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Visual Studio 2017 Launch Recap

March 15, 2017 Mar 15, 2017 03/15/17
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If you missed the Visual Studio 2017 Launch Event last week, Senior Application Development Manager, Russ Clark, shared an event recap you may find helpful. Last week, Microsoft announced the general availability of Visual Studio 2017! Here is a quick roundup of information that was announced: (image) Launch Event Blogs...

An alternative to ConfigureAwait(false) everywhere

March 7, 2017 Mar 7, 2017 03/7/17
Pam Lahoud
In his latest blog post, Premier Developer consultant Ben Williams brings us this article on asynchronous code. One of the general recommendations you may often read is to use ConfigureAwait(false) in library code. This is so that when the library is used, it does not block the synchronization context in use by the application (e.g. the UI ...

Transforming Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) Culture

March 7, 2017 Mar 7, 2017 03/7/17
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When we started the Premier Developer blog, we wanted it to be a reflection of our team and business.  Unlike many Microsoft blogs that focus on one technology or product, you may notice we cover a lot of ground here.  Sometimes post topics are technical in nature, sometimes they are purely business or process focused.  Perhaps the most ...

Discovering AuthorizeAttribute role names

March 1, 2017 Mar 1, 2017 03/1/17
Monu Bambroo
In this post, Senior Consultant, Marius Rochon showcases how to discover 'AuthorizeAttribute' role names. The AuthorizeAttribute is used in ASP.NET code to decorate controller classes and methods which require authorization, e.g. [Authorize(Roles =“admin”)] public class HomeController : Controller { Meaning that to call any ...