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Three simple steps:

Go to /Library/LaunchAgents in Finder
Delete whatever {xxx.plist} that you'd like to prevent from auto-starting
Reboot your computer

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Example of LINQ Select and ToDictionary with parallel execution of tasks

var dataSource = new List<object>() { "aaa" , "bbb" };
var tasks = dataSource.Select(async data => new { Key = data.ToString(), Value = await AsyncDoSomething(data.ToString()) });
var results = await Task.WhenAll(tasks);
Dictionary<string, int> dictionary = results.ToDictionary(pair => pair.Key, pair => pair.Value);

Adapted from this Stackoverflow answer.

LINQ (https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/linq)

Question: Which method performs better: .Any() vs .Count() > 0? (SO link)

Answer: In general .Any() is more performant with better clarity of intention on IEnumerable<T>. If you are starting with something that has a .Length or .Count (such as ICollection, IList, List, etc) - then this will be the fastest option.

Question: Using LINQ to remove elements from a List (SO link)

Answer: .RemoveAll() from IList or .Where() will do the trick.

sudo gem install cocoapods -n /usr/local/bin

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CocoaPods local cache location:

/Users/{user}/Library/Caches/CocoaPods/Pods/Release/AppCenterReactNativeShared/

Visual Studio Code
Git
Homebrew
Node.js & NPM
CocoaPods

https://hamidmosalla.com/2018/08/04/what-is-tpl-dataflow-in-net-and-when-should-we-use-it/
Task Parallel Library Dataflow https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/standard/parallel-programming/dataflow-task-parallel-library
TPL Dataflow tutorial https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/standard/parallel-programming/how-to-perform-action-when-a-dataflow-block-receives-data
Using Task.ContinueWith and TPL Dataflow to solve the pipeline problem https://gist.github.com/fresky/10632899

https://osxdaily.com/2019/07/20/how-delete-microsoft-autoupdate-mac/

sudo rm -f /Library/"Application Support"/Microsoft/MAU2.0/"Microsoft AutoUpdate.app"

sudo rm -f /Library/LaunchAgents/com.microsoft.update.agent.plist

sudo rm -f /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.microsoft.autoupdate.helper.plist

	#!/usr/bin/env node
	const https = require('node:https')
	const JSONStream = require('JSONStream')

	const JSONStreamWithDestroyTest = async () => {
	const r = []
	for (let i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
	r.push(new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
	const start = Date.now()
	const req = https.request(new URL('https://registry.npmjs.org/npm'), function (res) {