David Gardiner

I've heard rumours that Sydney has shops that sell clothes? Buying clothes is one of my least favourite things to do, so don't quote me though 😀

In the garden - Winter 2025 It's Winter in the Gardiner garden. Some plants sleep through the colder months, but others are fruiting and flowering.

Blogged: In the garden - Winter 2025

david.gardiner.net.au/2025/08/in-t...

#Gardening #Adelaide

Nooooo! That is my goto scanning app🙁
Disappointed but not totally surprised.

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#dotnet

RAAF Woomera Range Complex - Wikipedia

This prompted me to read up on the history of Woomera - en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAAF_Wo...

I don't watch a lot of footy but picked a good game to catch the last two quarters tonight. Go Crows! #Adelaide

In our latest AI report - Local AI just went mainstream
While Google Veo 3 delivers cinematic video, the real story is hardware. The shift: cloud → local is accelerating. www.sixpivot.com.au/post/monthly... #AI #localAIdeployment

Call For Presentations (CFP) - DDD Adelaide | 22nd November 2025 DDD Adelaide Call For Presentations (CFP) page.

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Appreciate offering alternate time more friendly to around here.

Can I also suggest you post the time in UTC please? That would be easier to convert to our local time..

@devlead - Mattias Karlsson's Blog - Migrating to Cake.Sdk Taking your build.cake to cake.cs

Just blogged: Migrating to Cake SDK — sharing lessons learned, gotchas, and how to modernize your Cake builds 🍰🔧

www.devlead.se/posts/2025/2...

#DotNet #cakebuild #devops

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Verify.Cli - Snapshot testing without tests Verify.Cli is a new command-line tool for performing snapshot testing on individual files, without needing to create unit tests. Find out why I created this tool and examples of using it.

Blogged: Verify.Cli - A new command-line tool for performing snapshot testing directly on a file without needing a unit test.

david.gardiner.net.au/2025/07/veri...

Built using @simoncropp.bsky.social 's Verify library.

#dotnet #Testing #SnapshotTesting #VerifyTests

This is a picture of #Aspire running in a GitHub Codespace with an ubuntu-based container exposing a port-forwarded desktop via noVNC in which I've installed #Aspire and launched another apphost - #Aspire inception:

Unsure what to expect at DDD Outback? Check out our Destination page for everything you need to know about getting to, staying at, and enjoying the region.
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Catching a bus into the city this morning to catch up with my #Adelaide @sixpivot.bsky.social colleagues, plus Delan who is visiting from interstate.

Already a bit of excitement with the driver forgetting to make a turn and having to backtrack to not miss any stops.

I assume that is because the Jira integration with your Git repo is dependent on having the ticket number in the branch, PR and/or commit messages.
Probably depends how much they care about Jira being able to track that info against each ticket

Well the strong and gusty winds got the better of me today. Getting out of my car at the local shops and the wind caught my door and slammed it into the car parked adjacent. Left a note on their windscreen.
Have now had multiple calls with the owner and insurance company. Claim finally done. Argh🙁

Snapshot testing .NET code with Verify An introduction to using Verify for .NET snapshot testing

Blogged: Snapshot testing in .NET with Verify

david.gardiner.net.au/2025/07/verify

#dotnet #UnitTesting #SnapshotTesting

I like how this appears to simplify the bootstrap process.

My first trip here was >20 years ago. Friends bought it. We'd go on holidays, camp, and help out. Later we'd work the bar at NYE the Pig Races. I've had birthdays there even got married there.

I'm excited to share it with fellow geeks. Agenda looks great, but sponsors still needed.

dddoutback.com

Superman movie poster

Father daughter movie date this afternoon.

PSA: QR codes are great for posters on walls and slides/presentations in front of a group of people.
They make no sense in an email or on a website that you're already browsing - just include the actual URL so people can click on it directly!

How to catch GitHub Actions workflow injections before attackers do - The GitHub Blog Strengthen your repositories against actions workflow injections — one of the most common vulnerabilities.

This article on mitigating injection vulnerabilities in GitHub Actions is worth reading no matter what build system you use. Even if your projects are private (not open source or take public contributions) it's still good security posture to practice least privilege.

github.blog/security/vul...

Agree. Also didn't realise I was playing a game most of the time.

Rain drops hanging on the branches of a tree caught in the sunlight

Two kangaroos crossing a dirt path with gumtrees in the background

Dirt track with lots of gumtrees and scrub either side

Enjoyed my morning walk in a different location today. Belair National Park was brisk but beautiful. Had a bit of company along the way too🦘
Only surprise was discovered a flat tyre when I got back to our car. Must have run over something on the way there.
#Adelaide