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Using CancellationTokens in .NET Minimal APIs: Boost Performance and Responsiveness

Introduction: Why Responsiveness Matters in Modern .NET Applications In today’s world of modern software development, creating responsive and high-performing applications isn’t just a luxury it’s a necessity. Whether you’re building REST APIs, web applications, or microservices, chances are you’re working with asynchronous operations. These operations are often long-running and involve expensive tasks like database queries, external […]

Ottorino Bruni 2 months agoMarch 7, 2025

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How to Use xUnit for Unit Testing in .NET Project Using C# in VSCode

Introduction In software development, it’s crucial to make sure your code works correctly. One of the best ways to do this is through unit testing. Unit testing means testing small parts of your software, like a single function or method, to make sure they work as expected. In this article, we will learn how to […]

Ottorino Bruni 9 months agoOctober 31, 2024

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Review of NDepend: A Swiss army knife for .NET developers

Some time ago, I had the privilege of being contacted by Patrick Smacchia, CEO and lead developer at NDepend to try out NDepend v2023. Having never used NDepend before, my curiosity was naturally piqued. In my daily role as Senior Software Engineer, we extensively employ static code analysis tools as part of our Azure DevOps […]

Ottorino Bruni 1 year agoNovember 1, 2024

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Dependency Inversion Principle (DIP) in C#

In my previous articles I wrote about Solid Principles in C#. In this article, I am going to show you when and how to use the Dependency Inversion Principle (DIP) in C# with an example project. You can find the repository on GitHub. The master branch shows the initial code used in the example. There […]

Ottorino Bruni 2 years agoNovember 1, 2024

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Interface Segregation Principle (ISP) in C#

In my previous articles I wrote about Solid Principles in C#. In this article, I am going to show you when and how to use the Interface Segregation Principle in C# with an example project. You can find the repository on GitHub. The master branch shows the initial code used in the example. There are […]

Ottorino Bruni 3 years agoNovember 1, 2024

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Liskov Substitution Principle (LSP) in C#

In my previous articles I wrote about Solid Principles in C#. In this article, I am going to show you when and how to use the Liskov Substitution Principle in C# with an example project. You can find the repository on GitHub. The master branch shows the initial code used in the example. There are […]

Ottorino Bruni 3 years agoNovember 1, 2024

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Open Closed Principle (OCP) in C#

In my previous articles I wrote about Solid Principles in C# and the Single Responsibility Principle. In this article, I am going to show you when and how to use the Open Closed Principle in C# with an example project. You can find the repository on GitHub. The master branch shows the initial code used […]

Ottorino Bruni 3 years agoNovember 1, 2024

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Single Responsibility Principle (SRP) in C#

In my previous article I wrote about what they are and why to use Solid Principles in C#. In this article, I am going to show you when and how to use the Single Responsibility Principle in C# with an example project. You can find the repository on GitHub. The master branch shows the initial […]

Ottorino Bruni 3 years agoNovember 1, 2024

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Solid Principles in C#

It’s time to talk about a topic that every developer should know to work better regardless of the language or framework used: The S.O.L.I.D principles. What are the S.O.L.I.D. principles? The S.O.L.I.D. design principles are a collection of best practices for object-oriented design. The term S.O.L.I.D. comes from the initial letter of each of the […]

Ottorino Bruni 4 years agoNovember 1, 2024