Author Archives: Anthony Heddings

What Is React, and How Do You Get Started with It?

React is a web framework used to make interactive applications that depend on JavaScript for rendering dynamic content. It powers Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and many other online services. Here’s how to get started with it.Read This Article on… Continue reading

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How to Document Your .NET Code with XML Comments

In any professional environment, properly documenting your code with comments is necessary for long-term readability. For .NET code, Microsoft provides a system for XML-based comments that provide enhanced IDE support.Read This Article on CloudSavvy IT… Continue reading

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How to Set Up Redirects with Just HTML

If you want to set up a redirect to a different website, you don’t need to set up any routing rules on a web server or mess about with JavaScript; HTML has redirect tools built in using meta tags. We’ll discuss how and when to use them.Rea… Continue reading

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How Do Tasks Work In C#? Async/Background Threads

If you want to make web requests in C#, or just want to do some background processing, you’ll need to use asynchronous background tasks to not block up the main thread. We’ll discuss what they are, and how to use them.Read This Article on C… Continue reading

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How to Properly Store Passwords: Salting, Hashing, and PBKDF2

Passwords are very private information, and you don’t want to be responsible for a data breach. You should take the highest precautions if you have to handle them in your application, and hash them properly.Read This Article on CloudSavvy IT &rsa… Continue reading

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How Does AWS’s Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) Work?

AWS logically isolates your resources from everyone else, launching everything you use into your own virtual private cloud. It may run on the same hardware underneath, but AWS has built the systems to virtualize entire networks on their infrastructure…. Continue reading

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Chrome Disables Autofill In Insecure HTTP Forms on HTTPS Sites

Starting in Chrome 86, Chrome will automatically block autofill on HTTP forms. Even if your site is secured with HTTPS, if your forms aren’t set to be HTTPS, data can still be transferred over HTTP.Read This Article on CloudSavvy IT › Continue reading

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How Do Attributes Work in C#?

In C#, Attributes are metadata tags assigned to code, including classes, types, methods, and fields. Using reflection, you can examine the tags to change behaviors in your program. We’ll show how to use them, and how to write your own.Read This A… Continue reading

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How to Set Up a Private Git Server

If you want to set up source control for a project, but prefer not to host it on a service like GitHub, you can run your own git server on a VPS to store your code and act as a master repository for any collaborators.Read This Article on CloudSavvy IT… Continue reading

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How to Use AWS Transcribe to Convert Speech to Text

Speech transcription is a problem that’s commonly solved with expensive human workers. With machine learning though, computers have caught up, and AWS’s AI-powered Speech Recognition Toolkit is now available as a service for your applicatio… Continue reading

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