Optimally Configuring Open Telemetry Tracing for ASP.NET Core
How to optimally configure Open Telemetry traces for ASP.NET Core enriched with lots of extra information.
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The Problem with C# 10 Implicit Usings
I tried using C# 10 implicit using statements and found that they had a fatal flaw which meant you couldn't use them under certain circumstances
.NET Boxed Visual Studio Integration
You can now create .NET Boxed projects directly from Visual Studio. Here's a short post showing you how.
Exporting Open Telemetry Data to Jaeger
How to optimally export Open Telemetry metrics, logs, and traces for .NET to Jaeger.
Open Telemetry for ASP.NET Core
The basics of how to configure Open Telemetry metrics, logs, and traces for ASP.NET Core and export the traces.
Deep Dive into Open Telemetry for .NET
How to use the Open Telemetry specification, tools and SDK's used to instrument, generate, collect, and export telemetry data (metrics, logs, and traces) using .NET and ASP.NET.
Muhammad Rehan Saeed: Developer at Microsoft | Leonardo Tuna Podcast
I did a fun podcast episode with Leonardo Tuna. We talked about the difficulty of getting a job at Microsoft, some of my work there, JavaScript frontend frameworks, Vue vs React and my interesting experiences writing software for education at Bridge International Academies.
Automating .NET Security Updates
.NET SDK updates are released every few weeks. In this post, I talk about how you can automate them.
The Easiest Way to Version NuGet Packages
Using MinVer is the easiest way to version your NuGet packages and DLL's using semantic versioning (SemVer).
Unit Testing dotnet new Templates
It's difficult to know if your 'dotnet new' based project will work if they have lots of options, in this post I show how to unit test them.
The Dotnet Watch Tool Revisited
The dotnet watch tool is a file watcher for dotnet that restarts the application when changes in the source code are detected. You can use dotnet watch in Visual Studio by using the launchSettings.json configuration file.
ASP.NET Core Caching in Practice
How to use and implement Cache-Control, Cache-Control Immutable, E-Tag, Last-Modified and If-Modified-Since Caching HTTP headers in ASP.NET Core.
Structured Data using Schema.NET
Schema.NET is Schema.org objects turned into strongly typed C# POCO classes for use in .NET.
ASP.NET Core Lazy Command Pattern
Move your ASP.NET Core MVC action method logic into lazily loaded commands using the command pattern, to reduce Controller complexity.
dotnet new Feature Selection
How to add feature selection to your dotnet new template using symbols (bool, string, choice, computed) and pre-processor directives.
Cleaning Up CSPROJ
I show how to make the new Visual Studio 2017 .NET Core based csproj XML concise and pretty for hand editing.
Custom Project Templates Using dotnet new
How to create project templates using dotnet new and the template.json file. How to share project templates by creating NuGet packages.
Reactive Extensions (Rx) - Part 8 - Timeouts
Should you use Reactive Extensions (Rx) to do timeouts in .NET? It turns out it's better to use CancellationTokenSource in the Task Parallel Library (TPL).
SEO Friendly URL's for ASP.NET Core
An SEO friendly URL is human readable and gives your site a higher page rank. Learn how to implement SEO friendly URL's using ASP.NET Core.
Making Application Insights Fast & Secure
Implementing Application Insights into your ASP.NET Core application with performance and security as a top priority in this advanced scenario.
The Dotnet Watch Tool
The dotnet watch tool is a file watcher for dotnet that restarts the application when changes in the source code are detected.
Social TagHelpers for ASP.NET Core
Enhance the experience of sharing a page from your site through the use of social media meta tags implemented with ASP.NET Core TagHelpers.
Subresource Integrity TagHelper Using ASP.NET Core - Part 2
Use an ASP.NET Core TagHelper to implement Subresource Integrity (SRI) to ensure that external resources have not been tampered with. With is part 2.
Subresource Integrity TagHelper Using ASP.NET Core - Part 1
Use an ASP.NET Core TagHelper to implement Subresource Integrity (SRI) to ensure that external resources have not been tampered with.
Colorful.Console
Colorful.Console is a C# library that wraps around the System.Console class, making your console apps more colourful. Write ASCII art using Figlet fonts.
Logging with Serilog.Exceptions
Log exception details and custom properties that are not output in Exception.ToString() using Serilog.Exceptions for .NET.
Dynamically Generating Sitemap.xml for ASP.NET MVC
How to dynamically generate a sitemap.xml file using ASP.NET MVC to improve the Search Engine Optimization (SEO) of your site and get better search rankings.
Whats New in ASP.NET Core Boilerplate
With the release of ASP.NET Core Boilerplate, this post discusses what's new and what is currently missing due to ASP.NET Core still being in beta.
Dynamically Generating Robots.txt Using ASP.NET MVC
How to dynamically generate a robots.txt file using a simple ASP.NET MVC action method and only a few lines of code.
Canonical URL's for ASP.NET MVC
Use canonical URL's in ASP.NET MVC for better Search Engine Optimization (SEO) using ASP.NET Core Boilerplate and the RedirectToCanonicalUrlAttribute.
