Prefer Custom Exceptions to Framework Exceptions
An easy way to make your software easier to work with, both for
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.
When Should You Upgrade to ASP.NET Core?
ASP.NET Core 1.0 shipped last summer. Then ASP.NET Core 1.1 shipped
Registering Open Generics in ASPNET Core Dependency Injection
If you have a generic interface and implementation that you want to configure for dependency injection in ASP.NET Core startup, there is a simple way to do so. If you only use the generic methods for adding services, …
Are You a Profit Center or a Cost Center?
Understanding whether you're viewed as a profit center or cost center at your company, and how this affects your career and negotiating position.
Share What You Learn (even if you're not an expert)
A lot of people, myself included, suffer from imposter syndrome. That feeling that you're really not good enough to be doing whatever it is you're doing. Maybe it's writing a blog. Maybe it's public speaking. Maybe it's …
Avoid Lazy Loading Entities in ASP.NET Applications
Lazy Loading is an Entity Framework feature that lets you worry less about the specific amount of data you need to fetch with a given query.
How to Make Git Forget Tracked Files Now In gitignore
When you set up a new git repository, if you don't properly
Cloud Messaging – Amazon or Azure?
When architecting solutions that need to communicate between
Live Unit Testing in Visual Studio 2017
Visual Studio 2017 has a new feature called Live Unit Testing.