
Handle No-Answer Scenarios with Voicemail and Callback
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.NET
With Twilio Programmable Voice you can ask customers to leave a message and their phone number if there's nobody available to take the call so you can give them a callback later

Thoughts and tips on moving to Umbraco 9 from Umbraco 8
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Umbraco
.NET Core was a groundbreaking change to the .NET platform. It is blazing fast, open-source, and cross-platform across Windows, Linux, and macOS. With Umbraco 9, we finally get to enjoy all the new innovations from .NET Core. Read about my experience upgrading an Umbraco 8 website to Umbraco 9.

Get Your Head Together With Blazor’s New HeadContent and PageTitle
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.NET
Let’s take a look at the three Blazor components .NET 6 is introducing to help you manage the head of your document—PageTitle, HeadContent, and HeadOutlet.

Generic Linear Search/Sequential Search for a sequence in C# .NET
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.NET
To practice algorithms and data structures, I reimplemented Linear Search/Sequential Search for a sequence using C#'s generic type parameters.

Generic Boyer–Moore–Horspool algorithm in C# .NET
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.NET
To practice algorithms and data structures, I reimplemented Boyer–Moore–Horspool algorithm for a sequence using C#'s generic type parameters.

Generic Binary Search in C# .NET
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.NET
To practice algorithms and data structures, I reimplemented binary search using C#'s generic type parameters.

Generic Insertion Sort in C# .NET
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.NET
To practice algorithms and data structures, I reimplemented insertion sort using C#'s generic type parameters.

Generic Quick Sort in C# .NET
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.NET
To practice algorithms and data structures, I reimplemented Quick Sort using C#'s generic type parameters.

Generic Merge Sort in C# .NET
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.NET
To practice algorithms and data structures, I reimplemented merge sort using C#'s generic type parameters.

Generic Bubble Sort in C# .NET
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.NET
To practice algorithms and data structures, I reimplemented bubble sort using C#'s generic type parameters.

How to create a Discord Bot using the .NET worker template and host it on Azure Container Instances
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Azure
Learn how to develop a Discord bot using the .NET worker template, containerize it using Docker, push the container image to Azure Container Registry, and host it on Azure Container Instances.

Guest on .NET Docs Show: Making Phone Calls 📞 from Blazor WebAssembly with Twilio Voice
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.NET
Earlier this week, the folks at the .NET Docs Show invited me over to talk about Twilio, .NET, and Blazor WebAssembly. We discussed different architectures, workflow diagrams, Twilio capabilities, and how to integrate them using ASP.NET WebAPI's and Blazor WebAssembly.

How to bypass Captchas in Selenium UI tests
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.NET
Captchas are often used as a way to combat spam on website forms. Unfortunately, this also makes it harder to verify the functionality of the forms using UI tests like Selenium.
To work around this you can extend your website with a bypass form.

Capture emails during development using smtp4dev and UI Test with Selenium
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.NET
You can use smtp4dev during development to prevent emails from going out to real customers. This tool also supports IMAP which you can use to query emails for automated testing.

Create ZIP files on HTTP request without intermediate files using ASP.NET MVC Framework
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.NET
The ZipArchive wraps any stream to read, create, and update ZIP archives. You can send the result to the client using ASP.NET MVC Framework.

How to deploy Blazor WebAssembly to DigitalOcean App Platform
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.NET
Blazor WebAssembly can be served as static files. These files can be hosted in static hosting services such as DigitalOcean App Platform.

Don't use HttpContext.Current, especially when using async
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.NET
Avoid using HttpContext.Current if possible, especially in asynchronous code. Use the properties provided on the Page or Controller instead and pass them on to the asynchronous code.

Create ZIP files on HTTP request without intermediate files using ASP.NET MVC, Razor Pages, and endpoints
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.NET
The ZipArchive wraps any stream to read, create, and update ZIP archives. You can send the result to the client using ASP.NET MVC, Razor Pages, and endpoints.

How to deploy Blazor WebAssembly to Cloudflare Pages
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.NET
Blazor WebAssembly can be served as static files. These files can be hosted in static hosting services such as Cloudflare Pages.

Download the right ChromeDriver version & keep it up to date on Windows/Linux/macOS using C# .NET
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.NET
Chrome frequently updates automatically causing ChromeDriver versions to mismatch. Using C# .NET you can download the correct version of the ChromeDriver and keep it up-to-date.