Andreas Plahn Blog

…Both the VB and C# DynamicQuery samples include a source implementation of a helper library that allows you to express LINQ queries using extension methods that take string arguments instead of type-safe language operators. You can copy/paste either the C# or VB implementations of the DynamicQuery library into your own projects and then use it where appropriate to more dynamically construct LINQ queries based on end-user input.
weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/dynamic-linq-part-1-using-the-linq-dynamic-query-library

Mouse Navigation – Visual Studio Marketplace

Add support for mouse navigation buttons (back and forward).

This is an extremely simple and lightweight extension that adds support for using the back/forward buttons on the mouse for navigating back/forward in code. Pressing these buttons simply executes the Navigate Backward (default Ctrl+-) or Navigate Forward (default Ctrl+Shift+-) as appropriate.

Source: Mouse Navigation – Visual Studio Marketplace

How to Deploy ASP.NET Core to IIS & How ASP.NET Core Hosting Works

Source: How to Deploy ASP.NET Core to IIS & How ASP.NET Core Hosting Works

Strip HTML using HtmlAgilityPack

Strip HTML using HtmlAgilityPack

public static string StripHtml(this string value)
{
	HtmlDocument htmlDoc = new HtmlDocument();
	htmlDoc.LoadHtml(value);

	if (htmlDoc == null)
		return value;

	return htmlDoc.DocumentNode.InnerText;
}

Source: Strip HTML using HtmlAgilityPack

Dia – Free software for creating technical diagrams similar to Visio

Dia is roughly inspired by the commercial Windows program ‘Visio,’ though more geared towards informal diagrams for casual use. It can be used to draw many different kinds of diagrams. It currently has special objects to help draw entity relationship diagrams, UML diagrams, flowcharts, network diagrams, and many other diagrams.
wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Dia

Another free alternative to Visio is Openoffice draw. Read more here: https://chase-seibert.github.io/blog/2009/03/26/openoffice-draw-vs-visio.html#