What connection string do we use to connect the Azure Cosmos DB Data Migration Tool to the Cosmos DB Emulator? Use this connection string: AccountKey=C2y6yDjf5/R+ob0N8A7Cgv30VRDJIWEHLM+4QDU5DE2nQ9nDuVTqobD4b8mGGyPMbIZnqyMsEcaGQy67XIw/Jw==;Database=Library;AccountEndpoint=https://localhost:8081Woot! Connected. See also Tutorial: Database migration tool for Azure Cosmos DBTutorial: Learn how to use the open-source
powershell List all the keyboard shortcuts that are available in PowerShell. From within PowerShell, run the following commandlet: Get-PSReadLineKeyHandlerThat prints all the key bindings that are available out-of-the-box in PowerShell Desktop 5.1 and PowerShell Core 7.1. Some of them are more like
DevOps Praxis Praxis (noun): practical application of a theory. This page enumerates DevOps ideas from literature and from community conversations, including citations, and pairs them with how, if at all, to implement these ideas in-real-life.
Find your business in British Columbia by business name or business number. Sometimes it can be hard to know about all the different names and numbers associated with a business. This website helps by letting us search within the BC Registry Services. Very helpful. British
c# GetEnumerator and GetAsyncEnumerator both return a new instance of an enumerator. GetEnumerator and GetAsyncEnumerator return a new instance of an enumerator. As a result... var e1 = sequence.GetEnumerator(); var e2 = sequence.GetEnumerator(); Console.WriteLine(e1 == e2); // false!!!Corollary1: if we call e1.MoveNext(), the
Install and use StyleCop in a .NET or .NET Core project from the command line (without needing your whole team to do the same). This is my workflow for using StyleCop.Analyzers in a repository, without needing my entire team to use the tool. At a high level, I install StyleCop, use it, and then remove it
What was it like working a four day work week for two-and-a-half years? It was lovely - and focused. Statutory holidays were awkward, though, because then it became a three-day workweek, which was too short. If I were to do it again, I would set it
Debug an IIS Express web application from VS Code. Here is how to build, run, and debug your .NET Framework Web Application with msbuild, iisexpress, and VS Code. From PowerShell, build your app with a portable Program Database (PDB) output. msbuild ` /property:
Considerations for C#.NET code formatting in a distributed microservice application that spans multiple Git repositories. The problem is...it is expensive for a company to format code manually, but it is also expensive not to format code at all. Summary from ThoughWorks Tech RadarFor as long as we
git Push and pull files between Windows 10 and WSL2 file systems with Git. This shows how to push and pull files between the Windows file system and the WSL2 file system. The unrelated photo shows some integration composting we are doing at the Fernwood Road Cafe
git Output the number of Git commits a person made each day of the year in bash. It's the end of the year. Sometimes I want to know how many commits I made per day. This also helps me to see how many days I worked per year. (The unrelated
Combine git, sort, and tail to view the most changed files. The following lets us see the top 20 most changed files in a git diff. git --no-pager diff master | sort -k3 -n | tail -20Use man sort for details on the options.
The A method for evaluating a potential employer. Recently I read "Who: The A method for hiring." It calls for creating a scorecard to evaluate potential employees. I thought, well, that's a good idea. I could do the same for an
typescript When using TypeScript and streams in NodeJS, use the stream.Stream type until there is reason to use a wider type. It's easy to build a big ball of mud when working with technology we do not understand. Two years into a project, we found ourselves converting among typed arrays, streams, and buffers, without
career My answers to common "cultural fit" interview questions... This post is a work in progress. It includes my answers to common "cultural-fit" job interview questions. The image above shows the outdoor version of my home office. Note: Many of these questions
Navigating bash's native grep results with the Vim quickfix list. These two commands first save the grep results to a temporary file and then populate Vim's quickfix list with the contents. $ grep FooBar -irn ./src/app > /tmp/quickfix $ vim -q /tmp/quickfix
Why avoid static methods? Avoid static methods because they allow, imply and/or encourage global private state access. If the function/method does not require state, then do not use a static method. If the method does
wsl2 Using Graphical User Interfaces in WSL2 First on WindowsInstall XMing (or VcXsrc). Turn off Windows Defender Firewall under Public network settings. Start XMing from Windows PowerShell. & 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Xming\Xming.exe' -multiwindow -clipboard -acThe most important
vscode Clear your VS Code User Session VS Code caches a lot. That's helpful but is sometimes a pain. Here is how to clear the workspace / user session session, which, among other things, remembers your recently opened files. Bash in
Notes on Vim's native package manager These are high-level notes on how to use Vim's native package manager. It has been available since Vim v8. Read the manual with :help packages. Many people use git-submodules for package management. What
Starting with Docker on Ubuntu in WSL 2 without Docker Desktop These are the steps that I used to run Docker without using Docker Desktop. Ensure you are using WSL 2 from PowerShell. wsl --list --verbose If you are, then open up a bash
assertiveness Receiving a refund from LeetCode with the help of the Better Business Bureau This following email thread shows how I used the Better Business Bureau to receive a refund from LeetCode. Everyone was polite, and it was a worthwhile exercise in assertive communication. The unrelated image
covid-19 COVID-19 reentry scenarios My friends and I have been exploring economic re-entry plans. The plans seem to boil down to five alternatives. Physical distancing until vaccine (18-months). The hammer and the dance.Test everyone every two
Bash Kata on Ubuntu > 16.04 These are some commands that I like to run through when I am fiddling around on a Linux machine. output computer name hostname inspect network interfaces ifconfig show current working directory pwd change
covid-19 Helpful Things to Know for COVID-19 The authors of this page live on Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada. The page contains links to resources that we have found personally useful. Here's a great video about how to properly wash
