A start-to-finish account of building solrevdev.bbx, a .NET global tool for Bitbucket Cloud. Covers the System.CommandLine 2.0 rewrite, feature-slice architecture, API token auth, the four bugs that only show up against a live API, testing with a fake HTTP handler, and a publish workflow that will not push a duplicate version to NuGet.
Complete tutorial for upgrading .NET global tools to .NET 10 LTS. Learn how to add .NET 10 support while maintaining compatibility with .NET 8 (LTS) and .NET 9 (STS) using multi-targeting. Includes project configuration, dependency management, CI/CD pipeline updates, testing strategies, and real-world migration examples.
Complete tutorial on creating ytx, a .NET global tool for extracting YouTube video titles, descriptions, and transcripts as JSON. Covers YoutubeExplode library, caption selection logic, JSON serialization, NuGet packaging, and automated CI/CD with GitHub Actions.
Learn how I built a fast web-based winget search tool to quickly find Windows Package Manager packages and generate installation commands instantly
How I used GitHub Copilot to evolve SeedFolder from a dotfile copier into a flexible, multi-template scaffolding tool with cross-platform support, better UX, and CI improvements.