Here at SCS, we have been utilizing Visual Studio’s ability to create .NET Core web applications, bundled with Angular or React, for several years now. This has allowed us to get a web application project quickly and efficiently up and running. We can avoid spending a lot of time on the setup process. Unfortunately, atRead more
When it comes to data access, I like to keep it simple. I prefer the database be exclusively responsible for database actions using stored procedures to execute queries and updates. I also like to avoid mapping lots of parameters in stored procedures. At other times, there’s a need for a way to send a listRead more
I recently was asked to develop a dashboard application for tracking the data flow metrics for a large financial firm. Having had no experience developing a ‘dashboard’ application, I began to do some research into how I could do this efficiently and with a minimum amount of effort designing the user interface. Like most applicationRead more
Introduction Currently there are four (4) native numeric data types in C#, including Integer, Float, Double and Decimal. This blog will discuss why using the Double data type over the Decimal datatype to significantly improve performance with almost no loss in computational accuracy. Integer (Integral) Data Type An integral data type [1] is used toRead more
I recently worked on a project that used web services to feed information to the SSRS reports that were created for the various business segments at this particular organization. Stemming from that project, this blog post will present how to create a simple web service that returns a serialized dataset and a simple SSRS reportRead more
Introduction Many software applications present formatted data to the user via user interfaces and reports. Often times the code that formats the data is difficult to read and maintain. This blog will briefly touch on a new C# 6.0 feature, String Interpolation, to format string data. In many cases, using string interpolation reduces the sizeRead more
Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) is an attack against web applications that forces users to execute unwanted actions within the web applications that they are currently authenticated. By sending a malicious link via email, social network post or chat, an attacker may trick users of web applications into executing actions of the attacker’s choosing. ARead more
