When .gitignore is not working (git status is showing files to be ignored)

The issue:
# git status keep showing files that already been added to .gitignore

.gitignore
    test.txt

The Story:
# git check-ignore -v test.txt doesn't return anything
# ==> which means .gitignore is not working
# This answer suggests that maybe it caused by encoding issue thus git cannot handle the .gitignore correctly.
# Open .gitnore using Notepad++, Verify the encoder, and go to menu Encoding, Convert to UTF-8-BOM.
# git status, TA-DA!

Run unit tests in parallel

https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/vstsqualitytools/2009/12/01/executing-unit-tests-in-parallel-on-a-multi-cpucore-machine/

quick review:
# Create test settings file is not exists
# Open in XML Editor
# add parallelTestCount attribute in Execution
attribute not specified = 1 CPU/Core used (default) 
0 = Auto configure: We will use as many tests as we can based on your CPU and core count 
n = The number n of tests to run in parallel to use (if you do not want to use all of your CPU/cores)

80% of your company's culture will be defined by its core leaders.

A very good one


http://firstround.com/review/80-of-Your-Culture-is-Your-Founder/

80% of your company's culture will be defined by its core leaders.

And this is how Mark Zuckerberg defined himself and the "one of us" as well.

• A very high IQ
• Strong sense of purpose
• Relentless focus on success
• Aggressive and competitive
• High quality bar, bordering on perfectionism
• Likes changing and disrupting things
• New ideas on how to do things better
• High integrity
• Surrounds themselves with good people
• Cares about building real value over perceived value