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Using The Factory Design Pattern in .NET
Learn how to implement the Factory and Abstract Factory design patterns in C#/.NET with real-world examples for flexible object creation.
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.NET & C#
Deep dives into C#, ASP.NET Core, and the .NET ecosystem
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Using The Decorator Design Pattern in .NET
Learn how to implement the Decorator design pattern in C#/.NET to add behaviours dynamically, with examples using both manual and DI approaches.
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·7 min read
Using The Singleton Design Pattern in .NET
Implement the Singleton design pattern in C#/.NET using Lazy<T> for thread safety, plus modern approaches with dependency injection containers.
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Using the Builder Design Pattern in .NET
Learn how to implement the Builder design pattern in C#/.NET to construct complex objects step by step with clean, maintainable code.
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·18 min read
.NET Serialization Benchmarks - Feb 2023
Updated .NET serialisation benchmarks for February 2023 comparing System.Text.Json, MessagePack, MemoryPack, Protobuf, and more frameworks.
dotnetaspnetcore
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API Versioning in ASP.NET Core
Learn how to version ASP.NET Core MVC APIs using headers, querystrings, and URL-based approaches with the Asp.Versioning.Mvc package.
dotnetaspnetcore
·11 min read
Pro Testing with Xunit & Localstack
Set up XUnit integration tests with Docker containers using TestContainers and LocalStack, with reusable patterns for any Docker image.
dotnetaspnetcore
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3 Ways To Increase App Reliability With Polly
Learn how to use retries with decorrelated jitter, bulkhead and circuit breaker patterns to increase reliability in your applications with Polly
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Hidden Features of C#
Discover lesser-known C# features including duck typing with foreach and await, custom awaitable types, and using params with indexers.
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Blending Metrics Using EventCounters In C#
Some services like AWS CloudWatch Metrics only allow scaling based off a single value. Luckily, we can blend metrics together to create new ones, which we can then use in our scaling policies
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Using Moq with ref, in and out parameters in C#
Learn how to mock methods with ref, in, and out parameters using Moq in C# with practical examples and minimal test code changes.
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Implementing Simple Feature Toggles In AspNetCore Using IConfiguration
Build a simple runtime feature toggle system in ASP.NET Core using IConfiguration and the options pattern, with a path to dynamic toggles.
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·38 min read
Diagnostics with EventCounters in .NET
A deep dive into the .NET EventCounters API covering custom metrics, diagnostic counter types, Docker diagnostics tooling, and listening to inbound and outbound HTTP requests.
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Custom Media Formatters in ASP.NET Core
Build custom ASP.NET Core input and output media formatters using Utf8Json for high-performance JSON serialisation in your APIs.
dotnetaspnetcore
·13 min read
URL Rewrite Techniques for IIS
A practical guide to IIS URL Rewrite covering canonical hostnames, HTTPS redirects, httpOnly cookies, SameSite cookies, secure cookies, and trailing slash removal.
dotnetdevopsseo
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How your binary search implementation is broken and how to fix it
Discover the subtle integer overflow bug present in most binary search implementations and learn how to fix it with a simple one-line change.
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Unit Testing Equals The Forgotten Tests
Discover the often overlooked unit tests for Equals overrides in C# including reflexive, symmetric, transitive, and consistency checks.
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HSTS in ASP.NET Core
Learn how to enable HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) in ASP.NET MVC using a custom ActionFilter to protect against network attacks.
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Using IDisposible correctly
Learn the correct way to implement IDisposable in C# including managed and unmanaged resource cleanup, finalizers, and the full dispose pattern.
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Semaphore vs SeamphoreSlim Micro Benchmark
Micro-benchmark comparing Semaphore and SemaphoreSlim performance in C# showing the significant speed advantage of the lightweight SemaphoreSlim class.
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