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HTMX (and a little Alpine.js) for a SPA-like experience in ASP.NET Core
In this site I use HTMX extensively, this is a super easy way to make your site feel more responsive and smoother without having to write a lot of JavaScript.
NOTE: I'm not entirely happy with this...
Sunday, 15 September 2024 06:45
//8 minute read
Using Polly For Retries
Polly is a critical part of any .NET developer's toolkit. It is a library that allows you to define policies for handling exceptions and retries in your application. In this article, we will explore...
Sunday, 15 September 2024 02:20
//9 minute read
Using A Hybrid Approach To Blogging
I've blogged many times about how I use Markdown to create my blog posts; I really like this approach but it has one major drawback - it means I have to do a complete Docker build cycle to update a...
Saturday, 14 September 2024 00:30
//10 minute read
Simple 'Donut Hole' Caching with HTMX
Donut hole caching can be a useful technique where you want to cache certain elements of a page but not all. However it can be tricky to implement. In this post I will show you how to implement a...
Thursday, 12 September 2024 16:00
//4 minute read
Umami.Net and Bot Detection
So I've posted a LOT in the past on using Umami for analytics in a self-hosted environment and even published the Umami.Net Nuget pacakge. However I was having an issue where I wanted to track users...
Thursday, 12 September 2024 14:50
//8 minute read
Using Umami Data for Website Stats
One of my projects since starting this blog is an almost obsessive wish to track how many users look at my website. To do this I use Umami and have a BUNCH of posts around using and setting up Umami....
Thursday, 05 September 2024 23:45
//10 minute read
Seq for ASP.NET Logging - Tracing with SerilogTracing
In the previous part I showed you how to set up self hosting for Seq using ASP.NET Core . Now that we have it set up it's time to use more of it's features to allow for more complete logging & tracing...
Saturday, 31 August 2024 11:20
//7 minute read
Adding a Comment System Part 2 - Saving Comments
In the previous part in this series, I set up the database for the comments system. In this post, I'll cover how saving the comments are managed client side and in ASP.NET Core.
Add New...
Saturday, 31 August 2024 09:00
//5 minute read
Self Hosting Seq for ASP.NET Logging
Seq is an application which lets you view and analyse logs. It's a great tool for debugging and monitoring your application. In this post I'll cover how I set up Seq to log my ASP.NET Core...
Wednesday, 28 August 2024 09:37
//4 minute read
Adding Umami Tracking Client Nuget Package
Now I have the Umami client; I need to package it up and make it available as a Nuget package. This is a pretty simple process but there are a few things to be aware of.
Creating the Nuget...
Wednesday, 28 August 2024 02:00
//4 minute read