This document provides the latest release version of all of ASNA's generally-available products. This document is frequently updated.
Visual RPG
ASNA Pipeline #2-2022
Welcome to ASNA's new newsletter, ASNA Pipeline. It features tips, techniques, and announcements to keep you current with ASNA.
Five free Windows utilities that will change your life
These five free Windows utilities will change your life, or at the very least, remove a little daily pain and suffering.
Using SQL to help identify ASP.NET orphan IBM i jobs
This article provides a potential way to identify orphan IBM i jobs as a result of Database connection leaks in ASP.NET Web applications.
Resolving duplicate type library references in AVR Classic
It's rare, but sometimes AVR Classic can show duplicate registered type libraries. This keeps you from being able to compile reference that DLL in other projects. This article shows how to resolve these duplicate references.
Don't be overdrawn at the bank of technical debt
Technical debt is the cost a business incurs for prioritizing the present and ignoring the future. Avoid short-term thinking that puts your business at risk--keep your technical debt in check..
ASNA Pipeline #1-2022
Welcome to ASNA's new newsletter, ASNA Pipeline. It features tips, techniques, and announcements to keep you current with ASNA.
Creating and using data models with ASNA Visual RPG
This article discusses a way to approach model-based development with ASNA Visual RPG. This type of coding has been around for a long time. Some of you may recognize some of the concepts presented here from our past advanced AVR classes. However, as you'll soon see, using data models usually requires tooling to generate the models--and that often limits its use with AVR.
Getting to know AVR's memory file
The System.Data.DataSet is the central nervous system of the memory file. This article explains how the memory relates to a DataSet.
Customize Visual Studio to end all processes when debug ends
Visual Studio's default ending of a debug session is to leave all associated processes running. This article shows how to also end all process when you end debugging.
ASNA Pipeline #4
Welcome to ASNA's new newsletter, ASNA Pipeline. It features tips, techniques, and announcements to keep you current with ASNA.
The coolest Windows utility you aren't using
winget is Microsoft's new Windows Package Manager. It quickly eases the pain of setting up a developer PC.