1. JustDecompile JustDecompile is a free decompiler tool that allows you to easily decompile .NET assemblies into readable code. With this tool, you can quickly and easily analyze the code of any .NET application, even if you don’t have the original source code. https://www.telerik.com/products/decompiler.aspx 2. PostSharp PostSharp is a...

Introduction: In today’s world, real-time communication is essential for many web applications. For example, consider an online game where players need to communicate with each other in real-time, or a chat application where users expect instant messaging. Fortunately, SignalR, a real-time web framework, is available to help developers implement...

C# 11.0 became available with .NET 7.0 in November 2022. It has made a few improvements for string literals. In this post, I'll show how the new raw string literals feature can significantly improve readability. Problems with string literals There are two problems that have long plagued string literals...

“Get more done by doing this!” “Do this and be more productive!” These are common headlines in the productivity space. As a contrarian, I usually feel like I need to do the opposite when I see everyone doing something. Now, that’s not always a smart thing to do. But...

Writing unit test code when using the Dapper ORM tool for database operations with ASP.NET Core Web Application How to write unit tests with Dapper Writing unit tests when using the Dapper ORM tool for database operations in an ASP.NET Core Web Application can be complex. This is because Dapper...

ASP.NET Core Blazor Server is a platform for developing modern and dynamic web applications. With Blazor Server, you can write code in C# and create rich user interfaces using HTML and CSS, all while taking advantage of server-side rendering and real-time updates. Advantages of Blazor Server-side rendering Interactive user...

Ситуация на рынке IT С каждым годом войти в IT становится всё труднее. За счёт высоких зарплат, комфортного образа жизни, амбиций, потребности в специалистах, сейчас чуть ли не каждый второй хочет стать программистом. За счёт этих факторов, рынок труда в IT перенасыщается, из-за чего потребности в навыках специалистов тоже...

In this article, I’ll show you all the object mapping strategies of EF Core and especially the new one: TPC Inheritance Mapping. TPC mapping is the new feature introduced with Entity Framework Core 7. It’s called Table Per Concrete type inheritance mapping. I’ll explain the EF Core’s inheritance mapping...

Error handling with Async/Await in JS This will be a small article, based on some issues I picked up during code reviews and discussions with other developers. This article is rather focused on the novice JS developers. A Simple Try Catch Let’s start with the simple try...catch example. function...

Achieve Typescript mastery with a 21-steps guide, that takes you from Padawan to Obi-Wan. Content Intro Best Practice 1: Strict Type Checking Best Practice 2: Type Inference Best Practice 3: Linters Best Practice 4: Interfaces Best Practice 5: Type Aliases Best Practice 6: Using Tuples Best Practice 7: Using any...

Back in 2008, I wrote a series of articles about using iTextSharp to generate PDF files in an ASP.NET application. I still use iTextSharp in a large MVC 5 application that I'm in the process of migrating to ASP.NET Core. The version I use is very old (4.1.6), and...

Both Kibana and Grafana are data visualization tools providing users capabilities to explore, analyze and visualize data with dashboards. The difference between Kibana and Grafana lies in their genesis. Kibana was built on top of the Elasticsearch stack, famous for log analysis and management. In comparison, Grafana was created...

The file upload feature requires essential validations to clean and maintain user data. Improper execution of a file upload input increases security vulnerability. So we must approve the uploaded files before sparing them on the server to reduce the vulnerability. Uploading files from clients to servers is among the...

Good UX design happens when you don’t notice it during or after the experience. The main goal of good UX design is to take the user on a specific mission as quickly as possible, with the least effort possible. In good UX design, very rarely do users notice the...

A Guide to Building Scalable, Maintainable Web API using ASP .NET Core The term “Clean Architecture” has become increasingly popular in software development in recent years. Clean Architecture is a software design pattern that prioritizes the separation of concerns, making it easier to maintain, test, and evolve an application over...

A Quick Guide to Transient, Scoped, and Singleton in C#. In C#, the Transient, Scoped, and Singleton scopes are options for controlling the lifetime of objects which are created by dependency injection. Transient Transient objects are created each time they are requested. This means that if a Transient is...

Design patterns are essential for creating maintainable and reusable code in .NET. Whether you’re a seasoned developer or just starting out, understanding and applying these patterns can greatly improve your coding efficiency and overall development process. In this post, we’ll take a look at the most important design patterns...

Introduction Today I am going to show how to create a simple PHP application following the MVC pattern (Model-View-Controller). I was inspired by a PHP course I taught some years ago, and in which I built a simple e-commerce with the students. This e-commerce was based on a simple...

NCrunch NCrunch is a powerful tool that automates the testing and debugging of .NET and C# code. It integrates seamlessly into Visual Studio, allowing development teams to quickly identify and fix errors, ensuring that their projects are always of the highest quality. NCrunch is designed to increase the productivity...