Adding a Comment System Part 1 - Setting up the Database
One of the key aspects of a blogging site like this is a comments system. So, I decided to build one. This is the first part of a series of posts on how to build a comments system. In this post, I...
Monday, 26 August 2024 11:53
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6 minute read
(Simple) Unit Testing The Blog Part 1 - Services
In this post I'll be starting adding Unit Testing for this site. This won't be a full tutorial on Unit Testing, but rather a series of posts on how I'm adding Unit Testing to this site.
In this post I...
Sunday, 25 August 2024 23:00
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7 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
Full Text Searching (Pt 2 - Introduction to OpenSearch)
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 OpenSearch, a powerful...
Saturday, 24 August 2024 03:00
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5 minute read
Background Translations Pt. 2
In our previous post here we discussed how we can use EasyNMT to translate our .md files into different languages. We also discussed how we can surface this functionality to the user by adding a...
Friday, 23 August 2024 19:52
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8 minute read
Background Translations Pt. 1
So for a while now I've used EasyNMT to translate my .md files into different languages here. I've wanted to 'surface' this so you can all have a play with it too.
See the second part of this series...
Friday, 23 August 2024 05:38
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4 minute read
Adding XSRF for JavaScript
When adding the search box in the prior article, we left out a critical security feature: XSRF protection. This article will cover how to add XSRF protection to the search box.
What is XSRF?
XSRF...
Thursday, 22 August 2024 05:30
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2 minute read
Full Text Searching (Pt 1.1)
In the last article I showed you how to set up a full text search using the built in full text search capabilities of Postgres. While I exposed a search api I didn't have a way to actually use it...
Wednesday, 21 August 2024 20:30
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5 minute read
Full Text Searching (Pt 1)
Searching for content is a critical part of any content heavy website. It enhances discoverability and user experience. In this post I'll cover how I added full text searching for this site
Next parts...
Tuesday, 20 August 2024 12:40
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10 minute read
Adding Entity Framework for Blog Posts (Pt 6)
Now that I have this blog running using Entity Framework I can add new posts and languages easily. I just add a new markdown file to the project and check it in. The GitHub action triggers and the...
Tuesday, 20 August 2024 05:45
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3 minute read
Adding a C# Umami Tracking client
In a previous post we added a client for fetching Umami analytics data. In this post we will add a client for sending tracking data to Umami from a C# application.
Umami is a lightweight analytics...
Sunday, 18 August 2024 20:13
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6 minute read
Adding Entity Framework for Blog Posts (Part 5)
See parts 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 for the previous steps.
Introduction
In previous parts we covered how to set up the database, how our controllers and views are structured, how our services worked, and...
Sunday, 18 August 2024 01:20
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5 minute read
Adding Entity Framework for Blog Posts (Pt. 4)
See parts 1 and 2 and 3 for the previous steps.
Introduction
In previous parts we covered how to set up the database, how our controllers and views are structured, and how our services worked. In this...
Saturday, 17 August 2024 20:00
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6 minute read
Handling (unhandled) errors in ASP.NET Core
In any web application it's important to handle errors gracefully. This is especially true in a production environment where you want to provide a good user experience and not expose any sensitive...
Saturday, 17 August 2024 02:00
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3 minute read
Adding Entity Framework for Blog Posts (Part 3)
You can find all the source code for the blog posts on GitHub
Parts 1 & 2 of the series on adding Entity Framework to a .NET Core project.
Part 1 can be found here.
Part 2 can be found...
Friday, 16 August 2024 18:00
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9 minute read
Adding Entity Framework for Blog Posts (Part 2)
You can find all the source code for the blog posts on GitHub
Part 2 of the series on adding Entity Framework to a .NET Core project.
Part 1 can be found here.
Introduction
In the previous post, we...
Thursday, 15 August 2024 18:00
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3 minute read
Adding a C# Client For Umami API
Imtroduction
In this post, I will show you how to create a C# client for the Umami reporting API. This is a simple example that demonstrates how to authenticate with the API and retrieve data from...
Wednesday, 14 August 2024 01:27
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6 minute read
