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Full source code to download. I’ve been using ninject for a few years, but every time I use it with Web Api I hit some problem and they usually stem from not including the right nuget packages, not changing the DependencyResolver or (once) forgetting how to make a binding!

Sometimes when using Entity Framework I want to verify that I’m connected to the database I think I’m connected to. Here’s how to check in Entity Framework 5, Entity Framework 6 and Entity Framework Core 1 (EF 7)

Full source code. I’ve been using AutoFixture for a while with my unit tests. It creates objects with prefilled data, saving me the hassle of manually constructing them. Basic usage If you want a string from AutoFixture do something like -

Summary When returning objects from a method try to use IList, IDictionary, etc instead of List and Dictionary. This is especially important when the method is inside a class library which you distribute.

Filtering out entries in a dictionary is not too difficult when the key and value are simple. For example if you had - IDictionary oneToFourDictionary = new Dictionary {{ "one", 1 }, { "two", 2 }, { "three", 3 }, { "four", 4 } };

If you are using some legacy SQL in C# you’ll occasionally need to write a WHERE IN. You don’t want to end up writing something like the below, either directly or through some sort of loop.

I have two other posts on multiple GET methods, both for Web Api 2. the first shows how to use routes like http://…/api/values/geta. the second shows http://…/api/values/22 or http://…/api/values/AAC1FB7B-978B-4C39-A90D-271A031BFE5D.

If got this error when trying to scaffold a new controller (MVC and Web Api) for an ASP.NET 5 web app using Visual Studio 2015. There was an error running the selected code generator: 'No database providers are configured.

If you recognize the error from the title of this post, you can jump to the solution. The problem I have a ASP.NET 5 solution with two projects, a web application project and a class library project.

When adding a class library to an ASP.NET 5 application you might get an error like “The following projects are not supported as references: - The project ClassLibrary1 has a target framework that is incompatible or has a version higher than the current project and cannot be referenced”