The confusing world of Git merge options
The default git merge is usually all you need, but if you have to deep deeper, you’ll find that git merge command has very weird looking and confusing options. I […]
June 2017
How to paint yourself into a corner with custom modifications
One large company that shall remain nameless runs a 4-year old version of Git, TortoiseGit, and a lot of other tools, and can’t upgrade. Being a large company, it can’t […]
StartCom free SSL certificates go bust
StartCom certificate authority that hands out free SSL certificates, is no longer recognized by major browsers. I’ve got their certificate back in May 2016, and it worked fine, but in […]
NuGet 3.4.4 does not work with local NuGet server
Nuget Package Manager 3.4.4 for Visual Studio 2015 does not work with our local NuGet server. Apparently, they broke something compared to version 3.3.0, some redirect or whatever. New client […]
Calling non-automation compatible COM objects from .NET
As part of one of my projects I needed to use Microsoft DIA SDK. In particular, I wanted to retrieve source files checksums stored in PDB files. DIA SDK is a […]