.NET Programming

How to use FastEndpoints in ASP.NET Core

How to use Refit to consume APIs in ASP.NET Core

When to use an abstract class vs. interface in C#

Understanding the differences between an abstract class and interface is key to designing loosely coupled and extensible applications.

6 security best practices for ASP.NET Core

Learn the best practices and built-in safeguards for preventing attacks and protecting sensitive data in your ASP.NET Core web applications.

How to implement identity authentication in minimal APIs in ASP.NET Core

Take advantage of improved identity management in ASP.NET Core to implement identity-based authentication for minimal APIs quickly, easily, and with less code.

How to work with Dapper and SQLite in ASP.NET Core

Lightweight and fast SQLite shines as a development companion. Learn how to take advantage of it in ASP.NET Core.

Build an authentication handler for a minimal API in ASP.NET Core

How to implement basic password authentication for a minimal API in ASP.NET Core using a custom authentication handler that validates the user’s credentials against a database.

How to use the new minimal API features in ASP.NET Core 8

Parameter binding from forms, antiforgery tokens, and Native AOT are now supported in ASP.NET Core. Here’s how to take advantage of them.

How to implement database connection resiliency in ASP.NET Core

Take advantage of connection resiliency in EF Core to detect errors and retry commands and enable your ASP.NET Core application to overcome transient faults.

Speed up searches using SearchValues in .NET

The new SearchValues class takes advantage of vectorization and hardware acceleration to speed up repeated searches in .NET 8.

Avoid using enums in the domain layer in C#

Understand the pitfalls of using enumeration types in the domain layer of your .NET applications and the advantages of using record types instead.

How to use the REPR design pattern in ASP.NET Core

Embrace the request-endpoint-response design pattern to simplify API development and make your code cleaner, more efficient, and easier to maintain.

Digging deeper into DbContext in Entity Framework Core

EF Core allows you to instantiate a DbContext in several ways. Learn when and how to use these different approaches in your ASP.NET Core applications.

How to use value objects in C#

Learn how you can use value objects in C# to improve the clarity, structure, and maintainability of your code.

When to use classes, structs, or records in C#

Learn how to choose between classes, structs, and record types in C# for power, flexibility, efficiency, and performance.

Create an exception handler in ASP.NET Core 8

Take advantage of the new IExceptionHandler interface to handle exceptions gracefully in your ASP.NET Core applications.

Demystifying the Code First approach in EF Core

Take advantage of the Code First approach in Entity Framework Core to create the data model for your application based on its domain entities in ASP.NET Core.

How to implement a custom object mapper in C#

AutoMapper makes life easy, but has its limits. Learn how to implement a custom mapper to handle complex data structures or incompatible types.

How to use IEnumerable, ICollection, IList, and IQueryable in C#

Understand the differences between the most commonly used interfaces for accessing and manipulating collections of data in C#.

The best new features in C# 12

From primary constructors and collection expressions to default lambda parameters, C# 12 has many new features that simplify building modern, flexible applications.