Git + .NET/Mono = ❤  http://libgit2.github.com

LibGit2Sharp brings all the might and speed of libgit2, a native Git implementation, to the managed world of .NET and Mono. 

$ git init /d/temp/rooted/path

string rootedPath = Repository.Init(@"D:\temp\rooted\path");
Console.WriteLine(rootedPath);

$ git add --all .

using (var repo = new Repository("path/to/your/repo"))
{
    Commands.Stage(repo, "*");
}

$ git checkout <branch>

using (var repo = new Repository("path/to/your/repo"))
{
    var branch = repo .Branches[branchName];
    Branch currentBranch = Commands.Checkout(repo , branch);
}

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. 

Spawn an Online Game with Blazor, .NET 7 and Clean Architecture in under 60 minutes

In this fun talk, Luke Parker will show you step-by-step how to build a playable game in under 60 minutes. He will go over some basic game design, project planning, then build the game and finally… play live with the audience! Utilizing code sharing and the magic of Clean Architecture allows for very rapid app development. Also, leveraging MudBlazor as the component library lets you save time and to focus on what really matters.
 

Working as a .NET Professional is a tumultuous rollercoaster ride of emotional highs and crushing lows. It’s likely the same for other communities, with different flavors of success and failures. I have over a decade of .NET development work, and I am here to share some general mantras that have served me well. 

Curated list of awesome Roslyn books, tutorials, open-source projects, analyzers, code fixes, refactorings, and source generators  

“The Breakpoint Podcast” is an intriguing, stimulating podcast hosted by Khalid, Maarten, and Woody, three innovative minds immersed in tech and software development. With an eclectic blend of expertise from distinct backgrounds and cultures, the trio dissects and elucidates technology’s intricate and ever-evolving world in their bi-weekly discussions.

an exciting release incorporated with plenty of library updates, a new WASM mode, more source generators, constant performance improvements, and NativeAOT support on iOS. We hope you enjoy these new features and improvements. Stay tuned for more updates as we continue our journey of making .NET better, together! 

In this post I’ll quickly explain the minimum you need to know in order to publish an Angular component to npm. By the end of the post you’ll know how your module to: 

• Be platform independent (i.e. run in Web Workers, Universal).
  
• Should be bundled and distributed.
  
• Work with the Angular’s Ahead-of-Time compiler.
  
• Play well with TypeScript and allow autocompletion and compile-time type checking.