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Using the System.CommandLine Package to Create Great CLI Programs

May 6, 2023 · 8 min read · C# System.CommandLine NBomber ·

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Using the System.CommandLine Package to Create Great CLI Programs

System.CommandLine adds a great usability boost to almost any .NET console app you may create.

Cancellation Tokens in ASP.NET APIs

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

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The use case and benefit of cancellation tokens in ASP.NET APIs

Async Versus Sync Code in ASP.NET APIs

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

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The significant difference between async and sync code under load in ASP.NET APIs

Using Tuples with Dapper

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

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Using tuples as the generic arguments for Query calls with Dapper can avoid the need from some simple classes.

Using Serilog Logging for LaunchDarkly

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

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Configuring LaunchDarkly to use Serilog (via Microsoft.Extensions.Logging) for its Logging. Uses an IServiceProvider created from an IServiceCollection.

Using Generics and Interfaces to Simplify C# Code

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

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Practical examples of generics and interfaces that can be used to simplify some C# code.

Creating Useful .NET Templates

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

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Creating .NET templates that use the templating enging and GitHub actions for NuGet packages and API projects.

Using JSON to Move Beyond TVPs for Multi-Row Updates

Mar 20, 2019 · 3 min read · .NET ADO.NET C# SQL ·

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Using serialized JSON as an alternative to table-valued-parameters (TVPs) to simplify multi-row updates in SQL Server.

On Exception Handling

May 29, 2015 · 10 min read · C# .NET Development ·

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Some thoughts about properly doing exception handling in .NET applications.

Manual ORM via ADO.Net when other platforms aren't available

Apr 25, 2015 · 7 min read · ADO.NET C# ·

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A way to achieve some ORM functionality without using Entity Framework or NHibernate