(André Snede Kock) You should never instantiate a X509Certificate2 with the “new” keyword if you can avoid it, it is one of the most dangerous constructors in .NET – X509Certificate2, and if you do, you must be aware of these gotchas.
Tag: Development
Entity Framework Core Migrations
(Eric Vogel) Today I’m going to cover how to use Entity Framework Core migrations in a .NET Core application through the command line and in code. To get started create a new .NET Core Console Application as seen in Figure 1.
Using Azure Functions Durable HTTP APIs
(Mark Heath) One of the really nice new features released last year in Durable Functions v2 is support for “Durable HTTP APIs”.
Deploying ASP .NET Core 3.1 to Azure App Service
(Shahed C) This is the fourth of a new series of posts on ASP .NET Core 3.1 for 2020. In this series, we’ll cover 26 topics over a span of 26 weeks from January through June 2020, titled ASP .NET Core A-Z! To differentiate from the 2019 series, the 2020 series will mostly focus on a growing single c
ASP.NET Core in Azure App Services’ Docker Images – Part 1
(Shawn Wildermuth) I’ve been using Azure App Services (e.g. WebApps) for a few years now. I’ve been mostly happy with the result.
Using ColdFusion Tags In CFScript In Lucee CFML
(Ben Nadel) Last week, I had lunch with Gert Franz – co-creator of the open source ColdFusion-compatible language, Lucee CFML. At the meeting, I was telling Gert how using Lucee over the last year or so has really reignited my love and passion for ColdFusion programming.
Xamarin Details iOS Fix to ‘Prevent App Store Rejection’
(David Ramel) Microsoft published guidance for iOS mobile developers using Xamarin.Forms to avoid potential App Store rejection caused by the deprecation of Apple’s UIWebView component.
Use AutoMapper To Map One Object To Another In ASP.NET Core
(Bipin Joshi) While developing ASP.NET Core web applications you often need to transfer data residing in one object into another. You can accomplish this task manually by setting properties of the target object with the values from the source object.
Setting Cloud Role Name in Application Insights
(Dave Paquette) This post is a continuation of my series about using Application Insights in ASP.NET Core. Today we will explore the concept of Cloud Role and why it’s an important thing to get right for your application.
Avoiding the Debugger with Better Logging
(K. Scott Allen) There’s actually two reasons why I tend to avoid using debuggers. The first reason is a genuine belief that debuggers encourage short term thinking and quick fixes in software.