How Neural Machine Translation Actually Works: A Developer's Guide

If you've been following this blog, you know I'm a bit obsessed with machine translation. I've written about using EasyNMT, building background translation services, and even improving EasyNMT. But I realized I've never actually explained how neural machine…

Docker Development Deep Dive: From Basics to Advanced .NET Containerization

Docker has fundamentally transformed how we build, ship, and run applications. What started as a simple containerization tool has evolved into a complete ecosystem for modern application development and deployment. This is the fourth and most comprehensive…

Keeping State Between Requests in ASP.NET Core: A Practical, No‑Nonsense Guide (MVC, Razor Pages, Minimal APIs)

UPDATE (2025-11-10): Added more practical examples from my actual codebase showing real-world patterns, trade-offs, gotchas, and the evolution from simple to sophisticated state management approaches. Includes detailed IMemoryCache patterns, ViewBag usage…

Understanding the ASP.NET Core Request and Response Pipeline - Part 1: Overview and Foundation

202g-11-09T00:16 Introduction The ASP.NET Core request and response pipeline is the backbone of every web application built on this framework. Understanding how a request flows through your application and how responses are generated is crucial for building…

Understanding the ASP.NET Core Request and Response Pipeline - Part 2: Server and Hosting Layer

In Part 1, we explored the overall architecture of the ASP.NET Core request and response pipeline. Now, we'll dive deep into the foundation layer: the server and hosting infrastructure. This is where everything begins—where your application comes to life and…