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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.…

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.…

Secure secrets storage for ASP.NET Core with AWS Secrets Manager (Part 1)
In this post I show how you can store your ASP.NET Core secrets securely in AWS Secrets Manager and load them into the .NET Core configuration system.…

Caching Docker layers on serverless build hosts with multi-stage builds, --target, and --cache-from
In this post I describe how I improved the build performance of ASP.NET Core Docker containers built using AWS CodeBuild by using --target and --cache-from.…

Creating singleton named options with IOptionsMonitor
In this post I introduce the IOptionsMonitor interface, and show how you can use it in place of IOptionsSnapshot to create Singleton named options…

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…

