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
Exploring C# 12: Embracing Type Aliases for Cleaner Code As a dedicated C# developer, I’m thrilled to delve into one of the most exciting features coming with C# 12—type aliases. This new capability is a game-changer, especially for those of us who often rely on Tuples to pass parameters without creating specific classes. Let’s explore... » read more
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
Generating CryptoJS compatible HMAC SHA256 hashes in C#
Like most, I’ve been playing around with the awesome capabilities of AI for developers. Recently we had to develop a small class library that would act as a specialized cache. Since I had a little extra bandwidth, I decided to have a little fun and see if I could get an AI engine to write... » read more
It’s been forever since I have posted a developer blog, to the point that I almost considered this site dead. However, once in a while you hit a problem that you spend just enough time on you feel compelled to help your community. I am an absolute fanboy of everything VoloSoft does, their frameworks for... » read more
Did you know that you can assign the value of an Enum from a different one?
Complicated data structures like Dictionaries can be difficult to two-way bind in a Razor page. Here's a quick sample showing you exactly how to do it
An enhanced Razor helper tag to display a Gravatar images or your optional locally uploaded headshot.
Learn how to support AJAX during exception handling in your .NET Core Razor and MVC pages. Optionally return a Json result instead of redirecting.