A collection of 231 posts
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.
Zip files are the most ubiquitous compression format in computing history, with it first being invented in 1986 by Phillip Katz. Since then, the Zip file has found its way into every operating system as the de facto compression method....
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,...
Working with databases means writing queries, getting results, measuring performance, and then optimizing. The cycle never ends. Luckily, for Entity Framework Core 5 (EF Core) users, we have a few options for optimizing our queries. With an IDE like JetBrains...
Many of us are dependent on open-source software (OSS). Countless hours of work, passion, and effort go into delivering even the smallest packages, and often these critical dependencies are handled by single individuals. Even the most meticulously planned and thought...
C# programming isn’t all about enterprise development, databases, and web APIs. Most folks likely got into software development because of video games. We wanted to create our heroes, worlds, and adventures. Being a millennial myself, Super Mario holds a place...
Coming from a web development background, I find that HTTP has suited most of my client/server communication needs reliably. Honestly, I generally don’t think too deeply about the protocol when working with ASP.NET. While HTTP is a robust protocol, transmitting...
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...
Getting started in .NET can be overwhelming, because frankly, .NET can do almost everything: mobile, web, native, and embedded programming. For folks beginning, they’ll need to understand how .NET solutions are structured to get the most out of their time...
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...
