Thomas Ardal

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There are new versions of all of my Visual Studio extensions that support VS2026. Get them here:

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I just published the first version of The Exceptionator. That's all the exception best practices I could think of as a set of Roslyn analyzers. Install it in Visual Studio here: marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemNa... #visualstudio #vsix

Problem Details Test API Test real-world HTTP errors in RFC 7807 format. Useful for client handling, observability and debugging.

I needed a test API returning Problem Details, but I couldn't find anything that returned the desired response. Using ChatGPT and Cloudflare Pages, problemdetails.io is born 👶🏻

How to run code coverage of .NET code on Azure DevOps Learn how to measure .NET code coverage on Azure DevOps using XPlat Code Coverage and ReportGenerator. Includes full pipeline and practical tips.

Blogged: How to run code coverage of .NET code on Azure DevOps blog.elmah.io/how-to-run-c... #azuredevops

elmah.io - Error logging and Uptime monitoring for .NET Cloud logging for .NET web applications using ELMAH. Find bugs before you go live. Powerful search, API, apps for Slack, Teams, GitHub & Visual Studio

If anyone is running a .NET open-source project and could use error logging and/or uptime monitoring, there's a free (with a few requirements) elmah.io plan here: elmah.io/sponsorship/.... Let me know if you are interested.

Update!

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Will show the old context menu as default. Thank you @cephalidone.bsky.social

Oh, I think you're right: answers.microsoft.com/en-us/window... Thanks!

I would trade almost all new features added in Windows to not having to click this damn button every time 😅

Contextual logging with console.context() If you work on a large enough code base involving multiple teams at your organization, you probably have to deal with large amounts of logs when inspecting your webapp. This is an area that we're int...

Super excited about console.context. This could really level up JavaScript logging! blogs.windows.com/msedgedev/20...

I published a new version of the Retire.js extension for Azure DevOps. The new version parses the output from Retire.js and presents any vulnerabilities as DevOps warnings. marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemNa... #azuredevops

Thank you, Patrik ☺️

I guess it's pretty normal to think that what you have built is cooler than everything else. But to be honest, with the recent changes in the Exception Inspector on elmah.io, I think this is the best visualization of a .NET stack trace hierarchy I have seen.

ILogger Visualizer - Visual Studio Marketplace Extension for Visual Studio - Show a debugger visualizer for ILogger in Visual Studio.

There's a new version of ILogger Visualizer, my Visual Studio extension for showing Microsoft Extensions Logging configuration while debugging: marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemNa.... The new version adds support for using the non-generic ILogger type. #visualstudio #vsix

Adding Cloudflare Turnstile to an ASP .NET Core website by @thomasardal.com blog.elmah.io/adding-cloud... #aspnetcore

Adding Cloudflare Turnstile to an ASP.NET Core website Learn how to integrate Cloudflare Turnstile into your ASP.NET Core website as a reCAPTCHA alternative. Follow this guide to reduce bot traffic.

Blogged: Adding Cloudflare Turnstile to an ASP .NET Core website blog.elmah.io/adding-cloud... #aspnetcore #cloudflare #captcha

#SkeletonCrew was awesome

Exception Visualizer - Visual Studio Marketplace Extension for Visual Studio - Show a debugger visualizer for exceptions in Visual Studio.

A new version of Exception Visualizer is available on the Visual Studio Marketplace: marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemNa.... The latest version adds support for .NET Framework applications. Thank you, PolarGoose, for your contribution.

There's a new version of NuPU, adding support for using NuGet's 'update' attribute. Get it here: www.nuget.org/packages/NuP.... Thank you github.com/hlovdal for the PR.

I really miss when I could buy box set with my favorite movie series.

Side Projects: The Unsung Heroes of Software Development - Rasmus Kromann-Larsen - CPH DevFest 2024 YouTube video by NDC Conferences

Amazing talk! Side Projects: The Unsung Heroes of Software Development by Rasmus Kromann-Larsen www.youtube.com/watch?v=oA7x...