.NET, WinUI, XAML

What’s the SynchronizationContext used for?

Creating Windows applications, UI controls are bound to the UI thread. .NET made it to different iterations with different patterns dealing with asynchronous programming. .NET 4.0 introduced the Task Parallel Library (TPL) and C# 5 added the async and await keywords. Together with these enhancements of .NET, and the synchronization context, invoking methods that make use of different threads has becoming a lot easier. Continue reading What’s the SynchronizationContext used for?

.NET, ASP.NET Core, Azure, Docker

No more Dockerfiles with the help of .NET CLI

This article shows how to use dotnet publish to create a Docker image without using a Dockerfile – including deployment with GitHub Actions. Continue reading No more Dockerfiles with the help of .NET CLI

.NET, Docker, Entity Framework Core

Using MySQL in a Docker container with EF Core

Running MySQL in a Docker container, and accessing it from EF Core Continue reading Using MySQL in a Docker container with EF Core

.NET, Azure, CSharp

Thrive Conference in Slovenia

The last time the [Thrive conference](https://thriveconf.com) was held was in 2019. Now it’s happening again May, 24-25 2022 in Bistrica, Slovenia. I’m excited to give two presentations and a one-day workshop. Are you attending in-person? Continue reading Thrive Conference in Slovenia

.NET, .NET Core, ASP.NET Core

Creating a Windows Service with .NET 6

Windows services are programs that are automatically started when the system starts up, or when the user logs in. They run in the background and can run with a different account than the logged-in user. .NET makes it easy to create Windows services or Linux daemons as shown in this article. Continue reading Creating a Windows Service with .NET 6

.NET Core, ASP.NET Core

Upgrading an ASP.NET Core Web API Project to .NET 6

Upgrading an ASP.NET Core 5 application to .NET 6, all what needs to be done is to change the project file for .NET 6, and update the NuGet packages to the new versions, and you’re done and can build and run the application. However, to take advantage of new features, and reduce the number of source code lines, some things can be changed – as shown in this article. Continue reading Upgrading an ASP.NET Core Web API Project to .NET 6

.NET Core, CSharp

C# Nullable Features thru the times

Exceptions of type NullReferenceException are the most common errors with .NET applications. With C# 8, nullable reference types have been introduced to get rid of these exceptions. The new .NET 6 and C# 10 project templates turn on nullable reference types. Over the times, many features in regard to nullability have been added to C#! This article shows many of these features. Continue reading C# Nullable Features thru the times

.NET Core, ASP.NET Core, Azure

Using Azure Active Directory B2C with .NET

Azure Active Directory B2C (business-to-consumer) is a version of the Azure Active Directory that allows users (consumers) to register with the application.
This article shows how to create an ASP.NET Core application to use this great Azure service. Continue reading Using Azure Active Directory B2C with .NET

.NET Core, Entity Framework Core, Professional C#

Temporal Tables with EF Core 6

Temporal tables keep changes of updates and deletes with specific tables. This is a feature of SQL Server since SQL Server 2016. Without using this feature from SQL Server, with EF Core often the behavior when saving objects was overridden to keep the data in the database. With updates from EF Core 6 and using SQL Server (including SQL Azure), just a few lines of code are required to enable temporal tables and use this feature as shown with this article. Continue reading Temporal Tables with EF Core 6

.NET Core, ASP.NET Core, Azure, Blazor, Book, CSharp, Entity Framework Core, Professional C#, WinUI, XAML

Professional C# and .NET – 2021 Edition

The new edition of my book is available – covering .NET, C#, WinUI, ASP.NET Core, EF Core, and more! Compared to the previous edition, it not only covers the newest editions of C# and .NET, you don’t have to carry a book with 1500 pages – the number of pages have been reduced – but I made sure that all the important topics are covered, you shouldn’t miss anything important topics needed to develop applications with .NET, C#, and Microsoft Azure. Continue reading Professional C# and .NET – 2021 Edition