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Cancellation Tokens in ASP.NET APIs

May 4, 2023 · 5 min read · C# ASP.NET ·

Background If you're just looking for the code, it's here: https://github.com/dahlsailrunner/async-vs-sync The most recent post I did was all about the improvements that asynchronous code can provide a website when it experiences higher load levels. That led to the notion of cancellation tokens, which I was initially …

Async Versus Sync Code in ASP.NET APIs

May 1, 2023 · 4 min read · C# ASP.NET NBomber ·

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Background If you're just looking for the code, it's here: https://github.com/dahlsailrunner/async-vs-sync I have recently been doing more work relative to performance, and one of the things I wanted to more specifically test and quantify with concrete results was differences between async and synchronous code (I'll …

Using Tuples with Dapper

Apr 16, 2023 · 3 min read · C# ASP.NET Dapper SQLite ·

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Summary Using tuples with Dapper for simple query results can avoid the need to create classes or records that might otherwise bloat your code-base. Here's a sample repo: https://github.com/dahlsailrunner/tuple-with-dapper Background When you have an existing database or management practices that don't involve Entity …

Using Serilog Logging for LaunchDarkly

Apr 8, 2023 · 3 min read · C# ASP.NET LaunchDarkly Serilog ·

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Background I was recently trying to get LaunchDarkly to write its logs using our standard logging configuration - which is Serilog on top of Microsoft.Extensions.Logging. According to the LaunchDarkly docs, this was pretty straight-forward but it turned out to be trickier than I thought. The solution involved getting …

Using Generics and Interfaces to Simplify C# Code

Feb 3, 2023 · 5 min read · C# ASP.NET ·

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Background If you're working in .NET or other languages that support interfaces and generics, you've probably used them. Finding reasons to create them can be more challenging, but I recently came across two completely different instances that clearly benefited from the interface / generic combo and thought they would …

Creating Useful .NET Templates

Aug 9, 2021 · 15 min read · .NET ASP.NET C# templates ·

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tl;dr - just show me the code: https://github.com/dahlsailrunner/knowyourtoolset-templates Templates in .NET are a very helpful feature that enable you to create new files, projects, or even whole solutions with some form of the dotnet new command. I have created and evolved some templates over the past few years and …

Moving Authentication From an ASP.NET Site Into IdentityServer4

Nov 5, 2020 · 6 min read · IdentityServer ASP.NET .NET ASP.NET Identity Authentication ·

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Moving Authentication From an ASP.NET Site Into IdentityServer4

tl;dr: Just show me the code: https://github.com/dahlsailrunner/secure-authentication-is4 I just published a course regarding secure authentication in ASP.NET websites, and the course and its code repo focused exclusively on ASP.NET Identity (in both Core and Framework projects). An early question came up regarding how …

A (Fairly) Deep Dive Into ASP.NET Identity and 10+ 'Nuggets'

Nov 4, 2020 · 3 min read · ASP.NET ASP.NET Identity Authentication ·

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I just recently had the privilege of creating a new course for Pluralsight called Secure User Account and Authentication Practices in ASP.NET and ASP.NET Core, and it brought me down a path that involved a lot of exploration around how identity works in ASP.NET (and Core — I’ll just use "ASP.NET" going …

Updating an ASP.NET Core 2.2 Solution That Integrates With IdentityServer4

Jul 17, 2020 · 4 min read · IdentityServer ASP.NET ·

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Background The very useful public demo of IdentityServer4 recently changed to limit the different flows that it supports based on updated recommendations: https://leastprivilege.com/2019/09/09/two-is-the-magic-number/ I had an existing solution written in .NET Core 2.2 that needed to get updated to support these new …

Comparing OpenAPI / Swagger, GraphQL, and gRPC

Mar 20, 2020 · 7 min read · ASP.NET API ·

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Comparing OpenAPI / Swagger, GraphQL, and gRPC

I’ve been preparing for a talk at Twin Cities Code Camp 2020 which will compare and contrast the more common and traditional OpenAPI or Swagger APIs (sometimes called REST APIs in a generally-accepted loose interpretation of the term) and the newer kids on the block: GraphQL and gRPC. Most of us are probably familiar …