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My automatic Entity Framework ordering project now does automatic index creation for the defined order
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GitHub - SimonCropp/EntityFramework.OrderBy: Applies default ordering to EntityFramework queries based on fluent configuration
Applies default ordering to EntityFramework queries based on fluent configuration - SimonCropp/EntityFramework.OrderBy
https://github.com/SimonCropp/EntityFramework.OrderBy?tab=readme-ov-file#automatic-index-creation
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I added support for custom index names to EntityFramework.OrderBy
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GitHub - SimonCropp/EntityFramework.OrderBy: Applies default ordering to EntityFramework queries based on fluent configuration
Applies default ordering to EntityFramework queries based on fluent configuration - SimonCropp/EntityFramework.OrderBy
https://github.com/SimonCropp/EntityFramework.OrderBy?tab=readme-ov-file#custom-index-names
7 days ago
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EntityFramework.OrderBy: Applies default ordering to EntityFramework queries based on fluent configuration. This ensures consistent query results and prevents non-deterministic ordering issues.
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GitHub - SimonCropp/EntityFramework.OrderBy: Applies default ordering to EntityFramework queries based on fluent configuration
Applies default ordering to EntityFramework queries based on fluent configuration - SimonCropp/EntityFramework.OrderBy
https://github.com/SimonCropp/EntityFramework.OrderBy
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lets see how this goes: Remove the Nuget Gallery "share on twitter" feature
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NuGet/NuGetGallery
NuGet Gallery is a package repository that powers https://www.nuget.org. Use this repo for reporting NuGet.org issues. - NuGet/NuGetGallery
https://github.com/NuGet/NuGetGallery/issues/10672
14 days ago
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Morph: A .NET library that converts Microsoft Word DOCX documents into PNG images.
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GitHub - SimonCropp/Morph: Converts Microsoft Word DOCX documents into PNG images.
Converts Microsoft Word DOCX documents into PNG images. - SimonCropp/Morph
https://github.com/SimonCropp/Morph
15 days ago
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i released a new version of naiad with better state diagram rendering
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https://github.com/SimonCropp/Naiad/blob/main/src/test-renders/State.md#complex
16 days ago
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Jonathan Channon
19 days ago
I've written a new blog post on AI. I reluctantly learnt some of the concepts and tooling in this space and highlight these for newcomers. I felt I had to investigate rather than hate. I also discuss the flaws of AI, the impact of AI and the future of AI
blog.jonathanchannon.com/2025-12-23-i...
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Introduction to AI
Jonathan Channon's Blog
https://blog.jonathanchannon.com/2025-12-23-introduction-to-ai/
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still early days. but here is my attempt to implement a mermaid diagram renderer in .net
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https://github.com/SimonCropp/Naiad/blob/main/src/test-renders/Flowchart.md
20 days ago
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22 days ago
A long‑anticipated development update on Catel 7 is finally here.
geertvanhorrik.com/2025/12/28/c...
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Geert van Horrik
A blog about software development
https://geertvanhorrik.com/2025/12/28/catel-7-development-update/
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I added a dotnet tool for my Sql Server to Mermaid diagram project
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GitHub - SimonCropp/DbToMermaid: Generate Mermaid ER diagrams from SQL Server databases or Entity Framework Core models.
Generate Mermaid ER diagrams from SQL Server databases or Entity Framework Core models. - SimonCropp/DbToMermaid
https://github.com/SimonCropp/DbToMermaid?tab=readme-ov-file#sqlservertomermaidtool-cli
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Generate Mermaid ER diagrams from SQL Server databases or Entity Framework Core models:
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GitHub - SimonCropp/DbToMermaid: Generate Mermaid ER diagrams from SQL Server databases or Entity Framework Core models.
Generate Mermaid ER diagrams from SQL Server databases or Entity Framework Core models. - SimonCropp/DbToMermaid
https://github.com/SimonCropp/DbToMermaid
24 days ago
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getting closer
add a skeleton here at some point
26 days ago
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Safia Abdalla
26 days ago
Scratching my own itch over winter break: building an alternative UI for GitHub Notifications to improve issue + discussion triage. First must-have: comments sorted in reverse chronological order so the newest context is always immediately visible without weird scroll issues.
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Stephen King
27 days ago
“Trump-class battleships?” 🤣🤣 Trump’s narcissism reaches new heights of comedy.
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Holiday project. trying to build a .net lib to render docx to png. current status: left is from word, right is from my lib.
28 days ago
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i build a word diff launcher to help me snapshot test docx files
github.com/SimonCropp/M...
about 1 month ago
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i updated my dell software. and in their continued enshitification, they have added a tray icon, with no hover, no right, left, or double click actions. i had to work out what it was by the icon
about 1 month ago
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Matt Ellis
about 1 month ago
Ask us anything! The post is already up, so you can start asking questions now, we'll start answering tomorrow.
add a skeleton here at some point
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Patrik Svensson
about 1 month ago
Kind of scary when you think about it:
nesbitt.io/2025/12/06/g...
