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C#, dotNet Core, ASP.NET, Entity Framework, testing, architecture, and everything .NET developers need.

Simulating a Collaborative Development Cycle

Working together with Git, PRs, and reviews

Collaboration is key in real-world development. 🔄 Typical Workflow Clone the repository Create a new branch for your feature or fix Write code and commit often Push your branch to the re...

Posted by Rodrigo Castro on February 8, 2025

Implementing Agile Methodologies in Software Development

Scrum, Kanban, and iterative delivery

Agile methodologies help teams deliver software quickly and adapt to changing requirements. 🏃 Scrum Work in sprints (1-4 weeks) Daily stand-ups, sprint planning, and retrospectives Backlog...

Posted by Rodrigo Castro on February 7, 2025

Applying Theory and Practice in a Real Project

From classroom to production-ready code

Now it’s time to put your .NET knowledge into practice. 🏗️ Pick a Project To-do list app (Web API + frontend) Online store (API, DB, authentication) Chatbot (API, async processing) 🗂️ St...

Posted by Rodrigo Castro on February 2, 2025

Simulated Enterprise Environment

Applying .NET skills in a real-world context

Enterprise environments are complex (multiple teams, services, and technologies work together). Here’s how your .NET skills fit in. 🏢 Typical Architecture API Layer: ASP.NET Core Web APIs for ...

Posted by Rodrigo Castro on February 1, 2025

Managing Threads in Scalable Applications

Threading strategies for robust .NET apps

Thread management is key for scalable, high-performance applications. 🧵 Thread Pool Use the .NET ThreadPool for short-lived, parallel tasks: 1 ThreadPool.QueueUserWorkItem(_ => DoWork());...

Posted by Rodrigo Castro on January 31, 2025

Working with Task and Parallel Processing

Harness the power of concurrency in .NET

.NET provides many ways to run code concurrently and in parallel. 🚀 Task Parallelism 1 2 var task = Task.Run(() => DoWork()); await task; 🔄 Parallel.ForEach Run a loop with iterations in...

Posted by Rodrigo Castro on January 26, 2025

Using async and await

Simplify asynchronous code in C#

async and await make asynchronous programming straightforward in C#. 🏁 Declaring an Async Method 1 2 3 4 5 public async Task<int> GetDataAsync() { await Task.Delay(1000); // Simulate as...

Posted by Rodrigo Castro on January 25, 2025

Asynchronous Programming and Threads

Improve scalability with async and multithreading

Async programming lets your apps handle more work with fewer resources. 🔄 Why Async? Frees up threads while waiting for I/O (web requests, file I/O) Improves app scalability and responsivene...

Posted by Rodrigo Castro on January 24, 2025

Configuring, Publishing, and Deploying Applications

From local build to production deployment

Once your app is ready, you need to configure, publish, and deploy it for your users. ⚙️ Configuration Use appsettings.json for environment-specific settings. Environment variables override ...

Posted by Rodrigo Castro on January 19, 2025

Developing Web APIs

ASP.NET Core for RESTful endpoints

ASP.NET Core is ideal for building RESTful APIs. 🏗️ Create a Web API Project 1 2 3 dotnet new webapi -n MyApiProject cd MyApiProject dotnet run 📦 Add a Controller 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 [ApiController]...

Posted by Rodrigo Castro on January 18, 2025

ABOUT ME
Rodrigo Zavalik Castro

Sr. Full Stack .NET Engineer with 10+ years of experience in software development, cloud infrastructure, and migration projects across Azure, AWS, and GCP.
Dev Team @ Canon EMEA

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