Bending ASP.NET Core MVC To Your Will

2016-09-09

The default conventions of ASP.NET Core MVC allow us to easily construct applications without having to worry about the minutiae of wiring up the “how-to” parts that are required in nearly every application that will be built. There are times when these conventions do not meet your application needs, but you can instruct the framework to work the way you need it to by building your own.

Bring Your Own Conventions

GitHub Authentication with ASP.NET Core

2016-04-26

Development

Authentication has changed over the years, and my take on it has surely shifted. No longer is it the scary, intimidating beastie that must be overcome on our projects. Today, we can let external providers provide the authentication mechanisms, giving the user with a streamlined experience that can give them access to our application with previuosly defined credentials.

GitHub Authentication in ASP.NET Core

Let’s have a look at what it takes to allow users to authenticate in our application using GitHub as the login source, and you can check out the Monsters video take of this on Channel 9.

If You Want to Get Into OSS, Consider This Project

2016-03-12

Development

AllReady is an in-production piece of software build on ASP.NET Core that helps to alleviate the challenges of planning disaster-preparedness campaigns, co-ordinating volunteers and executing activities at scale. There are tasks for all levels of developers, designers and folks with expertise in humanitarian relief efforts.

HTBox's AllReady Application

These People are Monsters! Here's Some Great Videos Covering ASP.NET Core and Core MVC

2016-03-10

News

I have had the privledge and pleasure of working with my good friends Simon Timms and Dave Paquette on our new video series, The Monsters Weekly. Recently we have been added as Channel 9 regulars on MSDN and we’ve been putting together two videos a week for the ASP.NET community.

Tips for Speeding Up Visual Studio

2016-02-11

Development

People, this is 2016. If you’re waiting on your project to build or feel like your IDE is sluggish, it’s time to inventory and make sure you have the optimal configurition for development rig. Let’s talk quickly about the things that make your machine go fast (or slow) and some simple tweaks that can get your builds moving along more quickly.

Launching VS in Safe Mode

Leaving Your Work at Work (When You Work From Home)

2016-01-30

Beyond Code

Finding success as a remote worker is pretty darn hard. Unless you’re a complete natural, you will need to have the perfect combination of environment, corporate trust, family time and personal time. Failing being perfect, you can just take the route I took and try your best to follow a few practices that can help you disconnect at the end of the day.