Clean Architecture Sucks
A brief conversation about the Clean Architecture approach and why some teams struggle with it.
Blog Posts
MANY articles on a wide array of topics. You’ll find a lot of my newer content is going to my YouTube channel first, but I do still blog occasionally.
Navigating the Edges of Technology in Software Development: Bleeding, Leading, Dull, and Rusting
In the fast-evolving world of software development, keeping pace with technology trends is both a necessity and a challenge. Companies and developers often find themselves making critical decisions about whether to adopt …
Stop Debugging and Start Running in Visual Studio
The default way to start or run your application in Visual Studio has always been F5 or the solid green 'play' button. But this attaches a debugger, which is only needed if you're adding breakpoints and stepping through …
An Active Local NuGet Server
As I'm writing this the Internet is out. When that happens, it makes it very difficult to work on development projects that have NuGet dependencies, especially when it comes to adding anything new to a project. A local …
Introducing Modular Monoliths: The Goldilocks Architecture
This article introduces the concept of Modular Monoliths, an architectural approach that combines the simplicity of monolithic applications with the flexibility of microservices, offering a balanced solution for software …
Hello, MongoDB - Getting Started with Mongo and dotnet 8
Discover how to seamlessly integrate.NET Core applications with MongoDB using Docker. Learn to perform basic CRUD operations with MongoDB from within a.NET Core app, all through straightforward, easy-to-follow steps. …
Hello, Redis - Getting Started with Redis and dotnet 8
Discover how to enhance your.NET 8 applications with Redis caching, using Docker for easy Redis setup on Windows. This comprehensive guide provides step-by-step instructions for integrating Redis into your development …
Solved! Visual Studio.http File Not Sending Authorization Header
I ran into a weird problem with how Visual Studio was sending API requests. I was trying to use a bearer token, and it worked fine in Swagger, but from an.http file the Authorization header was simply being ignored, …
Log Request Headers Middleware for ASP.NET Core
Recently I ran into a weird problem with how Visual Studio was sending API requests and I really wanted to see exactly what headers were being sent to my ASP.NET Core app. So I wrote this simple bit of middleware to do …