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How To Use IServiceCollection in Console Applications – What You Need To Know
When it comes to dependency injection and using the built-in IServiceCollection, the framing feels such that we’re restricted to ASP.NET Core. So if we wanted to use IServiceCollection in console applications instead, what options do we have? It turn...
May 20, 20244 min read
Autofac ComponentRegistryBuilder in ASP.NET Core – How To Register Dependencies (Part 3)
In this article, we’ll be exploring how to use Autofac ComponentRegistryBuilder in ASP.NET Core. Prior articles in this series have highlighted some challenges for getting set up to do C# plugin architectures — at least for my own standards. I’ll be ...
May 9, 20249 min read
Autofac ContainerBuilder in ASP.NET Core – What You Need To Know (Part 2)
There are many ways to manage dependency injection inside our applications, and I think it’s important to understand the benefits and limitations of different approaches. Using an Autofac ContainerBuilder in ASP.NET Core as the primary way to structu...
May 8, 20248 min read
AutofacServiceProviderFactory in ASP.NET Core – Problems With Dependency Injection (Part 1)
We have plenty of awesome options for dependency injection when working in ASP.NET Core applications. For the most part, if you’re not building anything super complicated concerning your types or your software architecture, you can get by with the bu...
May 7, 20249 min read
Break into Big Tech – My Journey from Startup to Microsoft
Many software engineers set their sights on getting into big tech someday — It seems like the destination to end up at in one’s career. Now this of course isn’t universally true (nor should it be) but regardless, this is a goal for many. But is Big T...
May 6, 20248 min read
MudBlazor with Blazor SSR – What You Need To Know
This is yet another selfish guide! I’m writing this to help my future self with having MudBlazor with Blazor interactive SSR working within a new project. Of course, the positive side effect is that you get to benefit from this guide too! Maybe it wa...
May 1, 20247 min read
Try Catch in C#: The Basics You Need to Know
As much as we’d like to write perfect programs, there’s going to be a point where you need to think about handling error cases in your C# applications. That’s why you’re here: for an introduction to try catch in C#! In this article, I’ll explain the ...
Apr 30, 202410 min read
How to Convert a String to Byte Array in C#: Encoding and Decoding Simplified
In programming, it’s very common that we need to go between strings and bytes. Humans read strings. Computers read bytes. As a result, it’s important for us dotnet developers to understand how to convert a string to a byte array in C#. We accomplish ...
Apr 29, 20248 min read