In this video Anders Hejlsberg spends some time discussing TypeScript. He starts with the reasons behind creating TypeScript (the so called elevator speech) and then moves on to some of the features coming in the next release. He mentions a number of features but spends the time discussing the null (and corresponding undefined) types and how TypeScript 2 makes handling them much easier. 

- Detect unknown component parameters
- Properties marked with [SupplyParameterFromQuery] attribute should also be marked as [Parameter]
- Properties marked with [EditorRequired] attribute should also be marked as [Parameter]
- Methods marked with [JSInvokable] attribute must be public
- JSRuntime must not be used in OnInitialized or OnInitializedAsync
- Use InvokeVoidAsync instead of InvokeAsync when the return value is not used
- Do not overwrite parameter values 

croc is a tool that allows any two computers to simply and securely transfer files and folders. AFAIK, croc is the only CLI file-transfer tool that does all of the following:

• allows any two computers to transfer data (using a relay)
• provides end-to-end encryption (using PAKE)
• enables easy cross-platform transfers (Windows, Linux, Mac)
• allows multiple file transfers
• allows resuming transfers that are interrupted
• local server or port-forwarding not needed
• ipv6-first with ipv4 fallback 

What's the difference between a console, a terminal, and a shell? 

Stairway to XML

XML has been part of the SQL Standard since 2003, and is essential for any DBA because so many of the dynamic management views return XML data. Now that the industry is more used to data defined by document markup, it is becoming more important than ever for Database Developers and DBAs to understand the technology and to know where it makes sense to use XML. In this book, originally a series of articles on SQLServerCentral.com, Robert Sheldon flexes his talent to make the complicated seem simple. 

You'll often hear the terms framework and platform used interchangeably. This can be very confusing. You'll hear that .NET Core is a platform. Then you'll read that .NET Core is cross-platform. Next, you'll learn that .NET Core is a framework. And it doesn't help that framework is part of the name of the original full .NET Framework.

In this post, I explain the difference between frameworks and platforms and explain why sometimes you'll see .NET being referred to as a framework and other times see it referred to as a platform. 

Issues Fixed in 15.9.19

• Fixed an issue in C++ optimizer where the impact of writing to unknown memory inside a call wasn’t properly accounted for in the caller.

Security Advisory Notices

• ASP.NET Core Denial of Service Vulnerability
• ASP.NET Core Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Well perhaps the first thing to say is that Windows Desktop apps will still work on Windows 10 without any changes. You can even make use of the new Window 10 APIs in a Win32 application and there are improvements in .NET 4.6. Even WPF receives some attention

An Angular.js directive which allows you to perform any javascript actions (in the controller, or on the element) when an element is scrolled into or out of, the users viewport, without requiring any other dependencies.  Demo

New Breaking Changes

Angular now compiles with Ivy by default. See Ivy compatibility section.

Typescript 3.4 and 3.5 are no longer supported. Please update to Typescript 3.6.

tslib is now listed as a peer dependency rather than a direct dependency. Users not using the CLI will need to manually install tslib via yarn add tslib or npm install tslib --save.