Author: ontechies
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A winter wonderland holiday in Whistler, BC
Last Christmas, we went to Whistler, BC. This is a beautiful place north of Vancouver, popular for skiing, snowboarding, and mountain biking during the summer. It was our first time there, and we loved it. Last November, my family and I spent Thanksgiving in NYC. This is where my two older kids live now. We…
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Where are the Authentication views in AspNet Core App?
I am struggling with Visual Studio for Mac. I have been a Visual Studio user since it came in multiple CDs in a box. Visual Studio has been improved a lot, I like it more now than I did before. But there is a problem, the VS version for the Mac is a completely different…
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A Photographer and a Writer
I’d like to think of myself as someone who writes and someone who writes enough. What does that mean? Am I a writer? Yes, I am. I write. In fact, my day job involves a lot of writing, mostly code, and technical documentation but still, I write. So, am I a writer? I am a…
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Credibilidad vs. Dinero
Hay personas que son tan pobres que lo único que tienen es dinero.
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Primeros pasos para empezar a programar y desarrollar software
Una de las primeras cosas que tienes que hacer es dejar las excusas a un lado, esto es primordial de otra manera te convencerás muy pronto de que no vale la pena seguir y solo perderás tu tiempo. Una cosa que a mí me ha servido es escribir mis metas cuando empiezo con un proyecto,…
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Don’t forget about character casing when comparing strings!
There are many issues I’ve experienced during the many, many years I’ve worked as a software developer. But one of the most recurring issues is, without a doubt, the mismatching of words due to character casing. There are solutions to the character casing mismatch problem. For example, you can make your strings all lower case…
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Focus and avoid context switching
My day job as a software engineer requires a great deal of focus and organization. Writing code is one of the last steps you do in software development. Writing code only comes after gathering enough information and understanding what changes or features we need in an application. Focusing on one task, but more importantly, one…
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Sobre criptomonedas, la blockchain, y su uso actual.
La idea detrás de BitClout es interesante, otros usos de criptomonedas y la blockchain vienen pronto, estos tendrán más sentido para personas en general. Lo que sí no me gusta es la idea inicial de BitClout, en donde compras y vendes criptomonedas basadas en la especulación solo en la reputación personal de los usuarios. Por…
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What is fear?
Today I experienced something that I haven’t experienced in a while, fear. My wife made a reservation at a local boathouse to go paddleboarding and kayak this morning. I am the one who chooses the paddleboard due to an excellent experience I had in Honolulu a few years ago. All week, I have been waiting…