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Scott Allen

Scott Allen’s blog features development advice straight from the trenches. Scott shares his experiences, what he tried, what worked, what didn't, and traps to avoid. Alongside architecture and project management-focused blog entries, you'll find more nitty-gritty technical posts about LINQ, JavaScript and JavaScript Object Notation (JSON), Windows® Workflow, and Silverlight.


OdeToCode | 30 Jan 2020 21:12

Markdown Front Matter For MetadataSubscribe to this feed

Scott Allen writes "....Continuing the story of replacing Windows Live Writer with some custom tools... In addition to image uploads and code formatting, I also needed the ability to: Specify the date and time for the post to turn publicly visible (future posting). Save..."
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OdeToCode | 26 Jan 2020 21:12

Automatic Image Uploads with Markdig ProcessingSubscribe to this feed

Scott Allen writes "....Continuing the story of replacing Windows Live Writer with some custom tools... One of the best features of WLW was the ability to paste an image into a post and have the image magically appear on the server in an expected location. For my new..."
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OdeToCode | 23 Jan 2020 21:12

A Custom Renderer Extension for MarkdigSubscribe to this feed

Scott Allen writes "....A couple years ago I decided to stop using Windows Live Writer for authoring blog posts and build my own publishing tools using markdown and VSCode. Live Writer was a fantastic tool during its heyday, but some features started to feel cumbersome...."
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OdeToCode | 21 Jan 2020 21:12

The C# Interactive WindowSubscribe to this feed

Scott Allen writes "....The C# Interactive window in VS is not the best interactive C# experience, LINQPad still has the honor, I believe, but it is a quick and convenient option for trying out a few lines of code...."
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OdeToCode | 19 Jan 2020 21:12

Avoiding the Debugger with Better LoggingSubscribe to this feed

Scott Allen writes "....There's actually two reasons why I tend to avoid using debuggers. The first reason is a genuine belief that debuggers encourage short term thinking and quick fixes in software. The second reason is the terrible sights and sounds I witness when I..."
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OdeToCode | 16 Jan 2020 21:12

Moving ComplexitySubscribe to this feed

Scott Allen writes "....I always feel a sense of satisfaction when I move a piece of complexity from outside an object to inside an object. It doesn't need to be a large amount of code, I've learned. Every little step helps in the long run. If I could go back 20 years and..."
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OdeToCode | 14 Jan 2020 21:12

Nine Performance Tips for Azure App ServicesSubscribe to this feed

Scott Allen writes "....This post originally appeared on the Progress Telerik blog. Introduction We always want the best performance from the software we deploy to Azure App Services. Not only does better performance make our customers happy, but better performance can..."
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OdeToCode | 12 Jan 2020 21:12

Solving Access Denied in Crypto Machine KeysSubscribe to this feed

Scott Allen writes "....Previously on OdeToCode I posted about tracking down an AspNetCore build error. Once I realized the access denied message came from the ProgramData\Microsoft\Crypto\RSA\MachineKeys folder, I went searching for reasons why this might happen, and to..."
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OdeToCode | 09 Jan 2020 21:12

Tracking Down an AspNetCore Build ErrorSubscribe to this feed

Scott Allen writes "....Building AspNet Core from source is straightforward, unless, like me, you run into strange errors. My first build compiled over 600 projects successfully, but ended up failing and showing the following message. Build FAILED. ALINK : error AL1078:..."
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OdeToCode | 08 Jan 2020 21:12

Beautiful Binary LiteralsSubscribe to this feed

Scott Allen writes "....Finally! I've used binary literals in real code. This feature, and the digits separator have been good additions to the C# language. public static byte[] BreakIntoTwos(byte value) { var result = new byte[4]; result[0] = (byte)((value &..."
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Scott Allen

OdeToCode

Maryland, USA