When running a dotnet application differences in diverse local and production environments can make collecting diagnostics artifacts (e.g., logs, traces, process dumps) challenging. dotnet-monitor aims to simplify the process by exposing a consistent REST API regardless of where your application is run. 

This article will show you how to implement a reverse proxy in C# and .NET Core to overcome specific needs that you could hardly solve with an out-of-the-box software. You can find the code of the final project on this GitHub repository.

.NET 6 Preview 1 is now available and ready for evaluation. This is the first preview of .NET 6, the next major update to the .NET platform. .NET 6 is expected to ship in November of this year, and will be a Long Term Support (LTS) release. 

PM> Install-Package CommonServiceLocator.NinjectAdapter

using System;
using Ninject;
using NinjectAdapter;
using Microsoft.Practices.ServiceLocation;

namespace ServiceLocatorPattern
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main( string[] args )
        {
            IKernel kernel = new StandardKernel();

            kernel.Bind<IBookRepository>().To<BookRepository>();

            ServiceLocator.SetLocatorProvider( () => new NinjectServiceLocator( kernel ) );

            BookService service = new BookService();

            service.PrintAllBooks();

            Console.ReadLine();
        }
    }
}

In this episode, Robert is joined by Mads Kristensen, who shows us the Web Extension Pack. This extension installs a number of extensions that help you become a more productive Web developer. The extensions contained in the Web Extension Pack have been proven to be stable over time and useful for all Web developers. 

The latest round of layoffs in Microsoft’s Windows Phone business— 1,850 jobs will be cut, according to an announcement earlier this week—seems to signal the final death gasp of a segment of the company’s business that has long struggled. Windows phones currently make up less than one percent of smartphones sold worldwide. 

[AllowAnonymous]
[IgnoreAntiforgeryToken]
[HttpPost("[action]")]
public async Task<IActionResult> Login([FromBody] User loginUser)

private void regenerateAntiForgeryCookie(IEnumerable<Claim> claims)
{
    this.HttpContext.User = new ClaimsPrincipal(new ClaimsIdentity(claims, JwtBearerDefaults.AuthenticationScheme));
    var tokens = _antiforgery.GetAndStoreTokens(this.HttpContext);
    this.HttpContext.Response.Cookies.Append(
                  key: "XSRF-TOKEN",
                  value: tokens.RequestToken,
                  options: new CookieOptions
                  {
                      HttpOnly = false // Now JavaScript is able to read the cookie
                  });
}

 new Claim(JwtRegisteredClaimNames.Jti, Guid.NewGuid().ToString(),
                  ClaimValueTypes.String, _configuration.Value.Issuer),