10 articles on permission models, authentication, clean architecture and the parts of a .NET backend that talk to other systems. Most of them started as something I had to work out at work and wanted written down properly.
Permission models, multi-factor authentication and device trust, written up from production work.
2 articlesAug 2025
Comprehensive Guide to Implementing Role-Based Access Control in .NET: Create Roles and Assign Granular Permissions Introduction Image Introduction Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)…
Jul 2025
Trust Issues Solved: How I Built 2FA That Knows Your Device (After Breaking It a Few Times) This Article outlines the implementation of a multi-factor authentication (MFA) system w…
How to structure a .NET codebase so it survives its second year.
3 articlesMay 2026
As a .NET developer, I started learning design patterns through the book Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software by Erich Gamma, Richard Helm, Ralph Johnson,…
Mar 2026
Repository: Separating concerns: Domain, Application, Infrastructure, API A comprehensive guide to understanding Clean Architecture and how this .NET 10 Web API project implements…
Jan 2026
The complete source code for this project is available on GitHub: Feel free to clone it and run the app as we go through the tutorial. In the world of cross-platform development, .…
Payloads, payments, webhooks and email. The parts of a backend that talk to something else.
3 articlesMar 2026
Toon Comparison A hands-on guide to ToonSharp: smaller payloads, cleaner syntax, and a familiar API you can drop into any .NET project today. Every .NET developer knows the drill.…
Oct 2025
Building a Robust Email Service in .NET: A Complete Guide to Professional Email Delivery Frustrated Developer Resolving Email Service Bug (Note: This article presents industry best…
Sept 2025
Mastering Stripe Webhook Integration in ASP.NET Core: A Practical Guide with Production-Ready Patterns Building robust subscription systems requires seamless integration with payme…
Docker, Entity Framework, and getting a .NET environment working outside Windows.
2 articlesOct 2025
No paid libraries required. Here’s how I built a production-ready document converter using open-source tools. Most developers reach for expensive commercial libraries when they nee…
Aug 2025
Setting Up Entity Framework Core with Identity and Swagger in Rider (.NET 9.0) — A Step-by-Step Guide for Mac and Linux Users Make sure you have installed PostgreSql and Rider. To…