What is .NET and what is the difference to C#?
.NET and C# (CSharp) are two closely related technologies, but they are not the same thing. Understanding the difference between the two can be confu
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Difference between Add and AddAsync in EF Core
Using Add or AddAsync in Entity Framework Core can be a little confusing, especially for those new to working with databases and ORMs (Object-Relatio
ChatGPT answers are cut off - how to fix
ChatGPT is a variant of the GPT-3 language model specifically designed for chatbot applications. It was trained on a large dataset of human-human con
Test your .NET exceptions with FluentAssertions
Testing exceptions in your code is an important part of ensuring that your code is robust and behaves correctly under various scenarios. One way to t
Get Process Id by Name or Path with .NET
Getting the process ID by the name or path of a process can be useful for a variety of reasons, such as being able to kill a hanging process or check
Avoid Caching with MemoryCache and GetOrCreate in .NET
GetOrCreate or its asynchronous counterpart GetOrCreateAsync is an extension method to create a cache entry if it does not exist yet. This method tak
Validate Configuration Options with ASP.NET Core
Configuring an ASP.NET Core application can be done in a variety of ways, including using command-line arguments, environment variables, and JSON fil
What is a NullReferenceException in .NET and how can it be avoided?
A NullReferenceException is a common error that occurs in .NET applications when a null reference is accessed as if it were an object. This can happe
Avoid hardcoded Microsoft URLs with Bicep environments
Bicep has a great feature, which meanwhile also leads to warnings during execution if you don't pay attention to it: the avoidance of static values l
Create a Fulltext Catalog with EF Core .NET Migrations for MSSQL
A full-text catalog in Microsoft SQL Server is a specialized storage that is used to store and manage full-text indexes for one or more tables in a d