- 2/25/2023
- 4 minute read
From Testing Pyramid to Diamond
In this article, we will discuss the testing pyramid - what it is and what are some problems with that.
We will also discuss a different approach: The testing diamond.
Hey, I'm Steven a .NET Developer in Switzerland. I am a Microsoft MVP. Also, this blog is open source on GitHub.
Older Posts
- 2/22/2023
- 3 minute read
Getting git version information in your C# code
Did you ever need git-specific information like the latest tag or the current commit inside your C# code? Or even the semantic version number of your current build=
Well, there is an easy solution involving source generators.
- 2/19/2023
- 5 minute read
error NETSDK1194: The "--output" option isn't supported when building a solution.
Did you see the following error in recent days in your build-pipeline:
error NETSDK1194: The "--output" option isn't supported when building a solution.
If so - that is not necessarily your fault at all! Microsoft released a new SDK version, which breaks your builds. Let's see why and what we can do to tackle that.
- 2/15/2023
- 4 minute read
A (performance) quirk with JsonSerializer
System.Text.Json.JsonSerializer has a weird quirk in regard to performance and memory management. So we will discuss what is "wrong" with this code: JsonSerializer.Serialize(myObject, new JsonSerializerOptions(...));.
- 2/10/2023
- 6 minute read
What is a Middleware and how to use it in ASP.NET Core?
Did you ever ask yourself: What is a middleware, and why should I use it?
If so, this blog post is exactly for you. We will see where we could use a middleware and also how we can use the Dependecy Injection container of ASP.NET Core.
- 2/7/2023
- 12 minute read
Multi-Tenancy with RavenDB and ASP.NET Core
Multi-tenancy is a software architecture pattern where a single instance of a software application is used by multiple customers, with each customer having separate and isolated data, configurations, and resources. RavenDB is a NoSQL document database that provides a flexible and scalable solution for multi-tenant applications. This blog post will explore why multi-tenancy exists, the advantages of using RavenDB for multi-tenant applications, and provide code examples to get you started.
- 2/5/2023
- 2 minute read
C# Language Mind map
This blog post contains a mind map of language features starting from C# 1 up til now - including some of the new C# 12 features that will be released in November 2023.
- 2/2/2023
- 8 minute read
Repository Pattern - A controversy explained
In this blog post, we'll dive into the ins and outs of the repository pattern and examine both its benefits and its potential drawbacks. We will start from the very basic to some more advanced use cases. So let's dive right into it.
- 1/30/2023
- 2 minute read
Native DateOnly and TimeOnly support in Entity Framework 8 in SQL Server
.NET 6 brought us two new datatypes: DateOnly and TimeOnly. For those types we don't have any first class support in Entity Framework - until now.
There is a recent change, that hit us with Entity Framework 8 that might ease the situation and brings native support for those types.
- 1/26/2023
- 9 minute read
C# Lowering
Did you ever hear the word "compiler magic" or "syntactic sugar"? Probably yes and therefore we want to dissect what this "magic" really is!
We can see how we can predict performance or bugs by "lowering" our code. Also we will see how things like foreach, var, lock, using, async, await, yield, anonymous types, record, stackalloc, pattern matching, Blazor components, deconstructor, extension methods... do not really exist.