A few years ago, I had a play with HTTP logging added in ASP.NET Core 6. ASP.NET Core 8 introduced a set of additional configuration options that I believe are essential to make this feature usable. I will recap the details from the previous post below, but for more context, the first part of this series is here. In this post, I'll go through some of the changes introduced in HTTP logging since last. Before I jump into the improvements, let's recap how to set up HTTP logging.

It’s 2024; who hasn’t heard of.NET Core, the primary framework developers use to build desktop and web apps? However, if you want to build something impactful, just choosing the right technology isn’t enough. Any major development process requires you to follow certain best practices to ensure that the project you’re building is future-proof. In this article, you’ll find the.NET Core top practices to help you ensure that your application is secure, scalable, and efficient.

Knowing the key.NET Core vs.NET Framework differences is essential to decide which platform is best for your project. If you’re building modern, cloud-native apps that need to scale dynamically, you need a lightweight runtime with cross-platform compatibility, fast response times, and efficient resource management — and that’s what.NET Core offers. .NET Framework is a Windows-only runtime. It’s good for projects that depend on legacy UI like Windows Forms or ASP.NET Web Forms.

In Software development, code readability transforms complexity into clarity. Martin Fowler said: Code should be readable and manageable so other developers can understand and work without additional fatigue. .NET has many ways to enhance readability and manageability. This post will explore C#'s extension methods by listing five use cases that I use on all of the ASP.NET Core projects I'm working on.

The.NET ecosystem rapidly evolves, equipping developers with the latest tools and frameworks for cross-platform application development. In a recent Founder & Friends podcast episode, “Everything.NET,” Raygun CEO John Daniel Trask (JD) and Microsoft Principal Program Manager James Montemagno explored the present and future of cross-platform development, highlighting Microsoft’s pivotal role in shaping the direction of this rapidly evolving field.

If you use the programming language C# there’s a chance that you’re already familiar with.NET (pronounced ‘dot net’), an open-source application platform supported by Microsoft. C# is the programming language for.NET but the platform can run programs written in multiple languages. Microsoft’s ambition with.NET is to offer developers one platform to solve any problem.

Decreasing response time is one of the key measures towards improving the user experience of an application. Caching techniques and other practices can help your.NET application perform well with low effort. With caching, you can keep frequently accessed delay-prone data in a fast, accessible location. This can improve your application's performance remarkably without making a big effort. In this post, I'll introduce a few different ways of implementing caching in ASP.NET Core.

Serilog offers users a streamlined logging framework for.NET applications and cloud services. The tool enables users to adjust logging levels, enrich log events with additional properties, and switch between different sinks without modifying the application code. The simplicity of Serilog, its support of structured logging, and compatibility with asynchronous applications and systems are a selection of the tool's features that have led to it being commonly used across a variety of organizations.