Karen Payne

Microsoft MVP, Microsoft TechNet author, Code magazine author, developer advocate. Have a passion for driving race cars.

Oregon, USA Joined on Jan 1, 2023

Education

Montgomery Community College

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She, her

Work

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csharp-11-ef-core-7-features

Code samples for .NET Core7/C#11 and EF Core 7

C# • 53 stars

sql-server-computed-columns

Using SQL-Server computed columns with EF Core

C# • 11 stars

ef-core-7-samples

Collection of EF Core 7 code samples kept simple

C# • 8 stars

ef-core-dateonly-timeonly

Working with TimeOnly (and DateOnly) for EF Core 6

C# • 4 stars

Currently working with Microsoft Visual Studio ecosystem

Working on WCAG standards

Deciding on what to publish next out of a dozen articles ready.

101 posts published

38 comments written

2 tags followed

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Karen Payne

Mar 25 '23

EF Core 7: Json columns

#dotnetcore #csharp #database

9 min read

Karen Payne

Mar 4 '23

Working with the using directive in C#

#dotnetcore #csharp #codenewbie

4 min read

Karen Payne

Mar 24

Multiple connections for appsettings.json (C#)

#csharp #dotnetcore #productivity #codenewbie

3 min read

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Karen Payne

Mar 11

Accessibility tip for old HTML pages

#vscode #html #codenewbie

3 min read

Karen Payne

Mar 10

Gentle introduction to IDataProtector (C#)

#csharp #dotnetcore #api #codenewbie

4 min read

Karen Payne

Mar 2

EF Core/NorthWind for Oracle

#csharp #dotnetcore #database #codenewbie

14 min read

Karen Payne

Feb 24

EF Core log to file benefits

#csharp #dotnetcore #testing #codenewbie

4 min read

Karen Payne

Feb 19

C# System.Text.Json

#csharp #dotnetcore #json #codenewbie

10 min read

Karen Payne

Jan 27

Working with Dapper/SQL-Server Framework 4.8 C#

#database #csharp #dotnet

16 min read

Karen Payne

Jan 20

Gentle introduction to Generic Repository Pattern with C#

6 min read

Karen Payne

Jan 20

Karen in a nutshell

#career

6 min read

Karen Payne

Jan 17

C# Insert binary files into SQL-Server table

#database #csharp #dotnetcore #dotnetframework

7 min read

Karen Payne

Jan 15

Dapper DateOnly/TimeOnly

#csharp #dotnetcore #api

3 min read

Karen Payne

Jan 13

Working with ListView in Windows Forms

#csharp #dotnet #dotnetcore

12 min read

Karen Payne

Jan 6

Bogus custom Dataset

3 min read

Karen Payne

Jan 2

Gentle introduction for generics (C#)

#csharp #dotnetcore #tutorial #devops

7 min read

Karen Payne

Jan 1

C# User-defined explicit and implicit conversion operators

#csharp #dotnetcore #devops #productivity

5 min read

Karen Payne

Dec 24 '23

Window Forms change notification

#dotnetcore #csharp #tutorial

3 min read

Karen Payne

Dec 22 '23

Windows form move items up/down in ListView and more

#csharp #dotnetcore #productivity #database

9 min read

Karen Payne

Dec 9 '23

Visual Studio tip: Scope to

#tutorial #productivity #learning

2 min read

Karen Payne

Dec 2 '23

Microsoft Entity Framework Core 8 samples

#database #csharp #dotnetframework

4 min read

Karen Payne

Dec 2 '23

Visual Studio debugging windows services

#csharp #dotnetcore #productivity

3 min read

Karen Payne

Nov 26 '23

ASP.NET Core startup validation

#web #csharp #dotnetcore

6 min read

Karen Payne

Nov 26 '23

Soft introduction to Dapper and EF Core

#database #csharp #dotnetcore #tutorial

5 min read

Karen Payne

Nov 10 '23

From MS-Access to EF Core (C#)