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GitHub Actions Has a Package Manager, and It Might Be the Worst
GitHub Actions has a package manager that ignores decades of supply chain security best practices: no lockfile, no integrity verification, no transitive pinning
https://nesbitt.io/2025/12/06/github-actions-package-manager.html
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are my assumption on .net new AssemblyLoadContext behavior correct?
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Assembly loading move to AssemblyLoadContext for net8 and higher · Issue #1366 · nunit/nunit3-vs-adapter
Version 6 changes the assembly loading behavior to using the new AssemblyLoadContext when executing under net8 and higher. This can have some subtle effects on how types are compared. For example i...
https://github.com/nunit/nunit3-vs-adapter/issues/1366
about 1 month ago
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IMO if it takes more than 2 weeks to approve a very basic single line docs change, then your process has problems
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Update Roslyn version support for Visual Studio 2026 by ToddGrun · Pull Request #11134 · MicrosoftDocs/visualstudio-docs
Note: I am an internal contributor, but neither the private repo link nor the link to join the MicrosoftDocs GitHub organization were working.
https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/visualstudio-docs/pull/11134
about 1 month ago
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Jonathan Channon
about 2 months ago
Do I know anyone who works at Stripe? Please do some performance metrics on your UI, it's slower than a snail taking the scenic route.
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do i know any devs who work at Dell? if so can we have a chat about how many processes should be required just to control a monitors KVM
about 2 months ago
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Dennis Doomen
4 months ago
If you're using
github.com/VerifyTests/...
, e.g. to protect your library's public API, also check out
plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/17240...
created by Mathias Koch.
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I released a stable of my little ProjectFiles source generator
github.com/SimonCropp/P...
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GitHub - SimonCropp/ProjectFiles: A C# source generator that provides strongly-typed, compile-time access to project files marked with CopyToOutputDirectory in the .csproj file.
A C# source generator that provides strongly-typed, compile-time access to project files marked with CopyToOutputDirectory in the .csproj file. - SimonCropp/ProjectFiles
https://github.com/SimonCropp/ProjectFiles
about 2 months ago
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why is this not a CVE? >Sanitize logs to avoid leaking sensitive data >Updated logging to sanitize sensitive values, reducing the risk of inadvertently exposing secrets or PII in logs. ot it is and i just cant find it?
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Release 8.15.0 · AzureAD/azure-activedirectory-identitymodel-extensions-for-dotnet
New Features Add ECDsa support in X509SecurityKey and JsonWebKeyConverter.ConvertFromX509SecurityKey Extended X509SecurityKey and JsonWebKeyConverter.ConvertFromX509SecurityKey to support ECDSA ke...
https://github.com/AzureAD/azure-activedirectory-identitymodel-extensions-for-dotnet/releases/tag/8.15.0
about 2 months ago
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well this is just plain wrong
learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet...
the Dispose(true)+Finalize should only be used if u have un-managed resources. i deem this a cargo cult analyzer
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CA1063: Implement IDisposable correctly (code analysis) - .NET
Learn about code analysis rule CA1063: Implement IDisposable correctly
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/fundamentals/code-analysis/quality-rules/ca1063
about 2 months ago
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Patrik Svensson
about 2 months ago
@simoncropp.bsky.social
FYI: Updated Verify.Tool to net10.0 , updated dependencies, and dropped unsupported tfms
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João Antunes
about 2 months ago
😩
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
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Gmail can read your emails and attachments to train its AI, unless you opt out
A new Gmail update may allow Google to use your private messages and attachments for AI training. Here's how to turn it off.
https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2025/11/gmail-is-reading-your-emails-and-attachments-to-train-its-ai-unless-you-turn-it-off
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I am also getting nuget publishing errors. anyone else?
add a skeleton here at some point
about 2 months ago
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Shepherd
2 months ago
authors you have the chance to do the funniest thing right now
add a skeleton here at some point
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anyone want review my source generator?
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GitHub - SimonCropp/ProjectFiles: A C# source generator that provides strongly-typed, compile-time access to project files marked with CopyToOutputDirectory in the .csproj file.
A C# source generator that provides strongly-typed, compile-time access to project files marked with CopyToOutputDirectory in the .csproj file. - SimonCropp/ProjectFiles
https://github.com/SimonCropp/ProjectFiles
2 months ago
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Jonathan Channon
2 months ago
Do you know anyone at Microsoft UK that can help a non tech person setup a Entra/Office subscription for a new school? I'll put you in touch. Many thanks
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Lars Hanisch
2 months ago
Even if you are not into event driven systems, you should watch this talk by
@noctovis.bsky.social
Thank you,
@oskardudycz.bsky.social
for making me aware of this.
#EventDriven
#EventVersioning
youtu.be/6TCbJtPnits
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Change Is Inevitable: Versioning Event-Driven Systems — Laila Bougria
YouTube video by JetBrains
https://youtu.be/6TCbJtPnits
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Oskar Dudycz
2 months ago
This talk is a must-watch for people in the Event-Driven space. I saw
@noctovis.bsky.social
giving it live at this year's DDDEU, and I truly believe that she nailed the versioning topic 👇🙂
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TCb...
