IdentityServer4 (IS4) changed its license. For many enterprises, this forced a migration. OpenIddict is the best free alternative. Why OpenIddict? OpenIddict is decoupled. It doesn’t enforce a specific UI or database schema. It integrates natively with ASP.NET Core Identity. We migrated a large IS4 implementation to OpenIddict. The key benefit was the flexibility to use […]
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Minimal APIs are great, but how do you test them without a `Startup` class? WebApplicationFactory You must expose the internal `Program` class to your test project. Now you can use `WebApplicationFactory<Program>` in xUnit to spin up the in-memory server.
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The era of indentation hell is over. C# 10 introduces File-Scoped Namespaces. This seems minor, but combined with Global Usings, it saves 5-10 lines of vertical space per file.
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GitHub Copilot has officially entered Technical Preview. Having used it for a month, my workflow has fundamentally changed. It is not just autocomplete; it is idea generation. Context Awareness Copilot reads your open tabs. If I have a `User.cs` file open and I start writing a SQL query in `UserRepository.cs`, it correctly infers the column […]
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