dotnet sln add
It's been a while since I'd created a number dotnet projects and supporting solution using the command line so I had to refer to the documentation to keep me right. As I had just created a number of projects adding each one to the solution is a little tedious so when I'd spotted I could use globbing patterns I thought this would save time and a few key presses.
RGUHack 2018
I'll be helping out at RGUHack this coming weekend so I thought I'd pull together a few links from some of the Azure services available which might help the students build something awesome a little quicker. Hopefully the students have taken advantage of Github's Student Developer Pack to pick up some free Azure credit, but if they haven't, its easy to get started for free at https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/free/
Simple ping Middleware
If you find yourself needing to create a simple ping endpoint often used by load balancers as a quick check to see if traffic can be directed to your site, rather than complicating the simple and creating an MVC controller etc consider simple middleware.