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How to Build Navigation into Power BI

How to Build Navigation into Power BI

Paul Waller

Explore a step-by-step guide on designing a side nav in Power BI, covering form, icons, states, actions, with a view to enhancing report design & UI.
How to access multi-select choice column choice labels from Azure Synapse Link for Dataverse with PySpark or SQL

How to access multi-select choice column choice labels from Azure Synapse Link for Dataverse with PySpark or SQL

Jessica Hill

Learn how to access multi-select choice column choice labels from Azure Synapse Link for Dataverse using PySpark or SQL.
Introduction to Python Logging in Synapse Notebooks

Introduction to Python Logging in Synapse Notebooks

Jonathan George

The first step on the road to implementing observability in your Python notebooks is basic logging. In this post, we look at how you can use Python's built in logging inside a Synapse notebook.
No-code/Low-code is software DIY - how do you avoid DIY disaster?

No-code/Low-code is software DIY - how do you avoid DIY disaster?

James Broome

No-code/Low-code democratizes software development with little to no coding skills needed. But how do you evaluate if software DIY is the right choice for you?
.NET JsonElement Error Handling

.NET JsonElement Error Handling

Ian Griffiths

.NET's System.Text.Json offers very high performance JSON parsing. However, JsonElement's text parsing methods offer a trap for the unwary
Analysing WPF Performance Using ETW and PerfView

Analysing WPF Performance Using ETW and PerfView

Liam Mooney

This post walks through the process of using PerfView to analyse ETW data to get to the bottom of a performance issue in a WPF application.
Wardley Mapping - Exploring the Mining Value Chain

Wardley Mapping - Exploring the Mining Value Chain

Barry Smart

The article explores the opportunities that the AI, digital technology and data present for the mining industry using a technique known as Wardley Mapping.
Developing a new JSON Schema Brand and Website

Developing a new JSON Schema Brand and Website

Paul Waller

Discover Paul's guide on expanding brand collateral for organizations through effective website development and design strategies.
Learn Reactive Programming for FREE: Introduction to Rx.NET 2nd Edition (2024)

Learn Reactive Programming for FREE: Introduction to Rx.NET 2nd Edition (2024)

Howard van Rooijen

Learn Reactive Programming with our free book, Introduction to Rx.NET 2nd Edition (2024), available in PDF, EPUB, online, and GitHub.
Analyzing WPF performance by enabling ETW

Analyzing WPF performance by enabling ETW

Ian Griffiths

WPF makes extensive performance instrumentation available through ETW. However, in modern .NET, it's not obvious how to get hold of it. This blog shows how
How to access choice labels from Azure Synapse Link for Dataverse with SQL

How to access choice labels from Azure Synapse Link for Dataverse with SQL

Jessica Hill

Learn how to access the choice labels from Azure Synapse Link for Dataverse using T-SQL through SQL Serverless and by using Spark SQL in a Synapse Notebook.
Styling and Enhancing Model Driven Apps in Power Apps

Styling and Enhancing Model Driven Apps in Power Apps

Paul Waller

Discover a concise guide on improving Model Driven Power Apps styles with step-by-step instructions for a polished user experience.
ASP.NET Core 8.0 uses C# 12.0's experimental interceptors to enable AOT

ASP.NET Core 8.0 uses C# 12.0's experimental interceptors to enable AOT

Ian Griffiths

C# 12 includes an experimental 'interceptors' feature. If you use trimming or AOT publishing in ASP.NET Core 8.0, you're already using this.
Power Query - Where can you use it? - Power BI

Power Query - Where can you use it? - Power BI

Mike Evans-Larah

In this series of posts, we look at all the places where you can integrate Power Query as part of your data solutions. Here we look at Power BI.
Power Query - Where can you use it? - Microsoft 365

Power Query - Where can you use it? - Microsoft 365

Mike Evans-Larah

In this series of posts, we look at all the places where you can integrate Power Query as part of your data solutions. Here we look at Microsoft 365.
How to access choice labels from Azure Synapse Link for Dataverse with PySpark

How to access choice labels from Azure Synapse Link for Dataverse with PySpark

Jessica Hill

Learn how to access the choice labels from Azure Synapse Link for Dataverse using PySpark.
Boosting string search performance in .NET 8.0 with SearchValues

Boosting string search performance in .NET 8.0 with SearchValues

Ian Griffiths

Learn how .NET 8.0's SearchValues<T> can speed up string searching
How .NET 8.0 boosted JSON Schema performance by 20%

How .NET 8.0 boosted JSON Schema performance by 20%

Matthew Adams

We benchmarked endjin's JSON Schema library on .NET 8.0 and saw large performance gains. There are even more gains to be had with new .NET 8 features.
Polyglot Notebooks for Ops

Polyglot Notebooks for Ops

James Dawson

Polyglot Notebooks' PowerShell support enhances IT Ops with robust, repeatable processes via 'executable documentation'.
How .NET 8.0 boosted AIS.NET performance by 27%

How .NET 8.0 boosted AIS.NET performance by 27%

Ian Griffiths

When we benchmarked endjin's AIS.NET library on .NET 8.0, we were delighted to see substantial performance gains, with no extra work required.
Star Schemas are fundamental to unleashing value from data in Microsoft Fabric

Star Schemas are fundamental to unleashing value from data in Microsoft Fabric

Barry Smart

Ralph Kimble's 1996 Star Schema principles still apply in Cloud Native Analytics.
Optimising .NET code: Avoiding allocations using Span<T>

Optimising .NET code: Avoiding allocations using Span<T>

Jonathan George

Investigate some ways of working with strings that prevent unnecessary memory allocations.
Optimising .NET code: Let's blame LINQ

Optimising .NET code: Let's blame LINQ

Jonathan George

Investigate the impact of basic LINQ functions on performance and memory allocation.
Optimising .NET code: Hunting for allocations

Optimising .NET code: Hunting for allocations

Jonathan George

Explore basic techniques for benchmarking and identifying allocation sources in code.
Optimising .NET code: Introduction

Optimising .NET code: Introduction

Jonathan George

Explore techniques to boost .NET performance & memory efficiency, identify allocation sources, and optimize data handling.