A collection of 112 posts
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...
Routing is the backbone of every web application, and with ASP.NET Core, it’s never been easier to mix and match request handling frameworks. We can choose from MVC, Blazor, Razor Pages, SignlaR, Carter, and many more. Arguably the strength of...
We all would like to believe that our applications are bug-free and will run without exceptions. Those of us who’ve been around long enough will know that users will find a way to break our most meticulously tested codebases. In...
The purpose of this post is to walk through the basics of starting an ASP.NET Core HTTP API. A fundamental understanding of all the parts that make an ASP.NET Core HTTP API work and why each element matters. We’ll also...
There are times we need to resolve services during the start-up phase of our application. We’ll take a quick look at many of the possible approaches available to a developer building an ASP.NET Core application.
I’ve recently been scanning the C# sub-reddits to better understand my fellow C# developers. The questions come from a range of individuals trying to solve an array of issues. The topics that interest me are approach-style questions, which generally start...
Part of me has always been jealous of the polish and effort applied to the JavaScript community’s offerings. Vue.js provides developers with a unique graphical user interface in the form of Vue CLI. With the installation of an NPM package,...
Form and function are essential elements of a successful application, each playing a role in delivering our end users’ experience. The mastery of both is challenging in an exploding web landscape. For ASP.NET Core developers, web design might not rank...
In the whirlwind of new technologies whizzing by us continuously, it is sobering to remember that most of a developer’s role is to get data from one location to another. In the case of HTTP APIs, the response we return...
As software developers, we sure do love us some options, especially when it allows us to change application behavior without reimplementing or compiling our apps. The developer gods have carved configuration into our collective dev DNA. Whether you’re new or...
