Writing Custom Middleware in ASP.NET Core 1.0

One of the new features from ASP.NET Core 1.0 [http://www.hanselman.com/blog/ASPNET5IsDeadIntroducingASPNETCore10AndNETCore10.aspx] is the idea of Middleware [https://docs.asp.net/en/latest/fundamentals/middleware.html]. Middleware are components of an application that examine the requests responses coming in to and going out from

Using Ghost's Public API to Select Five Random Posts

One of the changes I made recently to this site is the addition of the "Five Random Posts" area on the left sidebar. Here's a screenshot in case I decide to change my layout later: I use Ghost [https://ghost.org/] as my blogging engine, and recently they've unveiled a

Exploring the JSON Configuration Files in ASP.NET Core 1.0

As I have mentioned before, my team and I are working on getting up and running with a new ASP.NET Core 1.0 application. I've spent some time with them going over the new JSON-based configuration files like project.json, global.json, and appsettings.json, and now I'm finally

Implementing CQRS in .NET Part 4: More Events and Summary

This is the final part of a four-part series describing how to build an application in .NET using the Command-Query Responsibility Segregation (CQRS) [http://martinfowler.com/bliki/CQRS.html] and Event Sourcing (ES) [http://martinfowler.com/eaaDev/EventSourcing.html] patterns, as well as the SimpleCQRS [https://github.com/tyronegroves/SimpleCQRS]

Implementing CQRS in .NET Part 3: The Commands Interface

This is Part 3 of a four-part series describing how to build an application in .NET using the Command-Query Responsibility Segregation (CQRS) [http://martinfowler.com/bliki/CQRS.html] and Event Sourcing (ES) [http://martinfowler.com/eaaDev/EventSourcing.html] patterns, as well as the SimpleCQRS [https://github.com/tyronegroves/SimpleCQRS] NuGet