Software Engineer from Houston, Texas. Passionate about C# and clean code that runs without drama. When not coding, loves to cook and work on random home projects.
It’s easy to create a unique dataset using DISTINCT in SQL, however, it may be beneficial to do this in managed code instead. In this article, Camilo Reyes demonstrates several ways to create unique datasets with managed code.… Read more
Redis is an in-memory NoSQL data store. Memory is faster than disk, but there are still ways to improve performance. In this article, Camilo Reyes compares caching strategies.… Read more
Monads elevate basic C# types and unlock functional patterns, similar to containers. In this article, Camilo Reyes explains functional monads in C#.… Read more
A REST API can hide the complexity behind large scale solutions using simple verbs like POST, PUT, or PATCH. In this article, Camilo Reyes explains how to create a REST API in .NET Core.… Read more
Every computer science student must learn about Big-O Notation, a way to conceptualize algorithm complexity that directly relates to performance of the algorithm. In this article, Camilo Reyes demonstrates how to apply Big-O algorithms to .NET Core applications.… Read more
Identity Server is a popular authentication framework for .NET, and version 4 was built for ASP.NET Core. In this article, Camilo Reyes explains Identity Server 4 and how to get started working with it.… Read more
The React library allows teams to work faster and with more consistency. In this article, Camilo Reyes explains how to get started using React components in a C# application. … Read more
Using cookie authorization in ASP.NET Core is seamless and flexible. In this article, Camilo Reyes explains why this might be a good choice for your next project and how to use the many options available. … Read more
Dynamic types were introduced in .NET 4. Dynamic objects let you work with structures such as JSON documents whose composition may not be known until runtime. In this article, Camilo Reyes explains how to work with dynamic types.… Read more
The HttpClient class is used to send and receive requests to an HTTP endpoint. In this article, Camilo Reyes describes how to work with the class and how to avoid common pitfalls and issues.… Read more
Comparing URLs in C# code is a common task and seems simple. Camilo Reyes shows us that there are many pitfalls to avoid since people can come up with several ways to type the same URL. He then demonstrates how to solve several URL comparison problems.… Read more
Node.JS and SQL Server are a good match for creating non-blocking, event-driven database applications. Though you can use ODBC or JDBC to communicate between the two, it is possible to run such applications on platforms such as Azure, Linux, OSX and iOS by using Node together with the JavaScript TDS library called 'Tedious'. 'Tedious' is a mature product but it is still possible to get things wrong in converting SQL Server datatypes such as BigInt to native Javascript data. … Read more
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