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2. Running async tasks on app startup in ASP.NET Core (Part 3 - Feedback)

   In this post I discuss some feedback on my previous posts about running async tasks on startup, including why database migrations were a poor example…

   January 22, 2019 in ASP.NET Core Dependency Injection Configuration
3. Running async tasks on app startup in ASP.NET Core (Part 2)

   In this post I show two approaches for running tasks asynchronously on app startup. Both approach allow registering tasks using DI, but have different trade…

   January 15, 2019 in ASP.NET Core Dependency Injection Configuration
4. Running async tasks on app startup in ASP.NET Core (Part 1)

   In this post I look at the problem of running one-off tasks asynchronously on app startup in ASP.NET Core. I explore the options and discuss pros and cons…

   January 08, 2019 in ASP.NET Core Dependency Injection Configuration
5. Using dependency injection with Twilio SMS and ASP.NET Core 2.1

   In this post, I describe how to create a custom ITwilioRestClient, register it with the DI container, and inject it into an MVC controller.…

   January 02, 2019 in ASP.NET Core Twilio
6. Why is string.GetHashCode() different each time I run my program in .NET Core?

   In this post I discuss string.GetHashCode(), why it's randomised, and hash-attacks. I also provide a deterministic implementation you can use when it's safe…

   December 11, 2018 in ASP.NET Core .NET Core C#
7. Secure secrets storage for ASP.NET Core with AWS Secrets Manager (Part 2)

   In this post I show how to control which secrets are loaded from AWS Secrets Manager when your ASP.NET Core app start.…

   December 06, 2018 in ASP.NET Core Security Configuration AWS