Web Api 2, OWIN and StructureMap Oct 15, 2014

Add the following code to your startup file:

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IDX10708: 'System.IdentityModel.Tokens.JwtSecurityTokenHandler' cannot read this string: 'Bearer'. Oct 8, 2014

Today I got the following message when trying to send the rawData of a JwtSecurityToken I had created manually:

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Nuget Push failed to process request System.Net.HttpWebRequest.GetResponse() Sep 24, 2014

When trying to push a NuGet package to our new local NuGet repository we recieved the following error:

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ADFS 3.0 WIF .NET 4.5 Cheat Sheet Sep 20, 2014

After wrestling with ADFS 3.0 and WIF in .NET 4.5 I decided to create this cheat sheet to map the numerous mixed terms that exist between ADFS and WIF.  

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SharePoint 2013 Error occurred in deployment step 'Activate Features': Column 'WSPublishState' does not exist. It may have been deleted by another user. Aug 26, 2014

After following this tutorial on How to Create Custom SharePoint Server 2013 Workflow Forms with Visual Studio 2012 Sand-boxed Solutions I received the following error:

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Error occurred in deployment step 'Install app for SharePoint': There is no Workflow App Part registered. Aug 25, 2014

When trying to deploy a SharePoint hosted custom workflow I received the following error:

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Disabling Roslyn Compiler Preview Not Working Apr 7, 2014

After installing the Roslyn preview we found that when switching back to the standard compiler by going to tools | extensions and updates | Roslyn Preview | Disable was being ignored.

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How Spotify Builds Products Apr 5, 2014

I saw a great video the other day explaining the working culture at Spoitfy and later that day on Twitter I saw a nice image showing how they they build products and it really resonated with me and the message we were trying to get across in this video. Image I feel this is a great image to use with customers to help explain what I think is the best way to approach building a new product. I think it might also be better than my previous favourite the Agile Mona Lisa. Image Image Update - part 2 has just been released

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Invalid token '=' in class, struct, or interface member declaration { get; } = Apr 4, 2014

If you are getting errors like:

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Visual Studio warning: “Some of the properties associated with the solution could not be read” Apr 4, 2014

Today I received the message:

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