Using Dapper Asynchronously in ASP.NET 5.0

Let's implement Dapper in an ASP.NET 5.0 project, and see how it can help us access data quickly and without any icebergs!

What's This and Can I Delete It? Examining a Default ASP.NET Core MVC Project

Let's delete a bunch of extra files from an ASP.NET Core MVC default project!

Using Entity Framework DbContext with Dependency Injection

I'm a huge fan of Dependency Injection (DI) [https://exceptionnotfound.net/getting-started-with-dependency-injection-in-asp-net-core/]. It's gotten to the point where it's almost in my blood (pun intended). DI is standard issue on all my team's projects, and I fail any code reviews that don't include it unless there's a really solid reason

What's This and Can I Delete It? Examining A Default ASP.NET MVC Project

I have a two-step process that I utilize whenever I have to dive into a code project that I didn't create. For each file, folder, NuGet package, etc. I examine the item in question and ask myself the following questions: 1. What is this? 2. Can I delete it? See,

Two Ways to Do Async/Await in ASP.NET Wrong (and How to Fix Them)

My team is in the process of refactoring a large application that we want to deploy to our production environment soon. I've just been assigned as lead developer to this project, since the prior lead got another job in a different state, and I've been digging through the code to