I encountered this problem when moving from an old machine to a new machine. I vaguely recall having this problem once before, but it was […]
Dot net core NUnit unit test won’t start
I was hoping this problem would resolve itself, but it hasn’t so I am writing about it to document it to refer to in the […]
Cannot ping or RDP to Windows 10 machine
Problem This is a particularly stupid gotcha. For a long time now I haven’t been able to RDP into my Windows 10 Surface Pro 4. […]
Padding a string in tSQL
Gotcha There isn’t a Pad Left or Pad Right function in tSQL. Solution There is a lengthy discussion about this topic already on Stack Overflow […]
RedGate SQL Compare – Index was out of range error
Problem This was a weird one because it is clearly a bug in the software. I am running version 13.6.1.7928 Professional of RedGate SQL Compare […]
Incorrect syntax was encountered while parsing :SETVAR
Gotcha When working with SQL CMD mode every now and then I will get this vague error and I can’t figure out what the problem […]
Guide to using Git for TFS users
Introduction It’s that time again – that time where the development industry has decided for us that what we were using before isn’t good enough […]
DotNet Core EF migration not working
Problem Here is the basic setup of this problem: You created a .Net Core application and wanted to use .Net Core EF in your application […]
Avoiding the Red Gate Sql compare “Non-Schema statement was ignored” warning
Gotcha I recently had to create some non-schema related objects for a database project I am working on. It caused an annoying problem with Red […]
A very basic guide to GIT commands
Why GIT commands? When you use GIT long enough, you begin to realize it is just easier to use GIT commands. Using a console is […]