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 theContinueContinue 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.

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 sureContinueContinue reading “Returning an image from a General Handler in .NET”

What is in a projects builds and releases

While working with other companies I have seen multiple builds and releases, plus also reading books like ‘Continuous Delivery: Reliable Software Releases through Build, Test, and Deployment Automation’. Through this I have learnt more and more about what should really be in the builds and releases of code applications. I would like to describe how I think they should both be used to create a scalable, reliable and repeatable process to bring confidence to your projects.

How to build Azure Service Bus Relay Sender and Listener?

This is one of them, I tried to do and found it hard so here is how I did it, post. I was assigned to look into how to build a Sender and Listener using the Azure Service Bus Relay, so we could send data from Azure to On Premise securely. Now there might be debates on is this is secure and compared to other methods, but that is not for what I was asked and what this post is about.

Should you unit test CSS?

When I told a college I was going to write some unit tests for CSS they went crazy, and I do see why, however I think it can be valuable in the right way. I would like to describe to you why I think doing unit tests on CSS can be worth your time as a developer and also beneficial to the project.