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FEB
Microsoft MVP for Azure
.NET C# Programming Language and .NET Platform
27
JAN
Understanding the "Efficient Shipping" Interview Question in C#
When preparing for interviews, you'll often come across optimization problems that test both your problem-solving skills and your ability to write efficient code. I have such an interesting programming interview question years ago. The Efficient Shipping problem. Let's break it down and analyze the solution. And to understand the flaws in the first version of my code and how we can improve it.
24
NOV
Migrating Moonglade.Email to Azure Communication Service
Moonglade.Email, is an Azure Function that originally relied on SMTP for sending emails. Microsoft implemented a change that prevents connections to both personal and enterprise Office 365 Outlook mailboxes. To ensure the email service continues functioning, I decided to integrate Azure Communication Services. In this blog post, I will explain how I implemented support for Azure Communication Services in the Moonglade.Email Azure Function.
01
SEP
Upload Files to Azure Blob Storage without Azure SDK
Typically, we use the Azure SDK to upload files to Azure Blob Storage, as it is the easiest method supported by Microsoft. However, there are situations where the Azure SDK might not be available. So, how can we still upload files to Azure Blob Storage in such cases? In this post, I will guide you through the steps to upload files to your Azure Storage Account without using the Azure SDK.
14
AUG
Solving NuGet Package Target Naming Conflict
In my ASP.NET Core project, I encountered an issue where files from the tinymce NuGet package were not being copied to the wwwroot\lib directory during the build process, despite referencing both tinymce and Moonglade.MonacoEditor packages. Each package included a .targets file with a Target named CopyScriptsToProject, resulting in a conflict where the latter target overwrote the former, causing only Moonglade.MonacoEditor files to be copied. To resolve this, I renamed the targets in each .targets file to ensure uniqueness.
07
APR
How to Add JsonStringEnumConverter in Azure Function Isolated Worker
Azure Function Isolated worker for .NET replaced its default Json Serializer from Newtonsoft.Json with System.Text.Json. This change caused certain behavior differences. In my case, I am not able to deserialize an Enum type from a string value. Let's see how to use JsonStringEnumConverter to fix it! …
07
FEB
Json Serialization Caveat in Azure Function
Creating Azure Functions using C# and .NET can feel quite familiar to those versed in creating ASP.NET Core Web APIs. Despite the similarities, one key difference lies in the process of JSON serialization, which can present unexpected challenges. In this post, I'll explore the two most common issues developers encounter with JSON in Azure Functions and provide practical solutions to overcome them. …
14
DEC
How to Detect If Your Application is Running in Azure App Service
An application needs to know if itself is running in Azure App Service, so that it can apply special logic and optimization for Azure. When deploying an application to Azure App Service, the platform automatically assigns a set of environment variables that can be accessed by the application code. In this post, we will see how can our application get this information. …
20
OCT
Call API with Windows Authentication from Blazor Web Assembly
I was rewriting an old Angular application to Blazor Web Assembly a couple of days ago. The App is an internal tool, which uses a backend API that has Windows Authentication. However, when calling API from HttpClient that UseDefaultCredentials, Blazor will throw PlatformNotSupportedException. The majority of internet search so far tell you it's not possible. Really? Let's see how to make it work! …
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AUG