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Configuring YARP Routes

YARP (Yet Another Reverse Proxy) is a reverse proxy library for .NET that has been built with configurability in mind, and there are a ton of customisation options available for developers. In my previous articles, I explored Getting started with YARP and Transforming requests and responses with YARP. In this article, I will cover some…

Transforming requests and responses with YARP

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YARP (Yet Another Reverse Proxy) is a comprehensive reverse proxy library developed by Microsoft for .NET that continues to see a strong level of adoption. In my previous post, I explored getting started with YARP, walking through how to set up and run an ASP.NET Core web application that uses YARP to intercept and route…

Getting started with YARP

InAPIs

YARP (Yet Another Reverse Proxy) is a versatile and highly performant reverse proxy library for .NET. If you’re a .NET developer seeking to develop a web application that utilises a reverse proxy to enable things like load balancing, caching and SSL termination, and you require a great degree of customisation, YARP is the ideal solution…

Styling Blazor child components with CSS Isolation: What you really need to know

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One of the most useful, yet often overlooked, aspects of Blazor’s CSS isolation support is the ability to style child components. At first glance, it may appear that isolated CSS can only be applied to the component to which it is attached; however, with a little help from the ::deep pseudo-selector (the “deep combinator”), it’s…

How to create Mermaid diagrams with ease using GitHub Copilot and Visual Studio

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Have you ever found yourself spending countless hours creating the perfect diagram? For software diagrams that are intended to document the flow and interactions between different components, a lot of time usually needs to be spent understanding what the existing code is doing, and then, yet more time needs to be spent manually creating all…

Getting started with GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio

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GitHub Copilot is a revolutionary AI-powered coding assistant that helps developers write code faster, reducing effort and freeing up time to focus on problem-solving and collaboration. For decades, aside from their own experience, developers have relied on online resources such as Stack Overflow and various forms of documentation, where available, to assist with the development…

How to generate batches of SQL Server INSERT statements with the maximum allowed number of row values

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When working with SQL databases, you may find the need to copy data from one table into another table with an identical or similar schema, either within the same database or across different databases. Often in these cases, the volume of data you need to copy will be quite large, and therefore, performance will be…

Treat Blazor component Warnings as Errors: Found markup element with unexpected name

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When developing Blazor applications, certain issues with component markup are flagged as warnings by default that can have a substantial impact if undetected. One of these cases is warning code RZ10012, which is raised when a Blazor component cannot be found due to a missing using directive within the Razor file. In my opinion, I…

Maximize .NET LINQ performance using ZLinq

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LINQ is one of the standout features of .NET and is loved by many C# developers, for whom it has become second nature in their day-to-day work. The declarative nature of LINQ allows for expressive queries over collections to be composed, resulting in highly readable and maintainable code. However, while LINQ provides powerful abstractions and…

.NET Run File: Run C# code with no project file!

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The world of .NET is in a constant state of evolution, with the pace of framework improvements steadily increasing, especially following the advent of the cross-platform .NET Core in 2016. Over the past few years, Microsoft has been working hard to increase the adoption of the C# language among new software developers, who often choose languages…

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