We've done a lot of setup to this point. Let's change gears for a lesson and focus on setting up the basic layout of the game screen. We want to segment the screen up into several areas, which we will do by using the grid concept in Bootstrap CSS. Updating MainLayout Our game looks more … Continue reading Lesson 1.6: Basic Screen Layout
Author: DarthPedro
I've been a software engineer for many years. Built my career working on Microsoft technologies. I've done all roles from developer to tester to lead to managing large teams. But I always like to stay on top of technology.
Technology changes are happening faster than ever. Keeping up with cloud development and tools is a full-time job. As I learn new things in these new arenas, I will share them with you.
Lesson 1.5: Using Blazorise Component Library
Components are the basic unit of development in Blazor. A component is a self-contained chunk of user interface (UI), such as a page, dialog, or form. A component includes HTML markup and the processing logic required to inject data or respond to UI events. Components are flexible and lightweight. They can be nested, reused, and … Continue reading Lesson 1.5: Using Blazorise Component Library
Lesson 1.4: Create Initial Blazor Project
Now that we have a source repository (from lesson 1.3) for our work, we're going to create the initial Blazor application project. Let's start by launching Visual Studio 2019. The first thing we will see is a dialog where we can clone code, open projects, create projects, etc. We are going to start by cloning … Continue reading Lesson 1.4: Create Initial Blazor Project
Lesson 1.3: Setting up Azure DevOps
Azure DevOps is a tool for managing source code, work items, test plans, and CI/CD pipelines. When we are building production software, we need to manage our code and work efficiently. Azure DevOps gives us the tools to do that. And it supports industry-leading tools, like Git, Docker, and Kubernetes, so we can use the … Continue reading Lesson 1.3: Setting up Azure DevOps
Lesson 1.2: The Prerequisites
To follow along with these lessons, we are going to need some basic knowledge and tools. This in not an introductory tutorial on programming or the basics of C#. If you would like some of those there are a lot of materials and tutorials for that. But you can certainly pick things up along the … Continue reading Lesson 1.2: The Prerequisites
Lesson 1.1: The Background
Over the past years, I have worked in the software industry. As I've been learning new technologies and techniques, I've always used side projects to become familiar with new technologies. In the past, I followed the Build a C#/WPF RPG by Scott Lilly to learn some new techniques since I enjoy games and RPGs. That … Continue reading Lesson 1.1: The Background
Assembly Dependency Viewer
Found a great new tool to view an assembly's runtime dependency graph for .NET full and Core. It will show you the dependent assemblies and versions for any .NET libraries (.dll) and applications (.exe). It's great for debugging assembly load failures in your app.
Azure DevOps Pipelines
I spent this long holiday weekend (who knew President's Day was a holiday? š ) reading and learning Azure DevOps Pipelines to help automate the build and release processes. I've used several build scripts before at work and even copied some to get a new library or service building, but I hadn't had the chance … Continue reading Azure DevOps Pipelines
Hello World – First Blog Post
This is the first post on my new blog. Iām just getting this new blog going, so stay tuned for more. I am in the process of learning many new .NET technologies. And, I plan to share my finding with you. In the process of learning and building tutorials, I'm going to build some tools … Continue reading Hello World – First Blog Post
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