dotnet falcon

Blogging about .NET and software development - from my bird's eye view

Autofac support for AutoMapper

Autofac support for AutoMapper

Jun 27, 2019
I have been doing .NET development for quite a while now. Sometimes people ask me how is it possible that I still find it interesting. Well, the answer is easy: I'm super D.R.Y. If you are not familiar with the term, you should look it up,
The specification pattern and variance

The specification pattern and variance

Jun 25, 2019
In a previous post I described the specification pattern, its uses and benefits and also gave a pretty neat implementation. However, there was something that I didn't discuss: the variance aspect of the pattern. It is a very important aspect, but that post was long enough as it
Trying the Azure SignalR service

Trying the Azure SignalR service

Jun 14, 2019
Totally unexpectedly I ran into something "new" in Azure: the Azure SignalR service. It's been out there for a while, but somehow I haven't come across it (to be fair, it is now one of the better-marketed services of Azure). According to the documentation,
Default interface implementation in C# 8

Default interface implementation in C# 8

Jun 12, 2019
A while back the preview version of the last big feature of C# 8 came out: default interface implementation. To be honest, I'm not really a fan of this new option and I have been pretty busy, so I didn't really have the time to check
Duplex service over TCP with WCF

Duplex service over TCP with WCF

May 27, 2019
I was asked by one of my clients that I consult for to help with a TCP-based duplex communicaton solution using WCF. It's been a while since I have blogged about WCF (actually, it's been a while since I have used it), so I though it