MindByte Issue #126: Signing Off with a Handful of Gems

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For the last 126 editions, I’ve brought you the MindByte Weekly newsletter. What started in November 2022 with just a handful of readers on Revue (remember that Twitter experiment?) grew into a weekly rhythm of sharing the best I found on GitHub, Azure, and .NET — all the things I work with daily.

Except for the occasional break, I’ve kept that rhythm going. But lately, creating a new edition began to feel more like a chore than a joy. There are so many other things I want to spend my time on — open source projects, learning new things, growing my FinOps mailing list, and, most importantly, enjoying my personal life.

So this will be the final edition of MindByte Weekly.

To close things off, I’ve collected a few articles that caught my eye recently. Thank you for reading, subscribing, replying, and being part of this journey. Let’s dive into the final round.

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GitHub Digest

Did you know the GH Advisory Database? It is a large collection of security vulnerabilities and malware affecting open source packages. Used by security scans like Dependabot, but also a source of analytics. Learn all about the numbers behind the database:

Are you still getting photos of a screen, pasted in a Word document, from your customers? If so, feed them into Copilot to extract the real issue. One use case of Copilot, but there are many more:

An interesting vision; from agent mode (when the AI works along side you) to coding agent (where the AI works completly in the background). Copilot becomes better and better, but what is next?

Coding Corner

Never implement your own security unless you really know what you are doing. So you would normally stick with a standard and use libraries. But still, they come with options, so make sure you know how to use those. Albert shows three different settings that can impact your security when used incorrectly.

Azure Updates & Insights

Still on my (ever growing) list to do; work more with PostgreSQL as it is a great database system. On Azure, you can use PostgreSQL as a PaaS, so a fully managed database as a service. Want to know more about Flexible Server, how to get started and how to use it? Then read this article from Red Gate.

.NET Nook

Microsoft is of course working on the next version of .NET, namely version 10. In preview 5, you find more opentelemetry features, MAUI and WPF enhancements, and OpenAPI 3.1 support.

Not a lot of features you might use daily, but good to keep up with the changes. A list of some of the recent changes in C# 12 and 13.

Closing Thoughts

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