Mitch's Blog

Managing & publishing libraries for consumption by others is an often tedious task, the concepts of deterministic builds and source linking often seem to be overly complex. However, the reality is we have great tools available to make the process easier, and to provide a great user experience. This post explores these options.

ASP.NET Core has amazing support for providing Localized user content, however, the process of configuring and using the features is often mis-understood. This is especially true for more complex project structures, this post explores the real world implementation of Localization with ASP.NET Core.

A new day in .NET development has arrived with .NET 5.0. How will this impact existing applications? What items should be considered when creating new projects? Many key decision points exist, and there is a lot to think about as we architect for the future.

With the release of .NET 5 I take a look at the technical future of DNN Platform with the roadmap of the .NET future.

Supporting Dark Theme mode in mobile devices can be hard to understand, however, with Xamarin Forms it is actually quite easy to accomplish using features that have been possible since Version 4.7. This post explores the process to add support for Dark Mode with the Shell sample project.

Open-source software is a part of everyday life in 2020, however, many users of open-source don't truly understand what they are getting by using an open-source project.  Lets explore how open-source projects are managed, and optionally funded, and how we can be better open-source consumers.

Building applications that can handle varying load levels and failover scenarios can be a tricky situation. Let us review some of the key architecture considerations for system development to support various models of scale/redundancy.

You would think that a directory rename is a simple process when using Git-based source control and the Visual Studio provided tools for working with git. However, it isn't as trivial as one might believe!

Sometimes you just cannot fix everything yourself, when looking at a holistic security approach it is important to understand what other options might exist. Web Application Firewalls present a unique opportunity to help improve security.