Simplifying Data Transport in C#. In modern C# development, data transport objects (DTOs) play a crucial role in exchanging information between different layers of an application, such as between a client and a server, and traditionally, developers have used classes to define DTOs, which involves writing boilerplate code for properties,...

C# Data Structures Handbook! Every decision in programming is a silent influencer of performance and clarity. In C#, one such vital choice is selecting the right data structure. Data structures are foundational pillars. These structures are where data lives, breathes, and interacts, determining the efficiency and readability of our code....

What does your performance “stack” look like? There are all kinds of tools available for measuring page speed, but what data and assumptions do they use to measure performance? And speaking of measuring performance, there’s quite a difference between that and monitoring performance. Geoff Graham evaluates the data of...

Whether you have an app with just a few users or millions of users per day, like Agoda, improving the user experience by optimizing application performance is always crucial. In the case of very high-traffic websites in the cloud, this optimization can translate into significant cost savings by reducing...

Built with .NET 7.0, Dapper 2.0 and PostgreSQL In this tutorial we'll show how to build a .NET 7.0 (ASP.NET Core) API with Dapper and PostgreSQL that supports CRUD operations. Tutorial contents Example API overview Tools required to run the .NET 7.0 API Run the CRUD example API locally...

Web scraping is a technique that scrapes information from other online sources. This is a great way to combine different sources into one source. To create a web scraper you need a few things: online sources, some code that can access the internet, and a GUI. In this article,...

Unleashing the Power of Meta-Programming: A Comprehensive Guide to C# Reflection Reflection, put simply, is a mechanism provided by the .NET framework that allows a running program to examine and manipulate itself. It’s like a coding mirror that gives your application the ability to look at its own structure, inspect...

Bending the Clean Architecture Principles Async await meme Introduction Imagine you’re a chef in a kitchen full of ingredients, some fresh, some a bit past their prime, all thanks to Microsoft’s “We never throw anything away” policy. This is what programming asynchronously in C# is like — an overwhelming mix...

Small changes, Big wins: How little tweaks make your code easy on the eye When we think of clean code, our brain jumps to SOLID principles, short classes, no comments, and good design patterns. While all of those apply, they are useless without the simplest thing of all: good naming....

We have been living in a distributed world for quite some time, and when considering how should you implement the communication between any two parties involved, the discussion seems to gravitate around two options: API or messaging. Instead of focusing on the lost battle of which one is better,...

Unlocking Resilience and Transient-fault-handling in your C# Code In an ideal world, every operation we execute, every API we call, and every database we query, would always work flawlessly. Unfortunately, we live in a world where network outages, server overloads, and unexpected exceptions are common realities. To maintain robust, resilient...

I wrote a few articles about design patterns. A few examples are the Repository Pattern (or the generic version) and the Strategy Pattern. Both are very effective when writing software. But I have also mentioned SOLID, which is a collection of design principles. But what is the difference between...

Exploring Key Features, Use Cases, and Performance of Two Popular Real-time Communication Protocols Introduction Real-time communication plays a crucial role in today’s connected world, powering applications such as IoT devices, web-based chat, gaming, and industrial automation. Choosing the right protocol to facilitate this communication is essential to ensure the smooth...

When you have multiple applications and they need to communicate with each other to exchange data you might want to use a protocol that makes something like that happen. In C#, the HTTPClient class provides a powerful and flexible way to make HTTP requests and handle responses. Whether you’re...

Attributes and decorators, which allow you to attach metadata to classes, properties, and methods. Attributes Attributes in C# allow you to attach metadata to your classes, methods, and other code elements. This metadata can then be used at runtime to modify the behavior of your code. Attributes are applied...

Introduction Performance optimization is a key concern in software development, regardless of the programming language or platform you’re using. It’s all about making your software run faster or with less memory consumption, leading to better user experience and more efficient resource usage. For .NET developers, understanding and implementing performance...

One of the things that we may struggle with as developers when working on a green field project is our stack. Choosing the right tech to solve a problem can be a harrowing experience. Databases, in particular, can be a bit tough if we’re unsure how our data is...

This is my first article about gRPC on ASP.NET 6. In this article, I will give a short introduction to what gRPC is and the different types of communication in gRPC. In the end, I will share a simple console chat application and briefly explain how it works. The...

At the end of this article you will understand what “^(?=.*[a-z])(?=.*[A-Z])(?=.*).*” means Introduction to C# Regex: why it’s a powerful tool for text manipulation Before diving into the magical world of regular expressions, let’s get an idea of why using C# Regex is important and how it can boost your...

I’d like to take you on a journey back in time, precisely 15 years ago, when my journey into software development began. As a younger me, armed with nothing but curiosity, I was introduced to the html and css. In the beginning, it was all about figuring out the...