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The .NET HTTP Failure Nobody Sees Coming -Najeeb Ullah

Your CPU is fine. Your memory is fine. Your database is fine. So why did the application suddenly stop calling another service?

  • ASP.NET Core app stops calling external services in production
  • Repeatedly creating/disposing HttpClient exhausts OS ephemeral ports
  • Optimizing TCP connection management resolves issue

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My checker blamed the other tool, and the defect was in the one doing the blaming

A verifier went red and named a neighbouring tool as the cause. Three of eight rows could not be matched, and the reason code said the rows had the wrong shape. Two things were wrong with that.

  • Three out of eight rows failed to match in verification tool
  • Reason code misleadingly blamed neighboring tool for defect
  • Fix involved removing line numbers and ensuring one block per row

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Creating Adaptive Flutter Screens and Widgets

Flutter enables you to deploy a single application across phones, tablets, desktops, and the web. The challenge lies in designing an interface that feels purposeful on each platform.

  • Material Foundation package provides DynamicLayoutBuilder and DynamicScaffold widgets.
  • DynamicLayoutBuilder selects widget based on screen width (mobile, tablet, desktop).
  • DynamicScaffold incorporates adaptive behavior within SafeArea and Scaffold.

·dev.to

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