Introduction Website downtime can be a critical issue for companies in industries such as Insurance, Healthcare, Finance, and Banking, especially for applications that are mission critical. It can lead to inconvenience for users and potentially result in significant financial losses. To proactively address this challenge, Azure Application Insights offers a...

The Internet of Things (IoT) has become a pervasive technology with a significant impact on various industries. IoT refers to the network of interconnected physical devices embedded with sensors, software, and connectivity, enabling them to collect and exchange data. The growth of IoT applications has revolutionized sectors such as healthcare,...

Scenario: You are the web administrator for User Illusions, a virtual reality gaming company based in Hollywood, CA. You must ensure that your company website is up and running at all times. If an outage is detected, you must be notified so that you can take action quickly. You will...

Kestrel Web Server in ASP.NET Core Application In this article, I will discuss the Kestrel Web Server in ASP.NET Core application with examples. Please read our previous article discussing the ASP.NET Core InProcess Hosting Model with examples. At the end of our previous article, we discussed that with the OutOfProcess...

Application Insights - Telemetry 1. How do I instrument (monitor/record/enabling to capture telemetry) an application? Autoinstrumentation - if you don’t have access to source code You only need to install the Application Insights SDK if: You require custom events and metrics. You require control over the flow of telemetry....

Remote work has come a very long way. In previous years, remote work was widely seen as ‘not real work’. Then Covid-19 happened, and… well, you know the rest. Even since the pandemic, our understanding of the positive impacts of remote work — both for tech professionals and companies—has evolved...

.NET 8 introduced a powerful API in system diagnostics, making it seamless for developers to add custom application metrics adhering to the open telemetry standard. In this post, we’ll explore this new feature, demonstrating how it can be leveraged to publish metrics from a minimal API. Additionally, we’ll cover...

In a Microservices Architecture, services typically collaborate with each other to serve business use cases. These services may have their own software characteristics in terms of Availability, Scalability, Elasticity, etc. but there will always be a situation when the downstream service you are trying to communicate with is either not...

Lesser-known techniques for optimizing SQL queries in a high-traffic application, especially when dealing with complex joins and indexing challenges The success of high-traffic applications hinges on the efficient performance of their underlying databases. As the complexity of SQL queries grows, especially those involving intricate joins and indexing challenges, query optimization...

If you are embarking on the journey to become a .NET Framework developer in 2024, you’re in for an exciting ride! The .NET ecosystem is vast and constantly evolving. To help you navigate this landscape effectively, we’ve compiled a comprehensive roadmap that outlines the essential skills and technologies you...

With the release of C# 10 in November 2021 developers were introduced to a new concept called records, in this post I’ll outline some of the key differences between records and classes. For this comparison I’ll only consider the default/common approach for creating class’ and records’, since a record is...

Introduction LINQ (Language Integrated Query) is a powerful feature in C# that allows developers to perform complex queries on collections and databases using a syntax that is both expressive and readable. However, writing LINQ queries efficiently is essential to ensure that your application performs well. In this article, we will...

Introduction Welcome to the world of C#! Whether you’re a seasoned developer or just starting your programming journey, the power and versatility of C# can elevate your coding experience. In this article, we’ll explore a curated collection of tips and tricks to enhance your proficiency in C#. From optimizing...

This is a creational pattern that provides a way to create an object without exposing the creation logic for the users of it. There are two well-known approaches that I will explain and show how and when you should use them. Abstract Factory This type of factory creates families of...

Performance tricks & best practices, beginner friendly Hey there! Today, I’m sharing some straightforward ways to speed up your .NET Core apps. No fancy words, just simple stuff that works. Let’s dive in! • • • 1. Asynchronous programming Asynchronous programming in .NET Core is a powerful way to enhance...

A deep dive into Ahead-of-Time (AOT) compilation for optimized performance What is it? Traditionally, .NET languages like C# use Just-in-Time (JIT) compilation. In this process, the source code is initially compiled into Common Intermediate Language (CIL) code, a platform-agnostic code representation. Only when the code is executed does the JIT...

Health checks are crucial for monitoring the status of your applications and services. They provide a quick and automated way to verify that your application’s dependencies and components are running smoothly. This article will explore how to implement health checks in a .NET 8 web application. Why health checks...

The Software Interview Question that you should be aware of! Exception handling is a crucial aspect of software development that allows you to manage and recover from unexpected or exceptional situations that can occur during program execution. These exceptional situations are typically errors or unforeseen conditions that disrupt the normal...

Are you wondering if there is life beyond the conventional layered, clean or hexagonal code architectures? It turns out there is an old concept known as Functional Core, Imperative Shell (FCIS). Let’s take a closer look and see how it could shake things up in constructing maintainable systems. Traditional code...

In the last decade, “microservices” architectures have come into fashion for a variety of reasons. Like “Agile”, this term has taken on many meanings and interpretations over the years and — in many cases — has come to represent even not-so-micro-services. Whether true microservices like single-purpose serverless functions or “macroservices”...