.NET Null is Changing AGAIN in C# and it’s Awesome! The null conditional operator (?.) now works with assignment (e.g., customer?.Age = newAge only makes the assignment if customer is not null. AI AWS re:Invent 2024 – How Principal Financial…
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A friend of mine recently got a 3d printer and wanted a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles item to go on a memorabilia shelf. This took me about 2-3 hours to plan and execute. Here’s a gallery with 25 pictures. Things…
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A friend of mine has the Deep Rock Galactic board game that comes with multiple figures that can be painted. Here’s a gallery with 22 pictures. Things I tried / learned:
.NET You NEED to Update Your Tests in .NET xUnit v3 is available, and it’s listed as a separate package (not just an upgrade) called xunit.v3.
Software Development JavaScript Developer Roadmap A table of contents for things JavaScript developers need to be aware of. The roadmap has links to free and paid resources if you want to dig deeper. Flexbox Froggy An interactive game for learning…