Generating Url Friendly Unique Keys that aren’t GUIDs
Generating Url Friendly Unique Keys that aren’t GUIDs

Converting GUID’s to Base36 and back again GUID’s, or Globally Unique Identifiers, are a common sight in URLs, used for identification or referencing specific resources. However, their traditional 32-character hexadecimal format is not the most pleasing to the eye in a URL. Optimally, a GUID should be converted to a Base-36 string that contains simple... » read more

Handling Range Requests in .NET 9 Behind Azure Front Door
Handling Range Requests in .NET 9 Behind Azure Front Door

When deploying a .NET 9 application behind Azure Front Door with response compression enabled, you might encounter unexpected issues with static files, such as HTTP 416 Range Not Satisfiable errors. These arise because Front Door often sends byte-range requests for optimization, which your application may not handle properly by default. To address this, you can... » read more