Last week I decided to start migrating one of my existing ASP.NET application that uses NancyFX over to ASP.NET Core.  The process is actually pretty straight forward if you are familiar with OWIN. OWIN OWIN defines a standard interface between .NET web servers and web applications. The goal of the OWIN interface is to decouple server and application, encourage the development of simple modules for .NET web development, and, by being an open standard, stimulate the open source ecosystem of .NET web development tools. To clarify and reword slightly, OWIN is a open source specification that is not defined by Microsoft… Read More »ASP.NET Core Series: NancyFX

I’ve been wanting to create a ASP.NET Core Overview and series of blog posts on ASP.NET Core, but due to the number of betas and changes that came with those, I decided to hold off. Although ASP.NET at the time of this post is still at RC1 (update 1) and not RTM yet, there likely may be some naming changes.  Still, I think we are at a stable enough point where you can take this series and get a good feeling about where ASP.NET currently stands and how you get started writing your own apps. Series This series will focus on development of ASP.NET Core… Read More »ASP.NET Core Series: The Basics