Author: Anders Abel

Creating a Self Signed Certificate in Windows

This is a short guide on how to create a self signed certificate in Windows and store it in files. There are many similar guides available out there, but most of them also imports the freshly created certificate into the certificate store. Sometimes I prefer to be able to create a certificate without polluting my… Continue reading Creating a Self Signed Certificate in Windows

Scrum – What’s in it for me, the Developer?

What does a developer gain by embracing Scrum? I’m a strong believer of Scrum, but some time ago, I got my beliefs questioned. That is always good because it forces one to think them over again and reason about why one believe in certain things. It was not until several months later that I realised… Continue reading Scrum – What’s in it for me, the Developer?

Two Years of Passion

It’s now two years since I started the Passion for Coding blog. I’d like to share a few thoughts about blogging and also say a big THANK YOU to everyone reading and commenting and sharing my posts. It is strange to know that my writing now reaches to almost every country in the world –… Continue reading Two Years of Passion

Enums and Lookup Tables with EF Code First

With EntityFramework’s support for enums, there is no longer any need to include lookup tables in the model. But I do want to have them in the database for integrity, even with code first. I’ve been thinking for some time about to handle enums with code first. The idea behind code first is to be… Continue reading Enums and Lookup Tables with EF Code First