Kevin Dockx / Ice Cream (website and blog)

Kevin Dockx / Ice Cream

wandering along the lines of another next big thing, remember: there’s always room for more ice cream

Hi, I’m Kevin

Architect. Author. Consultant.

Latest Posts

Marvin.Cache.Headers 6.0.0 Available Now

December 6, 2021

I just released a new version of Marvin.Cache.Headers. You can find it on NuGet. For those of you who don’t know what that is: Marvin.Cache.Headers is ASP.NET Core middleware that adds HttpCache headers to responses (Cache-Control, Expires, ETag, Last-Modified), and implements cache expiration & validation models. It can be used to ensure caches correctly cache… Read more »

New Release: Marvin.JsonPatch 2.2

April 13, 2021

This is a post I wasn’t expecting to write Marvin.JsonPatch, my library to add support for JsonPatch to .NET, just got a new release. It’s a small change a few people asked for: multitarget support (including netstandard2.0). As you may or may not know, Marvin.JsonPatch was originally built in 2014 (I’m getting old…), targeting… Read more »

New Course Published: Using Reflection in a C# Application: Best Practices

March 31, 2021

My latest Pluralsight course, Using Reflection in a C# Application: Best Practices, is available now. Here’s what you can expect: Using reflection does not have to be difficult. In this course, Using Reflection in a C# Application: Best Practices, you’ll learn how to use reflection in C#. First, you’ll explore which use cases reflection can… Read more »

New Course Published: Securing Microservices in ASP.NET Core

December 1, 2020

I’m happy to announce my latest course is available now over at Pluralsight: Securing Microservices in ASP.NET Core. It offers an in-depth look at various security patterns for microservice architectures. Here’s what you can expect: Authentication and authorization are two very important aspects of a secure microservices architecture. In this course, Securing Microservices in ASP.NET… Read more »

Marvin.StreamExtensions v1.2 Released

September 14, 2020

PouyaMoridian submitted a PR to Marvin.StreamExtensions recently that allows injecting JsonSerializerSettings when using the extension methods. I figured a new release would be appropriate as I think quite a few people will find this useful. It allows full customization of how your objects are serialized, including the option to have property names CamelCased. If you’re… Read more »

New Course Published: Securing Blazor Client-side Applications

August 28, 2020

I’m happy to announce my latest course is now available over at Pluralsight: Securing Blazor Client-side Applications. As you can guess, it tackles securing your Blazor WASM app, but it contains a lot more than just that. Here’s what you can expect: Authentication and authorization are two incredibly important aspects of a secure Blazor WebAssembly… Read more »

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My Pluralsight Courses

Using Reflection in a C# Application: Best Practices

In this course you’ll learn when reflection is useful and how to use it in .NET.

Intermediate
March 30th, 2021

Securing Microservices in ASP.NET Core

This course will teach you how to secure your ASP.NET Core microservices using a variety of best practice patterns for authentication and authorization.

Advanced
November 30th, 2020

Microsoft Azure for .NET Developers – Building Secure Services and Applications

In this course you’ll learn how to use Docker containers, the Azure Kubernetes Service, Azure Resource Manager Templates and Azure Active Directory (including B2C) to build, deploy and secure your applications and services on Azure.

Advanced
June 9th, 2020

Dealing with Credentials When Securing an ASP.NET Core 3 Application

In this course you’ll learn best practices regarding user and password management, integrating with third-party providers like Facebook, setting up federation and implementing multi-factor authentication.

Intermediate
April 27th, 2020

Securing ASP.NET Core 3 with OAuth2 and OpenID Connect

When you’re building an ASP.NET Core 3 MVC web app or API, you’ll want to secure it sooner than later. In this course, you’ll learn how to utilize OAuth2 and OpenID Connect, today’s widely-used standards, to help you achieve your goals efficiently.