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· 5 min read

Links from my inbox December 2021

Once in a while, the time comes to clean all the links I've saved in my email inbox.

You can't take the sky from me.​

Take my love, take my land,

Take me where I cannot stand.

I don't care, I'm still free,

You can't take the sky from me.

Good reads​

C# / .NET​

JavaScript​

Typescript​

CSS​

  • (2021-12-26) 1-Line Layouts Simple CSS layouts with flexbox/flexgrid magic
  • (2021-12-26) Defensive CSS - Ahmad Shadeed Oftentimes, we wish that there was a way to avoid a certain CSS issue or behaviors from happening. You know, content is dynamic, and things can change on a web page, thus increasing the possibility of a CSS issue or a weird behavior.

Projects​

Scripting and tools​

· 2 min read

Links from my inbox November 2021

Once in a while, the time comes to clean all the links I've saved in my email inbox.

Good reads​

C# / .NET​

JavaScript​

CSS​

Algorithms​

Trie in Javascript: the Data Structure behind Autocomplete

Projects​

Security​

Raspberry Pi​

Windows 3.11 and friends!​

NES​

Famicom Party- Making NES Games in Assembly

· One min read

Dev​

Text​

Tools​

Other​

· One min read

JavaScript​

(2021-10-09) Xterm.js Xterm.js is the frontend component that powers many terminals including VS Code, Hyper and Theia!

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· 3 min read

Let's Think about it​

Azure​

C# / .NET​

ASP.NET / MVC​

Projects​

JavaScript​

CSS​

Images​

· 7 min read

Hexagonal architecture​

Awesome Azure / AAD​

ZMQ​

.NET / C#​

var app = WebApplication.Create(args);

app.MapGet("/", () => "Hello World");

app.Run();

NES​

Videos​

Gadgets​

  • (2021-09-26) PowerPak - retroUSB The NES flash cart is finally here and it couldn't be easier. Just copy your games onto one compact flash card, insert into the PowerPak, and play!

Emulators​

ROMs​

Tutorials​

Ref​

Samples​

Other​

Projects​

The Spellcheck manifesto...​

So I have started working on pull request spell check bookmarklet, this is some background info I have collected so far:

JavaScript​

Productivity​

Just like in the solution you've mentioned, use Conditional Formatting for your Calendar. But this time on the Filter's "Advanced" tab, select Field -> All Appointment fields -> End. Specify on or before Condition and today (without quotes) as a Value. Don't forget to add this criteria with "Add to List" button.

People​

Making...​

Misc.​

· One min read

Productivity​

  • (2021-09-26) No, We Won’t Have a Video Call for That! - xahteiwi.eu good remote work guidance: Working in a distributed team means working asynchronously. Being productive in a distributed team is a skill that most people must learn; it is not innate to us. Knowledge sharing: Chat, Email, Wiki, Issue Tracker

    • Meeting notes:

      • Meeting title
      • Date, time, attendees
      • Summary
      • Discussion points (tabular)
      • Action items

    • NATO Briefing:

      • Situation
      • Mission
      • Execution
      • Logistics
      • Command and Signal

Software Design​

.NET Framework, .NET Core, .NET and C#​

Async​

· 7 min read

Links from my inbox August 2021

Once in a while, the time comes to clean all the links I've saved in my email inbox.

Azure Active Directory​

AAD Videos​

Positive Hacking​

Azure​

Other ;)​

Money​

Algorithms, data structures, software design​

Career​

How the things work​

Security​

Mongo​

Apps​

Projects​

Tools​

Android Dev​

Concepts​

Javascript CSS HTML​

C​

C++​

C# / NET​

#if Linux
Console.WriteLine("Built on Linux!");
#elif OSX
Console.WriteLine("Built on macOS!");
#elif Windows
Console.WriteLine("Built in Windows!");
#endif

Performance!​

Subscribe!​

Story​

Books to read... Maybe... some day​

Snippets​

Great trick for chaning CSS rules at runtime

document.styleSheets.item(0).cssRules[0].style.whiteSpace = 'pre-wrap'

Browser Speech API

(() => {

  // utterThis.pitch = 2;
  // utterThis.rate = 1.5;
  function speak(text, pitch, rate) {
    const synth = window.speechSynthesis;
    const voices = synth.getVoices();
    const voiceEn = voices.find(v => v.lang === 'en-US');
    const voiceRu = voices.find(v => v.lang === 'ru-RU');
    const utterThis = new SpeechSynthesisUtterance(text);
    utterThis.voice = voiceEn;
    utterThis.pitch = pitch;
    utterThis.rate = rate;
    synth.speak(utterThis);
  }

  speak('Hello World', 2, 0.5);

})();

For later...​

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    - [Free File: Do your Federal Taxes for Free Internal Revenue Service](https://www.irs.gov/filing/free-file-do-your-federal-taxes-for-free)
    - [Federal Income Tax Spreadsheet Form 1040  Excel Spreadsheet  Income Tax Calculator](https://sites.google.com/view/incometaxspreadsheet/home)