Stuart Lang

Managing Package Versions Centrally

Mon, 15 Jun 2020 11:04:42 GMT

Use Directory.Packages.props to centrally manage NuGet package versions across all projects in your .NET solution.

Do Away with Static Image Placeholders with BlurHash on Xamarin

Fri, 06 Mar 2020 15:00:27 GMT

What do you show while images load? BlurHash gives you nice blur previews instead of boring placeholders.

Video - An Intro into Async Streams & Channels

Wed, 04 Mar 2020 10:23:39 GMT

Watch a recorded demo on C# async pitfalls, async streams, and System.Threading.Channels from DDD North.

Check for Breaking Changes with ApiCompat

Sat, 28 Dec 2019 16:36:48 GMT

Wouldn't it be great if your build warned you about breaking API changes? Here's how with Microsoft.DotNet.ApiCompat.

Property Based Testing your API Response Types with F#

Fri, 15 Nov 2019 20:49:36 GMT

Use property-based testing with FsCheck to automatically verify your F# API response types match your OpenAPI specification.

Pro Tip: using static Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http.StatusCodes

Fri, 08 Nov 2019 18:10:34 GMT

Use 'using static' with Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http.StatusCodes for cleaner, more readable HTTP status code references in ASP.NET Core.

Defer with C# 8.0

Wed, 30 Oct 2019 21:59:19 GMT

Exploring how to implement Go's defer keyword in C# 8.0 using IDisposable and the new using declaration syntax.

Trying Out Daily Builds of Roslyn

Wed, 30 Oct 2019 21:40:35 GMT

How to use Microsoft.Net.Compilers.Toolset to test daily builds of the Roslyn C# compiler in your .NET Core projects.

C# 8.0 and .NET Standard 2.0 - Doing Unsupported Things

Tue, 15 Oct 2019 11:13:48 GMT

C# 8.0 isn't officially supported on .NET Standard 2.0, but that doesn't mean we can't use it anyway.

.NET Core 3 Local Tools

Fri, 27 Sep 2019 22:24:27 GMT

.NET Tools are great, but sometimes you don't want them global. Here's how local tools work in .NET Core 3.

Xamarin Forms Accessible Headings

Mon, 02 Sep 2019 18:34:00 GMT

How to add VoiceOver heading accessibility traits to Xamarin Forms iOS apps using attached properties and effects.

A Look at JsonDocument and System.Text.Json

Sun, 04 Aug 2019 17:35:47 GMT

Learn how to use System.Text.Json's JsonDocument API for efficient, low-allocation JSON parsing with asynchronous stream support in .NET.

.NET Framework Reference Assemblies via NuGet

Sun, 05 May 2019 13:30:28 GMT

The easy way to build .NET Framework on macOS, Linux, or Docker - just add a NuGet package.

Testing with HttpClient Interception

Sun, 24 Mar 2019 20:45:24 GMT

How to use JustEat's HttpClient Interception library to write effective unit tests for typed HTTP clients in .NET.

Generating a Typed Client for use with HttpClientFactory using NSwag

Mon, 18 Mar 2019 09:29:00 GMT

Generate typed HTTP clients from Swagger/OpenAPI specs using NSwag, configured for use with HttpClientFactory in ASP.NET Core.

Miscellaneous C# Async Tips

Mon, 03 Dec 2018 07:50:29 GMT

A random collection of async tips I've picked up over the years that you might not have seen before.

BigInteger to String in Any Base with F#

Sat, 01 Dec 2018 23:19:09 GMT

I needed to print a BigInteger in any base, and there was nothing built-in. Here's my F# solution.

How to dotnet build and Target net4x on macOS

Mon, 24 Sep 2018 19:01:37 GMT

Getting 'reference assemblies not found' when building .NET Framework on macOS? Here are two workarounds.

Displaying Images in iTerm from .NET Console Apps

Sun, 02 Sep 2018 18:32:00 GMT

How to display inline images in iTerm2 from .NET console applications using escape sequences.

.NET Framework Support for .NET Standard 2.0

Tue, 28 Aug 2018 16:50:54 GMT

The messy story of .NET Standard 2.0 support on .NET Framework 4.6.1, and what you can do about it.

How I Use VS Code for Code Highlighting in My Blog

Sun, 29 Jul 2018 11:15:31 GMT

A workflow for embedding VS Code syntax-highlighted code snippets in blog posts using a dotnet global tool.

Pattern Matching F# Union Types in C# 7

Fri, 27 Jul 2018 13:26:27 GMT

Using C# 7's pattern matching to consume F# discriminated unions, with examples and workarounds for edge cases.

IAsyncEnumerable - An Introduction

Thu, 14 Jun 2018 14:56:13 GMT

An introduction to IAsyncEnumerable in C#, covering the problem it solves, how to produce and consume async sequences, and C# 8.0 support.

Adding AssemblyMetadataAttribute using new SDK project, with MSBuild

Mon, 26 Mar 2018 19:20:36 GMT

Want to embed git commit hashes or other metadata in your assemblies? Here's how with MSBuild.