JavaScript gives you lots of different ways to run code asynchronously. Originally callbacks were the only way to go. Now you’ve got RxJS Observables, Promises, […]
Send Email with MailKit in .NET
Using MailKit to send email in .NET. The old way with SmtpClient, which was much simpler, is now deprecated in favor of this. For a […]
Mustache with JavaScript in Browser
Mustache is a nice and simple templating engine that can be used just about anywhere. It’s not as powerful as others like Handlebars, but its […]
Custom Bootstrap
If you use Bootstrap out of the box, you’re stuck with the default color scheme, unless you write a bunch of CSS to override it. […]
C# Using Statements
The new syntax for “using” with C# makes it much easier to nest using blocks together. If you’re keeping your methods nice and short in […]
.NET Tuples
The new way of writing tuples in C# is much nicer than the old Tuple class. Learn more with the Microsoft docs View code on […]
.NET Guid Formats
GUIDs can be a quick (but not secure) way to generate random values in .NET. You can use them in UNIQUEIDENTIFIER columns in SQL Server […]
.NET XML Writer
XmlWriter is an easy way to generate XML when you need it. If you’re building something more complex, like something for an API, you probably […]
Loops vs HashSets
When looking up data in memory from a large collection, a HashSet or Dictionary is much, much faster than looping through an ordinary collection. This […]
SQL Server Table Valued Parameters with .NET
private static SqlDataRecord CreatePersonRecord(int id, string name) { var metaData = new[] { new SqlMetaData(“Id”, SqlDbType.Int), new SqlMetaData(“Name”, SqlDbType.VarChar, 50) }; var record = new […]