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Seed database in ASP.NET Core
December 04, 2017 by Anuraj
ASP.NET Core EF Core
This post is about how to seed database in ASP.NET Core. You may want to seed the database with initial users for various reasons. You may want default users and roles added as part of the application. In this post, we will take a look at how to seed the database with default data.
CI build for an ASP.NET Core app
November 30, 2017 by Anuraj
ASP.NET Core VSTS CI
This post is about setting up continuous integration (CI) process for an ASP.NET Core app using Visual Studio Team Services (VSTS) or Team Foundation Server (TFS).
How to use Angular 4 with ASP.NET MVC 5
November 25, 2017 by Anuraj
ASP.NET MVC Angular
This post is about how to use Angular 4 with ASP.NET MVC5. In one of my existing projects we were using Angular 1.x, due to some plugin compatibility issues, we had to migrate to latest version of Angular. We couldn’t find any good article which talks about development and deployment aspects of Angular 4 with ASP.NET MVC.
Using LESS CSS with ASP.NET Core
November 20, 2017 by Anuraj
ASP.NET Core LESS
This post is about getting started with LESS CSS with ASP.NET. Less is a CSS pre-processor, meaning that it extends the CSS language, adding features that allow variables, mixins, functions and many other techniques that allow you to make CSS that is more maintainable, themeable and extendable. Less css helps developers to avoid code duplication.
Getting started with OData in ASP.NET Core
November 06, 2017 by Anuraj
ASP.NET Core OData
This post is about getting started with OData in ASP.NET Core. OData (Open Data Protocol) is an ISO/IEC approved, OASIS standard that defines a set of best practices for building and consuming RESTful APIs. OData helps you focus on your business logic while building RESTful APIs without having to worry about the various approaches to define request and response headers, status codes, HTTP methods, URL conventions, media types, payload formats, query options, etc. OData also provides guidance for tracking changes, defining functions/actions for reusable procedures, and sending asynchronous/batch requests.
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