I found myself in need of quickly converting my C# Console application into a Web application, primarily, I was asked to expose our Console app’s logic through an API with very little time to manage it .

I think most developers start this way (code behind instead of XAML). XAML isn't immediately intuitive, but once you cross the boundary (of understanding) XAML tends to be a simpler approach. And, frankly, I tend to think that simplicity is always the better choice 

In this short video Rowan takes us through a different approach to generating keys in Entity Framework 7 using sequences. This approach is interesting in cases of large INSERT batches primarily because keys are all fetched beforehand.

Domain Command Patterns - Validation 

A next-level validation is domain validation, or as I've often seen referred, "business rule validation". This is more of a system state validation, "can I affect the change to my system based on the current state of my system". I might be checking the state of a single entity, a group of entities, an entire collection of entities, or the entire system. The key here is I'm not checking the request against itself, but against the system state.  

In this post I'm going to outline my approach on writing Directives for Angular 1.x releases. There's a lot of confusion around how and why and where to do things with Directives, but they are actually very simple once you grasp the concepts and separation ideas

This is my personal blog, where I share about the people I meet, the books I'm reading, and what I'm learning. I hope that you'll join the conversation

The Best File Structure for Your React Components 

I have been asked several times over the past few weeks about what kinds of equipment I use for doing live streams from my home.  

As React celebrates its 11th anniversary in 2024, it’s worth looking ahead to the exciting developments in the React ecosystem. In this blog, we’ll explore various aspects of the ecosystem, building on what was happening in 2023 and what you can expect in the coming year.