I’m early in my node.js journey and was intrigued to sell how things would go if I were to take a docker-centric approach — besides I didn’t have node.js installed on my workstation. That buoyed “it just works” feeling that had come from other recent experiments with docker had me…

New to Docker? Got it installed and want to run an asp.net core application from a container. Assumes you have installed Docker Desktop. Use Visual Studio (or VS Code) to create the basic asp.net core web API project. You know, the one with the Weather Forecast controller example. …

So, have you been noodling and want to send that code somewhere safe? First, add a .gitignore file so you don’t add build or debug artifacts! Then, open a command prompt in the root of your code folder: git init git add . git commit -m "initialise repo with existing files." The basic git steps apply to ant new repo. Now we need to create the GitLab repo. git push --set-upstream https://gitlab.com/username/repo-name.git master

previously… .net core configuration tutorial Adding configuration to a .net core console application.medium.com I’ve used the ubiquitous Log4Net for as long as I can remember. It was there in most projects already and new projects often sprung from the same teams who already knew the flavour and style of the particular way it had been configured. Besides, why not? Fast forward to…

Adding configuration to a .net core console application. Following on from: .net core from scratch — ioc Tutorial example to show how to add and use the ioc container that comes with .net core and asp.net core in a console…medium.com Here is how to add configuration to a .net core console application. Gone are the old app.config files used for so long. Json files are now used, in particular appsettings.json. …

Many of us are transitioning to .net core. For me, like many others, the change was a nesseccary of having to when having to migrate existing asp.net applications into the cloud. Often the first step is the Visual Studio wizard that produces a ready-to-go .net core web app. Great. We…