The web site and blog of Tim Heuer, Program Manager for .NEThttps://timheuer.com/https://timheuer.com/blog/rest-client-for-vs-code-endpoint-for-vs-code/https://timheuer.com/blog/rest-client-for-vs-code-endpoint-for-vs-code/I wanted the simplest UI for managing my REST API validation endpoints and didn't need a lot of services/fancy stuff...so I (with Copilot) made my own.Wed, 28 Jan 2026 02:37:10 GMTcopilotrestapivscodehttps://timheuer.com/blog/my-ai-copilot-developer-workflow-relies-on-planning/https://timheuer.com/blog/my-ai-copilot-developer-workflow-relies-on-planning/How I moved from terse 'search prompting' to fully embracing Copilot as a partner and treating it as such with planning in mind.Tue, 27 Jan 2026 17:34:51 GMTaillmcopilothttps://timheuer.com/blog/add-environment-variables-to-aspire-services/https://timheuer.com/blog/add-environment-variables-to-aspire-services/Quick tip to add any environment variable to your .NET Aspire service and make the app model aware of it!Wed, 29 Nov 2023 00:49:10 GMTdotnetaspirehttps://timheuer.com/blog/anatomy-of-a-dotnet-devcontainer/https://timheuer.com/blog/anatomy-of-a-dotnet-devcontainer/Wondering how the new .NET Codespaces environment is configured? Check out the devcontainer definition to learn more and how you can do this too!Wed, 25 Oct 2023 17:40:56 GMTdotnetcodespacesgithubhttps://timheuer.com/blog/github-actions-extension-for-visual-studio/https://timheuer.com/blog/github-actions-extension-for-visual-studio/Want to manage your GitHub Actions in Visual Studio? Look no further and install this extension today!Mon, 07 Aug 2023 22:59:59 GMTdotnetgithubdevopsvisual studiovshttps://timheuer.com/blog/resx-editor-for-visual-studio-code/https://timheuer.com/blog/resx-editor-for-visual-studio-code/I created a resx editor to learn how to write VS Code custom editor extensions. Check it out and the code.Fri, 30 Jun 2023 00:52:27 GMTvscodedotnettoolsdeveloperhttps://timheuer.com/blog/enhance-your-vs-code-extension-listing-easily/https://timheuer.com/blog/enhance-your-vs-code-extension-listing-easily/Enhance your VS Code extension listing with a few simple additions to your package manifest!Mon, 26 Jun 2023 17:14:04 GMTvisual studiotoolsdevelopervscodehttps://timheuer.com/blog/write-an-open-ai-plugin-for-chatgpt-using-aspnet/https://timheuer.com/blog/write-an-open-ai-plugin-for-chatgpt-using-aspnet/Unleash the power of your APIs into ChatGPT using ASP.NET Core and Visual Studio to quickly expose and develop an OpenAI ChatGPT plugin. You won't believe how easy it is!Sat, 17 Jun 2023 16:50:17 GMTdotnetaspnetaihttps://timheuer.com/blog/deploy-dotnet-apps-with-containers-in-visual-studio-fast-and-easy/https://timheuer.com/blog/deploy-dotnet-apps-with-containers-in-visual-studio-fast-and-easy/Want to quickly deploy .NET apps in containers but don't know how or want to be complex? Learn about it here!Fri, 27 Jan 2023 23:14:15 GMT.netdotnetdevopscloudazurehttps://timheuer.com/blog/use-github-composite-actions-for-templates-in-workflows/https://timheuer.com/blog/use-github-composite-actions-for-templates-in-workflows/Want to templatize some steps in your workflows? Check out GitHub composite Action run steps!Fri, 17 Dec 2021 18:49:16 GMTdotnetgithubdevopshttps://timheuer.com/blog/dotnet-cycling-kit/https://timheuer.com/blog/dotnet-cycling-kit/Be the fastest cyclist out there with your .NET cycling kit - custom, limited, unique. Store closes soon!Fri, 12 Nov 2021 22:20:17 GMT.netdotnethttps://timheuer.com/blog/manually-force-a-failure-in-github-action-step/https://timheuer.com/blog/manually-force-a-failure-in-github-action-step/Do you find the need to manually control a failure in a GitHub Actions step? Read this for quick method using a script to do so on a condition!Fri, 30 Apr 2021 17:38:58 GMT.netdotnetgithubdevopshttps://timheuer.com/blog/add-approval-workflow-to-github-actions/https://timheuer.com/blog/add-approval-workflow-to-github-actions/Want to add an approval workflow to your GitHub Action deployment easily? With new capabilities now you can!Wed, 16 Dec 2020 22:37:24 GMTgithubazuredevopsdotnethttps://timheuer.com/blog/use-github-actions-for-bulk-resolve-issues/https://timheuer.com/blog/use-github-actions-for-bulk-resolve-issues/Want a quick way to bulk resolve some issues in your repo? Use GitHub Actions and save time!Wed, 16 Dec 2020 06:27:06 GMTgithubdevopshttps://timheuer.com/blog/building-a-code-analyzer-for-net/https://timheuer.com/blog/building-a-code-analyzer-for-net/Learn with me as I build my first C# Code Analyzer and Code Fix using Visual Studio and the Roslyn SDK!Sat, 12 Dec 2020 06:31:38 GMTdotnetvisual studiocode analysisroslynhttps://timheuer.com/blog/generate-github-actions-workflow-from-cli/https://timheuer.com/blog/generate-github-actions-workflow-from-cli/Generate a GitHub Actions workflow file quickly from the dotnet CLI using this new helper tool.Tue, 03 Nov 2020 18:54:33 GMTdotnetgithubdevopsworkflowhttps://timheuer.com/blog/filtering-data-table-with-blazor/https://timheuer.com/blog/filtering-data-table-with-blazor/Need to quickly use a Bootstrap table with Blazor and add a global filter? You won't believe your eyes!Tue, 20 Oct 2020 00:35:59 GMT.netblazordotnetaspnetvisual studiohttps://timheuer.com/blog/hosting-blazor-in-azure-static-web-apps/https://timheuer.com/blog/hosting-blazor-in-azure-static-web-apps/I wanted to see if I could get Blazor Wasm apps in the new Azure Static Web Apps preview service. Turns out you can...with some caveats :-).Tue, 19 May 2020 17:37:57 GMTblazoraspnetgithubdevopsazurehttps://timheuer.com/blog/deploy-blazor-webassembly-applications-on-azure-using-github-actions-wasm/https://timheuer.com/blog/deploy-blazor-webassembly-applications-on-azure-using-github-actions-wasm/Read this to look at different ways to host/deploy your Blazor WebAssembly client apps on Azure.Tue, 12 May 2020 00:01:36 GMTblazoraspnetdotnetgithubdevopshttps://timheuer.com/blog/skipping-ci-github-actions-workflows/https://timheuer.com/blog/skipping-ci-github-actions-workflows/Add a snippet to your workflow to enable skipping CI easily from commits.Wed, 29 Jan 2020 20:28:11 GMTgithubdevops