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Some maths problems from .NET 4.72 and earlier are still present in .NET Core 2.2, also Dictionary problem in .NET 4.72
by Patrick Lee on 01 May 2019 in categories tech with tags ASP.NET 4.72 ASP.NET Core dictionary maths
For many years, I and colleagues have been aware that the treatment of maths in .NET (and even before that in C++) can lead to code FAILING SILENTLY. That is: the code stops working normally, but instead of stopping and letting the user know that there is a problem, it ...
Let your users ask “What’s my next step?” – a very useful AI addition to your apps
by Patrick Lee on 30 Apr 2019 in categories BigData tech with tags LUIS natural language processing
One example of how #AI can make it easier for your staff, customers or suppliers to interact with your software tools is to add a combined ”Next Step / Tell me what you want to do” facility. This ...
Microsoft Professional Program for Data Science: my journey (May 2017 – April 2018)
by Patrick Lee on 30 Apr 2019 in categories actuarial BigData with tags AzureMLStudio Microsoft R Server PowerBI Python SQLAzure
I wrote this exactly a year ago - since then I have completed the Microsoft Professional Program for Big Data, again working in my spare time. I am delighted to have now completed the Microsoft Professional Program for Data Science. It has been 10 online courses (taking a total of ...
My software portfolio
by Patrick Lee on 30 Apr 2019 in categories tech with tags ASP.NET Core Azure AzureFunctions AzureQueues Blazor ButterCMS PowerBI React SQLAzure Telerik WPF
Below is a slideshow of some of my software work. To see each individual picture in more detail, go to https://patrickjlee.smugmug.com/Software-engineering-portfolio/ .
My technology certifications
by Patrick Lee on 30 Apr 2019 in categories BigData tech with tags Azure Azure Data Factory Azure Data Lake ExcelPowerPivot Microsoft R Server PowerBI SQLAzure
Below is a slideshow of my software certifications. To see each individual certification in more detail, go to https://patrickjlee.smugmug.com/Technology/Certifications/ .
Valuing large pension plans more quickly and cost effectively using Azure Functions (Part 1)
by Patrick Lee on 29 Apr 2019 in categories actuarial BigData pensions tech with tags Azure AzureFunctions AzureQueues cashflow projection ExcelPowerPivot PowerBI SQLAzure valuation
Using different Microsoft cloud techniques to perform a financial valuation of large numbers (100,000 or even several million) of UK defined benefit pension plan members via cashflow projections as quickly as possible, but without incurring unnecessary cost.
This site is currently written using ASP.NET Core 2.2
by Patrick Lee on 29 Apr 2019 in categories tech with tags ASP.NET Core Blazor ButterCMS Telerik
I had wanted to use Blazor for this site, but because of problems getting Bootstrap 4 formatting to work I reverted to ASP.NET Core 2.2.
An experiment setting up a Blazor website with Telerik UI components, a ButterCMS blog and Disqus comments
by Patrick Lee on 29 Apr 2019 in categories tech with tags ASP.NET Core Azure Blazor ButterCMS Disqus Telerik
Successful experiments setting up a Blazor website with Telerik UI Grid and Tab Strip components, also integrated with a blog via ButterCMS and comments via Disqus. Some problems not yet resolved (e.g. bootstrap 4 styling not working properly, need to investigate). But Blazor looks very promising!
