ASP.NET Core - Serving Static files

 Here, we will learn how to serve static files such as html, JavaScript, CSS, or image files on HTTP request without any server-side processing.ASP.NET Core application cannot serve static files by default. We must include Microsoft.AspNetCore.StaticFiles middleware in the request pipeline.Using...

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ASP.NET Core - Exception Handling

Exception handling is one of the most important features of any application. Fortunately, ASP.NET Core includes a middleware that makes exception handling easy. By default, ASP.NET Core returns a simple status code for any exception that occurs in an application. Consider the following example...

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ASP.NET Core MVC: Routing

 What is Routing in ASP.NET Core MVC?Routing is the process through which the application matches an incoming URL path and executes the corresponding action methods. ASP.NET Core MVC uses a routing middleware to match the URLs of incoming requests and map them to specific action methods.So, the...

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ASP.NET Core - Logging

 .NET Core supports a logging API that works with a variety of built-in and third-party logging providers. This article shows how to use the logging API with built-in providers.Logging providersLogging providers store logs, except for the Console provider which displays logs. For example, the Azure Application Insights provider stores logs in Azure Application Insights. Multiple providers can...

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ASP.NET Core: Environment Variable

 Typically, in professional application development, there are multiple phases where an application is tested before publishing it to the real users. These phases by convention are development, staging, and production. We as developers might like to control the behavior of an application based...

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Order of execution of a SQL Query

When we have an idea of all the parts of sql query, we can now talk about how they all fit together in the context of a complete query.SELECT DISTINCT column, AGG_FUNC(column_or_expression), …FROM mytable    JOIN another_table      ON mytable.column = another_table.column    WHERE constraint_expression    GROUP BY column    HAVING constraint_expression    ORDER BY column ASC/DESC    LIMIT count OFFSET COUNT;Each...

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Unit Testing in C#

What is Test-Driven Development (TDD)?Test-Driven Development (TDD) is a software development process in which tests are written before the actual code. The cycle typically involves:Writing a failing test for a new feature.Writing the minimum amount of code necessary to pass the test.Refactoring the code while keeping the tests passing.This approach helps ensure that the code meets its requirements...

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What Is Load Balancing

 What Is Load Balancing?Load balancing is the process of distributing network traffic across multiple servers. This ensures no single server bears too much demand. By spreading the work evenly, load balancing improves application responsiveness. It also increases availability of applications and...

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ASP.NET Core - Middleware

 ASP.NET Core introduced a new concept called Middleware. A middleware is nothing but a component (class) which is executed on every request in ASP.NET Core application. In the classic ASP.NET, HttpHandlers and HttpModules were part of request pipeline. Middleware is similar to HttpHandlers...

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ASP.NET Core Startup Class

Global.asax is no more in ASP.NET Core application. Startup.cs file is a replacement of Global.asax file in ASP.NET Core. Startup class triggers at first when application launches.The Startup class is a place where:Services are configured which are required by the application .The app's request handling pipeline is defined, as a series of middleware components.Description.Startup.cs is mandatory...

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ASP.NET State Server

 How to Store Session Data in ASP.NET State ServerASP.NET Session State allows four modes to specify where you want to store session data: InProc, SQLServer, State Server and Custom. Default mode InProc, is fastest and default mode, but not useful in many scenarios. One of the significant problems is that sessions stored InProc are deleted every time when application restarts. This could happen...

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