General

Good Links
General links I find interesting.

Extensions Library on GitHub
Library of extensions for string, StringBuilder, Object, List, Linq, and Dictionary classes I find useful.

Are Great Employees Replaceable?
A couple of links on management and an organizations best employees.

Great article on why good employees leave their job.
8 Bad Mistakes That Make Good Employees Leave – Forbes

Forget Technical Debt — Here’s How To Build Technical Wealth
Great article published in People & Culture Magazine, found on First Round Review August 11, 2016.

The Quiet Crisis unfolding in Software Development
Great post by Bill Jordan on May 27, 2016.

Importing SSL Certificates
This applies to Session State Management and SSL certificates. Getting an https:// request to work from a .NET application to a classic asp application the SSL certificate needs to be stored in the Trusted Third Party store and may need to be added to a browsers trusted store (Chrome).

Clear IE11 Session Cookies
This command in the browser address bar clears a sessions cookies. If this line is entered into the browser using copy and paste, IE will remove the javascript: text. The “javascript:” text needs to be typed in the address bar for this command to work.

Migrate Laptop Primary HDD to SDD
This documents my experience replacing the primary hard drive in my HP laptop with a solid state drive (SSD). The reason for the upgrade is to improve overall performance of the laptop.