Asp.net core - how to set up a controller endpoint to receive XML instead of JSON
In a previous post I showed how you can send XML using the HttpClient in asp.net core, using the following code snippet: var httpClient = new »
Google spreadsheets - How to sum all negative or positive numbers in a range
So I recently wanted to sum all the negative and positive numbers in a range before adding them together. This was to see the total earnings »
REST - Should you use a body for your HTTP DELETE requests?
I recently had to make an endpoint for a deletion of a resource, for this I wanted to use the HTTP Verb DELETE. However I had »
How to fix "Alternative page with proper canonical tag" exclusions in Google Search console
I had seen the number of pages with excluded status "Alternative page with proper canonical tag" in Google Search console grow over time, but »
C# - When to use threads instead of tasks
I have not yet found a situation where I needed a thread instead of a Task. Threads are a lower level concept when compared to tasks. »
C# - How to PUT or POST JSON using the HTTPClient in .Net core
In this post I demonstrate how you can POST or PUT JSON using the HTTPClient in C#. The simplest way to do this is using the »
What is new in .Net 5? and how is it different from .Net core?
This November (2020) we are getting ourselves a new version of .Net called ".Net 5". We are currently at .Net Framework 4.8 and »
Blog post number 200!
Back in July 2018 I made a blog post that I had reached a blog post count of 100. Today I can announce that this will »
How to get (scrape) stock prices/quotes from websites in Google spreadsheets using ImportXml
It is no secret that I like to spend some time on investing, buying and selling stocks and index funds. I use Google spread sheets in »
Javascript - How to remove all elements in a list (HtmlCollection) within a loop
I recently wanted to remove certain elements on my page. They all shared the same class, but I ran into problems when the last one in »