Wow – this was probably our biggest update ever! Version 2.0 of IdentityServer4 is not only incorporating all the feedback we got over the last year, it also includes the necessary updates for ASP.NET Core 2 – and also has a couple of brand new features. See the release notes for a complete list as well as links to issues and PRs. 

In any good programming reference, you will read that a developer has to document his code, not only for him/herself, but also for the person who, ten years later will be asked to maintain it. This would, of course, be made easier thanks to a good documentation of existing code. 

On 16th November 2016, Nat Friedman and James Montemagno introduced Visual Studio for Mac, the newest member of the Visual Studio family at Connect(); 2016 event. I thought let's give it a try so I installed the same and went through the project templates available in it. This blog is kind of a getting started guide to install Visual Studio For Mac. 

Database is an integral part of any company/project. They range from small scale to large scale. But most of the times, if you ask for a data dictionary, then 'boom' - nobody has a data dictionary. This tool will enable you to create data dictionary for your tables and export them to an Excel file. 

 TValue GetOrAdd(TKey key, Func<TKey, TValue> valueFactory);

var dictionary = new ConcurrentDictionary<string, string>();
 
var value = dictionary.GetOrAdd("key1", x => "item 1");
Console.WriteLine(value);
 
value = dictionary.GetOrAdd("key1", x => "item 2");
Console.WriteLine(value);

item 1
item 1

using System;
using System.Collections.Concurrent;
using System.Threading.Tasks;

namespace Sample
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            var dictionary = new ConcurrentDictionary<int, int>();
            var options = new ParallelOptions { MaxDegreeOfParallelism = 100 };
            var addStack = new ConcurrentStack<int>();

            Parallel.For(1, 1000, options, i =>
            {
                var key = i % 10;
                dictionary.GetOrAdd(key, k =>
                {
                    addStack.Push(k);
                    return i;
                });
            });

            Console.WriteLine($"dictionary.Count: {dictionary.Count}");
            Console.WriteLine($"addStack.Count: {addStack.Count}");
        }
    }
}

dictionary.Count: 10
addStack.Count: 13

namespace Sample
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            var dictionary = new ConcurrentDictionary<int, Lazy<int>>();
            var options = new ParallelOptions { MaxDegreeOfParallelism = 100 };
            var addStack = new ConcurrentStack<int>();

            Parallel.For(1, 1000, options, i =>
            {
                var key = i % 10;
                dictionary.GetOrAdd(key, k => new Lazy<int>(() =>
                {
                    addStack.Push(k);
                    return i;
                }));
            });

            // Access the dictionary values to create lazy values.
            foreach (var pair in dictionary)
                Console.WriteLine(pair.Value.Value);

            Console.WriteLine($"dictionary.Count: {dictionary.Count}");
            Console.WriteLine($"addStack.Count: {addStack.Count}");
        }
    }
}

10
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
dictionary.Count: 10
addStack.Count: 10

    public class LazyConcurrentDictionary<TKey, TValue>
    {
        private readonly ConcurrentDictionary<TKey, Lazy<TValue>> _concurrentDictionary;
        public LazyConcurrentDictionary()
        {
            _concurrentDictionary = new ConcurrentDictionary<TKey, Lazy<TValue>>();
        }

        public TValue GetOrAdd(TKey key, Func<TKey, TValue> valueFactory)
        {
            var lazyResult = _concurrentDictionary.GetOrAdd(key,
             k => new Lazy<TValue>(() => valueFactory(k), LazyThreadSafetyMode.ExecutionAndPublication));
            return lazyResult.Value;
        }
    }

Looking for a programming language to use for IoT projects? Having difficulty deciding which to choose? Selecting a language for IoT projects is as difficult as selecting a hardware platform. Here are top 6 programming languages that are best for IoT projects. 

C#.NET for non-engineers.

The first course of "A Sr. Developer Course" courses. which contains:
1- C# Fundamentals for non-engineers.
2- DataBase for non-engineers.
3- Asp.NET WebForm for Non-engineers.
4- Application Architecture for no-engineers.
5- ASP.NET MVC for non-engineers.
6- Angular for non-engineers.

This is a course for who knows noting about C# and development if you know nothing about Array, variable, loop, and conditions you are in the right place.
at the end of this course, we will create one small university registration console application together.

You will learn in this course:
C#.NET
.NET Framework
Methods
Recursive methods
C# Primitive Types/Complex Types
conditions
switch case
Arrays
if statement
switch
loops
Creating a method
ref, out
enums
OOP/Object-oriented programing
Generics
Error handling
problem-solving
working with files


level: beginners to upper intermediate 

With the rise of multi-core processors and multi-threading, Asynchronous Programming has become an essential tool for building efficient and responsive C# applications. Fortunately, C# provides a rich library for making Asynchronous calls. However, this complex and advanced topic can be challenging for many developers. 

Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 (WSL 2) is one of the most popular features for developers on Windows 10 and 11. It has recently been made available on Windows Server 2022. With this addition, you can now run Linux containers on WSL 2 on Windows Server 2022 for development and testing purposes. 

Here’s a summary of what’s new in this preview release:

• Support for route handler filters in minimal APIs
• Improved unit testability for minimal route handlers
• Bind using TryParse in MVC and API controllers
• New Results.Stream() overloads
• Improved HTTP/2 performance when using many streams on a connection
• New ServerReady event for measuring startup time
• Developer exception page dark mode