A collection of 240 posts
There exist extension points in .NET that allow you to verify the starting state of your application. Validating configuration can be helpful when you know that without certain elements, there’s no reason to start the application. One of those configuration...
Moving from one ecosystem to another can be challenging, especially when unfamiliar with the technology stack and available tools. So I wrote this post for anyone coming to ASP.NET Core from another ecosystem or .NET developers who might be dabbling...
As a developer advocate at JetBrains, I find myself exploring technologies in nooks and crannies of the ecosystem previously out of reach. As a lifelong proponent of the web, mobile development has always been on my list to explore, but...
One of my hobbies to create graphics using my favorite photo editing tool, Pixelmator Pro. It’s a fantastic tool; anyone on macOS should add it to their Applications folder. One of the benefits of using a photo-editing tool is the...
If you’ve made the migration over to Mastodon, you’re probably looking to automate a few of your activities using your programming skills. Since I mostly write code using C# and .NET, I thought I would take the time to look...
FastEndpoints is an alternative web framework built on ASP.NET Core primitives to reinforce the Request-Endpoint-Response (REPR) Design pattern. In summary, FastEndpoints lets you focus on building endpoint-focused APIs instead of dealing with the ceremony of something like MVC or the...
YouTube content creation is complex and rarely ends with filming and editing the video. After uploading, you’re typically encouraged to upload timestamp markers for essential parts of your video. In this post, I’ll show you a quick C# script that...
I’ve recently been exploring the newest features of .NET 7 and came across a fascinating post on the Microsoft blogs titled “Use .NET 7 from any JavaScript app in .NET 7.” In the humble opinion of an internet crank, I...
I’ve recently been working with WebAssembly (WASM) to target the WebAssembly Server Interface (WASI), specifically the Wasmtime runtime. Running .NET applications in an operating system agnostic way opens up a world of possibilities and begins to blur the lines between...
An essential part of building web applications is understanding what elements may look like in an evolving user interface. For most users, the web is a visual medium with complex components that include many images. This trend has accelerated since...
