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Running async tasks on app startup in ASP.NET Core 3.0
Exploring ASP.NET Core 3.0 - Part 4
In this post I describe how a small change in the ASP.NET Core 3.0 WebHost makes it easier to run asynchronous tasks on app startup using IHostedService…

New in ASP.NET Core 3: Service provider validation
Exploring ASP.NET Core 3.0 - Part 3
In this post I describe the ValidateOnBuild feature that is new to .NET Core 3.0. I also show five gotchas to look out for that the DI validator will miss.…

Comparing Startup.cs between the ASP.NET Core 3.0 templates
Exploring ASP.NET Core 3.0 - Part 2
In this post I take a brief look at the different ASP.NET Core templates in the .NET Core 3.0 SDK and their corresponding Startup.cs…
in ASP.NET Core
Exploring the new project file, Program.cs, and the generic host
Exploring ASP.NET Core 3.0 - Part 1
In this post I'll take a look at how Program.cs and the csproj project file have changed in ASP.NET Core 3.0 and explore some of the new classes.…

Making my first contribution on SourceForge using Mercurial
In this post I describe my experience of making my first contribution to a project on SourceForge, using the Mercurial version control system.…

A bootstrapper script for the Cake .NET Core Global Tool on Alpine using ash
In this post I provide an Almquist shell (ash) bootstrapper script for the Cake.Tool .NET Core global tool on Alpine Linux…

