Your Recent Mentions on GitHub
The other day I saw someone mention me in a pull request for a
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.
Configuring ASPNET Core Apps with WebHostBuilder
In ASP.NET Core apps, you typically configure the application in Startup. However, the application itself runs inside of a host, which is configured separately using a WebHostBuilder.
Specifying API Routes in ASPNET Core
ASP.NET Core uses attribute routing to determine the behavior of web APIs. Its integrated support for MVC and Web API is one of my favorite features, since working with MVC 5 and Web API 2 was painful due to the …
Nuget Package Source Update Important
Today a client reported an issue with their build server, which was failing to locate version 4.4 of StructureMap. The build worked fine, locally, on more than one machine.
MSDN – Feature Slices for ASPNET Core MVC
My September article for MSDN Magazine is available online now.
Refactoring Static File System Access
Years ago, I was trying to test an application I'd written, but couldn't figure out how to remove a dependency it had on the file system. At the time, I was familiar with unit testing,
Refactoring Static System Clock Access
If you have logic that depends on dates and/or times, it can be difficult to test if it's directly accessing the system clock (via DateTime.Now in.NET, for example).
Real World ASPNET Core MVC Filters
Filters are a great, often underutilized feature of ASP.NET MVC and
Persisting the Type Safe Enum Pattern with EF 6
I've written about Enum Alternatives in C#, and a common problem
Refactoring Static Config Access
A common but insidious dependency in many.NET applications is their use of configuration, including appSettings.