Twisten has been broken for a bit because Twitter moved their APIs to require TLS 1.2 for HTTPS connections. The app has been updated to use TLS 1.2, and is functional again.
Parallel.For() is not Async Friendly
.NET's Parallel.For() will not play nice if you pass it a Task or an async lambda...
Alner.net – V2
Please pardon my dust, while I move the blog into the new home on WordPress...
Updates for Twisten – Lists and Images
Twisten Updated! Twisten is my little app that reads your Twitter feed to you via text-to-speech, letting you keep your eyes on your work. Fixed: Authorizing and connecting to Twitter API. Prior version used an older library that only supported HTTP. Need to use HTTPS. Enhancements: Read tweets from a List. Just enter the list... Continue Reading →
Code Coverage via OpenCover and ReportGenerator
Visual Studio has code coverage built in, but only if you run VS Premium or better. Sometimes this isn't available, which is what sent me looking for a free alternative. OpenCover fits this goal perfectly. The output isn't as pretty as VS, but no worries. ReportGenerator has integrations with the OpenCover output and creates some... Continue Reading →
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