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CancellationToken Best Practices in ASP.NET Core

One of the strengths of ASP.NET Core is how naturally it supports cooperative cancellation. When a client disconnects, refreshes the page, closes the browser tab, or a request timeout is triggered, ASP.NET Core exposes that signal through HttpContext.RequestAborted. You...

About Extension Methods in C#

Introduction Extension methods in C# are a powerful feature that allows developers to “add” methods to existing types without modifying the original class or creating a derived type. They enable cleaner, more readable code and are widely used in...

The Polymorphic Processor Pattern

After a decade of working with enterprise systems, I’ve noticed a recurring architectural pain point: elegantly processing different domain objects through a common interface without sacrificing maintainability. At its core, the problem is a tug-of-war between four critical concerns:...

A perfect cradle for your personal cloud

Quite a few months ago, I started an ambitious project. My goal was to create a case for Raspberry Pis to combine them into a cluster and run Kubernetes. Constrains were the following: The case should host three Raspberry...

Fixing Rock64 v2 Gigabit Ethernet

Half a year ago I bought three Rock64 (4 GB model) for my home Kubernetes cluster and I was mostly happy with them, they are quick, quiet and reliable. Although, I noticed one issue. From time to time the...