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Deno unveils faster, simpler web server API
The Deno.serve() API promises significant performance benefits and allows developers to create a web server with a single line of code.
How to use API keys to secure web APIs in ASP.NET Core
Take advantage of API key authentication to control the access of applications and services to your Web APIs in ASP.NET Core.
3 Python web frameworks for beautiful front ends
Want to generate interactive websites with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript while programming in nothing but Python? One of these frameworks could do the trick.
Wasm: 5 things developers should be tracking
We know Wasm works well in the browser. Now it’s time to get excited about the possibilities for Wasm on the server side.
ECMAScript 2023 spec for JavaScript finalized
ECMAScript 2023 adds new methods for searching and changing arrays, allows symbols to be used as WeakMap keys, and standardizes support for hashbang grammar.
How to work with Azure Key Vault in .NET Core
Azure Key Vault is a safe and secure place to store the tokens, keys, passwords, certificates, and other sensitive data used in your .NET Core applications. Here’s how to work with it in C#.
Svelte 4 shrinks code footprint, compiled output
Upgrade reduces Svelte package size by 75%, produces smaller and faster hydration code, and lays the groundwork for Svelte 5.
WASIX undermines WebAssembly System Interface spec, Bytecode Alliance says
Wasmer says the goal of WASIX is to allow any kind of program to run on top of WebAssembly, and this requires system call extensions that fill gaps in WASI. Bytecode Alliance says WASIX is non-standard.
Composition vs. inheritance in OOP and C#
Understand the key concepts behind composition and inheritance that allow you to build reusable and flexible types in your .NET applications.
TypeScript 5.1 production release arrives
TypeScript upgrade soothes pain points with easier implicit returns for undefined-returning functions and greater type flexibility for getters and setters.
Bootstrap 5.3.0 emphasizes dark mode, custom colors
Bootstrap 5.3.0 mobile-first web framework features a revamped core, improving support for dark mode and color mode features.
How to use advanced Dapper features in ASP.NET Core
Take advantage of stored procedures, query pagination, query caching, and other advanced Dapper feature to simplify data access and ensure high performance.
Wasmer melds WebAssembly, Posix with WASIX spec
The superset of WASI can be used for apps and runtimes, offering a high-performance JavaScript alternative that runs in browsers and servers.
When the rubber duck talks back
The real value of AI coding assistants isn’t any particular piece of code they get ‘right’ or ‘wrong’ but the process of collaborating with them.
Angular users want better server-side rendering
Angular Developer Survey 2022 marks server-side rendering, testing, debugging and profiling, component authoring format, and initial load performance as key areas for improvement.
Microsoft .NET 8 boosts Blazor, WebAssembly
Microsoft works to improve web app performance with Blazor server-side rendering and streaming rendering, Blazor WebAssembly runtime improvements.
How to use factory-based middleware activation in ASP.NET Core
Factory-based middleware activation is a more flexible and dynamic approach to configuring and activating middleware components. Here’s how to take advantage of it in ASP.NET Core 7.
How to use the rate limiting algorithms in ASP.NET Core
Learn how to use the fixed window, sliding window, token bucket, and concurrency algorithms in ASP.NET Core 7 to protect your applications and APIs against malicious attacks or overuse.
Google’s Dart 3 and Flutter 3.10 bring big changes
Dart 3 introduces sound null safety, major new language features, and a Wasm preview, while Flutter 3.10 fleshes out the Material 3 widget toolkit and support for macOS and iOS targets.
How to use response compression in ASP.NET Core
Take advantage of response compression middleware in ASP.NET Core to reduce bandwidth requirements and improve the responsiveness of your apps.