[ASP.NET Core 1.0] Automatic Migrations in Entity Framework 7 (EF Core 1.0)

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[ASP.NET Core 1.0] Automatic Migrations in Entity Framework 7 (EF Core 1.0)

There is no more public Configuration() { AutomaticMigrationsEnabled = false; } in Entity Framework Core 1.0 (formerly  EF 7.0) Now you can use extension Migrate method during database initialization. For example, you have custom DBInitializer class: public class DBInitialization { public static void Initialize() { using (var context = new DbContext()) { context.Database.Migrate(); // Other db initialization code. } } } There is also async version of this method. This method will apply any pendi...

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ZohoPeopleTimeLogger v1.3 - Show me the error

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ZohoPeopleTimeLogger v1.3 - Show me the error

At Novility, we have  found that we cannot log working time anymore. You just press "Make me happy" button and nothing :( When ZohoPeopleTimeLogger tries to make you happy it needs information about current jobs from ZOHO. For example, if I try to log time for January 16 and there is no job for this date I will get an error. But user was not able to see that error. That is fixed in release v1.3. Download GitHub User will see message box with detailed description and nice instructions:

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[IoT] Connect Intel Galileo Gen 2 to Arduino Uno via nRF24L01

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[IoT] Connect Intel Galileo Gen 2 to Arduino Uno via nRF24L01

Guys from Newark element14 have sent me a nice dev board - Intel Galileo Gen2. I was curious because before, Microsoft declared that Windows 10 IoT Core will run on this board. I planned to run my previous benchmark on this board to see if it can beat Raspberry PI 2. Unfortunately, with the latest release they removed this board from the compatibility list :( But this is not a big problem because I have some plans about home automation and I can use this board in it. I have couple nRF24L01 modul...

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Build and test ASP.NET 5 application using AppVeyor

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Build and test ASP.NET 5 application using AppVeyor

For those who do not know, AppVeyor is Continuous Integration and Deployment service for .NET projects. It is free for open-source projects. Currently, AppVeyor supports latest DNX version (1.0.0-rc1-final) and I've recently migrated my pet project to this version. I will show you how easy it is to build and run all unit tests on CI server every time you commit to GitHub. Visual Studio project (MSBuild) In LearnWordsFast project we are using Visual Studio 2015 as a development environment, so in...

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