A collection of 112 posts
I’m a big fan of static site renderers, and they are still one of the missing elements that would make ASP.NET Core more compelling for users across the vast ecosystem divide. In the meantime, developers must rely on tools like...
Let me start by saying that I love the combination of Htmx and ASP.NET Core, and it is a pairing that any .NET developer should consider, whether maintaining an existing application or building a new one. It’s very cool. I...
When building web experiences, there are safe operations and destructive ones. In the case of dangerous actions, it’s widespread to ask the user if they’d like to continue with the action before ultimately executing it.
I’ve recently been reading up on .NET Aspire and have found a lot of cool .NET tech underpinning the offering. One of the tools that has gotten a glow-up since I last looked at it has been Microsoft.Extensions.Diagnostics.HealthChecks package provides...
In my last blog post, I discussed range inputs. This time, we’ll examine a tag helper that adds support for the HTML element of datalist.
I’ve recently been rediscovering all the input fields that HTML offers and how they can help developers build more straightforward user experiences. The library of native HTML controls is impressive, with 22 HTML input types as of this post.
I was recently working on an HTMX and ASP.NET Core demo and wanted to limit client-to-server requests to valid requests. This is a built-in feature for HTMX, as long as you utilize HTML5 validators on your forms and inputs. As...
When creating a new ASP.NET Core application, you get a set of middleware that performs typical web application duties. Some include serving static assets, routing, HTTPS redirection, and exception handling. Folks looking will also notice a middleware registration of the...
I recently read a classic blog post from the RavenDB community recommending developers think twice about exposing primary identifiers in their URLs. There are several reasons for this, which I’ll summarize in this post, but I wanted to revisit the...
I love the web and HTML. It’s certainly come a long way since its inception and what it provides as a core experience for web developers. While folks can certainly build HTML-exclusive experiences, adding forms on a page inevitably leads...
