C# HttpClient - How to set the basic HTTP authorization header
Basic authentication is becoming a rare sight, however it is still quite widely used due to its simplicity. In C#, using the HttpClient and HttpRequestMessage you »
Ways of making HTTP redirects and how they are different
In this post I will describe the different ways of redirecting using the HTTP protocol. It is a shorter version of a previous blog post of »
Ghost blog - How to link within the same document using an anchor tag in markdown
It took me way too long to figure out how to link to a headline further down in my blog post within markdown. I hope I »
REST - Should you use a body for your HTTP DELETE requests? - updated 2023
In short: There is nothing in the specifications that prohibits the use of a body for a HTTP Delete request. However for some HTTP clients this »
How to fix "Alternative page with proper canonical tag" exclusions in Google Search console
In Google search console you may find that some of your pages has been excluded with the status "Alternative page with proper canonical tag". Overall this »
C# - How to PUT or POST JSON using the HttpClient in .Net
In this post I demonstrate how you can PUT or POST JSON using the HTTPClient in C#. The simplest way to do this is using the »
Adding code highlighting to your website and blog using prism.js
If you are a blogger on software you are likely going to share some code snippets. Without highlighting code can be hard to read and your »
Software development - What is idempotence and what is an idempotent API? - Updated 2022
Defining Idempotence According to Wikipedia idempotence is described as: The property of certain operations in mathematics and computer science whereby they can be applied multiple times »
How to redirect HTTP put, post or delete requests and why you may end up with a GET request upon redirection
I will start with a small disclaimer: it is always up to the client how to handle redirects. Most of the time they handle status codes »
List of HTTP status response code group meanings, such as 200, 400 and 500
In this post I will present the different HTTP status code groups, which are the groups 1xx (100-199), 2xx (200-299), 3xx (300-399), 4xx (400-499) and 5xx »