asp.net-core

Encapsulating getting access tokens from IdentityServer with a typed HttpClient and MessageHandler

Update 18. Dec 2021: The repo on GitHub has been updated to .NET 6. I also “containerized” all the apps so it’s easier to run them. Make sure to check it out! httpclient-token-identityserver Recently, I had to interact with an external API which is protected by JWT Bearer Tokens. For this, I had to get an access_token first and then set it to each request. But, this can get quite tedious very soon even if you just do it a few times....

Setting up Windows Subsystem for Linux with zsh + oh-my-zsh + ConEmu

The era of .NET developers being constrained on using only Windows as a platform is gone. (At least for ASP.NET). That might be very cool to some, but also scary for others. Fear of change is true. Nevertheless, it’s definitely time (if not yet) to get out of the comfort zone and get your feet wet. Being able to work with .NET on Linux/Mac is one of the points that makes me agree 100% with Nick Craver that ....