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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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4 minute read
Adding Umami Tracking Client Follow Up
In an earlier post I sketched out how a Tracking Client for Umami in C# could work.
Well I've finally had a chance to test it extensively and improve it's operation (yes ANOTHER...
Tuesday, 27 August 2024 02:00
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6 minute read
Background Translations Pt. 3
In previous articles, we have discussed the importance of translation in the context of web applications. We have also explored the use of the EasyNMT library to perform translations in an ASP.NET...
Sunday, 25 August 2024 03:20
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10 minute read
Full Text Searching (Pt 3 - OpenSearch with ASP.NET Core)
In the previous parts of this series we introduced the concept of full text searching and how it can be used to search for text within a database. In this part we will introduce how to use OpenSearch...
Saturday, 24 August 2024 06:40
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8 minute read