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2. Simplifying the Cake global tool bootstrapper scripts with .NET Core 3 local tools

   In this post I show how you can simplify your Cake global tool bootstrapper scripts by taking advantage of .NET Core 3.0 local tools.…

   October 24, 2019 in ASP.NET Core
3. New in ASP.NET Core 3.0: structured logging for startup messages
   Exploring ASP.NET Core 3.0 - Part 6

   In this post I describe a change in ASP.NET Core 3.0 that means startup messages use structured logging…

   October 01, 2019 in ASP.NET Core .NET Core 3.0 Logging Configuration
4. Introducing IHostLifetime and untangling the Generic Host startup interactions
   Exploring ASP.NET Core 3.0 - Part 5

   In this post I introduce the new IHostLifetime interface and look at the interactions involved in the ASP.NET Core generic host startup and shutdown…

   September 26, 2019 in ASP.NET Core .NET Core 3.0 Generic Host
5. 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…

   September 17, 2019 in ASP.NET Core .NET Core 3.0 Dependency Injection Configuration
6. 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.…

   September 10, 2019 in ASP.NET Core .NET Core 3.0 Dependency Injection
7. 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…

   September 03, 2019 in ASP.NET Core