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Derek Comartin

Roundup #28: MinVer, API Discovery, Dependabot, Repository Pattern, Typescript

Here are the things that caught my eye this week.  I’d love to hear what you found most interesting this week.  Let me know in the comments or on Twitter.   MinVer A minimalistic .NET package for versioning .NET SDK-style projects using Git tags. When you want to release a version of your software, whether it’s a pre-release, RTM, patch, or anything else, simply create a tag with a name which is a valid SemVer 2.0 version and build your projects. MinVer will apply the version to the assemblies and packages. (If you like to prefix your tag names, see the FAQ.) Link: https://github.com/adamralph/minver   REST… Read More »Roundup #28: MinVer, API Discovery, Dependabot, Repository Pattern, Typescript

Using Date Version Numbers for Assemblies in TeamCity

In some projects, I use the AssemblyInfo Patcher build feature to modify the AssemblyInfo.cs’s version information.  Mainly I was just using a static version with the %build_number% suffixed at the end.  Something like 1.2.3.%build_number%.  However, I decided to go with a date version number of YYYY.MM.DD.%build_number% Variables The first thing that caused me an issue was there is no existing system or environment variables defined that provide you with date parts.  I figured this by adding a new build step for creating an environment variable using Service Messages. Service messages are specially constructed pieces of text that are used to pass… Read More »Using Date Version Numbers for Assemblies in TeamCity

Practical ASP.NET Core SignalR: Overview

ASP.NET Core SignalR is an excellent way to add real-time functionality to your web applications.  You may be wondering, what exactly is real-time web functionality and what problem does that solve? Here’s an overview of what problems SignalR solves, and how it does it using various technologies. This blog post is apart of a course that is a complete step-by-setup guide on how to build real-time web applications using ASP.NET Core SignalR. By the end of this course, you’ll be able to build real-world, scalable, production applications using the tools and techniques provided in this course. If you haven’t already, check out… Read More »Practical ASP.NET Core SignalR: Overview