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There are several ways to measure test coverage in code, also known as code coverage. The two most common are line coverage and branch coverage. So, which one is more important? You might think line coverage is better, …

Desktop computers rarely need to hibernate, so you can probably safely remove the hiberfil.sys file and save yourself a few GB of space. To do so, just open up a new command prompt as an administrator: Click on the Start …

Last updated: 13 October 2023 Most C# coding standards recommend using camelCase for local variables and _camelCase for private or internal (and I also say for protected, but that’s just me) fields. Unfortunately, …

Create your own slimmed-down Visual Studio solution file with just the projects you need, instead of using a bloated company-wide solution.

Last updated: 13 October 2023 Automated tests have gained a lot of acceptance in recent years. Not long ago, many organizations bristled at the notion of having their expensive developers spend time writing code that …

If you're working with git, especially with open source, sometimes you'll find that you want to work with a particular pull request, or PR, locally. This article shows how to do so using the git command line.

I've worked with many clients who are upgrading from EF 6 to EF Core. Many of them are coming from EDMX files, and are wondering what the best approach is in EF Core to configure entities based on the database (or vice …

Last updated: 13 October 2023 Recently I’ve been looking at different ways to generate code coverage reports during automated builds. I’m mostly working with Azure DevOps for builds these days, as …

How to test live API endpoints with xUnit using environment variables for configuration, including handling authorization with IdentityServer.

GitHub only lets you fork a repository once. And it doesn't offer any way to update that fork from the web interface. So, once you've got a fork, you have a snapshot-in-time of the original repository, but if a few …