In November 2024, Microsoft released C# 13. It’s not a huge overhaul, but it removes some long-standing restrictions and introduces features that make code cleaner, safer, and easier to write. Here are the highlights — with before vs after examples. params collections Before, params was limited to arrays. Before After...

The problem If you’re experiencing this error when trying to initialize Google Mobile Ads Unity Plugin on an Android device: It is quite possible that you are facing problems with the linker. Solution Open your Assets/link.xml file and add the lines below: Conclusion There are probably other causes for this...

Last weekend I participated in Trijam #313. Trijam is a weekly game jam where your goal is to make something playable (and fun!) in just 3 hours. The theme The theme for this game jam was “Strange Cravings”. This was the seventh Trijam that I participated with purpose to test...

Last weekend I participated in Trijam #310. Trijam is a weekly game jam where your goal is to make something playable (and fun!) in just 3 hours. The theme The theme for this game jam was “Vampires”. This was the sixth Trijam that I participated with purpose to test my...

Last weekend I participated in Trijam #309. Trijam is a weekly game jam where your goal is to make something playable (and fun!) in just 3 hours. The theme The theme for this game jam was “Dangerous Choices”. This was the fifth Trijam that I participated with purpose to test...

Last weekend I participated in Trijam #307. Trijam is a weekly game jam where your goal is to make something playable (and fun!) in just 3 hours. The theme The theme for this game jam was “Web Of Issues”. This was the fourth Trijam that I participated with purpose to...

I’ve been working with Azure for years, but I had never stopped trying an official Microsoft certification until last month and after a month of studies, yesterday (30/11/2023) I successfully passed the exam for the Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900). In the post below I talk a little about the...

I decided to start a series of posts about some Azure resources and tools that are very useful to have in our Azure Utility Belt. For this first post, the chosen one is the Azure Diagrams by Shane Ochotny, Harsha Konduri, and Bret Myers. Introduction Azure Diagram is: an architecture...

I started a series of posts about some outstanding scientific papers and projects using GeneticSharp. For this sixth post the chosen one is the Simulation-based layout optimization for multi-station assembly lines. Introduction Presents a novel approach for the automated 3D-layout planning of multi-station assembly lines. The planning method is based...

Last weekend I participated in Trijam #243. Trijam is a weekly game jam where your goal is to make something playable (and fun!) in just 3 hours. The theme The theme for this game jam was “Cursed Relics”. This was the third Trijam that I participated with purpose to test...