A collection of 116 posts
HTML buttons are one of the most under-appreciated components of modern web forms. ASP.NET Core developers see the button as a way to submit a form of input elements like text boxes, selects, and radio buttons. I’m here to tell...
There’s a programming meme featuring the Looney Tunes characters of Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner. These characters are locked in a never-ending chase, where the Coyote seems to come close, but not quite catch the speedy bird. In...
Razor is a powerful templating language that enables developers to mix their C# knowledge to build dynamic outputs. Developers often conflate Razor with ASP.NET MVC. The two are separate technologies, although ASP.NET MVC does utilize Razor as its HTML rendering...
The lowly console application has gotten a sad reputation in the .NET ecosystem. Generally, the project format is relegated to the arena of the demonstration. We’re all guilty of starting and abandoning that ConsoleApp341 project. It is time the console...
Reader, ahazelwood, recently read my post on using ASP.NET Core, VueJS, and Parcel to build a robust application architecture. He did have one follow up question that I thought I would address in this post. He wanted to know how...
In many applications, the mutation of data starts with the user, flows through the application logic, and effects the underlying data store. In caching scenarios, we can see the flow of data reversed. Our data is updated by database administrators...
No organization exists in an operational vacuum. It’s a natural law of software development that your world will collide with other projects. It is inevitable to share responsibility between customers, vendors, partners, and the open-source ecosystem. In a past life,...
In the year 2000, Microsoft released C# to the masses, and since then, it has evolved with many new features. One of those features includes Tuples. Only recently have tuples become more useful with the addition deconstruction in C# 8....
I watch more YouTube videos than I’d ever like to admit. It’s a great source of knowledge for interesting topics like programming, cooking, tiny house living, and much more. Lately, I’ve also wondered about taking some of my blog content...
It is always good to have environmental awareness, primarily when you work with a technology stack. Package management providers are a good indicator of what’s currently happening in any ecosystem. For .NET developers, the pulse of our community beats with...
