A collection of 240 posts
State machines are so integral to software development that they often seem invisible to developers. They are used so frequently yet abstracted away through APIs and syntax that many developers don’t directly deal with them. However, we’d like to.
I’ve been on a Rust learning journey lately, and it’s had me thinking about how I can consume Rust libraries from existing .NET applications. The .NET team has done much work regarding interoperability during the .NET 6 to .NET 8...
I recently hosted a live stream with badass-as-a-service Chris Klug, titled “Stop using Entity Framework Core as a DTO Provider!”. It’s worth a watch, and it gave me, a long-time Entity Framework user, a lot to think about and reevaluate...
Entity Framework Core 8 packs a punch, aiming for the undisputed title of “most powerful Object-Relational Mapper (ORM)” in the .NET space. Many folks in our community are typically divided about using ORMs, with many preferring Micro-ORMs. A Micro-ORM has...
With the release of .NET 8, we also see the release of Entity Framework Core 8 and a bounty of new features. One of my favorite new features is Complex Types. When data modeling with Entity Framework Core, we may...
A general fog of “I hate JavaScript” hovers over the .NET development shops worldwide. While it’s understandable that JavaScript can sometimes be annoying, it has grown significantly recently. One of the areas more ASP.NET Core developers should take note of...
I was scrolling the Mastodon timeline when I noticed a fellow .NET developer, Bill Seipel, having an unexpected experience with List.ForEach and async/await. At first glance, I thought he was modifying the collection he was iterating over, but then I...
With the release of .NET 8, one killer feature will immediately increase the responsiveness of your APIs and Blazor applications: the ability to stream responses. Yes, you could stream responses before, but it’s never been easier with support for IAsyncEnumerable...
Markdown is a powerful writing format with simplicity at its core. It’s no surprise that it is as popular as it is since it can help authors focus more on the art of writing rather than the aesthetics of their...
The nuances of data access are myriad, so when writing tests around complex data scenarios, I recommend just working with the actual database. Over time, you’ll find yourself with more valuable tests but, often, relatively slower tests compared to their...
