C# Console Async Main - Async Entry Point for Console Apps

As of C# 7.1, it is possible with console apps, to have async all the way to the entry point. The previous constraints of the entry point have been the same all the way up to this point, and similar to the entry point in C/C++ apps. The C# entry point method must be static, the name of the method must be Main, the return type must be either void or int and finally, the method can accept zero arguments, or exactly one argument of string[], which contains the command arguments.

Problems With Copying a Stack<T> in C# and How to Fix It

In C# and in .NET in general, there is a generic stack class which accepts a single type parameter. The stack class is a FILO (first in last out) collection, and can be liked to stacking plates, you cannot remove the bottom plate, without first removing all the plates above it. The problem with the Stack<T> class is that it has an IEnumerable<T> constructor…

Simple C++ Neural Network Library

The C++ library (source on github) is designed to be a core neural network library, implementing basic neurons, layers and networks and comes with some basic learning methods too. The library is complete enough for those who want to learn and understand neural networks and how they are put together, but by no means is intended to be a complete AI library.

dotnet BitTorrent library written in C#

System.Net.Torrent is an open source bittorrent scraper and peer wire implementation written in C#

Creating Windows and Linux background services in dotnet core 3.0/3.1

There are times when you need an application to just sit there in the background and deal with the same repetitive task over and over again.

In dotnet core 3.0, a new type of template was introduced, “Worker Service”, which is a very easy way of creating Windows Services and Linux Daemons.

dotnet Core and C# Dependency Injection

This is a short introduction into Dependency Injection for those who are new to dotnet core and C#, with an attempt to explain what it is, and how it works.

dotnet core 3.0 Self Contained Single Executable (and other build optimisations)

Applications feel more optimised when their binaries, or set of binaries are small. With dotnet core 3.0 there are some features built in that help facilitate this.

Adding appsettings.json options to a dotnet core console application

Something that annoyingly does not come as standard in the dotnet core console application template, and, it is not documented anywhere with Microsoft is: appsettings.json. This comes as standard with ASP.NET Core applications, but no other applications, and the thing is, it is very simple to add to any dotnet core application.

Microservices Introduction

Everybody has heard of the term “microservice”, but not many people know what they are, how they work, or how to implement one. Many people think they are a complex system that needs a lot of complex setup and management. In fact, they are a very easy way to remove heavy lifting from your web frontend to a more appropriate place.

Who should we blame?

Something that we all know is that there is a blame culture in business. Something that not many people know is that we don’t need a blame culture in business.