.Net
Memorystream woes
Edit: I’m an idiot (thankfully). I was trying to run the VM’s Step() function from a thread while also supplying input to it’s stream outside the thread. Funkiness ensued. I unthreaded it and handled input Read more…
Coding
WebFiori HTTP Library v3.0.1 Released
Version 3.0.1 was released. Formerly known as RESTEasy. The name was changed because the library is now part of WebFiori framework. https://github.com/WebFiori/http/releases/tag/v3.0.1 How to use it: https://webfiori.com/learn/web-services You are welcome to post your opinion about Read more…
.Net
.NET 5 – MemoryCache, questions
I’ve been looking and trying to figure out how to use MemoryCache (Microsoft.Extensions.Caching.Memory). From what I read the MemoryCache checks for expired items when you access them (Sliding and Absolute expiration). But does it also Read more…
.Net
How to invoke a method from a seperate thread in .Net Core
So basically I have a console app on which I’m executing a c++ opengl context through a wrapper. The context needs to be updated continuously so it updates inside a while loop. Everything works great Read more…
.Net
Custom Vector class with System.Runtime.Intrinsics
Motivation I am trying to create my own Math library in C# (NET Core 3.1) which of course includes vectors. The main purpose for this is that the Matrix structs in the System.Numerics namespace are Read more…
Systems
Lords propose making tech giants pay for using news
Daniel – stock.adobe.com The UK government should introduce a compulsory “news bargaining code” to force digital platforms to pay news publishers for the right to use their content, says the House of Lords Communications and Read more…
Architecture
CIO interview: Simon Bateman, Allica Bank
mtkang – stock.adobe.com The UK-wide Covid-19 lockdown in March did not stop challenger bank Allica from launching new services, as the bank’s CIO, Simon Bateman, explains: “When Boris [Johnson] said we had to work from Read more…
.Net
ProgressBar keeps running even after method has exited
So, this is my code: I would like to know the reason why, my progress bar keeps updating even after the ‘foreach’ loop has finished. Basically, I’ve got a long .json file (200k non-prettified lines) Read more…
.Net
Transitioning from IT support to C# developer?
Hey guys, quick question. I currently work as an IT support analyst at an energy company for a little over 18 months (mainly dealing with desktop support, azure, office 365, automation with Powershell and networking), Read more…
Coding
PHP 8.0 brings it all together on Platform.sh
Stop posting adverts for your company. There are plenty of unbiased articles on PHP 8 out there. I’ve really enjoyed these PHP 8 articles from Platform.sh. There’s a whole series: https://platform.sh/blog/2020/php-80-feature-focus-type-improvements/. Of course they’re good, Read more…