DateTime has a great feature that I often replicate in my classes: the ability for users to format the ToString output however they want. Using it is cool, but building it yourself? Even better. In this post, I’ll walk you through implementing custom formatting for any class using the IFormattable interface, covering multiple approaches. You […]
Tag: dotnet
Azure-Sync: Sync your Azure App Settings to local
Azure-Sync is a handy shell script tool designed to help .NET developers working with Azure App Services. Inspired by the functionality provided by the Azure Functions Core Tools (func cli), Azure-Sync allows you to retrieve all environment variables from a specified Azure App Service, including any Azure KeyVault secrets, and add them to your local […]
Secure On-Premise .NET Application with Azure Key Vault
Suppose you have your Web App and Database server hosted locally on your On-Premises servers. You want to use Azure Key Vault with your .NET application to retrieve your app settings. This allows you to avoid storing them as plain text in the appsettings.json file. In this blog post, I will show you how to […]
Running Integration Tests with Docker in .NET using TestContainers
Hello everyone, in today’s post I will show you the easiest and cleanest way to perform integration testing of your code with database dependencies with the help of docker and TestContainers. Unlike unit tests where you can use In-Memory or Mock the database calls, integration tests need to test the actual calls to the database, […]
CSharpRepl – Your Ultimate C# Playground in the Terminal
So, listen up! CSharpRepl is this awesome command-line tool that allows you to get hands-on with C# programming without any hassle. With this tool, you can write, execute, and experiment with your code, all within your terminal. This means that you no longer have to create a new console app each time you want to […]
Bringing Blazor to Desktop and Mobile with MAUI
I wanted to host a Blazor WebAssembly application natively as a desktop application, and to achieve that, I planned to use a MAUI Blazor app. However, I wanted to avoid duplicating the Razor pages between both of my projects since I intended to continue using the web version as well. In this blog post, I […]
Let’s Build a Tic Tac Toe Game with Blazor WebAssembly!
Hey there, fellow developer! In this tutorial, I’ll walk you through building an awesome Tic Tac Toe game using Blazor WebAssembly. So grab your coding gear, and let’s get started!
Mapperly: The Coolest Object Mapping Tool in Town
Hey there, developers! Today I want to talk about an astonishing .NET library called Mapperly, which has been gaining much attention in the developer community. Mapperly is a powerful source generator that simplifies the implementation of object-to-object mappings in .NET applications. Mapperly takes mapping to a whole new level by generating mapping code for you […]
How to Resolve Unauthorized Access Issue with Private NuGet Repository
Have you ever encountered an issue while trying to restore packages from a private NuGet repository in JetBrains Rider using Azure DevOps? I recently faced a similar problem and struggled with the “401 Unauthorized” error. In this blog post, I will guide you through the steps I took to fix this issue. So, let’s dive […]
How to create beautiful console applications with Spectre.Console
Hey there friends! If you are a .NET developer who loves to create console applications, you might have wondered how to make them more appealing and user-friendly. Sure, you can use Console.WriteLine and Console.ReadLine to output some text and get some input, but that’s pretty boring and limited. What if you want to display some colors, styles, tables, trees, […]