A collection of 59 posts
Interaction with files is a necessary skill with any programming language. Luckily, with the .NET Framework, we have many reading options provided to us through the System.IO namespace. There are almost too many options, and for .NET coding newbies, it...
In a previous post, I wrote about using GitHub Actions to automate the promotion of my blog posts. While the GitHub Action works, the approach lacks any sense of state and tracking. The tweets that promote my posts are random,...
There are the folks who write YAML, and then there are the folks required to parse it. Let me assure you that the former is more natural than the latter. YAML, which stands for YAML Ain’t Markup Language, is a...
In the early days of .NET, Microsoft held most of the power and influence around the technology. In 2000, software development looked different, with corporate vendors providing narrow solutions to businesses. As the ecosystem has evolved, we have collectively moved...
I have a confession to make. Although I have a degree in Computer Science, I don’t ever recall implementing John Conway’s Game of Life. The program is less of a game and more about implementing an algorithm with observable results....
In a previous post, we explored Entity Framework Core (EF Core) performance enhancements. To make that point in that post, we needed a significant data set to make the point. Creating an example project can be tedious, and a distraction...
Object Relational Mappers (ORMs) can help increase our productivity. The ORM pattern can handle the integration between our C# models and the database by providing an abstraction that limits our need to understand the underlying data-access mechanisms (not an excuse...
Being part of a community means being inspired by other folks’ work to learn, get better, and add our value back in. When I read Jeremy Miller’s Oakton post about running development-time commands, I was inspired to contribute. Being hosted...
Razor is a sharp user interface language, but it can also cut into our sensibilities and aesthetic code choices. ASP.NET ships with many HTML helpers to help reduce the amount of code we write to ship user interfaces, and for...
The great thing about ASP.NET has generally been its “get stuff done” attitude, with many defaults and conventions set for us right out of the box. Sane defaults mean we can be productive and build apps quickly without requiring a...
