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EF Core Migration Commands

Randel Ramirez — Fri, 24 Jan 2020 06:59:58 +0000

EF Core Migration (Commands using either Visual Studio, CLI )

Copy By Reference vs Copy By Value Analogy

Randel Ramirez — Mon, 20 Jan 2020 15:54:43 +0000

Earlier on my way home, I was listening to Richard Campbell and Carl Franklin on their show .NET Rocks - 1664 High Performance C# with Steve Gordon(https://www.dotnetrocks.com/)

Carl Franklin commented on a very interesting analogy regarding Copy By Reference vs Copy By Value.

copy by value = making a copy of the file
copy by reference = creating a desktop shortcut

I'm just really amused with his analogy and it got stuck in my head. I've been programming for 8 years and probably that's the easiest way to understand it. 🤔

ASP.NET Core (Rest Web API or GraphQL)

Randel Ramirez — Mon, 20 Jan 2020 09:19:43 +0000

I'll be working on a new pet project, the project consists of client applications(Web Application SPA, and a Xamarin.Forms mobile Application), the backend will be ASP.NET Core, now I'm curious if I should use Web API(Rest) or should I go use GraphQL?

Another question also, is GraphQL the new way to go when implementing APIs which is going to be consumed by different client apps(mobile and web)?

Between Xamarin and ReactNative which one would be a better choice for creating Mobile Applications

Randel Ramirez — Wed, 06 Feb 2019 10:31:05 +0000

I'm a developer and the tools or tech stack I'm comfortable consists of using C#, ASP.NET, SQL, Entity Framework, SignalR, JavaScript(Angular, React), and TypeScript.

I've already done several pet projects on Xamarin(mainly on forms as of now, but I'm thinking of working on iOS and Android as well.....) it's actually cool that I'm able to create mobile applications using C# with Visual Studio, however I'm intrigued with ReactNative specially moving forward as it seems that more developers are favoring it over Xamarin, so I would like to know your experience with either Xamarin or ReactNative and which one would you choose and why?

Anyone still writing desktop applications?

Randel Ramirez — Sat, 01 Dec 2018 16:40:17 +0000

I'm just curious to know...these days most of the applications being written are in the form SaaS, Web Application, and Mobile Application, now, I'm just wondering to those who are still currently and actively working on desktop application regarding their experience.

1.) What are you using to create desktop applications?

2.) While most(if not all) desktop applications are being rewritten as web/mobile applications, do you guys see a benefit for those who are still learning to be a developer to invest in learning things like WPF, or desktop applications in general?

3.) Do you think web/mobile applications are really going to replace all desktop applications, or perhaps desktop applications might rise again or if I may so... be popular again?

I'm a Software Engineer and most of the projects(personal and work) I've been a part of or created personally are Web Applications, and recently I've been investing time on mobile app development.

What's your setup for JavaScript Testing and Code Coverage

Randel Ramirez — Sun, 18 Nov 2018 07:42:18 +0000

I'm curious to know what are the tools/frameworks you guys use in your development environment for testing and code coverage for your JavaScript applications(React, Angular, Vue, or just vanilla/native JavaScript)?

I know there a are a lot of tools available, but I would really like to know what my fellow developers/software engineers are using.

Thanks! :)

Any JavaScript application that I can look at and try to convert it into TypeScript? For learning purposes.

Randel Ramirez — Fri, 16 Nov 2018 10:14:46 +0000

I thought of converting an existing JavaScript application to TypeScript would be a fun way to relearn and refresh my knowledge and skills with TS.

Thanks!