Razor Pages is a page-based programming model introduced in ASP.NET Core 2.0 to simplify the process of building dynamic, server-side web applications. It’s built on top of the MVC (Model-View-Controller) pattern but provides a more streamlined, page-centric approach—ideal for developers who prefer working with page-focused architectures rather than the traditional controller-action structure. With Razor Pages,…
Author: Pablo Francesco
Mastering Async or Await For Robust And Scalable .NET Apps
The utility of C#’s async/await function was recently questioned by a few technical team members. It became clear from that conversation that a lot of developers still don’t understand the importance of asynchronous programming. It is true that there are publications saying things like “async is slow” or “async controllers perform worse.” However, that is…
Preventing Abuse of Scheduled Tasks and Background Jobs in ASP.NET Core
Background jobs and scheduled activities are vital for unloading long-running or repeating operations from the main request flow. These jobs frequently carry out delicate activities like payment processing, email alerts, or database housekeeping, whether they are done with Hangfire, Quartz.NET, Azure Functions, or bespoke IHostedService workers. Attackers may attempt to misuse them for data exfiltration,…
The distinctions among.NET Core, .NET 5, .NET 6, .NET 7 and.NET 8
Introduction to .NET .NET is a development framework created by Microsoft. It allows developers to build applications for web, desktop, mobile, cloud, gaming, and IoT. Originally, there was only the .NET Framework, which worked only on Windows. To make .NET cross-platform and modern, Microsoft introduced .NET Core. Later, they unified everything into a single product…
Machine Learning: Influencing Technology’s Future
Data is produced at a tremendous rate in the current digital era from a variety of sources, including social media, e-commerce, healthcare, and more. Machine Learning (ML) has emerged as a potent tool to manage and utilize this data efficiently. Machine learning (ML) is a branch of artificial intelligence (AI) that allows machines to learn…