In this post, I introduce a simple new language feature of C# 8 called using declarations. Based on the odd tweet or two that I have seen pass through my Twitter feed, this feature is like Marmite (sorry, UK reference there). You either love it or you hate it. The opinions seem to be quite […]
Become a Better Developer Through Blogging
Hey friends! In this post, I’m going to share my thoughts about the benefits of blogging. I’ll talk about how this activity can help you become a better developer, expand your horizons, lift your career and help you learn. Immediately, you may be dubious about this opening paragraph. “Surely Steve is taking this a bit […]
Getting Started with the AWS SDK in .NET Core
In this post, we’ll learn about the AWS SDK for .NET and how to get started, using it to building .NET Core applications. There are many topics introduced in this post which lay some foundational knowledge that you will find useful as you get started developing .NET applications for AWS. A complete sample application can […]
Year in Review 2019
Happy new year! Another year seems to have flown by incredibly quickly. I wanted to sit down and think back to some of the highlights from the past twelve months. 2019 was a hectic year for me and quite exhausting at times, but also extremely rewarding. In fact, now that I’ve thought back to everything […]
HttpClient Connection Pooling in .NET Core
It’s been some time since I produced a HttpClient related blog post. This one has been on my list to complete for quite a while. I want to cover something pretty important which happened in .NET Core 2.1 with regard to lifetime management of HTTP connections. TL;DR;HttpClient in .NET Core (since 2.1) performs connection pooling […]