A collection of 91 posts
As web applications evolve, and we better understand the problems we are solving, reorganizing routes becomes an annoying inevitability. In this short but helpful post, we’ll add a few extension methods to the IEndpointRouteBuilder interface that makes mapping redirects a...
We’ve all been there before, needing to bridge the gap between a legacy system and our modern ASP.NET Core MVC application. I recently had an office hour with a great developer named Ramakrishna that needed to support a legacy security...
I’m a big proponent of static site generators. They provide the ultimate combination of performance and deployment options, period. For ASP.NET developers, we have access to powerful application building tools like Razor and ASP.NET Core. Ultimately all these dynamic elements...
Long gone are the days when internet speed was a problem for most technology workers. Anecdotally, I downloaded a video for this post, misplaced it, and rather than search my local machine, I decided to download it again. It’s a...
Every successful web application inevitably gets more users, and in that crowd of users, there is an individual who enthusiastically carries the torch of desktop apps in their heart. These torchbearers of the desktop have in their fingers the impulsive...
As human beings, we have an innate ability to pick out valuable information from less-than-ideal situations. Our brain can process the things we need while ignoring the nonsense. Unfortunately, web mainstays like HTML and HTTP don’t have those same capabilities,...
Developers just starting their ASP.NET web development journey might have heard the term Razor, and had developers apply it within many different situations. We’ll explore the beginnings of Razor, what it aims to accomplish, the frameworks it is currently in...
As a developer that’s seen most of the iterations of ASP.NET throughout their career, ASP.NET Core reduces the complexity of hosting a web application while giving developer’s the most power they’ve ever had. We can host ASP.NET Core applications within...
If you are a frequent reader of this blog, you’ll know that I am an unapologetic web developer. I love everything about the web and its ability to deliver rich experiences to users. My technology stack of choice is primarily...
Technical lingo is a blessing and a curse. It helps us communicate within our community more effectively and precisely but has the downside of making it difficult for newcomers. Thus, it’s essential to clarify what terms mean within a given...
