NET Core and specifically ASP Core is an Open Source, High Performance implementation of .NET that runs on Windows, Linux and Mac. After you deploy your web application to a Linux server it can be difficult to troubleshoot when issues arise. In this article, I’ll show you how to configure your Linux test server and Development environment to allow ...

In Part 2 of this 3 part series, App Dev Manager, Herald Gjura covers upgrading the continuous delivery and Build/Release pipeline in VSTS. In order for the new .NET Standard Packages to build and release, we will need modify the build definitions. Here is a step by step guide on all the changes using an existing bui...

This post is provided by Senior App Dev Manager, Robert Shanks who reminds us to put away the checkbooks and instead: engage, empower and encourage your people!I'm an Application Development Manager (ADM) on Microsoft's Modern Applications, Premier Developer team. In my role, I have the opportunity to work with a variety of clients across multiple ...

This post is provided by Senior App Dev Manager, Vishal Saroopchand who asks the question, “How do you decide what Communications Stack to use in your Service Fabric applications?” How do you decide what Communication Stack (Remoting, WCF, Custom Implementation) to use in your Service Fabric applications? Do you know how each communication s...

In Part 1 of this 3 part series, App Dev Manager, Herald Gjura discusses converting PCL (Portable Class Libraries) to .NET Standard Class Libraries. Overview I have been working for this client for quite a few years and had advised them to break down some of their key business functionality and features and distribute them as NuGet packages. Wi...

This post is provided by App Dev Manager, Marcus Fernandez who shares first impressions of EF Core 2.0. I am not much of a database guy. I enjoy code but not a big fan of learning tools like SQL Management Studio, SSIS, etc. Not my forte. So I am working on a project and exploring database evolution.  The original project started with EF ...

In this post, Senior App Dev Manager, Davide Zordan explores switching between Unity 3D and XAML 2D views and integrating the access to UWP APIs for content hosted on Web Views. This scenario could be particularly useful if an app needs to reuse existing code, perhaps available in a website, with the requirement to access the Windows Runtime...

This post is provided by Senior App Dev Manager, Chris Tjoumas who provides an overview of Always Encrypted with SQL Server 2016. Introduction In this post, I want to focus on the Always Encrypted security feature of SQL Server 2016 SP1, specifically with the Express edition. This post is motivated by a customer who was hoping to understand...

This post is provided by Senior App Dev Manager, Linkai Yu who shares some tips to speed up ASP.NET Core Application dev on Nano Server.With the Nano server release from Windows 2016 Server, I’m excited to see the new application deployment practice to work with the thin and fast OS.If you are new to ASP.NET Core application deployment on Nano serv...

This post is provided by App Dev Manager Tuan Nguyen who spotlights the importance of Agile roles and contributions across the business.Most of the organizations I have been involved with that adopted Agile tend to treat non-developers as an afterthought. This is not surprising as Agile is usually driven by the IT department but it can be detriment...