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, 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 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, 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

.NET Core, ASP.NET Core, Azure, Blazor, Conference, CSharp, Entity Framework Core, UWP, WPF, Xamarin, XAML

Microsoft Build 2020 – Highlights

This Microsoft Build 2020 conference was very different from all the previous ones as a digital experience event because of the COVID-19 Coronavirus. Microsoft made it a great experience – with announcements on Microsoft Azure, .NET 5, Windows, and more.
Here’s my view with a summary of announcements. Continue reading Microsoft Build 2020 – Highlights

.NET Core, ASP.NET Core, Azure

Azure App Configuration: Configuration of .NET Applications

In older solutions I’ve created a service that returns all the different configurations used by different projects in a solution, … Continue reading Azure App Configuration: Configuration of .NET Applications

.NET Core, ASP.NET Core, Azure

Project Tye – easier development with .NET for Kubernetes

Visual Studio 2019 has great support for Docker and Kubernetes. After opening a solution, Dockerfile files and Helm charts can be added from within the Solution Explorer. For simple project, it still can be too complex to work with Helm chats, define deployments and services. Defining a Dockerfile can be avoided as well. With .NET projects, all the information needed to create a docker image can be found in the project file. This is where the Project Tye comes into play – deploy Microservices to Kubernetes with minimal configuration. In this article I’m showing an example creating a .NET Core web application and API service, let it run locally with tye, and deploy it to an Kubernetes cluster. Continue reading Project Tye – easier development with .NET for Kubernetes

.NET Core, ASP.NET Core, Azure

Click the Azure IoT Button – Part 2

In part 1 of this article series I’ve shown how to configure the Azure IoT button and how to invoke … Continue reading Click the Azure IoT Button – Part 2

.NET Core, Azure

Azure Functions with Dependency Injection

Azure Functions got some improvements in the last months. Now it’s no longer necessary to create static methods, instance methods … Continue reading Azure Functions with Dependency Injection

.NET Core, Azure

Click the Azure IoT Button – Part 1

Microsoft Azure offers great features for IoT devices. A simple device is the Azure IoT button. This button is – … Continue reading Click the Azure IoT Button – Part 1