WebApi JSON Serialization
Circular References FTL
The Challenge
I was building a standard ASP.NET EntityFramework / WebApi / Swagger project. Attempting something a bit new, I decided my controller would return a CreatedAtRoute HttpActionResult. The code goes something a little like this:
[HttpPut]
public IHttpActionResult AddMyObject([FromBody] MyObject newObject)
{ . . .Posted in: developmentasp.netjsonserializationexceptionmediatypeformatterserializerswebapiserialiazationjsonentity-framework
Reading Embedded Files
Unit Testing a Stream (Part 1)
Scenario
There are several cases in which reading text from a file is more is more convenient than writing a string in the middle of my code. I've done this occasionally for SQL statements, text templates, and unit testing sample XML or JSON. For my money, it keeps the code looking cleaner and easier to read, as well as having . . .
Star Trek: The Original Series
A Viewing Guide For the Uninitiated
I was recently hired as a Senior .NET Developer at a new company, and most of my time has been taken architecting a revamp of the system in order to increase stability and reduce coupling. I figured I'd take a break and get down to a post I've been meaning to do for awhile for a friend of mine who has never watched the original series . . .
What do Website Analytics and HR Development have in Common?
I read an interesting article from E-Nor explaining the new Google Analytics 360 suite that allows the development team to "starting with a measurement strategy and implementation, then moving to actionable insights and working your way to optimizing your digital experience with data driven decisions."
What is really . . .
Posted in: analyticspeopledevelopment
What is SCRUM
Baby don't hurt me...
Autofac registering a dependency for non-existent library
A case in which the problem wasn't in the code
Problem
Last week, our team ran into an issue which was, individually, leaving us scratching our heads. In the end, the entire process boiled down to one hidden checkbox.
We were receiving the following exception:
None of the constructors found with . . .
Posted in: autofacdependency-injectionpublishdebugging
Using Dependency Injection for Implementation Enumeration
...There is probably a better name for this
Scenario
I'm building a system that will look at a lot of transaction data and determine if each transaction qualifies for one of many criteria. At a high level, I'm asking "Does this transaction qualify for any or all of sales criteria A, B, C,...,N?"
This entry will examine a poor approach without . . .
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