Using configuration files to manage NuGet package versions (and other stuff!)

Have you ever had a LOT of projects in a solution, many of which use the same NuGet packages? Managing package versions could be a nightmare!

2018-10-07

architecture / Actor model / Distributed systems / programming / .net core / Actor model / Microsoft Orleans / c#

12 minutes read (About 1847 words)

Getting Started with Microsoft Orleans

Orleans is an open source actor framework built by Microsoft research, and was used for halo cloud functionality! Here’s how to get started…

docker, nginx, and letsencrypt - website setup for that sweet, sweet HTTPS!

2018-09-19

programming / .net core / HTTPS / docker / nginx / security

15 minutes read (About 2192 words)

docker, nginx, and letsencrypt - website setup for that sweet, sweet HTTPS!

I’ve used letsencrypt in the past for free certs, but I have not successfully utilized it since moving over to docker/kestrel/nginx. That all changed today, and I had a hell of a time figuring out what I’m doing to get it working.

dotnet core console application IOptions configuration

2018-09-14

programming / .net core / c#

8 minutes read (About 1172 words)

dotnet core console application IOptions configuration

So, I’m losing faith in my google skills, there didn’t seem to be a one stop shop that I could find to give information on setting up a .net core console application with a IServiceProvider and utilizing IOptions… so that brings us here.

Angular, Typescript, and .net core - updating SolarProjection with a form

2018-09-12

programming / .net core / angular / c# / typescript

9 minutes read (About 1340 words)

Angular, Typescript, and .net core - updating SolarProjection with a form

I’m close to wrapping up my initial pass through the solar projection feature of the website. One of the final touches is the ability for visitors to run their own projections.

2018-08-30

programming / .net core / c#

3 minutes read (About 391 words)

My first NuGet package! Kritner.SolarEstimate

I published my first NuGet package (https://www.nuget.org/packages/Kritner.SolarProjection/)! Kristen and I recently were considering (and have since financed) a 17,000 kw/year solar array, on the back of our house