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Protecting access to gRPC services with Auth0

Having already introduced the concept of gRPC services and having walked through how to consume a gRPC service using .NET Core, I’m now going to cover the next most fundamental topics; authentication and authorization. For production applications, your API endpoints are normally going to be available publicly and therefore they need to be protected from…

How to consume a gRPC service using .NET Core

InAPIs

In a prior post, I introduced the key concepts behind using gRPC to develop an RPC service and walked through the process of creating a sample project. In this article, I build on the previously discussed topics by adding an additional service and a client to the sample project. After reading through the content below,…

Getting to grips with gRPC… A gentle introduction

InAPIs

Before we begin, here’s a quick definition of the term “Get to grips” to mull over. to make an effort to understand and deal with a problem or situation If you’re looking into micro-service communication options for a greenfield project, gRPC is a great place to start. In this article, I take a first look at…

How to generate a random string with C#

InProgramming

On occasion, during day-to-day programming, the problem I am working on requires the generation of a random sequence of characters. For example, when dealing with some sort of account entity, the account might require a unique account reference to be specified upon its creation. Considering this scenario, it would be inconvenient for the end-user to…

XML Serialization with C#

InProgramming

Today JSON has taken over the role of XML for many scenarios, however, XML is still in very wide usage. XML stands for eXtensible Markup Language and has been a stalwart for data interchange since the year 1998. It has been adapted over time to solve many different problems related to programming. In this article,…

How to parse the name parts from a full name using SQL

InSQL

Sometimes I come across situations where I need to extract the individual parts of a full name from a database record that relates to a person e.g. a customer or an employee. This may be part of general application logic or perhaps something that needs to be carried out during a database migration. For example,…

Time to Reflect… How to add properties to a C# object dynamically at runtime

InProgramming

Have you been searching for a way to dynamically add properties to an object at runtime using C#? If so, you may have come across how to do this using ExpandoObject. However, after some further research, perhaps you’ve determined that it’s not what you are really looking for. For example, you might be trying to…

Don’t be a victim… Log your SQL Server deadlocks

InSQL

Quite often there are situations in which you are aware that deadlocks are happening in your SQL Server database, but you are lacking the information required to fix them. What you need under these circumstances is an automated way of tracking the locks and logging them. In this article, I demonstrate a simple way to…

Base your API error response model on a solid standard with the Problem Details RFC

InAPIs

If you’re trying to come up with an error response model for your API, but are finding it difficult to settle on a format that is simple, yet future-proofed; look no further! In this article, I expound the virtues of the ‘Problem Details’ RFC standard and why I believe it’s a no-brainer to use it…

Install and test drive the Windows Subsystem for Linux

InScripting

I’ve always had a keen interest in Linux-based operating systems and especially since .NET Core is a cross-platform framework there’s more reason than ever to sharpen up your Linux skills if you enjoy programming with C# or another .NET language. In this article, I walk through the process of installing and testing out the Windows…

Author: Jonathan Crozier

Protecting access to gRPC services with Auth0

How to consume a gRPC service using .NET Core

Getting to grips with gRPC… A gentle introduction

How to generate a random string with C#

XML Serialization with C#

How to parse the name parts from a full name using SQL

Time to Reflect… How to add properties to a C# object dynamically at runtime

Don’t be a victim… Log your SQL Server deadlocks

Base your API error response model on a solid standard with the Problem Details RFC

Install and test drive the Windows Subsystem for Linux

How to keep the host window open after executing a PowerShell script

Using the STRING_AGG function in T-SQL to concatenate row data

How to print SQL Server messages to the output immediately