If you work with Azure DevOps Git repos, SSH is often the simplest, most secure and most policy‑friendly way to authenticate. Many organizations disable Personal Access Tokens (PATs) for security reasons, which breaks …
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A static IP address ensures your Raspberry Pi is always reachable at the same network address instead of receiving a new one from the router each time it boots. This is particularly important when the Pi provides a …
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Testing hardware-driven projects pays off quickly. Compared to driving a single LEGO motor, controlling a WS2812B lightstrip involves timing constraints, color math, frame buffers and update sequencing–lots of places …
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In this beginner-friendly guide, you’ll learn how to control a WS2812B (aka “NeoPixel”) LED light strip with a Raspberry Pi using .NET. We’ll enable SPI on the Pi, wire the strip correctly (including best practices like …
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If you go beyond hobby tinkering and aim for reliable, maintainable software, you need tests. Hardware projects are no exception. In fact, the closer you get to IO, timing and device state, the more you benefit from …
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In this beginner-friendly guide, you’ll learn how to control LEGO motors connected to a Raspberry Pi via the official Raspberry Pi Build HAT – using a simple, pure .NET application. We’ll use the Iot.Device.BuildHat …
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When configuring path-based triggers or excludes in Azure DevOps pipelines, the pattern you use can have a significant impact on which files or folders will trigger a build. There are subtle but important differences …
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Static site generators like Hugo do not have a built-in mechanism to automatically publish content–such as blog posts–at a specific time. If you want a post to go live at a certain hour, you need to rebuild and redeploy …
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The official Microsoft documentation on deploying Azure OpenAI models is generally helpful, but specific examples are often still missing, especially for new models such as gpt-4.1-mini and newer SKU types such as …
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Like many developers, my blogging journey started with WordPress. More than 20 years ago. It was convenient, widely supported and quick to set up. But over time, the drawbacks began to pile up: security issues, constant …
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