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Karen Payne

Microsoft MVP, Microsoft TechNet author, Code magazine author, developer advocate. Have a passion for driving race cars.

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Montgomery Community College

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NET 9 BinaryFormatter migration paths

NET 9 BinaryFormatter migration paths

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Hidden NET 9 gems

Hidden NET 9 gems

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Visual Studio package security

Visual Studio package security

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C# Search by multiple strings

C# Search by multiple strings

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Window Forms Dark mode

Window Forms Dark mode

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NET6 - C# DistinctBy

NET6 - C# DistinctBy

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List all Visual Studio solutions

List all Visual Studio solutions

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Storing passwords safely (C#)

Storing passwords safely (C#)

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Regex timeout - C#

Regex timeout - C#

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C# System.Text.Json JsonConverter masking

C# System.Text.Json JsonConverter masking

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EF Core raw queries (C#)

EF Core raw queries (C#)

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ASP.NET Core unassociated input fix

ASP.NET Core unassociated input fix

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Spectre.Console helpers

Spectre.Console helpers

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C# different way to do a proof of concept

C# different way to do a proof of concept

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Bogus DateOnly/TimeOnly

Bogus DateOnly/TimeOnly

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Learn FormattableString (C#)

Learn FormattableString (C#)

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EF Core queries for unmapped types part 1

EF Core queries for unmapped types part 1

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Source-generated RegEx (C#)

Source-generated RegEx (C#)

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NodaTime – time offsets C#

NodaTime – time offsets C#

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Model Notification changed C#

Model Notification changed C#

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Visual Studio/Copilot # tip

Visual Studio/Copilot # tip

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ASP.NET Core DI constructor with parameters

ASP.NET Core DI constructor with parameters

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Push your skills Part 2

Push your skills Part 2

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GitHub Copilot for learning

GitHub Copilot for learning

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C# Dealing with duplicates

C# Dealing with duplicates

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Developer's format helpers

Developer's format helpers

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GitHub Copilot and SQL

GitHub Copilot and SQL

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FluentValidation inline validate

FluentValidation inline validate

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WinForms dynamic buttons

WinForms dynamic buttons

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Dapper Stored Procedure tip

Dapper Stored Procedure tip

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SQL-Server add record tip

SQL-Server add record tip

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GitHub Copilot asking multiple questions

GitHub Copilot asking multiple questions

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EF Core 8 Update Entity

EF Core 8 Update Entity

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Creating mocked data for EF Core using Bogus and more

Creating mocked data for EF Core using Bogus and more

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Exploring GitHub Copilot with Microsoft Visual Studio

Exploring GitHub Copilot with Microsoft Visual Studio

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Push your skills Part 1

Push your skills Part 1

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C# Excel read/write on the cheap

C# Excel read/write on the cheap

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C# PeriodicTimer

C# PeriodicTimer

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Microsoft VS2022 Cascadia Code font

Microsoft VS2022 Cascadia Code font

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ASP.NET Core Navigation markers

ASP.NET Core Navigation markers

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Get SQL-Server Stored Procedures with C#

Get SQL-Server Stored Procedures with C#

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Multiple connections for appsettings.json (C#)

Multiple connections for appsettings.json (C#)

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Accessibility tip for old HTML pages

Accessibility tip for old HTML pages

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Gentle introduction to IDataProtector (C#)

Gentle introduction to IDataProtector (C#)

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EF Core/NorthWind for Oracle

EF Core/NorthWind for Oracle

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EF Core log to file benefits

EF Core log to file benefits

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C# System.Text.Json

C# System.Text.Json

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Working with Dapper/SQL-Server Framework 4.8 C#

Working with Dapper/SQL-Server Framework 4.8 C#

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Gentle introduction to Generic Repository Pattern with C#

Gentle introduction to Generic Repository Pattern with C#

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Karen in a nutshell

Karen in a nutshell

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C# Insert binary files into SQL-Server table

C# Insert binary files into SQL-Server table

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Dapper DateOnly/TimeOnly

Dapper DateOnly/TimeOnly

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Working with ListView in Windows Forms

Working with ListView in Windows Forms

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Bogus custom Dataset

Bogus custom Dataset

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Gentle introduction for generics (C#)

Gentle introduction for generics (C#)

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C# User-defined explicit and implicit conversion operators

C# User-defined explicit and implicit conversion operators

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Window Forms change notification

Window Forms change notification

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Windows form move items up/down in ListView and more

Windows form move items up/down in ListView and more

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Visual Studio tip: Scope to

Visual Studio tip: Scope to

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Microsoft Entity Framework Core 8 samples

Microsoft Entity Framework Core 8 samples

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