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2. Why isn't my ASP.NET Core environment-specific configuration loading?

   In this post I describe an issue I was having in which my application wouldn't load my appsettings.Development.json file when running in Docker on Linux…

   September 04, 2018 in ASP.NET Core Configuration
3. Running smoke tests for ASP.NET Core apps in CI using Docker

   In this post I'll describe how to use Docker to run a smoke test as part of a CI build pipeline to check that an ASP.NET Core app is able to start up…

   August 28, 2018 in ASP.NET Core Docker DevOps Testing
4. Adding Segment client-side analytics to an ASP.NET Core application

   In this post I show how to add the Segment analytics.js library to your ASP.NET Core application using Razor, to give client-side analytics for your app.…

   August 21, 2018 in ASP.NET Core Razor Front End
5. Using snake case column names with Dapper and PostgreSQL

   In this post I describe how to use snake case naming conventions when using Dapper, by using "Schema" utility classes, nameof(), and a ToSnakeCase() method.…

   August 14, 2018 in ASP.NET Core PostgreSQL
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. The ASP.NET Core Generic Host: namespace clashes and extension methods

   In this post I discuss the generic host introduced in ASP.NET Core 2.1, and how its different namespace can cause problems for existing code.…

   July 31, 2018 in ASP.NET Core ASP.NET Core 2.1 Generic Host