net-core

When creating a .NET Core console application, it's handy to have Web API style appsettings.json to configure the application.

Most people don't write Windows services anymore. We have the cloud. You can write WebJobs or Functions instead. However in the rare case you have to, say a client with an on-premise server room because their internet connection is awful and a need for background jobs, then this is how I did it.

Esri has a premium service which requires adding a token to REST API requests for services like batch geocoding. The service has a few gotchas. The sample code is:

The problem with starting a new project is there is a lot of boilerplate work to get started. You need to setup project structure, source control, build and release pipelines, dependency injection and logging before you write a line of business code. Dotnet Core 2.0 supports custom templates meaningless boilerplate code to hit the ground running.