Dealing with empty lists is an everyday situation in .NET. An empty list is often preferred to a null in order to control the logic. But how expensive is it to return an empty list?
Read Blog PostWe are currently in the preview phase of .NET 9 , which releases in Nov 2024 - and if you want to test it extensively like I do, store the preview version in the global configuration global.json . But how do you have to …
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Strings are one of the most commonly used types in .NET applications - and very often the source of inefficient code. For example, cleaning up a string - such as removing invalid or non-visible characters - is one of the …
Read Blog PostRefit is an open-source library for .NET developers that simplifies the process of making HTTP API calls. It allows developers to define a set of interfaces that describe the API endpoints they want to interact with and …
Read Blog PostStrong Name Signing is a mechanism in .NET development that ensures the integrity and authenticity of assemblies. It is based on a public-private key procedure. Contrary to what many assume, this is not a security …
Read Blog PostYAML files are unfortunately part of everyday life for all developers these days; and although they are very error-prone and almost impossible to edit without an IDE and schema information without constantly running into …
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For many years, there has been a lot of criticism of Visual Studio’s current solution format. It is very difficult to read, it does not follow any standard and you need your own parser. Changes are virtually only …
Read Blog PostAuditing is becoming increasingly important in the everyday life of a developer; however, until now there was no particularly good way in .NET - even the lock file still has its deficiencies. You had to rely on …
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TLDR; You can see the full sample in my GitHub repository BEN ABT Samples - ASP.NET Core Form protection with Cloudflare’s Turnstile
Read Blog PostIt’s now been a few months since the GDPR-drama and data-harvesting around Moq (Stop using Moq as a guinea pig to get feedback on and develop SponsorLink ) happened - and the only conclusion that remains is: please …
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