Introduction Developing applications that call out to external systems is easy enough, but what happens when those external systems need to call back to your development environment? Most developers don't…
Integrating Ngrok with C# Applications
Exploring the Microsoft Feature Management Library in .NET
Introduction In the fast-paced world of software development, the ability to control and manage features dynamically is crucial. The Microsoft Feature Management library, a part of the .NET ecosystem, provides…
Understanding the yield Keyword in C#
Introduction In C#, the yield keyword is used in the context of iterator methods. It plays a crucial role in customising the iteration behavior of a collection or series of…
Enabling Foreach Functionality in C# Classes
Introduction The foreach loop in C# provides a simple, clean way to iterate over collections. To make a custom class compatible with the foreach loop, the class needs to implement…
Understanding Init-Only Properties in C#
Introduction C# 9.0 introduced a new feature called init-only properties, enhancing the language's support for immutable data structures. These properties allow for more concise and safe object initialisations, and are…
Advanced Use of Async Cancellation Tokens in C#
Introduction In C# asynchronous programming, cancellation tokens are a core feature used to manage the lifetime of asynchronous operations. They provide a cooperative cancellation mechanism, allowing tasks to be cancelled…
Understanding Async in C#
Introduction Asynchronous programming is a critical aspect of modern software development, particularly in I/O-bound, database and network-bound operations. In C#, async and await keywords are used to simplify the writing…
Vite
Introduction Vite is a modern front-end build tool, that has gained popularity in the web development community for its fast build times and simplicity. When combined with TypeScript, a superset…
Installing and Using TypeScript on a Windows Machine
Introduction TypeScript, a superset of JavaScript developed by Microsoft, adds static typing and some other features to the language, making it a great choice for large-scale or complex JavaScript projects.…
Another Time Machine
Introduction In a previous article / blog post (I can never decide between the two terms), I wrote about creating a Time Provider by implementing an interface and injecting it…