SQL Server
AT TIME ZONE Converts an input date to the corresponding datetimeoffset value in the target time zone.
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Thanks to @scott.hanselman.com for showing me Handy (handy.computer) — a free, open-source speech-to-text tool that runs locally on your machine. Push-to-talk, privacy-focused, and just works. Check it out!
Handy
Handy is a cross platform, open-source, speech-to-text application for your computer
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Thanks @scott.hanselman.com for pointing folks to handy.computer via a Microsoft internal talk, much appreciated!
Handy
Handy is a cross platform, open-source, speech-to-text application for your computer
handy.computer
We completed Mario Party 7 Solo Cruise today. The Bowser level isn't trivial but we prevailed!
Happy New Year! Have a prosperous, healthy, loved, and fun year -- and may we all know Jesus more.
Merry Christmas everyone! Luke 2:10 TPT [10] But the angel reassured them, saying, “Don’t be afraid, for I have come to bring you good news, the most joyous news the world has ever heard! And it is for everyone everywhere! bible.com/bible/1849/l...
Luke 2:10-39 (TPT) - But the angel reassured them, sayin | YouVersion
But the angel reassured them, saying, “Don’t be afraid, for I have come to bring you good news, the most joyous news the world has ever heard! And it is for everyone everywhere! When Mary and Joseph h
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ASP.NET Core updates in .NET 10 Release Candidate 1 · dotnet aspnetcore · Discussion #63605
ASP.NET Core in .NET 10 RC 1 - Release Notes Here's a summary of what's new in ASP.NET Core in this release: Persistent component state support for enhanced navigation New ASP.NET Core Identity met...
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Would be nice if social screenshots included links -- DevTools screenshots could be easy to fabricate.
