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Using Project Orleans to Build Actor-Based Solutions on the .Net Platform

This article takes a look at Project Orleans, an actor model framework from Microsoft. Version 7 makes it a lot easier to get started with, as it builds on top of the .NET IHost abstraction. This allows us to add it to .NET applications in a simple way. On top of that it abstracts away most of the complicated parts, allowing us to focus on the important stuff, the problems we need to solve.

Chris Klug
on Jun 14, 2023
.NET

ASP.NET SPA Templates Proxy Changes from .NET 5 to .NET 6, .NET 7, and on

From .NET 6 the communication between front-end Single Page Applications (SPA) in ASP.NET and back-end .NET API was changed, with the SPA templates using the front end’s proxy solutions. A proxy for the development servers enables readable and debuggable code for both the front and back end, with the new approach resulting in a more independent back end.

Tamás-Márk Furó
on May 04, 2023
Culture & Methods

Dark Side of DevOps - the Price of Shifting Left and Ways to Make it Affordable

Topics like “you build it, you run it” and “shifting testing/security/data governance left” are popular. Moving things to earlier stages of software development, empowering engineers. Yet, what is the cost? What does it mean for the developers who are involved? What are the solutions that can help you keep DevOps and Shifting Left? What can we do to break a grip of the dark side? Let’s find out!

Mykyta Protsenko
on Apr 21, 2023
Architecture & Design

InfoQ Software Architecture and Design Trends Report - April 2023

This article provides an overview of how the InfoQ editorial team sees the Software Architecture and Design topic evolving in 2023, with a focus on what architects are designing for today.

Thomas Betts Blanca Garcia Gil Daniel Bryant Eran Stiller Vasco Veloso Tanmay Deshpande
on Apr 07, 2023
Java

Rapid Startup of Your Cloud-Native Java Applications without Compromise

This article discusses the significance of startup time in cloud-native computing, highlighting challenges for JVM-based apps. It introduces Liberty InstantOn, which boosts startup times using checkpoint/restore technology, offering fast startup without compromising Java capabilities or facing static compilation trade-offs.

Tobi Ajila Thomas Watson
on Apr 01, 2023
.NET

Using ASP.NET Core 7 Minimal APIs: Request Filters, Parameter Mapping, and More

Several features have been added to Minimal APIs with the .NET 7 release. This tutorial shows how they are now almost as powerful as traditional controller-based APIs while being far less verbose.

Fiodar Sazanavets
on Mar 20, 2023
.NET

Building Functional .NET Applications: a Guide for Choosing between F# vs C#

C# and F# are languages, each with growing user bases, that approach functional programming in fundamentally different ways. C# relies on object-oriented, imperative principles, and F# relies on functional principles. Some developers are using F# as a complement to C#, rather than relying on the functional capabilities that exist natively in C#.

Nahla Davies
on Feb 15, 2023
.NET

Accessing .NET gRPC Endpoints from Anywhere via JSON Transcoding

JSON transcoding is a feature that has been added to gRPC in .NET 7. It allows gRPC endpoints to be accessible via a REST API, and it's much easier to set up than any alternative technology available at the time of writing, such as gRPC-Gateway and gRPC-Web.

Fiodar Sazanavets
on Jan 30, 2023
.NET

Moving to .NET 7 MSMQ Alternatives

No MSMQ support is available in the new versions of .NET; if it’s time to move, this article presents a few considerations on what that transition can look like. It will explore some of the available options. By the end, you should see that even though it may be tough, there is a pathway forward.

Irwin Williams
on Dec 12, 2022
Cloud

Using Serverless WebSockets to Enable Real-Time Messaging

This article reviews some of the most common live-user experiences with examples, discusses event-driven architectures to support real-time updates, and introduces common technology choices.

Matthew O’Riordan
on Dec 01, 2022
AI, ML & Data Engineering

Create Your Distributed Database on Kubernetes with Existing Monolithic Databases

The next challenge for databases is to run them on Kubernetes to become cloud neutral. However, they are more difficult to manage than the application layer, since Kubernetes is designed for stateless applications. Apache ShardingSphere is the ecosystem to transform any database into a distributed database system and enhance it with sharding, elastic scaling, encryption features, and more.

Trista Pan
on Nov 16, 2022
Cloud

Polyglot Microservices Communication Using Dapr on AKS

Dapr is a useful tool for solving several challenges engineers might face. It allows engineering organizations to gain productivity by training developers on a common set of tools and techniques. It also helps adopt standardization in development, deployment, and debugging.

Gaurav Malhotra
on Oct 20, 2022