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Steve Smith

Steve Smith is a Microsoft Regional Director, MVP, ASPInsider, and frequent conference speaker. His blog covers a variety of .NET topics with a frequent focus on software development techniques and application performance tips.

Steven Smith | 19 Oct 2022 00:00

Introducing Spectre.ConsoleSubscribe to this feed

Steve Smith writes "....Spectre.Console is a dotnet library for making beautiful, more useful console applications. Here's a quick introduction to getting started…..."
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Steven Smith | 13 Oct 2022 00:00

Connect to Linux with sshSubscribe to this feed

Steve Smith writes "....If you have a linux VM you need to work on, the typical way to connect to it is with ssh. Here's how to get started. What is ssh The utility…..."
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Steven Smith | 31 Aug 2022 00:00

Rainbow Colorized Brackets in Visual StudioSubscribe to this feed

Steve Smith writes "....A popular extension and later core feature of VS Code, rainbow bracket colorization is now available as a free extension for Visual Studio…..."
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Steven Smith | 24 Aug 2022 00:00

If No One Says No, Your Rate is Too LowSubscribe to this feed

Steve Smith writes "....Pricing is hard, and pricing yourself and your services can be one of the toughest things to get right. While I can't claim to have the…..."
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Steven Smith | 02 Aug 2022 00:00

Solved: Unsupported audio format set the audio output to pulse code modulation PCMSubscribe to this feed

Steve Smith writes "....Solved! My dell monitor had started showing an annoying error every 30 seconds or so saying 'Unsupported audio format. Set the audio output…..."
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Steven Smith | 22 Jun 2022 00:00

Working Effectively with GitHub IssuesSubscribe to this feed

Steve Smith writes "....GitHub Issues offer a simpler approach to work item management than many other systems like Jira or Azure DevOps. Despite being lightweight…..."
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Steven Smith | 07 Jun 2022 00:00

Quickly Trimming Video FilesSubscribe to this feed

Steve Smith writes "....I do a fair bit of video editing as part of producing content for Pluralsight, clients, and YouTube. Recently I took on the task of editing…..."
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Steven Smith | 01 Jun 2022 00:00

Managing Up and Getting AheadSubscribe to this feed

Steve Smith writes "....If you're an employee, you probably have a boss, manager, supervisor, or similarly titled person to whom you report. Normally, you figure it…..."
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Steven Smith | 18 May 2022 00:00

Domain Modeling - EncapsulationSubscribe to this feed

Steve Smith writes "....Domain models should encapsulate logic operations so that there is only one way to perform a given logical operation. That means avoiding…..."
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Steven Smith | 11 May 2022 00:00

Domain Modeling - Anemic ModelsSubscribe to this feed

Steve Smith writes "....When building a domain model, proper object-oriented design and encapsulation should be applied as much as possible. Some teams choose to…..."
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