We hosted the Visual Studio 2019 Community Launch event in Letterkenny, and I had the honor of presenting what’s new in C# 8.0 and .NET Core 3.0 (preview). The energy in the room was fantastic! Visual Studio 2019 Highlights The new IDE brings significant improvements: Faster load times: Solution load is noticeably quicker AI-powered IntelliCode: […]
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Outbox Pattern: Reliable Messaging in Distributed Systems
The Outbox Pattern solves a common problem: how do you update a database AND publish a message reliably? Without it, you risk losing messages or creating duplicates. The Problem If the publish fails, your database has the order but no event was sent. Downstream systems never know about it. The Solution Write events to an […]
Read more →Vue.js Components: Building Reusable UI
Components are the heart of Vue.js. Build once, reuse everywhere. Here’s how to create flexible, maintainable Vue components. Basic Component Props Validation Custom Events Slots for Flexibility Component Organization Keep components small and focused Use scoped styles to avoid CSS conflicts Prefix base components (BaseButton, BaseInput) Validate props for better dev experience References Vue.js Components […]
Read more →Azure Service Bus: Queues vs Topics
Azure Service Bus is Microsoft’s enterprise messaging service. But should you use queues or topics? Here’s the difference and when to use each. Queues: Point-to-Point Queues deliver messages to a single receiver. First-in, first-out. Perfect for work distribution: Topics: Publish-Subscribe Topics deliver messages to multiple subscribers. Each subscriber has its own subscription: When to Use […]
Read more →Office 365 Development: Microsoft Graph API Basics
Microsoft Graph is the gateway to Office 365 data. Users, emails, calendars, files—it’s all accessible through one unified API. Here’s how to get started. What is Microsoft Graph? Graph is a REST API that provides access to Microsoft 365 services. Instead of separate APIs for SharePoint, Exchange, Teams, etc., you use one endpoint: https://graph.microsoft.com Authentication […]
Read more →LK DevConf 2019: Building Modern Web Applications
LK DevConf 2019 was a blast! This local developer conference in Letterkenny brought together speakers from across Ireland to share knowledge about modern development practices. My Session: Modern .NET Development I presented a session on building modern web applications with ASP.NET Core. The focus was on practical patterns that work in real projects: Clean Architecture […]
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