How to setup AppDynamics for multiple .Net Core 2.0 applications

We have decided to go with App Dynamics to do monitoring on our infrastructure and code, which is great and even better they have released support for .Net Core 2.0. However when working with their product and consultant we found an issue with monitoring multiple .Net Core instances on one server, plus with console apps, but we found a way.

Quick Tips for the Sitecore Package Deployer

There is a package for Sitecore called the Sitecore Package Deployer, that updates the Sitecore Content Management System(CMS) with packages from Team Development for Sitecore(TDS). While working with this package extension I have been told and shown two tips that can help with your development and deployment.

How to get a PDF from Server Side to Client Side?

So you generate a PDF in the C# code or any back end code, but need to send it back to the JavaScript doing the AJAX request. The trouble is how you return a file back to the client side and is the same problem I faced. There are loads of methods of how to do this that I have seen on the line, but these are the ways I found worked with C#.NET and JavaScript.

Resharper DotCover Analyse for Visual Studio Team Services

Do you use Visual Studio Team Services (VSTS) for Builds and/or Releases? Do you use Resharper DotCover? Do you want to use them together? Then boy do I have an extension for you!

That might be a corny introduction, but it is exactly what I have here.

Keeping an images ratio on resize in JavaScript

A little tricky task was given to the team I am working in, to keep an image at its aspect ratio. However the catch is that it needs to be able to go as large as it can to fill the screen at all times, while the user can resize the screen and keeping theContinue reading "Keeping an images ratio on resize in JavaScript"

How to merge multiple images into one with C#

Due to a requirement we needed to layer multiple images into one image. This needed to be faster and efficient plus we didn't want to use any third party software as that would increase maintenance. Through some fun research and testing I found a neat and effective method to get the outcome required by only using C#.NET 4.6.

How to Iterate multiple folders/files in Gulp

When searching for a method to loop not just the first level of files and folders, but also all the levels below. Asking to much I wanted the files name, its folder location and also the files content. I found it… I found the Gulp plugin 'src' and 'tap'… Gulp-tap > https://www.npmjs.com/package/gulp-tap Gulp-src > https://www.npmjs.com/package/gulp-srcContinue reading "How to Iterate multiple folders/files in Gulp"

Returning an image from a General Handler in .NET

You know how to return a string, you know how to return an integer and you know how to return JSON, but do you know how to return an image from a General Handler file (ashx) in .NET 4.6? Well if not then fear not as I have the answer. Simply put you make sureContinue reading "Returning an image from a General Handler in .NET"