.NET

Async Best Practices

Write safe and efficient async code

Async is powerful, but there are some rules for writing safe, efficient code. ✅ Do Use async and await for slow operations (file/network). Always await async methods, don’t ignore the result...

Posted by Rodrigo Castro on December 29, 2024

Creating and Consuming REST APIs

API basics with ASP.NET Core and C# clients

REST APIs let applications communicate over HTTP. In .NET, you can both build APIs (servers) and consume them (clients). 🛠️ Creating a REST API (ASP.NET Core) Create a project: 1 2 dotnet ...

Posted by Rodrigo Castro on December 28, 2024

Building RESTful APIs with C#

Your first web API with ASP.NET Core

ASP.NET Core makes building RESTful web APIs easy! 🚀 Getting Started Create a new project: 1 2 dotnet new webapi -n MyApi cd MyApi Run your API: 1 dotnet run Visit h...

Posted by Rodrigo Castro on December 27, 2024

Handling Async Errors

Catching exceptions in asynchronous code

Async methods can throw exceptions, just like normal ones. Handle them with try/catch! 🛑 Catching Exceptions in Async Code 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 async Task FailAsync() { a...

Posted by Rodrigo Castro on December 24, 2024

Awaiting Tasks and Methods

Wait for things to finish, the async way

C# uses Task and async/await to run code asynchronously (in the background). 🏃‍♂️ Awaiting a Task 1 2 3 4 5 async Task RunAsync() { await Task.Delay(1000); // Wait 1 second Console.WriteL...

Posted by Rodrigo Castro on December 23, 2024

Introduction to Entity Framework

Easier database access with EF Core

Entity Framework Core (EF Core) is a modern ORM for C#. It lets you use C# classes to interact with your database: no raw SQL needed for most tasks! 🚀 Why Use EF Core? Write less data access c...

Posted by Rodrigo Castro on December 22, 2024

Introduction to Async Programming

Make your programs faster and more responsive

Async programming lets your program do more than one thing at once: great for web requests, file I/O, and keeping apps fast. 🚦 Why Use Async? Don’t block the program while waiting for slow thi...

Posted by Rodrigo Castro on December 22, 2024

Executing SQL Commands: SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE

CRUD operations with ADO.NET

ADO.NET lets you run any SQL against your database. Here’s how to do basic CRUD (Create, Read, Update, Delete). 🔍 SELECT (Read Data) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 string sql = "SELECT Id, Name FROM Users"; using...

Posted by Rodrigo Castro on December 21, 2024

Connecting to SQL Server and Oracle

ADO.NET connections for major databases

ADO.NET supports many relational databases, including SQL Server and Oracle. 🗄️ SQL Server Connection Namespace: System.Data.SqlClient NuGet: Usually built-in 1 2 3 4 5 6 string connString...

Posted by Rodrigo Castro on December 20, 2024

LINQ with Objects

Query your own custom classes

You can use LINQ on any collection, including lists of your own classes. 🏫 Example: Students 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 class Student { public string Name; public int Age; } var students = n...

Posted by Rodrigo Castro on December 19, 2024