Everything You Wanted to Know About IEnumerable Single-Item Searches (But Were Afraid to Ask)

Everything You Wanted to Know About IEnumerable Single-Item Searches (But Were Afraid to Ask)

Blog Barista: Anthony Wolf | May 20, 2020 | Development Practices | Brew time: 6 min
Thinking About Your Data Model
I often read code in forums or Stack Overflow from people who are beginners at C#, and see them using FirstOrDefault in every situation where they need a single item from an IEnumerable. If I ask them why they made this choice, the reply is typically something like “it always works” or…

6 Easy Ways to Increase Your Internet Privacy

6 Easy Ways to Increase Your Internet Privacy

Blog Barista: Jonathan Nicholson | May 6, 2020 | Privacy & Security | Brew time: 7 min
There are many things that you can do to slightly increase your privacy in this digital age. A lot can be accomplished without being too extreme like swearing off all social media, self-encrypting all of your emails, and using Tor—a software tool for…

Jira 201, Part 5: How to Set Up Your Jira Service Desk Project

Jira 201, Part 5: How to Set Up Your Jira Service Desk Project

Blog Barista: Sam Nadarajan | March 25, 2020 | Developer Tools | Brew time: 11 min
Welcome back. We’ve made it to our last part of the Jira 201 series! In today’s post, we will take a closer look at how to set up your Jira Service Desk project. After making the business decision to use Jira Service Desk…

Jira 201, Part 4: Everything You Need to Know about Jira Workflows

Jira 201, Part 4: Everything You Need to Know about Jira Workflows

Blog Barista: Sam Nadarajan | March 24, 2020 | Developer Tools | Brew time: 8 min
Welcome back to the Jira 201 series! In Part 3, we walked you through everything you can do as a Jira Project Administrator and how you can keep your project running smoothly. In today’s post, you’ll learn…

Jira 201, Part 3: I’m A New Jira Project Administrator, What Can I Do?

Jira 201, Part 3: I’m A New Jira Project Administrator, What Can I Do?

Blog Barista: Sam Nadarajan | March 18, 2020 | Developer Tools | Brew time: 9 min
Welcome to the 201 Jira series! In Part 2, we walked you through everything you can do as a Jira Board Administrator when you’re tasked with configuring a particular board for your team. In today’s post, we’ll dive into what you can do as a Jira Project Administrator…

Jira 201, Part 2: I Just Became a Jira Board Administrator, What Can I Do?

Jira 201, Part 2: I Just Became a Jira Board Administrator, What Can I Do?

Blog Barista: Sam Nadarajan | March 17, 2020 | Developer Tools | Brew time: 10 min
Welcome back to the Jira 201 series. In Part 1, we went over a lot of information about the different and extensive levels of configurations for projects. In today’s post, we’ll take a look at what you can do as a Jira Board Administrator. Let’s say you’ve just been tasked with serving as the administrator for a Jira board on your development team. Your Jira Administrator has made you the board administrator for a particular board…

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