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Entity Framework 3 - Migrations

Entity Framework 3 - Migrations

Install EF Core 3 Migration tools The tooling of the Entity Framework Core Migrations comes via NuGet (and dotnet tooling). dotnet tool install --glo

Custom PasswordHasher in ASP.NET Core Identity

Custom PasswordHasher in ASP.NET Core Identity

In the ASP.NET Core Identity environment, the PasswordHasher is responsible for securely storing the password and performing password entry checks. I

Unit Testing with Entity Framework Core 3

Unit Testing with Entity Framework Core 3

This post covers the basic structure for unit tests with Entity Framework Core. Note: Unit tests are only there to test the respective logic. Unit t

Custom Model Binders in ASP.NET Core

Custom Model Binders in ASP.NET Core

What are Model Binders? ModelBinders are required in ASP.NET Core to pass parameters from HTTP requests into a controller action method. For example,

Use SignalR in MediatR Notifications

Use SignalR in MediatR Notifications

SignalR is a wonderful, easy and fast way to provide users with push messages - and is also built into ASP.NET Core 3. In this short code sample I s

IoT Plattformen: Make or Buy

IoT Plattformen: Make or Buy

Die Digitalisierung kommt langsam aber sicher auch in den großen deutschen Firmen an: sowohl im Mittelstand wie auch im Enterprise-Umfeld. Für die me

Microsoft Elite Controller Series 2 Unboxing

Microsoft Elite Controller Series 2 Unboxing

Pünktlich am Tag des Release um 11 Uhr klingelte der Postbote und brachte mir meinen schon im September bestellten XBOX Controller Elite 2 Series. Na

Use a MSSQL Server 2017 Docker Container with Full-Text Search Support

Use a MSSQL Server 2017 Docker Container with Full-Text Search Support

By default, there is currently no Full-Text Search Support in the Docker Images for Microsoft SQL Server 2017 or 2019 by Microsoft. The only option c

Enable CodeLens in Visual Studio 2019

Enable CodeLens in Visual Studio 2019

At the moment it happens to me more often that CodeLens is not active in Visual Studio. Unfortunately I couldn't find out if this is in bug in the cu

Read System Properties like CPU Temperatures with .NET Core

Read System Properties like CPU Temperatures with .NET Core

Through a forum post I discovered the NuGet package OpenHardwareMonitorLibCore, and wanted to test it. Apparently this is a wrapper of a very popula