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Build a cross-platform real-time chat app in under 5 minutes using Xamarin Forms for the client and ASP.NET Core SignalR for the backend.

Fix the 'Missing MySQL extension' WordPress error after upgrading PHP via the MultiPHP manager on HostGator by removing the obsolete handler from .htaccess.

Use ngrok to publicly expose your local SignalR service so mobile clients can connect without network configuration or SSL workarounds.

Learn the difference between megabytes (MB) and mebibytes (MiB), why 1 MB equals 1000 KB (not 1024), and how different operating systems handle these units.

Learn how to set up and use Streamlabs Polls to interact with your viewers in real-time during your stream using chat-based voting.

Use C# 8 `using var` declarations to dispose IDisposable objects without nested braces. Syntax, scope rules, and when to prefer `using` blocks instead.

Learn how the C# 8.0 null-coalescing assignment operator (??=) works, with practical examples including caching and conditional assignment.

Fix for WordPress get_category_link generating incorrect URLs that include /blog/ in the path, causing 404 errors on category pages.

Should your business chase every new technology trend? Probably not. Learn when to upgrade and when to focus on delivering value to your users instead.

Improve your Xamarin Android app startup time by up to 48% using startup tracing, which AOT-compiles only the code needed at launch.