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Code-First vs Model-First vs Database-First: Pros and Cons A comparison of three different ORM Data Modeling Approaches: Code-First, Model-First and Database-First

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When working with object-relational mapping (ORM) frameworks such as Entity Framework, we often have to choose between one of the three available approaches to model the data structure: Model-First, Database-First, and Code-First. Each one …

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ASP.NET / C# / Coding / JavaScript / Web

Dependency Injection and Observables in Angular A practical explanation and some implementation samples of two key Angular concepts: Dependency Injection and Observables

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If we're used to work with modern languages such as .NET Core, ReactJS, AngularJS, or Angular, we most likely already know what Dependency Injection (DI from now on) is and the huge amount …

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ASP.NET / C# / Coding / Servers & Services / Web

The HTTP Request-Response Data Flow in Native Web Applications How the underlying HTTP Request-Response data flow works in a Native Web Application scenario

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As most of us already know, the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) is designed to enable communications between clients and servers. HTTP works as a request-response protocol between a client and …

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ASP.NET - Convert PDF to TXT (Plain-Text) or HTML in C# with iTextSharp An useful C# code snippet to convert PDF files into TXT plain-text or HTML in C# with iTextSharp, an open-source PDF management library for ASP.NET

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Today I had to find a quick way to programmatically convert a bunch of PDF files into txt / text / plain-text format within an ASP.NET web application. Unfortunately, there …

ASP.NET - Convert PDF to TXT (Plain-Text) or HTML in C# with iTextSharp An useful C# code snippet to convert PDF files into TXT plain-text or HTML in C# with iTextSharp, an open-source PDF management library for ASP.NET Read More
ASP.NET / C# / Coding / Operating Systems / Windows

cURL and Wget alternatives for Windows Command Prompt with Powershell Some great Powershell alternatives to the Linux GNU Wget and cURL type command-line utilities using the System.Net namespace

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Today I had to find a way to execute a repeatable series of HTTP requests addressed to a Web Server from a Windows 10 machine. If it were a Linux …

cURL and Wget alternatives for Windows Command Prompt with Powershell Some great Powershell alternatives to the Linux GNU Wget and cURL type command-line utilities using the System.Net namespace Read More
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ASP.NET C# - System.IO.IOException: process can't access the file because it is being used by another process in File.ReadAllBytes - How to fix it

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Any non-novice C# developer definitely knows the File.ReadAllBytes method, which is a widely used way to read a file contents in memory. The method is basically a wrapper that opens …

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.NET Core - How to fix the "Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Web could not be found" error in Visual Studio 2017

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Dealing with .NET Core projects in Visual Studio can be tricky, expecially if you've installed multiple versions of the SDK and Runtime in your development environment. Among the many issues …

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ASP.NET C# - Case-insensitive String.Contains Helper & Extension Method How to perform a case-insensitive String.Contains search in ASP.NET C# with culture-based comparison support

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If you stumbled upon this post it probably means that you're trying to use the String.Contains  method in a C# application in a case-insensitive way: as a matter of fact, there …

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