#database #csharp #dotnetcore

5 min read

Karen Payne

Nov 6 '23

Import data from a database with Dapper and SpreadsheetLight to Excel in C#

#csharp #dotnetcore #database #tutorial

4 min read

Karen Payne

Nov 4 '23

Using Dapper - C# Part 1-A

#csharp #dotnetcore #tutorial #database

6 min read

Karen Payne

Oct 30 '23

Using Dapper - C# Part 1

#csharp #dotnetcore #tutorial #database

10 min read

Karen Payne

Oct 22 '23

Using FluentScheduler with C#

#csharp #dotnetcore #tutorial #backenddevelopment

5 min read

Karen Payne

Oct 14 '23

View Visual Studio activity logs better

#csharp #dotnetcore #productivity #codenewbie

2 min read

Karen Payne

Oct 1 '23

Multiple Result Sets for SQL-Server (C#) including Dapper

#csharp #database #dotnetcore #tutorial

6 min read

Karen Payne

Sep 19 '23

Visual Studio minifier for CSS

#css #csharp #dotnetcore #software

2 min read

Karen Payne

Sep 17 '23

Visual Studio JavaScript minifier / compressor

#csharp #javascript #dotnet #software

2 min read

Karen Payne

Sep 16 '23

Visual Studio Appsettings.json schemas

#dotnet #csharp #development

5 min read

Karen Payne

Sep 15 '23

SQL-Server insert record get primary key back

#beginners #database #csharp #dotnet

4 min read

Karen Payne

Sep 8 '23

Get images from resources in Windows Forms

#csharp #coding #tutorial #frontend

4 min read

Karen Payne

Sep 4 '23

ASP.NET Core/Razor Pages export to Excel

#webdev #codenewbie #database #csharp

5 min read

Karen Payne

Sep 3 '23

C# Different way to join string array

3 min read

Karen Payne

Sep 3 '23

Visual Studio unknown keyboard shortcuts

#csharp #codenewbie #productivity

3 min read

Karen Payne

Aug 19 '23

Razor Pages Add Select option to a Dropdown

#webdev #csharp #learning #softwaredevelopment

3 min read

Karen Payne

Aug 17 '23

Visual Studio tip 3 secret code samples

#beginners #productivity #codenewbie #csharp

3 min read

Karen Payne

Aug 8 '23

Learn to use a databound DataGridView ComboBox in Windows Forms

#dotnetcore #csharp #coding

6 min read

Karen Payne

Aug 6 '23

Using CSS custom properties (variables) in Razor Pages

#webdev #html #csharp #design

4 min read

Karen Payne

Jul 31 '23

Learn Resharper PostFix and Source Templates

#productivity #csharp #codenewbie #softwaredevelopment

8 min read

Karen Payne

Jul 23 '23

How to better interact with data in Window Forms

#csharp #dotnetcore #codenewbie #beginners

6 min read

Karen Payne

Jul 20 '23

Razor Pages using Dropdowns

#webdev #dotnetcore #csharp #codenewbie

6 min read

Karen Payne

Jul 9 '23

Storing and reading values from appsettings.json

#webdev #dotnetcore #csharp #architecture

4 min read

Karen Payne

Jul 3 '23

ASP.NET Core/Razor pages Secret Manager

#webdev #dotnetcore #csharp #codenewbie

4 min read

Karen Payne

Jul 2 '23

EF Core Global Query Filters

#codenewbie #csharp #dotnetcore #webdev

4 min read

Karen Payne

Jun 24 '23

Update Bootstrap in Visual Studio

#productivity #csharp #dotnetcore

3 min read

Karen Payne

Jun 19 '23

Using toast notifications in Windows Forms

#ux #dotnet #csharp #codenewbie

9 min read

Karen Payne

Jun 19 '23

Using toast notifications in ASP.NET Core Razor Pages

#webdev #dotnetcore #csharp #javascript

5 min read

Karen Payne

Jun 4 '23

EF Core order by string column name

#api #csharp #dotnetcore

3 min read

Karen Payne

May 29 '23

Serilog logging and EF Core logging

#webdev #codenewbie #csharp #dotnetcore

4 min read

Karen Payne

May 21 '23

Tips on interacting with a database with C#

#codenewbie #database #csharp #beginners

7 min read

Karen Payne

May 13 '23

ASP.NET Core/Razor pages working with Checkboxes

#javascript #webdev #codenewbie #a11y

3 min read

Karen Payne

May 8 '23

C# Language extensions

#dotnetcore #csharp #codenewbie

10 min read

Karen Payne

May 6 '23

Using sweetalert2 for ASP.NET Core/Razor Pages

#a11y #codenewbie #webdev #csharp

7 min read

Karen Payne

Apr 30 '23

C# file/folder helpers

#dotnetcore #codenewbie #csharp

5 min read

Karen Payne

Apr 28 '23

Window forms data annotation

#codenewbie #dotnetcore #csharp

7 min read

Karen Payne

Apr 24 '23

Tips on making a web site accessible part 2

#a11y #webdev #asp #javascript

3 min read

Karen Payne

Apr 23 '23

.NET Core TaskDialog

#codenewbie #dotnet #csharp

5 min read

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