Building RSS/Atom Feeds for ASP.NET MVC
How to build a fully featured RSS/Atom feed for ASP.NET MVC, including Google's PubSubHubbub and the 'Subscribe to this feed' button.
C# 6.0 - Saving Developers From Themselves
C# 6.0 helps reduce human error and save developers from themselves using the nameof operator, string interpolation and the null-conditional operator.
Content Security Policy (CSP) for ASP.NET MVC
Content Security Policy (CSP) is a HTTP header which white-lists content the browser is allowed to load. This post discusses its application in ASP.NET MVC.
NWebSec ASP.NET MVC Security Through HTTP Headers
The NWebSec NuGet packages help secure your ASP.NET MVC site using HTTP headers. The ASP.NET Core Boilerplate project template configures them our of the box.
Reactive Extensions (Rx) - Part 7 - Sample Events
Shows how to use the Reactive Extensions (Rx) Sample method to reduce the number of subscribed events by taking a sample from them over a given time period.
Securing the ASP.NET MVC Web.config
The web.config file is insecure in the default ASP.NET MVC project template. This post talks you through securing the ASP.NET MVC Web.config file.
Custom Visual Studio Project Templates
A guide to creating custom Visual Studio project templates in .zip and VSIX form and submitting them to the Visual Studio Gallery, so it can be downloaded.
Internet Favicon Madness (Updated)
Add favicon's to your website to support iOS, Android, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Phone and more. Find out where icons are used on each platform and how.
ASP.NET Core Boilerplate
ASP.NET Core Boilerplate is a professional ASP.NET MVC template for building secure, fast, robust and adaptable web applications or sites.
Elysium Extra 1.1 Released
Elysium Extra Version 1.1 is a Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) SDK providing Metro styles for built in WPF controls and some custom controls.
Model-View-ViewModel (MVVM) - Part 4 - INotifyDataErrorInfo
An base class implementation for the INotifyDataErrorInfo interface. Used in the Model-View-ViewModel (MVVM) pattern. Targeted for best performance.
Model-View-ViewModel (MVVM) - Part 3 - INotifyPropertyChanged
An base class implementation for the INotifyPropertyChanged interface. Used in the Model-View-ViewModel (MVVM) pattern. Targeted for best performance.
Model-View-ViewModel (MVVM) - Part 2 - IDisposable
Implementing IDisposable correctly is ridiculously hard. A Disposable base class can make it easier. Using IDisposable in Model-View-ViewModel (MVVM) really helps.
Model-View-ViewModel (MVVM) - Part 1 - Overview
What really goes into using Model-View-ViewModel (MVVM) in .NET. Base classes for INotifyPropertyChanged, INotifyDataErrorInfo, IDisposable and a lot more.
Portable Class Library (PCL) version of NotificationsExtensions NuGet package
NotificationsExtensions.Portable is a Portable Class Library (PCL) used to Create Windows 8.1 or Windows Phone 8.1 Tile, Toast and Badge Notification XML.
Reactive Extensions (Rx) - Part 6 - Task ToObservable
How and where to use the Reactive Extensions (Rx) ToObservable Extension method to turn a Task Parallel Library (TPL) Task into an IObservable.
GetHashCode Made Easy
Implementing GetHashCode is hard work and little understood. Learn how to implement GetHashCode as quickly and as simply as possible.
Reactive Extensions (Rx) - Part 5 - Awaiting Observables
How and where to use Task Parallel Library (TPL) async and await with Reactive Extensions (Rx). Also, how to use TPL for awaiting observables.
WPF Metro Part 4 - Elysium Extra
Elysium Extra is an excellent Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) SDK providing Metro styles for built in WPF controls and some custom controls.
WPF Metro Part 3 - Elysium
Elysium is an excellent Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) SDK (On CodePlex) providing Metro styles for built in WPF controls and some custom controls.
Reactive Extensions (Rx) - Part 4 - Replacing Timers
You should definitely consider using Reactive Extensions (Rx) is as a direct replacement for .NET Timers. This post will explain how.
WPF Metro Part 2 - MahApps Metro
MahApps Metro is an excellent Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) SDK providing Metro styles for built in WPF controls and several custom controls.
WPF Metro Part 1 - Modern UI for WPF
Modern UI for WPF is an excellent Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) SDK providing Metro styles for built in WPF controls and several custom controls.
Reactive Extensions (Rx) - Part 3 - Naming Conventions
Reactive Extensions (Rx) Advantages of using IObservable property naming conventions and comparison between C# events.
Reactive Extensions (Rx) - Part 2 - Wrapping C# Events
Reactive Extensions IObservable wrappers for C# events and hiding the C# events entirely from subscribers using explicit interface implementations.
Reactive Extensions (Rx) - Part 1 - Replacing C# Events
You should definitely consider using Reactive Extensions (Rx) is as a direct replacement for C# events. This post will explain how.
ConfigureAwait in Task Parallel Library (TPL)
The importance of using ConfigureAwait when using the Task Parallel Library (TPL) to improve performance and reduce context switching.