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2. Simplifying dependency injection for IConfigureOptions with the ConfigureOptions() helper

   In this post I show how to use ConfigureOptions() to automatically register all the IConfigureOptions interfaces implemented by a type with the DI container…

   November 13, 2018 in ASP.NET Core ASP.NET Core 2.0 ASP.NET Core 2.1 Configuration Dependency Injection
3. Exploring the .NET Core 2.1 Docker files (updated): dotnet:runtime vs aspnetcore-runtime vs sdk

   In this post, I look at the various Docker base images available for .NET Core 2.1 development, how they differ, and when you should use each of them.…

   June 05, 2018 in Docker Docker Hub DevOps ASP.NET Core ASP.NET Core 2.1 .NET Core
4. Exploring the Microsoft.AspNetCore.App shared framework in ASP.NET Core 2.1 (preview 1)

   ASP.NET core 2.1 introduces the Microsoft.AspNetCore.App shared fraamework. In this post, I look at the motivation for this change, and what it means for…

   March 20, 2018 in ASP.NET Core 2.1 NuGet ASP.NET Core .NET Core
5. Creating a .NET Core global CLI tool for squashing images with the TinyPNG API

   In this post I describe a .NET Core CLI global tool I created that can be used to compress images using the TinyPNG developer API…

   April 03, 2018 in .NET Core ASP.NET Core 2.1 .NET CLI
6. Adding Serilog to the ASP.NET Core Generic Host

   In this post I introduce the Serilog.Extensions.Hosting package, discuss why it's necessary, and describe how to use it to add Serilog to a generic host app…

   August 07, 2018 in ASP.NET Core ASP.NET Core 2.1 Logging Generic Host
7. Suppressing the startup and shutdown messages in ASP.NET Core

   In this post I show how to disable the startup messages shown in the console when you run an ASP.NET Core application using WebHostBuilder or HostBuilder.…

   June 12, 2018 in ASP.NET Core 2.1 ASP.NET Core ASP.NET Core 1.1 HostBuilder Logging Docker