.Net Core
21 April 2019
Optimizing Performance of the Azure Service Bus .Net Standard SDK
Microsoft have published advice for maximising performance with Azure Service Bus, but there doesn’t appear to be any explicit advice for optimising the newer .Net Standard based SDK.
18 December 2018
Custom token authentication in Azure Functions
Azure Functions only provides direct support for a narrow range of authentication providers. If you want to use an external token provider or custom solution, you’ll have to create the plumbing yourself.
27 November 2018
Writing ArchUnit style tests for .Net and C# to enforce architecture rules
ArchUnit is a java library that provides a fluent API for creating self-testing architectures via unit tests. A similar library can be written for .Net Standard that acts on compiled assemblies rather than raw code.
28 October 2018
Why isn't WCF supported in .Net Core?
Development shops that have invested heavily in WCF have been left high and dry by the emerging .Net Core ecosystem. There are a number of good reasons why WCF for .Net Core is unlikely to make it onto any official roadmaps…
21 September 2018
Implementing a Docker HEALTHCHECK using ASP.Net Core 2.2
Starting with version 2.2, ASP.Net Core will make it easier to implement monitoring endpoints that can be used by a Docker HEALTHCHECK command.
12 September 2018
Hosting .Net Core containers in Service Fabric
Service Fabric does support container-based applications, but it still feels more like an application server than a container orchestrator.
12 August 2018
Building Twelve Factor Apps with .Net Core
Twelve factor apps provide a methodology for building apps that are optimised for modern cloud environments. It’s only been achievable in the Microsoft world since the advent of .Net Core.
12 January 2018
The problem with the .Net Standard compatibility shim…
The compatibility shim was added to .Net Standard to make it easier to reference libraries compiled using the .Net Framework. That just leaves you with the problem of missing APIs…
3 December 2017
Automating Docker image deployments using Azure Container Instances
Azure’s Container Instances provides an easy and quick way to run Docker images without having to learn the various complexities of orchestration platforms such as Kubernetes.
3 September 2017
Running a .Net Core console application as a Windows Service
Although .Net Core does not directly support creating Windows Services there are several different ways of creating applications that can be registered and run as services.
12 April 2017
Using Docker to build and deploy .Net Core console applications
Using Docker with .Net Core is initially straightforward, but to get beyond basic image building you will need to handle more than the simple scenarios demonstrated in quick-start guides.
10 March 2017
Sharing libraries between .Net Core and .Net Framework applications
Although .Net Standard does provide a mechanism for sharing assemblies between .Net Core and .Net Framework applications, as ever, you’re still very much constrained by your dependencies.
28 November 2016
Generic controllers in ASP.Net Core
ASP.Net core ignores generic controllers by default, so you have to add support for them yourself at start up.
9 August 2016
Migrating .Net framework applications to .Net Core
Migrating existing applications to .Net Core is not a trivial undertaking so you need to be certain of the potential benefits before you start.
12 July 2016
Simplifying .Net REST API development: Nancy, self-hosting and ASP.Net Core
REST API development using ASP.Net WebAPI is so fussy compared to other ecosystems such as Node.js and Ruby. New frameworks are emerging that promise to simplify both development and hosting of APIs in the .Net world.