Damir Arh
@damirscorner.com
Microsoft MVP. Software architect and polyglot developer. Mobile apps. Development process optimization. Climbing and hiking with my dog in spare time.
I added another network interface to a Linux virtual machine I use for hosting Docker containers
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#linux #proxmox #docker
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Adding a second NIC to Proxmox VM
As I'm adding more services to my home lab server, I reached a point at which I want to expose some of them to the internet but keep others available only in the internal network. To securely do so fr...
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November 7, 2025 at 6:19 AM
I added another network interface to a Linux virtual machine I use for hosting Docker containers
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#linux #proxmox #docker
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#linux #proxmox #docker
Oh My Posh can be configured to automatically change tab titles in Windows Terminal
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PowerShell Tab Title in Windows Terminal
I often have several tabs open in my Windows Terminal. And I like how I can easily identify the right one by its title if it's a tab for WSL or an SSH connection. Fortunately, PowerShell can also auto...
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October 31, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Oh My Posh can be configured to automatically change tab titles in Windows Terminal
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#powershell
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I wrote about the process of getting my old Xerox printer to work in Linux
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#xerox #printer #linux
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#xerox #printer #linux
Installing 32-bit Xerox printer in Linux
With Windows 10 support officially ending, I decided to install Linux Mint on one of my older machines which isn't supported by Windows 11. The transition was really smooth for the most part with the ...
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October 17, 2025 at 6:18 AM
I wrote about the process of getting my old Xerox printer to work in Linux
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#xerox #printer #linux
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#xerox #printer #linux
I updated my NuGet package publishing GitHub Actions workflow to use trusted publishing
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#nuget #dotnet #github
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#nuget #dotnet #github
Switching to NuGet trusted publishing
When the support for trusted publishing on NuGet was announced, I decided to try switching to it for my side project as soon as possible. The process ended up being very smooth.
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October 3, 2025 at 6:18 AM
I updated my NuGet package publishing GitHub Actions workflow to use trusted publishing
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#nuget #dotnet #github
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#nuget #dotnet #github
I created a PowerShell script to simplify adding new network routes
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#powershell #networking #windows
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#powershell #networking #windows
Selective VPN routing in Windows
I mostly work remotely and to gain access to many work resources, I need a VPN connection to my office. When you connect, all of your network traffic is routed through the VPN connection by default. T...
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September 26, 2025 at 6:18 AM
I created a PowerShell script to simplify adding new network routes
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#powershell #networking #windows
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#powershell #networking #windows
Slides and demo from my C# 14 talk at NT konferenca 2025
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#csharp14 #csharp #dotnet #ntk25
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#csharp14 #csharp #dotnet #ntk25
What's new in C# 14
Since a new version of .NET is being released every autumn, C# has also adopted the same cadence. So, this November C# 14 is going to be released alongside with .NET 10. In this talk, we will take a l...
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September 24, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Slides and demo from my C# 14 talk at NT konferenca 2025
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#csharp14 #csharp #dotnet #ntk25
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#csharp14 #csharp #dotnet #ntk25
New options for overloading operators in C# 14
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#csharp14 #csharp #dotnet
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#csharp14 #csharp #dotnet
User defined compound operators in C# 14
Operator overloading has been a part of C# since its very first version. The functionality has remained the same until the introduction of generic math in C# 11 when some changes were made to shift op...
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September 19, 2025 at 6:18 AM
New options for overloading operators in C# 14
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#csharp14 #csharp #dotnet
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#csharp14 #csharp #dotnet
Multiple extension members with the same signature can cause ambiguity when they are all in scope
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#csharp #dotnet
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#csharp #dotnet
Disambiguation of extension members in C# 14
In my previous two blog posts, I wrote about extension members in general and generic extension members. But there's one more topic related to extension members I'd like to cover: how ambiguous extens...
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September 12, 2025 at 6:17 AM
Multiple extension members with the same signature can cause ambiguity when they are all in scope
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#csharp #dotnet
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#csharp #dotnet
As you would expect, the extension everything in C# 14 works with generics as well
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#csharp #dotnet
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Generic extension members in C# 14
I already wrote about extension members in C# 14 in my previous blog post, but I only covered the non-generic members. Since generics were fully supported in extension methods, they are of course also...
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September 5, 2025 at 6:18 AM
As you would expect, the extension everything in C# 14 works with generics as well
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#csharp #dotnet
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#csharp #dotnet
The long awaited extension everything feature is finally here with C# 14
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#csharp #dotnet
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#csharp #dotnet
Extension members in C# 14
Extension members are the largest new feature of C# 14. We have been hearing about it for quite a while, also under the name of extension everything and extension types. It was expected to be released...
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August 29, 2025 at 6:18 AM
The long awaited extension everything feature is finally here with C# 14
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#csharp #dotnet
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#csharp #dotnet
There's a bug in .NET 8 version of Created() method
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#aspnetcore #dotnet
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Buggy Created response in ASP.NET Core 8
After getting a bug report that an ASP.NET Core Web API endpoint is returning 204 (No content) instead of 201 (Created), it turned out that the bug wasn't in the application code but in .NET.
