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Unit Testing with Entity Framework Core 3

This post covers the basic structure for unit tests with Entity Framework Core.

Note: Unit tests are only there to test the respective logic. Unit tests do not replace integration tests, especially for database operations.

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Custom Model Binders in ASP.NET Core

What are Model Binders?

ModelBinders are required in ASP.NET Core to pass parameters from HTTP requests into a controller action method.

Use SignalR in MediatR Notifications

SignalR is a wonderful, easy and fast way to provide users with push messages - and is also built into ASP.NET Core 3.
In this short code sample I show you how to inform a client about SignalR based on MediatR notifications.

IoT Plattformen: Make or Buy

Die Digitalisierung kommt langsam aber sicher auch in den großen deutschen Firmen an: sowohl im Mittelstand wie auch im Enterprise-Umfeld.

Microsoft Elite Controller Series 2 Unboxing

Pünktlich am Tag des Release um 11 Uhr klingelte der Postbote und brachte mir meinen schon im September bestellten XBOX Controller Elite 2 Series . Nachdem ich mit insgesamt vier defekten XBOX Elite Controllern der ersten Generation sehr schlechte Erfahrung gemacht habe - aber es ist halt auch alternativlos, wenn man Backpaddels haben möchte - erhoffe ich nun eine deutlich bessere und zuverlässigere Hardware.

Use a MSSQL Server 2017 Docker Container with Full-Text Search Support

By default, there is currently no Full-Text Search Support in the Docker Images for Microsoft SQL Server 2017 or 2019 by Microsoft. The only option currently available is to create your own Docker Image, which includes Full-Text Search in the form of the MSSQL Agent.

Enable CodeLens in Visual Studio 2019

At the moment it happens to me more often that CodeLens is not active in Visual Studio. Unfortunately I couldn’t find out if this is in bug in the current preview version or if a Visual Studio extension is responsible for it.

Read System Properties like CPU Temperatures with .NET Core

Through a forum post I discovered the NuGet package OpenHardwareMonitorLibCore and wanted to test it.

Apparently this is a wrapper of a very popular tool (https://openhardwaremonitor.org/) , with whose help you can read out all kinds of system properties. This includes the CPU and its sensors.

Using ASP.NET Core 3 in .NET libraries

With the release of ASP.NET Core 3, Microsoft has also changed the way how to use and reference ASP.NET Core dependencies. In the past you could use NuGet to find the ASP.NET Core packages you needed.

Windows 10: disable app auto start

By default, Windows 10 starts all applications that were open before starting or restarting a system. I don’t know anyone who thinks this functionality is great, but at least you can turn it off.