How the Microsoft Bot Framework Changed Where My Friends and I Eat: Part 1
Bots are everywhere nowadays, and we interact with them all of the time. From interactions on our phones, in chat rooms, in GitHub discussions, and Slack »
Extending Tag Helpers in ASP.NET Core Applications
A few days ago, I was answering questions on Stack Overflow when I came across one that I thought might be relevant to share with others »
"Secret" Productivity Tips for Visual Studio 2017
I've written a few blog posts thus far regarding Visual Studio 2017, so I thought I would take some time to discuss of the features that »
Sharing is Caring: Using Shared Projects in ASP.NET
As software developers, copy-pasting some code or a few files and having it in multiple places has always been smelly. There are several different avenues that »
C# 7.0 : Tuples to the Extreme!
Tuples are something that many developers may not frequently work with on a day-to-day basis, but they have a few different uses. With the latest upcoming »
Accessing SQL from Entity Framework Core Queries in ASP.NET Core
ORMs like Entity Framework have always been shrouded in a bit of controversy from SQL purists who aren't in control of the types of queries that »
Adventures in String Concatenation: Introducing String Interpolation
C# 6 has been out for quite some time now and I thought I would write up a quick post on one of its newer features »
But How Do I Learn ASP.NET?
“How do I learn ASP.NET?” “What is the best way to learn ASP.NET?” These are two questions that I am asked on nearly daily »
Applying Conditional Attributes in ASP.NET MVC Views
If you have attempted to handle any kind of conditional logic within MVC Views before, you know that the process can often be tricky to get »
Handling Casing Issues though Extension Methods in C# and Visual Basic
If you have ever worked extensively with any kind of system that involves names, addresses or basically any kind of arena that allows users to enter »