Tim Deschryver is a software developer and cloud architect specializing in Azure, DevOps, and web application security.
220 articles from this blog
A technical overview of Wolverine, a .NET library combining Mediator and Message Bus patterns, with code examples for a shopping cart API.
Guide to merging Playwright test shard reports into a single HTML report using the new merge-reports command for better CI pipeline visibility.
A guide to implementing reusable feature flag checks in ASP.NET Minimal APIs using custom Endpoint Filters, moving logic out of route handlers.
A quick reference guide for developers transitioning from the Moq mocking library to NSubstitute, covering syntax comparisons.
A guide to globally registering Angular Injection Tokens in the TestBed to simplify test setups and avoid NullInjectorError.
Explores ASP.NET 8's new IExceptionHandler to convert exceptions into standardized Problem Details responses for better API error reporting.
A developer shares lesser-known Entity Framework features like AutoInclude and HasQueryFilter to improve code efficiency and avoid common pitfalls.
Guide to configuring the angular-auth-oidc-client library using Angular's new functional APIs for providers, interceptors, and guards.
A guide to using Zod schema validation with Playwright for robust API testing, focusing on response shape over content.
Explores using .NET Minimal API endpoints as the application layer, advocating for the REPR pattern to simplify project structure and reduce unnecessary layers.
Explores the new UI mode in Playwright v1.32, a visual test runner that improves debugging and the overall testing workflow.
A guide on refactoring .NET HTTP clients to use Typed HTTP Clients, covering pitfalls of HttpClient and best practices for consuming REST APIs.
How to resolve circular dependency errors in Angular Standalone Components using the forwardRef function.
How to use Hangfire's DisableConcurrentExecution attribute to prevent a recurring .NET background job from running if the previous instance is still active.
A guide on securing Angular SPAs by shifting authentication to a Duende BFF backend, moving away from the Implicit flow to the more secure PKCE flow.
Explains Playwright's built-in test retries, auto-waiting locators, and explicit Retry API for custom conditions in test automation.
A guide to implementing a Backend for Frontend (BFF) architecture with .NET, Duende, and Auth0 to enhance SPA security by moving token handling server-side.
A tutorial on how to attach files like downloads and screenshots to Playwright test reports using the testInfo.attach method.
Entity Framework Core 8 introduces raw SQL queries that can return unmapped types, a highly anticipated feature for .NET developers.
Learn how to use Playwright's grep functionality and tags to organize and selectively run subsets of your test suite for efficiency.
