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2016

Building Asp.NET Core applications in Appveyor

To build your Asp.NET Core 1.0 application in Appveyor, a bit of configuration is required to tell the Appveyor build agent to get the dotnet core compiler. The configuration steps will install the .Net Version Manager and a runtime for your application. The necessary packages and references will also be restored prior to the build. Simply add or amend your appveyor.yml file at the root of your project repository with the contents below:

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February 15, 2016
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Kestrel reverse proxy using nginx

When you self-host your Asp.NET Core web application using Kestrel, it is recommended that you don’t expose it to the outside world, but use a reverse proxy instead. If you followed the sample in cross-platform Asp.NET Core then you found out that your self-hosted application is only available from your local machine. To expose your application to the outside world, the recommended approach is to use a reverse proxy using Apache or nginx.

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February 12, 2016
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asp.net core linux hello world

On Asp.Net Core 1.0 you can create cross-platform applications that will run without modifications in multiple operating systems and CPU’s. Today we are going to create an Asp.Net Core 1.0 “Hello World” sample in Windows and run it in linux (Centos 7.1 x86_64). First we start with the installation of .Net Core 1.0. For Windows, browse to https://get.asp.net/ and download the installer. After running this installer you will be able to run .

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February 11, 2016
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Continuous web page performance testing

Web page performance is very important in a website, as it directly impacts your ROI. A slow website will have a high rate of abandonment and is a source of frustration for your visitors. One of the ways to ensure you are not caught in this situation is to measure web page performance every time you deploy a new feature. To demo this we are going to use: webpagetest.org – The tests will be invoked using its REST API via a Node module Appveyor – A CI service to run the tests First we need to create an API key at webpagetest.

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February 7, 2016
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Page performance is a feature

One aspect that is often overlooked, until things go wrong, is the performance of the website. More specifically, the speed the pages load and are ready to be used. Site performance is linked to customer satisfaction and conversion. The slower your site is, less people will be visiting and your conversion figures will drop. Follow these steps to ensure your website is always performing at its best: Client side performance There are many guides that you can follow to improve the client side performance of your website.

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January 5, 2016
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