A collection of 17 posts
If you read this blog, you likely know I predominantly work with .NET technologies and use web technologies such as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. The web is an excellent space for new and exciting ways to solve age-old problems. I...
I was testing JetBrains’ latest Full Line Code Completion plugin in WebStorm by writing a quick JavaScript demo, and by the end, I was pretty happy with what I had built. The JavaScript uses a queue that pushes events to...
In my last post, Shoelace Web Components with ASP.NET Core, I showed ASP.NET Core developers how to integrate the web components of Shoelace into an existing web application. It’s incredible, and you should check it out. If you’ve read this...
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...
Part of building a great user experience for users is allowing them to see the impact of their actions. When it comes to uploading images, one technique you can use to improve the UX of your applications is to preview...
I’ve recently spent a lot of time with my newest obsession, HTMX, and it’s seriously great. However, a challenge I face frequently is how to manage JavaScript dependencies in my ASP.NET Core applications. There’s NPM, Yarn, Gulp, Grunt, Webpack, Parcel,...
I’ve recently been on an HTMX journey, trying to learn more about the library and slowly combining it with my expert-level knowledge of ASP.NET Core. What I’ve found along the way is that using HTMX is a powerful tool that...
HTMX is a JavaScript library designed to work with various HTTP methods: GET, POST, PUT, and DELETE. Three out of the four methods, excluding the GET method, are meant to cause side effects and mutations on the server: update a...
With all the momentum behind frontend frameworks, it’s often easy to forget that server-side rendering (SSR) is a mature approach to delivering fast and reliable user experiences. Unfortunately, one of the most significant drawbacks to frontend development is the experience...
JSON is arguably one of the most used data formats on the planet, likely due to its flexibility and human readability. We can also recognize that its two greatest strengths can also be the format’s weakness. Being human-readable gives developers...
