Anatomy of the .NET dictionary

The internals of the .NET Dictionary class is a very common interview topic, so the information in this post might come in handy one day. Alternatively, use this new-found knowledge to impress friends and colleagues at every opportunity!

With .NET 6 previews starting right around the corner, it is time to start getting excited for the new .NET Multi-platform App UI (MAUI) that was announced at BUILD 2020. This year of .NET has a lot of amazing things for client application developers. Let’s review the highlights and set your expectations for the year ahead. 

When Ruby on Rails, a web application framework written in the Ruby programming language, was first released as open source back in July 2004, it stumbled to rise in the rankings as one of the top programming languages. But in 2006, Apple announced that it would be shipping Ruby on Rails with their Mac OS X v10.5 “Leopard” and Ruby soon became known and used by many. So much so, that the TIOBE index, a measure of the popularity of programming languages, named Ruby the “Programming Language of 2006.” However, due to some scalability issues and the release of other exciting new tools, such as Node.js and AngularJS, Ruby started to lose its popularity and by 2008 it seemed as if it was on its way out. 

On over-engineering; finding the right balance

A big debate among developers is whether to write code for today’s problem or to build a general-purpose solution for future needs. Both approaches have their pros and cons. Specific-purpose code can quickly become messy. But overly general code can add unnecessary complexity. This post, obviously opinionated, argues for a middle ground. That’s the sweet spot, as always.

Database is an integral part of any company/project. They range from small scale to large scale. But most of the times, if you ask for a data dictionary, then 'boom' - nobody has a data dictionary. This tool will enable you to create data dictionary for your tables and export them to an Excel file. 

Performs a smooth 2D/3D transition from one HTML element A to another element B.  2D Demo  3D Demo

• Runs a single transition or a sequence of transitions;
• Transition effect is automatically computed between two slides;
• Fallbacks to browsers that do not support 3D transformations and CSS3 animations;
• Highly customizable:
  • Any markup you want. Only restriction is sliders to be contained in a parent blocked element;
    
  • Strong event driven support;
    
  • Single transition or a sequence of transitions (movie mode);
    
  • Transition duration, easing function animation and zoom vertexes;
    
  • Optional user zoomming and panning between each transition.
    

• Responsive design, suitable for any window sizes;
• Optionally loads images asynchronously to save page load times, when slides are images.

Logging is a big part of software development for many years now. One can argue that a logging mechanism is a must-have part of any application or library. I would agree with that statement. Logging has a crucial part to play in a scenario where you can’t use interactive debugging (that is, attaching a debugger like Visual Studio). It allows us to investigate errors after the problem already happened. In some cases, like Production Debugging, logs might be the only information you have. 

This is a repository for creating a Blazor Server dashboard application following the principles of Clean Architecture