Kafka for .NET Core: A Comprehensive Guide to Event-Driven Messaging

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Kafka was initially developed by LinkedIn in 2011 to address the demand for high-velocity event ingestion and processing. Traditional messaging paradigms, such as publish-subscribe brokers and queue-based architectures, struggled with handling large-scale, fault-tolerant event streams. Kafka addressed these limitations with a distributed commit log model, ensuring persistent, replayable, and highly scalable message distribution.

az login error: Authentication failed against tenant * ‘Default Directory’: (pii)

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Authentication failed against tenant xxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxx 'Default Directory': (pii).

So It happened today that I got the error below while running “az login” command in Windows Terminal. Authentication failed against tenant <-guid-> ‘Default Directory’: (pii). Status: Response_Status.Status_InteractionRequired, Error code: 3399614476, Tag: 557973645 The az login command was ran everytime, I was prompted to select an account I had logged in previously but then the … Read more

Propeller: The Open-Source Solution Revolutionizing Real-Time Communication

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Imagine building a chat application, real-time analytics dashboard, or online collaborative tool. These all require instant, reliable, and scalable communication between frontend and backend. Propeller solves this problem — an open-source platform for seamless, bi-directional real-time communication. Let’s explore what Propeller is, how it works, and why it’s a game-changer for real-time communication. What Is Propeller? Propeller … Read more

21 Essential Tips for Writing Clean Code in C# (.NET)

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21 Essential Tips for Writing Clean Code in C# .NET

Clean code is the cornerstone of maintainable and scalable software. As developers, we strive to write code that’s not only functional but also readable and efficient. In this blog post, we’ll explore 21 essential tips for writing clean code in C# (.NET), ranging from basic principles to more advanced practices. Let’s dive in! 1. Use … Read more

Understanding Entity, Model, ViewModel, and DTO, in C#

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Contents Quick Reference Detailed Breakdown 1. Entities – Database Models in Entity Framework Core 2. Models – C# Business Logic Implementation 3. ViewModels – ASP.NET MVC and Blazor Data Presentation 4. DTOs – .NET Microservices and API Communication Common Pitfalls and Best Practices Real-World Example: Building a .NET Enterprise Blog System Best Practices Summary Key … Read more

KMAC: The Modern Heavyweight in Cryptographic Authentication

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A complete developer guide for implementing Keccak Message Authentication Code (KMAC) in .NET applications. This guide covers everything from basic concepts to advanced implementation patterns, security considerations, and performance optimization techniques. Ideal for developers working with cryptographic authentication in .NET 9 and later versions. Quick Summary (TL;DR ): KMAC (Keccak Message Authentication Code) is a NIST-standardized … Read more

Key Vault – Failed to sync the certificate.: The service does not have access to ‘*’ Key Vault

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TLDR; How to fix Failed to sync the certificate.: The service does not have access to ‘*’ Key Vault Hello! You may want to read this post if you have come across one of the following errors related to Key Vault: Failed to update all the resources with the latest certificate Failed to sync the … Read more

Error CS0234: The type or namespace name ‘HelloWorld.Core’ does not exist in the namespace ‘HelloWorld’

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Warning MSB3245: Could not resolve this reference. Could not locate the assembly “HelloWorld.Core”. Check to make sure the assembly exists on disk. If this reference is required by your code, you may get compilation errors. Error CS0234: The type or namespace name ‘Core’ does not exist in the namespace ‘Document360’ (are you missing an assembly … Read more

How to Run Console Applications in Azure DevOps Pipelines (Step-by-Step Guide)

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Learn how to run console apps on Azure DevOps without hosting! I came across multiple similar questions on StackOverflow for running a Console Application on Microsoft Azure. Answers mostly suggesting running the console app on WebJobs. Here I’m sharing another way of running console apps on Microsoft Azure DevOps, with Azure Pipelines. [Azure]: Run your … Read more