This morning the client complains that the website is not working. I do some checking and I confirm that there is indeed an error. The error they are seeing is: An unhandled exception occurred while processing the request. MsalServiceException: A configuration issue is preventing authentication - check the error...

I have a Blazor application that was built with .Net Core 3, and I have updated it to .Net 5 and later .Net 6 when those versions of were released. In November .Net 7 is released so I have been testing it with the .Net 7 previews. However for this update I encountered a few more issues than I remember from the other...

Programming is in my DNA, so when I had children it was obvious that I would attempt to share my passion. It has taken a while, for some reason for loops don’t interest toddlers! However my 7 year old son has got a taste for it now. It was his birthday the other day and he got quite a few tech related things. First off...

I have been thinking back to when I started using source control and some of the different tools I have used over the years. When I was learning to code it was some time after I had learned the basics that I learnt about source control. Back when I started writing webpages I would have a folder containing all my html,...

I use keyboard shortcuts all the time, mostly without thinking, but they can be quite a time saver especially for frequently used tasks. I recently came across this list of Visual Studio ones. https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/ide/default-keyboard-shortcuts-in-visual-studio?view=vs-2022 I was going to do a...

I have been wanting to produce a diagram of the architecture of my side project for some time, but I have put it off as never sure what the correct tools is for this job. Mermaid is a tool that lets you create diagrams from code and text. I first came across this tool about a year ago for use in a project. I had...

On the 10th and 11th June 2022 Scottish Summit 2022 happened and I was there. It was an awesome event and I will attempt to summarise what happened. Thursday 9th On Thursday 9th I travelled down on the train full of excitement about the event. Once I got to the hotel, I was immediately greeted by James Cook , I was...

My 6 year old boy has been playing with Scratch, so here is a quick introduction to what we have learnt about it. Scratch is a website that allows you to “code” by combining blocks together. This is how the scratch website describes its self Scratch is the world’s largest coding community for children and a coding...

Earlier this year I was a guest on the Temporal Trek Podcast. Your Inquiry is recognised. Here is this weeks episode of The Temporal Trek. “Dead Stop” part 2 of the unofficial Battle Damage two parter. Special Guest @funkysi1701 who was paid with three containers of warp plasma. Bargain!https://t.co/up4zAKOpZy...

So today I sat the AWS Cloud Practitioner Certification Exam and passed! This is my second certification exam I have sat after the Azure Fundamentals one I sat last year. This time was different than the Azure one. Colleagues at work encouraged me to look into doing this particular exam and my employer is going to...