Issue #186 of the Code Maze weekly.
Check out what’s new this week and enjoy the read.
.NET and C# Top Picks
- Discriminated Unions in C# [blog.maartenballiauw.be]
Let’s learn what discriminated unions are and why this feature has been requested for so long by the community. Maarten Balliauw covers this topic with some great examples so if you’re curious, check this article out. - Should you use the .NET 8 Identity API endpoints? [andrewlock.net]
If you want to learn more about .NET 8 Identity API endpoints and whether they’re a good choice for you, read this article by Andrew Lock to get a clear understanding of this new feature.
Other Great Reads
- Sharing WireMock in sequential and parallel tests [cezarypiatek.github.io]
- Microsoft .NET Code Analysis: Avoid Using Constant Arrays as Arguments [dotnettips.wordpress.com]
- Tales from the .NET Migration Trenches – Our First Controller [jimmybogard.com]
- Accessing private members without reflection in C# [www.meziantou.net]
- Secure Angular application using Auth0 and ASP.NET Core with BFF [damienbod.com]
- IIS Error 500.19 with ASP.NET Core Application [weblog.west-wind.com]
- System.Text.Json JsonConverter Test Helpers [khalidabuhakmeh.com]
YouTube
- .NET MAUI in .NET 8 – Everything you need to know! [www.youtube.com]
- C#/WPF – Multi-select TreeView Part 3 [www.youtube.com]
- Mediator – DESIGN PATTERNS (C#/.NET) [www.youtube.com]
- “Stop Using Automapper in .NET!” – LAPD #001 [www.youtube.com]
- The New Way of Calling Your Code in .NET 8 Is INSANE [www.youtube.com]
- How To Build Loosely Coupled Microservices With MassTransit [www.youtube.com]
- Real-Time Notifications Using Blazor and SignalR from scratch [www.youtube.com]
YouTube Shorts
- ALWAYS Use File Scoped Namespaces Visual Studio 2022!!!!! [www.youtube.com]
- Looking For a Mapping Library? Check Out Mapster #shorts [www.youtube.com]
- Better EF Core Performance – Turn off Query Tracking #shorts [www.youtube.com]
- Vertical Slice Architecture in 38 seconds #shorts [www.youtube.com]
Podcasts
- Data Science and UX with Grishma Jena [www.dotnetrocks.com]
- From Junior to Jedi: Navigating the Web Development Galaxy with Irina Dominte [dotnetcore.show]
- GitHub Actions [www.codingblocks.net]
Other Interesting Articles
- A Quick Guide to OAuth 2.0 [codingsonata.com]
Programming & Life
- The European Power Platform Conference 2024 is June 11-13, 2024! [jussiroine.com]
- How Microsoft does Quality Assurance (QA) [blog.pragmaticengineer.com]
- Unity Meltdown – What Happened and What Now [www.youtube.com]
- What is the Future of Software Development? [www.youtube.com]
Weekly Dose of Humor
- When I go to check something in the server room [thecodinglove.com]
- When I leave the office on Friday evening [thecodinglove.com]
- When I take a look at the results of my unit tests [thecodinglove.com]
- When I tell the salesperson that we won’t be able to meet the deadlines [thecodinglove.com]