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Change Is Inevitable: Versioning Event-Driven Systems — Laila Bougria
YouTube video by JetBrains
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TCbJtPnits
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new FluentValidation release: drop netstandard2.0, netstandard2.1, .net 5, .net 6 and .net 7. Minimum supported platform is now .net 8.
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Release 12.1.0 · FluentValidation/FluentValidation
Release notes Please read the upgrade guide if you are moving from 11.x to 12.x Changes in 12.1.0 Add Tamil language (#2334) Add Telugu language (#2333) Fixes to Japanese translations (#2340) Cha...
https://github.com/FluentValidation/FluentValidation/releases/tag/12.1.0
3 months ago
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What do people think of snapshot testing email device rendering via a cloud service?
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GitHub - VerifyTests/Verify.EmailPreviewServices: Extends Verify to enable snapshotting of emails via EmailPreviewServices.
Extends Verify to enable snapshotting of emails via EmailPreviewServices. - VerifyTests/Verify.EmailPreviewServices
https://github.com/VerifyTests/Verify.EmailPreviewServices
3 months ago
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I have used many variants of the "temp directory that is cleanup up on dispose" testing pattern over the years. I decided to finally bundle it in Verify
github.com/VerifyTests/...
I am particularly happy with the "open in explorer and pause execution" debugging feature
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https://github.com/VerifyTests/Verify/blob/main/docs/temp-directory.md
3 months ago
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Meredith Whittaker
3 months ago
📣THREAD: It’s surprising to me that so many people were surprised to learn that Signal runs partly on AWS (something we can do because we use encryption to make sure no one but you–not AWS, not Signal, not anyone–can access your comms). It’s also concerning. 1/
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One more reason to keep all my house appliances as dumb as possible. Annoyingly, it's increasingly hard to get "not-smart" versions of everything. Why would I want my treadmill or washing machine to fail without an internet connection? It's more than enough trouble that they need electricity.
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Matt Ellis
3 months ago
What should Rider 2026.1 fix? I'm asking for a bit of community upvoting to know what issues you're most eager to get in to Rider 2026.1, which we're in the process of planning. How else were you planning on spending a wet Friday afternoon?
www.reddit.com/r/Jetbrains/...
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From the Jetbrains community on Reddit
Explore this post and more from the Jetbrains community
https://www.reddit.com/r/Jetbrains/comments/1odbcs2/rider_vote_for_the_top_5_issues_for_rider_20261/
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NuGet
3 months ago
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Announcing Sponsorship on NuGet.org - .NET Blog
Announcing Sponsorship on NuGet.org - An easy way to recognize package maintainers and grow the NuGet community stronger!
https://aka.ms/nuget/sponsorship-blog
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i have some bandwidth tomorrow. anyone want to get on a call and discuss * .net polyfills? * snapshot testing? * any topic related to any of my other projects?
3 months ago
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3 months ago
I love this place. I feel so lucky to have a fully
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Better support for snapshot testing of Expression trees
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GitHub - VerifyTests/Verify.ReadableExpressions: Adds Verify support for scrubbing Expression Trees using ReadableExpressions
Adds Verify support for scrubbing Expression Trees using ReadableExpressions - VerifyTests/Verify.ReadableExpressions
https://github.com/VerifyTests/Verify.ReadableExpressions
3 months ago
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well this is a bizarre one
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Cant use ValueTuple when targeting both `net462` and `net10.0` when using net10 rc2 sdk · Issue #51267 · dotnet/sdk
Cant use ValueTuple when targeting both net462 and net10.0 when using net10 rc2 sdk Error: Class1.cs(3,19): Error CS8179 : Predefined type 'System.ValueTuple`2' is not defined or imported Removing ...
https://github.com/dotnet/sdk/issues/51267
3 months ago
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Barry Dorrans
3 months ago
It's Patch Tuesday and ASP.NET Core has a doozy, with a CVSS score of 9.9, our highest ever. Let's examine why. The bug enables http request smuggling, which on its own for ASP.NET Core would be nowhere near that high, but that's not how we rate things... * Thread- (1/7)
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Microsoft Security Advisory CVE-2025-55315: .NET Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability · Issue #371 · dotnet/announcements
Microsoft Security Advisory CVE-2025-55315: .NET Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability Executive summary Microsoft is releasing this security advisory to provide information about a vulnerability i...
https://github.com/dotnet/announcements/issues/371
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I think my data-binding library for creating Excel spreadsheets is almost ready for a 1.0
github.com/SimonCropp/E...
Already using it in anger at work. Spreadsheet code that would have taken a few hours to build now takes a few minutes.
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GitHub - SimonCropp/Excelsior: Excelsior is a Excel spreadsheet generation library with a distinctive data-driven approach.
Excelsior is a Excel spreadsheet generation library with a distinctive data-driven approach. - SimonCropp/Excelsior
https://github.com/SimonCropp/Excelsior
3 months ago
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In my experience: if a feature is not documented, it may as well not exist. The corollary of this is: The cheapest way to create a feature is to add that documentation
3 months ago
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Artem Zakharchenko
4 months ago
Send me libraries that deal with network serialization 👀 We need to design a nice protocol to send/receive requests/responses/WebSocket events between processes in MSW. Looking for inspiration. Retweet appreciated!
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