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Sending Email With MailChimp C#

How to build lists and send emails with MailChimp's API using C#.

Tagged: C Sharp, Email, MailChimp

AWS Step Functions in C#

Details on what AWS Step Functions are and how they can be used in .NET.

Tagged: AWS, C Sharp

SQL Express Database Backups in SQL Server

Backup your SQL Express databases using sp_BackupDatabases, which is from Microsoft. You can then automate this with the Task Scheduler.

Tagged: SQL

Prevent Sign Out ASP.NET Core 2.0 Deployment

Example code of how to stay signed in after an ASP.NET Core 2.0 deployment to IIS.


Redirecting WWW and Non-HTTPS Traffic with ASP.NET Core 2.0

How to redirect traffic for WWW and non-HTTPS web requests to a canonical URL using ASP.NET Core 2.0 with 301 redirects.

Tagged: SSL

Bundling and Minification with ASP.NET Core 2.0

How to bundle and minify CSS and JavaScript files using ASP.NET Core 2.0.

Tagged: ASP.NET, CSS, JavaScript

Unit Testing with xUnit.net in ASP.NET Core 2.0

How to add and run unit tests using xUnit.net with ASP.NET Core 2.0.


Migrating from ASP.NET 4.6 to ASP.NET Core 2.0

Details on how I migrated this website from ASP.NET 4.6 to ASP.NET Core 2.0 in one day.

Tagged: ASP.NET

Free SSL Certificates with Let's Encrypt on IIS

Generating and renewing free SSL certificates on IIS using Let's Encrypt.

Tagged: SSL