C# Using Slack for Real-Time Notifications with C# Here's something kind of fun. In my web app, I want to know when certain things happen. Of course, I'm using Google Analytics with events and stuff, but sometimes, I want to know
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tools JetBrains Rider - A Solid Alternative to Visual Studio If you're like me and you would rather write software using macOS than using a Windows machine, you have a bit of a dilemma to deal with when it comes to tooling. First
C# C# 5 Star Rating Code You would think this would be an easy thing to find with a quick Goole search, but it's not. In a web app I'm working on, I just wanted to implement a simple
swift Swift Optionals Continuing my series exploring the Swift language from the perspective of a C# developer, I left off with some strange syntax in Swift involving lot's of !? intermingled with some expressions. What is this
xamarin Xamarin Now Part of Visual Studio (free) Over the past few months, I've gotten deep into learning and using Xamarin and I have really grown to like it. One of the biggest gripes developers have with Xamarin is the cost
swift Beginning Swift - The VERY Beginning Here we go. The learning process with most languages begins with learning about variables. Swift tutorials are no different. But, before I started learning about these fundamental concepts, I needed to be able
iOS AVAudioSession and Ducking I often rely on the kindness of other developers to write helpful articles on the use of various APIs or frameworks. You know, Google something like "AVAudioSession ducking not working". Most
mobile development Developing an iOS App With Xamarin For the past few weeks, I've been building an app in my spare time. This app, it's for local gym and it's really just a highly customized HIIT/Tabata timer used to run
