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HTML, XML, JSON, and JWT Visualizers in JetBrains Rider 2023.1

See how JetBrains Rider 2023.1 has visualizers for common formats to help you increase your development productivity.

Introduction to ASP.NET Core Minimal APIs

In recent .NET versions, there's a new way to build JSON-based APIs with ASP.NET Core: Minimal APIs. Inspired by previous attempts in the ASP.NET ecosystem and elements from other communities, the Minimal APIs approach is an attempt to simplify the development of JSON-producing HTTP APIs. This post explores why it makes sense to use Minimal APIs, the programming model compared to ASP.NET Core MVC, and some drawbacks that might make you consider using it. Why ASP.NET Core Minimal API? Over several versions of .NET Core and .NET, performance has been a central focus of the .NET team. Wh

ReSharper and JetBrains Rider help you speed up your code when working with HashSet, Dictionary, and other collections.

The .NET 7 SDK arrived a few months ago, with many .NET developers looking forward to this release and the brand-new C# language features that come along with it. If you haven't put your fingers on it yet, all you need is: Download the latest .NET SDKUpdate your global.json if you have oneUpdate the TargetFramework in your project to net7.0 (only for some features)Update the LangVersion property in your project to 11.0 or preview In this series, we will dive into the most interesting features that are coming with C# 11 and show how we updated ReSharper and Rider to support you in applyin

You’ve likely heard about Blazor, .NET’s frontend framework for writing web applications. Blazor lets you use your existing C# skills to build full-stack applications, from client to server. One way to construct Blazor applications is to compile your frontend into a WebAssembly (WASM) file and deploy and run your app in a web browser. The Blazor WASM approach can help you build client experiences similar to native desktop applications with a native performance profile. But what about WebAssembly on the server? In this post, we’ll see the benefits of using WASM outside the browser and its po

We’re introducing one of the .NET ecosystem’s newest features in JetBrains Rider 2022.3 EAP, Central Package Management (CPM). CPM allows developers to manage NuGet dependencies in a .NET solution from a central location. This can simplify the upgrade process of dependencies and keep your solutions from experiencing dependency drift. Introduced recently to the NuGet ecosystem, developers targeting .NET SDK 6.0.300+ or .NET 7.0 versions can begin to migrate to central package management. In this post, we’ll see how to change your projects to take advantage of this new feature and discu

The recording of our webinar, OSS Power-Ups: Serilog, with Nicholas Blumhardt, is available. This was the tenth episode of our OSS Power-Ups series, where we put a spotlight on open-source .NET projects. Subscribe to our community newsletter to receive notifications about future webinars. So much more than “just another logging library,” Serilog turns application log data into a first-class event stream that can be efficiently routed, searched, and analyzed. Nicholas Blumhardt will walk through setting up Serilog in the modern .NET stack, and show us how Serilog changes the ga

Most modern technology stacks now include a quick feedback loop mechanism. These mechanisms allow you to change your codebase and avoid the tedious tasks of stopping and restarting the existing application session. You may typically refer to this as hot reload or live reload. In the .NET world, "hot reload" is additional functionality integrated into the dotnet watch tool. This post will explore the subtle differences between running dotnet watch with and without hot reload and when you might prefer running in either mode. We'll also look at a JetBrains Rider run configuration that al

Refactor code to use new C# language features

Modernizing, or migrating to modern language features in any language can help make code more readable, efficient and secure. In this blog post, we’ll look at ways to modernize code so it’s better than before. Take advantage of modern language features Why refactor code just to modernize it? Why fix it if it’s not broken? Sometimes, there are good reasons to upgrade or migrate to a newer version of a platform or language. For example, languages evolve to add features that take advantage of operating system features, device and browser capabilities, or cloud or other technolog

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HTML, XML, JSON, and JWT Visualizers in Rider 2023.1

Introduction to ASP.NET Core Minimal APIs

Reduce Collection Lookups With ReSharper

Static Interface Members, Generic Attributes, Auto-Default Structs – Using C# 11 in Rider and ReSharper

Required Keyword, Checked Operators, nameof Operator Scope – Using C# 11 in Rider and ReSharper

Raw Strings, UTF-8 Strings, and Multiline Interpolations – Using C# 11 in Rider and ReSharper

List and Span Pattern Matching – Using C# 11 in Rider and ReSharper

The Future of .NET with WASM

NuGet Central Package Management Comes To JetBrains Rider

OSS Power-Ups: Serilog – Webinar Recording

JetBrains Rider .NET Watch Run Configuration Plugin

Refactor code to use new C# language features