Understanding JSON Web Tokens Read in your browser Well, 2024 is gone, and wow it was such an amazing year in many aspects, but especially for software developers and AI enthusiasts. As I look back, here are a few 2024 breakthroughs that I think set the stage for how we will be doing things moving forward: GPT-4o and Claude 3.5 Sonnet enabled more natural and versatile human-AI interactions, significantly changing the way we solve our everyday human problems. AI coding assistants like GitHub...
11 days ago • 4 min read
Docker Crash Course Read in your browser Sponsored by: 1440 News. Without Motives. That’s 1440 Over 4 million readers rely on our 5-minute newsletter for a clear, fact-based view of the world. We sift through 100+ sources to bring you unbiased news on politics, global events, business, and culture. Free of charge and free of bias Sign Up For Free! With the holidays in full swing, I hope you’ve taken a moment to slow down and enjoy the season. It’s the perfect time to step back, recharge, and...
18 days ago • 4 min read
Resource-Based Authorization in ASP.NET core Read in your browser Sponsored by: 1440 News. Without Motives. That’s 1440 Over 4 million readers rely on our 5-minute newsletter for a clear, fact-based view of the world. We sift through 100+ sources to bring you unbiased news on politics, global events, business, and culture. Free of charge and free of bias Sign Up For Free! Wow, Blazor has quite a few fans! And I think I now understand why. Last week I announced that I would be switching the...
25 days ago • 5 min read
Moving from Blazor to React! Read in your browser Well, my new RTX 4070 video card did absolutely nothing to improve the speed of producing my course videos. Quite a bummer, but I guess at least I can now play Final Fantasy XIV at insanely high graphics settings, if I ever get a chance to go back to gaming again :) Doesn't matter too much since my editing software now has a way to produce these videos directly in the cloud, which is 10x faster, plus my video editor is now handling much of...
about 1 month ago • 4 min read
.NET, OpenAPI & Postman: Quick Tutorial Read on: my website This week I finally decided to upgrade my video recording gear and hopefully put my Logitec C920 to rest. I'm still waiting for that new Sony camera to arrive, but boy those things are expensive! A bit hard to justify since I rarely show up on camera (because getting ready for the camera is too much trouble and all of my videos are heavily scripted anyway), but I believe students deserve the best possible quality I can afford when I...
about 1 month ago • 5 min read
Wait, I'm Not Ready! Wow, last week was rough, really rough. My home lost power for almost 6 days thanks to the crazy bomb cyclone that went very close to the Seattle area a few days ago. Even when it never hit land, it pulled crazy winds that tore down trees all over the place, which in turn sent tons of power lines down to the streets across a huge area, leaving thousands of people without power for several days. It's very humbling to realize how many things we take for granted. After a day...
about 2 months ago • 6 min read
The .NET Aspire Feature I've Been Waiting For The .NET Saturday is brought to you by: ABP.IO - Boost your .NET projects and start your business from day one with ABP’s framework tools&templates—exclusive Black Friday deals start on 25th! Explore discounts Given that my new bootcamp launched on the same day of the .NET Conf 2024 kickoff (what a coincidence!), I did not get a chance to see all the cool .NET announcements live. Launching a product is quite a massive challenge! But now that the...
about 2 months ago • 5 min read
Using GUIDs for your IDs The .NET Saturday is brought to you by: Grow into a better developer with Rider! The most loved .NET and game dev IDE is now free for non-commercial development. Download Rider Wow, the bootcamp launch went really well. I was expecting some excitement about becoming a .NET cloud developer, but the response has exceeded all my expectations! Now, one more thing that made big news this week was the release of .NET 9, which introduces C# 13 and several updates across the...
about 2 months ago • 4 min read
How is this bootcamp different? We are ready for launch! Earlier this week I finished editing and uploading Course 1 of the new bootcamp to the learning site, and a few All-Access Pass members already started the first few modules. If you are new to the newsletter, I'm referring to the .NET Cloud Developer Bootcamp, which is a multi-course program for C# developers that want to get into cloud development with .NET. I've been working on this for the last 5 months or so and you can learn more...
2 months ago • 4 min read
