Category Archives: Tools and Utilities

File Comparison

Posted on August 28, 2023 by Jesse Liberty

In a previous post I said I was still looking for the right file comparison tool. I may have found it! I returned to ExamDiff Pro and voilà! the perfect combination of power and ease of use. I integrated it … Continue reading →

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What I Want in Visual Studio 2022 That Isn’t There (updated)

Posted on April 2, 2022 by Jesse Liberty

I love Visual Studio 2022. I spend all my work day in it. It is by far the best IDE I’ve ever worked with. Each iteration gets better, with amazing features. But I’m greedy, so here are some features I … Continue reading →

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Visual Studio for Mac – my newest Pluralsight Course

Posted on April 17, 2018 by Jesse Liberty

At the core of effective application development is a thorough knowledge of Visual Studio Mac. In this course, Visual Studio for Mac, you will learn how to work with VS Mac to produce enterprise-quality software. First, you will explore the … Continue reading →

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Yet Another Podcast #181 – Matthew Robbins on MFractor

Posted on February 28, 2018 by Jesse Liberty

Matthew Robbins is a Xamarin and Microsoft MVP and he is the creator of MFractor, a mobile-first utility for Visual Studio Mac. Our site: https://www.mfractor.com/ Documentation: http://docs.mfractor.com/ Localisation Tooling Blog: https://www.mfractor.com/blogs/learn/localising-your-xamarin-forms-apps Notice: Yet Another Podcast listeners can use the following discount code for 10% … Continue reading →

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Yet Another Podcast #176 – All Things Visual Studio Mac

Posted on September 25, 2017 by Jesse Liberty

Mikayla Hutchinson is a Principal Program Manager for Microsoft working on Visual Studio Mac. We discuss the state of the IDE and what’s coming.

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Yet Another Podcast #157 – What’s New in Xamarin and A Case Study

Posted on July 22, 2016 by Jesse Liberty

I’m joined by Dan Hermes and David Silverlight for a quick overview of what is new in Xamarin, and then a deep dive into an application they both worked on for the FAA Dan’s Blog Dan’s Company Dan’s Twitter Dan’s … Continue reading →

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Yet Another Podcast #151 – Jon Galloway on //build/

Posted on April 7, 2016 by Jesse Liberty

I’m extremely pleased to have Jon back on Yet Another Podcast, this time with a comprehensive review of //build/. Jon on Channel 9 Twitter Stack Overflow Build on GitHub

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OzCode– 4 Star Help with Debugging

Posted on February 2, 2014 by Jesse Liberty

I loaded OzCode onto my machine some months ago, but didn’t really start to see its benefit until recently, when I’ve been intensively debugging C# code. The more I use it the cooler I think it is.

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Yet Another Podcast #119– ASP.NET & Angular

Posted on January 27, 2014 by Jesse Liberty

This round table of Scott Hunter – Microsoft Jon Galloway – Microsoft Ward Bell – IdeaBlade (Breeze) tackles two important issues: What’s coming in the relationship between ASP.NET and Angular (and related client-side technology) How do you differentiate what … Continue reading →

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A Baker’s Dozen on Web Applications

Posted on December 11, 2013 by Jesse Liberty

I am in the middle of unrolling on Pluralsight, a complete entry-level program in developing Web Applications, with a focus on free and open-source software. At its heart are these courses: Getting Started With ASP.NET MVC, ServiceStack and Bootstrap Building … Continue reading →

Posted in AngularJS, ASP.NET, Community, CSS3, Essentials, HTML5, JavaScript, Kendo, Learning, MVC, MVVM, News, One ASP.NET, Patterns & Skills, Pluralsight, Programming, Tools and Utilities, Training | Tagged Pluralsight | 1 Comment

New Pluralsight Course: Getting Started With ASP.NET MVC, ServiceStack and Bootstrap

Posted on November 29, 2013 by Jesse Liberty

Very pleased to announce my latest Pluralsight course: Getting Started With ASP.NET MVC, ServiceStack and Bootstrap In this course you will learn to create a meaningful web application using Microsoft’s ASP.NET MVC coupled with the open-source projects ServiceStack and Bootstrap. … Continue reading →

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Yet Another Podcast #114–Test Driven Development

Posted on November 25, 2013 by Jesse Liberty

Jon Galloway joins me in talking with Phil Japikse and James Bender of Telerik about Test Driven Development and related techniques. Telerik 30 Days of TDD Phil’s Blog Phil’s Telerik blog James’ Telerik Blog James’ Personal Blog Listen | Yet … Continue reading →

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