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Package Manager Console Entity Framework 6 Migrations profile
This tutorial is about adding the following functionality to the Entity Framework Migrations CLI:
- Execute commands against the project containing the migrations by providing the most likely -Project parameter value
- Allow updating the database using a numeric TargetMigration (-2 = migrate to the third last migration)

Synchronize Additional Folders With Dropbox Using Junction on Windows
Dropbox is great! I’m pretty sure you’ve already heard of it but for those who have not: It allows you to synchronize about 2 gig (and up to 16 gig with some effort) worth of documents, pictures or other files between your different computers, laptops or other mobile devices. The files are kept on your machine(s) and in the cloud, but they are also accessible from anywhere with a browser and shareable with everyone you’d like.

Notepad++ double click PHP variable including the $ sign
Built-in in Notepad++ since 2016:
Settings > Preferences > Delimiter > Add you character as part of word > $

Notepad++ Bookmarks
In many text-editors there are means to easily jump with the cursor between different points in the code and this is no different in Notepad++. Bookmarks have their own margin where they can be toggled with a mouse click.

Pragmatic Tip 2: Think! About Your Work
“Turn off the autopilot and take control. Constantly critique and appraise your work.”
— The Pragmatic Programmers

Pragmatic Tip 1: Care About Your Craft
“Why spend your life developing software unless you care about doing it well?”
— The Pragmatic Programmers
Yet Another Blog
Scott Hanselman said “Now, go write, create, commit.”. It took a while but here we are, blogging about “Programming and stuff”. I will be writing about languages and platforms I’m working on or learning about, solutions to problems I’ve struggled with and really any CS related topic I’m otherwise curious about.
.NET Testing Frameworks
Last update on Mar 12, 2025
Updated to latest versions. Added TUnit, SoftAssertions, Throws derived, ...
EPPlus: No longer free to use in a commercial setting
Last update on Feb 25, 2025
Added EPPlus forks
Programming Mnemonics
Last update on Feb 2, 2025
There vs Their
JavaScript RegExp Tutorial
Last update on Jan 30, 2025
Added ES2024 //v flag (UnicodeSets)
Docker + Mongo: a guide
Last update on Sep 14, 2024
Added mongo-secure
PowerShell and Git for the colorblind
Last update on Jul 8, 2024
Added Show-Colors function