Blockchain Fundamentals: Diving into Transaction Hash Chains

Wed, 01 Aug 2018 10:00:00 GMT

Jonathan Waldman extends his exploration of blockchain technology, focusing on transaction hash chains, the role of the transaction pool, and how a longest blockchain always prevails.

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Blockchain Fundamentals

Thu, 01 Mar 2018 10:00:00 GMT

If you've been sitting on the blockchain sidelines, it's time to catch up. Jonathan Waldman explores the core technical underpinnings on which many modern blockchain technologies are based.

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Git Internals: Architecture and Index Files

Tue, 01 Aug 2017 10:00:00 GMT

Jonathan Waldman continues his series on Git internals with an exploration of the Git “three-tree” architecture and the importance of its index file.

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Git Internals for Visual Studio Developers

Thu, 01 Jun 2017 10:00:00 GMT

Learn how Git works within the newly released Visual Studio 2017 IDE and how the Git repo is implemented in the file system. Then delve into the topology of the Git data store, the structure and content of its various storage objects, and the make up of Git branches..

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Commit to Git: Source Control in Visual Studio 2015

Mon, 01 Aug 2016 10:00:00 GMT

Visual Studio 2015 includes full support for Git, the enormously popular source code management system that has upended many traditional options. In this article, Jonathan Waldman covers how Git differs from Team Foundation version control; how to place source code into a Git repository; and how to pull, commit and push code.

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ASP.NET MVC - Override the Default Scaffold Templates

Mon, 02 Jun 2014 10:00:00 GMT

While repeatedly coding create, retrieve, update and delete operations (CRUD) can be tedious, you can automate the process using scaffolding templates. Doing this typically prevents updates or edits to controllers or views, but there are ways to customize them.

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App Migration - Migrate Your ASP.NET 1.1 Apps to Visual Studio 2010

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 10:00:00 GMT

Protect against obsolescence, gain new capabilities and increase your marketability by getting on board with the .NET Framework 4. You can start right here by learning how to migrate older applications to the latest and greatest.

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