TypeScript - Getting started in Visual Studio 2015
· ☕ 4 min read
I decided to write this article simply because there are so many outdated answers to this question linked from Google. Here are some of the things you should NOT do - Install Web Essentials - Install Node Package Manager - Manually adjust project files to enable Typescript transpiler - Automatically adjust project files by installing a nuget package - Install something that downloads 1000s of files into a folder inside your project and works with fingers crossed.

Atom Editor by GitHub - Worth It?
· ☕ 5 min read
Overall, I spent 2 hours straight (no breaks for coffee), trying to make things work and really hoping it would suffice my basic needs. Unfortunately, integrated support for version control is crucial. Atom editor is fairly new, many important plugins are community authored, and most of them are poor quality, i.e. they work, but often you see display artifacts/glitches. Not a production quality product.

C# - Capture Full Stack Trace Inside Catch
· ☕ 3 min read
When you catch an exception, you only have stack trace relative to the catch point. Why is this important? Suppose the error occurs when sending email and this is a non-critical part of your application. Let's say you send confirmation emails to clients as part of the ordering process. Yes, it's bad if the email cannot reach your client (say, their email address is invalid), but your web server should not crash because of that.

Fix Ugly Fonts in Google Chrome 37
· ☕ 1 min read
Problem - after updating to the latest Chrome version (37), fonts look ugly. I'm using a non-standard 125% Windows DPI, it could be why they are ugly for me.

Good 24IN LCD Monitor For Home/Office Use
· ☕ 4 min read
Modern monitors today have IPS+VA in one, which means great vertical viewing angles and also 100% color gamut reproduction. So one does not need to choose either and just get both, for some 200-250 dollars.

Fix HTC Desire 601 signal (Virgin/Bell Canada)
· ☕ 2 min read
Bought this phone on 2-year contract from a Virgin Mobile booth. On a side note, it's not advertised as "601", but I figured this one is closest to the specs of the phone being sold in Canada. Anyway, starting day one, this phone was showing wireless signal problems (mobile network). I live in the GTA, your experiences may vary.

Runtime Code Coverage (WCF Service)
· ☕ 3 min read
In this article I will provide a workflow for monitoring code coverage in DLLs called from a WCF Service hosted with IIS. You can use this approach to get runtime code coverage metrics from any service, and also for calls made via reflection.