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August 22, 2025 at 6:19 AM
There's a bug in .NET 8 version of Created() method
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#aspnetcore #dotnet
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#aspnetcore #dotnet
The new field keyword in C# 14 can simplify your properties and improve their encapsulation
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#csharp #dotnet
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#csharp #dotnet
Field keyword in C# 14
The next C# 14 feature I took a closer look at was the field keyword. Similarly to the null-conditional assignment, it can reduce some of the boilerplate code you need to write. But it's not just synt...
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August 15, 2025 at 6:19 AM
The new field keyword in C# 14 can simplify your properties and improve their encapsulation
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#csharp #dotnet
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#csharp #dotnet
Pros and cons of null-conditional assignment in C# 14
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#csharp #dotnet
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#csharp #dotnet
Null-conditional assignment in C# 14
As the release of C# 14 is coming closer and most of the features are already available in preview, I decided to try them out myself. I started with null-conditional assignment, a syntactic sugar feat...
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August 8, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Pros and cons of null-conditional assignment in C# 14
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#csharp #dotnet
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#csharp #dotnet
The OpenTelemetry plugin for Rider looks promising
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#opentelemetry #rider #dotnet
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#opentelemetry #rider #dotnet
OpenTelemetry collection in Rider
When JetBrains announced the availability of an OpenTelemetry plugin for Rider, I decided to give it a try. I've examined the options for OpenTelemetry collection during development in the past and wa...
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August 1, 2025 at 6:21 AM
The OpenTelemetry plugin for Rider looks promising
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#opentelemetry #rider #dotnet
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#opentelemetry #rider #dotnet
.NET provides various tools to ensure a timely response from a REST endpoint
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#dotnet #aspnetcore
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#dotnet #aspnetcore
Limit web API response time
When an ASP.NET Core Web API REST service endpoint makes further calls to upstream REST services or interacts with other potentially slow resources, its response time strongly depends on the response ...
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July 25, 2025 at 6:19 AM
.NET provides various tools to ensure a timely response from a REST endpoint
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#dotnet #aspnetcore
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#dotnet #aspnetcore
Restic works just as good on Windows as it does on Linux
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#backup #synology #restic
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#backup #synology #restic
Backing up my Windows workstation using restic
After I successfully configured restic backup for my Linux home lab server, I wanted to do the same for my Windows workstation.
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July 18, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Restic works just as good on Windows as it does on Linux
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#backup #synology #restic
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#backup #synology #restic
I'm happily using restic for backing up my Linux home server
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#backup #synology #restic
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#backup #synology #restic
Backing up Linux home server using restic
Since I bought an ASUS NUC some months ago to act as my home lab server, I started to rely on a couple of applications running on it. That meant it was time to set up a proper backup as a safeguard in...
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July 11, 2025 at 6:18 AM
I'm happily using restic for backing up my Linux home server
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#backup #synology #restic
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#backup #synology #restic
I sleep better knowing that my Synology NAS is properly backed up.
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#backup #synology #hetzner
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#backup #synology #hetzner
Backup setup for my Synology NAS
As I'm slowly replacing cloud services with self-hosted ones, I'm relying on my Synology NAS more and more. This encouraged me to rethink its backup strategy. I configured two separate backups: one to...
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July 4, 2025 at 6:17 AM
I sleep better knowing that my Synology NAS is properly backed up.
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#backup #synology #hetzner
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#backup #synology #hetzner
I was late to the Oh My Posh PowerShell module deprecation
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#powershell
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#powershell
Oh My Posh update to non-module version
After my latest (not so) regular update of installed PowerShell modules, I was surprised by a breaking change in the Oh My Posh module. Fortunately, a link to an online migration guide was displayed d...
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May 2, 2025 at 6:17 AM
I was late to the Oh My Posh PowerShell module deprecation
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#powershell
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#powershell
Why SourceLink debugging in VS 2022 might not work for some packages
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#visualstudio #visualstudiocode #rider #dotnet
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#visualstudio #visualstudiocode #rider #dotnet
Debugging libraries from NuGet
As I was troubleshooting my issues with Elastic logger configuration, I couldn't get the debugging in Visual Studio 2022 to work for the Elastic.Extensions.Logging NuGet package, although it appeared ...
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April 11, 2025 at 6:17 AM
Why SourceLink debugging in VS 2022 might not work for some packages
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#visualstudio #visualstudiocode #rider #dotnet
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#visualstudio #visualstudiocode #rider #dotnet
Documentation for Elasticsearch logger configuration could be better
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#dotnet #logging #elasticsearch
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#dotnet #logging #elasticsearch
Elasticsearch log ingest config in .NET
When trying to get the logging to Elasticsearch from .NET to work in the production environment, I spent too much time configuring the logger. It was mostly due to missing and incorrect documentation.
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April 4, 2025 at 6:17 AM
Documentation for Elasticsearch logger configuration could be better
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#dotnet #logging #elasticsearch
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#dotnet #logging #elasticsearch
Microsoft's HTTP resilience package simplifies using Polly with HTTP client
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#polly #dependencyinjection #dotnet
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#polly #dependencyinjection #dotnet
HTTP resilience wrapper for Polly
In response to my blog post about client rate limiting with Polly, a colleague brought Microsoft's HTTP resilience NuGet package to my attention. When I took a closer look at it, I was surprised that ...
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March 28, 2025 at 6:17 AM
Microsoft's HTTP resilience package simplifies using Polly with HTTP client
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#polly #dependencyinjection #dotnet
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#polly #dependencyinjection #dotnet