Thulani S. Chivandikwa

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Project Transparency and Efficiency

Enriching Code Review Culture

Explore how to tailor ChatGPT's responses to fit specialized professional needs, particularly in software engineering.

practices for disciplined development with GIT and PRs

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Discover the essential principles of creating robust and user-friendly APIs in our comprehensive guide on API Design Guidelines.

practices for disciplined development

Standardize API definitions in ASP.NET

Compliment Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection

Master the art of disciplined Git usage with our guide on best practices for commits, branch management, and pull requests.

Must know Roslyn rules - Cancellation Tokens

Learn why serialization and implementing the four core constructors of Exceptions are essential for robust exception handling and debugging, and how to enforce these practices using unit tests.

How to Create SOAP Requests Using Postman

Consuming Legacy SOAP Services with the HttpClient

This article summarizes the principles of Clean Architecture based on my own experiences using this architecture in different scenarios.

This guide covers a comprehensive range of topics, from effective documentation and programming principles to best practices in Git and .NET development, ensuring high-quality, maintainable, and efficient software.

Discover the best practices for setting up and managing Azure Pipelines for your projects.

Explore the intricacies of implementing GDPR compliance within the AWS Cloud. This research provides in-depth technical recommendations and best practices to secure personal data and adhere to EU data protection laws on the AWS platform.

Testing Best Practices

Say goodbye to manual developer machine configuration hassles and discover a more efficient way to set up your developer environment with Chocolatey, and a simple JavaScript script.

history of production issues

An IIS deployed application throwing a CryptographicException with the message System cannot find the specified file can be a perplexing issue.

Learn how AutoMock simplifies mocking of service dependencies, reduces test maintenance, and enhances test suite robustness

Discover the essential role of run books in streamlining incident management and maintenance scenarios

Learn how to assume an AWS IAM role via the CLI with this step-by-step guide.

Architecture Decision Records (ADRs) serve as a crucial tool in documenting software design choices that address significant functional or non-functional requirements in architecture.

avoiding cloud metadata attacks

A list of recommendations around working with C# and dotnet that can potentially be adopted by a team as standards.

Holding yourself accountable

Discover the essential AWS best practices to navigate the cloud right.

personal take on how best to work with TypeScript and React

Debugging Jest tests in Visual Studio Code can greatly enhance your JavaScript testing experience

killing node processes

sharing extension recommendations in workspace

make linting great again

This guide demonstrates how to simplify and unify test configurations across multiple .NET projects, enhancing maintainability and consistency

It's pretty nifty and also surprisingly useful to be able to control your smart home from your wrist.

test builders to deal with test maintenance hell

prevent accidental breaking changes in your public api with roslyn

Discover essential Dotnet tools that streamline your development workflow

fun with the pytest framework

Primer to statically indicating types in python

a few simple things in pycharm that can increase your productivity