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Steve Smith

Steve Smith is a Microsoft Regional Director, MVP, ASPInsider, and frequent conference speaker. His blog covers a variety of .NET topics with a frequent focus on software development techniques and application performance tips.


Steven Smith | 11 Feb 2024 00:00

Hello, Redis - Getting Started with Redis and dotnet 8Subscribe to this feed

Steve Smith writes "....Integrating Redis Caching in .NET 8 Applications Redis is an open-source, in-memory data structure store, used as a database, cache, and…..."
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Steven Smith | 01 Feb 2024 00:00

Solved! Visual Studio .http File Not Sending Authorization HeaderSubscribe to this feed

Steve Smith writes "....I ran into a weird problem with how Visual Studio was sending API requests. I was trying to use a bearer token, and it worked fine in…..."
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Steven Smith | 31 Jan 2024 00:00

Log Request Headers Middleware for ASP.NET CoreSubscribe to this feed

Steve Smith writes "....Recently I ran into a weird problem with how Visual Studio was sending API requests and I really wanted to see exactly what headers were…..."
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Steven Smith | 23 Jan 2024 00:00

2023 Year in ReviewSubscribe to this feed

Steve Smith writes "....Now that CodeMash is over (I had a workshop and 2 talks, including a new one), I can focus enough to write up this review post. For those…..."
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Steven Smith | 20 Dec 2023 00:00

Scaling Your Software Team: Development vs. HiringSubscribe to this feed

Steve Smith writes "....Scaling up and scaling out, originally application terms, offer a fresh perspective on team development. In team contexts, scaling up…..."
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Steven Smith | 23 Nov 2023 11:04

How to Embed a YouTube Video in GitHub ReadMe MarkdownSubscribe to this feed

Steve Smith writes "....I keep wanting to do this and forgetting how, so I'm writing it down. Here's how to embed a YouTube video in a GitHub ReadMe markdown file…..."
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Steven Smith | 17 Nov 2023 11:04

New Course - Refactoring to SOLID C# CodeSubscribe to this feed

Steve Smith writes "....I'm thrilled to announce the release of my latest Pluralsight course, Refactoring to SOLID C# Code. This course is designed for software…..."
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Steven Smith | 27 Oct 2023 08:34

Understanding Migrations, Snapshots, and Synchronization in Entity Framework CoreSubscribe to this feed

Steve Smith writes "....Entity Framework Core: Understanding Migrations, Snapshots, and Synchronization Entity Framework Core (EF Core) is a powerful tool for…..."
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Steven Smith | 24 Oct 2023 08:34

Process Bloat: The Silent Killer of Developer ProductivitySubscribe to this feed

Steve Smith writes "....Introduction In the exhilarating infancy stages of a software development project, teams are marked by agility, prompt decision-making, and…..."
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Steven Smith | 20 Oct 2023 00:00

Principles of Lean Software DevelopmentSubscribe to this feed

Steve Smith writes "....Lean Software Development is an agile project management and product development framework that originated from Lean manufacturing…..."
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