Trying the Azure SignalR service
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…
Default interface implementation in C# 8
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…
Duplex service over TCP with WCF
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…
Using the Specification pattern with Repository and Unit of work
The age-old question of whether you should use the Repository and Unit of work patterns comes up pretty often in my life. That's probably because I'm for and not against :) and whenever I teach or…
Visual Studio extension to change the C# language version of a project
One of the courses that I teach is a workshop on the new features of the new C# language versions. During the course we look at the different language features of C# 6 and the…