The familiar ping of a text message delivering a six-digit code has become the soundtrack of our digital lives. For years, SMS-based one-time passwords (OTPs) have been the default sentry guarding our banks accounts, emails and other online accounts. Unfortunately, this sentry is sleeping on the job and we'
Why Structured Logging? * Problem: Traditional text logs (e.g Console.WriteLine) are hard to query and analyze. * Solution: Structured logging emits logs as machine-readable key/value pairs and enables: * Filtering (e.g WHERE UserId = 123) * Correlation (e.g trace IDs across microservices) * Integration with dashboards (e.g Seq, Elasticsearch) Setting
Asynchronous programming is at the heart of modern .NET applications to enable scalable, responsive systems without blocking threads. While async/await and the built-in Task returning APIs cover most scenarios, sometimes you need custom asynchronous operations, particularly when bridging callback-based code, implementing complex synchronization primitives or exposing event-driven logic as