#229 – October 21, 2018
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A Re-Introductoin To C# References
Reviewing what we need to know pre- and post- C# 7 features about the type system and references in particular, while correcting common misconceptions along the way.
Generating IDs in C#, 'safely' and efficiently
Recently I needed to find an efficient algorithm for generating unique IDs in a highly concurrent and low latency component. After looking at several options I settled for the algorithm used by the Kestrel HTTP server. Kestrel generates request IDs that are stored in the TraceIdentifier property hanging off the HTTPContext.
Using multiple instances of strongly-typed settings with named options in .NET Core 2.x
In this post I discuss your options when you want to register multiple instances of a strongly-typed settings object in the dependency injection container. In particular, I show how to use named options to register each configured object with a different name.
Using an OData Client with an ASP.NET Core API
The article shows how to implement an OData client from an ASP.NET Core application. Bearer token authorization is used to secure the API.
Why my service is not saturating all cores or seems to stall
In extreme cases, the loss of throughput is so bad that the service does not seem to be making progress at all. More commonly, you just are getting the throughout you expect, or you can't handle 'bursts' of load. (thus works great in stead state at 20% CPU used, but when you get a burst, it does not use more CPU to service the burst).