Tim Santeford 
In this blog post, I’ll guide you through building a periodic data update service in ASP.NET Core that updates shared objects in memory. This can be incredibly useful for tasks such as refreshing cached data, updating statistics, or syncing information from an external service at regular intervals. We’ll cover creating a hosted service that runs
In modern web development, ensuring that your application can gracefully handle database connection issues is crucial. Recently, I encountered a problem where my Next.js app would not automatically reconnect to my PostgreSQL database after a restart, causing page loads to hang. Through some trial and error, I found a robust solution using TypeScript, which I
When working with TypeScript or other languages in Visual Studio, I often find it useful to quickly navigate between matching braces, parentheses, or brackets. Visual Studio has a built-in shortcut that makes this incredibly easy. My Stackoverflow answer on this topic here. Steps to Quickly Navigate Between Matching Braces macOS Users For those using Visual
While the Incoming/Outgoing changes graph might be useful for some, it didn’t fit my workflow. If you’re like me and prefer a more focused coding environment, following the steps above can help you declutter your workspace.
Navigating the intricacies of Next.js can be challenging, but understanding how to set up optional dynamic routes with metadata can significantly enhance your web application’s SEO and usability. In this blog post, I’ll guide you through creating a Next.js 14 app with optional dynamic routes and setting up canonical URLs using metadata. By the end,
As a developer working across both C# and TypeScript, I often find myself wanting familiar patterns from one language in the other. One concept that many C# developers miss when moving to TypeScript is the ability to declare a type as nullable, similar to how you’d handle nullable types in C# like int?. In C#,
TL;DR: The MaxRetriesPerRequestError in Bull queue typically indicates issues with Redis connectivity. Verify that your Redis server is running and accessible, and ensure the Redis configuration is correct. My solution involved fixing the misconfigured localhost for Redis in the Bull queue setup. Introduction In my recent work with Bull queue, I encountered an error that
If you’re using Visual Studio Code (VS Code) on a Mac and have the “C# Dev Kit for Visual Studio Code” plugin installed, you might encounter the error “Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.LanguageServer client: couldn’t create connection to server.” This error typically appears when starting up VS Code, interrupting your workflow and potentially causing frustration. In this post, we’ll
As developers, we often face the challenge of ensuring that AI-generated responses adhere to specific formats. Whether you’re extracting structured data from unstructured inputs or generating outputs that fit a precise schema, having control over the response structure is crucial. This is where OpenAI’s Structured Outputs feature comes into play, offering the ability to enforce
Ensuring a consistent and user-friendly interface is a key aspect of web development. One common challenge is creating a sticky footer that remains at the bottom of the page regardless of the content length. In this blog post, I will guide you through creating a sticky footer using Mantine, a modern React component library. We’ll
Handling conditional redirects in Next.js 14 using the new app directory and TypeScript is straightforward and powerful. In this guide, we walk through setting up a 302 redirect based on a URL parameter, such as a zip code. If the zip code matches a specific value, users are redirected to the home page; otherwise, the page content is rendered normally. This technique enhances user experience by ensuring seamless navigation and can be applied to various scenarios, such as authentication or feature access redirects.
When working on web applications, creating an intuitive and responsive user interface is paramount. One feature that significantly enhances user experience is an autocomplete input field. In this blog post, I will guide you through creating a zip code autocomplete component using Next.js 14, Mantine, and TypeScript. This component will dynamically fetch suggestions from an