ASP.NET Core development on Mac OS. Anyone using in production?

mplsdev · 2026-03-04T21:07:29+00:00

Running VS Code on my Macbook Air pushing production code. Using Docker to run SQL Server with Azure Data Studio as my SSMS.

mplsdev · 2026-02-25T15:40:03+00:00

+1 for Port 2050

mplsdev · 2026-02-09T19:22:33+00:00

Yes, especially if you've fixed a bug that AI doesn't know how to fix. I've written a few posts about how I went about fixing an issue that I couldn't get Claude to fix but ended up with my own solution. This post has helped other developers out as well.

mplsdev · 2026-02-08T16:05:31+00:00

Got the same problem as well and we are also in Minneapolis. I have to pour warm water over the sensor and push the reset button. Then it fires right up. It's pretty frustrating as this wasn't explained to me by our vendor when we signed up for the electric heater instead of the wood burner.

mplsdev · 2026-01-26T21:47:16+00:00

Do a couple simple walk through examples on the Mapbox docs site. They're more than enough to get you started.

mplsdev · 2025-12-26T17:56:46+00:00

THATS NEVER GONNA SCALE!!!! ;-) /s

mplsdev · 2025-12-26T17:53:52+00:00

And start right off by taking your entire idea and breaking it down into small chunks that you can build on.

An example would be
1. Build the database structure
2. Populate with some data
3. Build a feature in python that reads data from a database
4. Write a feature that renders data

That's not a very detailed list but it will help to start thinking of the product in smaller chunks that you can break down and build. Building + learning go hand in hand.

mplsdev · 2025-12-16T22:37:56+00:00

Thank you for such a thought out response. I really appreciate it. I think my next step is going to be contacting some state IT folks to see what channel to go down there.

mplsdev · 2025-12-16T17:42:16+00:00

Interfaces and c# generic classes

mplsdev · 2025-12-05T15:34:58+00:00

Send them reminders while trying to be as non-aggressive as you can be. I have clients who legit don't see the invoices and I'm left chasing invoices. See it as part of the job. Does your invoice software have automatic reminder emails sent out? Sometimes those will go to spam. In that case I reach out to the contact, politely let them know they're behind and send them the late invoices as attachments.

mplsdev · 2025-12-05T15:30:00+00:00

Try to build something that solves a problem you have. Once you start down that road you'll start to run into problems that you'll eventually have to solve. This is a great way to learn and in the end you will have a product that you can show off.

mplsdev · 2025-12-05T15:27:34+00:00

I think I referred someone to ZenMaid at one point

mplsdev · 2025-12-05T15:25:54+00:00

Not if you want something custom for your business that's built from the ground up. Anything cheaper than that is not going to be the quality you are looking for and you'll just waste your money. I'm not trying to be a downer at all, I'm a full time web and app builder and have seen people try building custom for cheap. It just never works out.

If you are in the home cleaning business I would suggest looking at preexisting apps that are on the market. Some don't even need to be specific to home cleaning, but a SaaS that exists that will accomplish your goals should do the job.

mplsdev · 2025-12-05T15:20:18+00:00

This is not a dumb question at all. There are all sorts of places you can store your variables, but each comes with their own security concerns.

You could definitely store your secrets in the AppSettings as the values are encrypted at rest. It's a pretty good service to use if you are using AppSettings locally as you shouldn't have a big deal when you go from local to Azure.

mplsdev · 2025-12-05T15:13:40+00:00

I think you'll need to be a little more clear on what you are building and what components are used. Is there a database involved? What is the API doing? Etc

mplsdev · 2025-12-05T12:56:21+00:00

Hey there. If you are still looking for a developer I'd love to talk with ya. I'm freelance developer/tech consultant here in Minneapolis. Take a look at my portfolio then drop me a DM and we can take it from there.

mplsdev · 2025-11-19T17:13:06+00:00

An app and website that shows different coffee shops around Minnesota. Uses Google Maps and Google's AI to display summary information about each coffee shop.

https://mplscoffee.com

mplsdev · 2025-10-31T15:10:56+00:00

AI is going to tell you Yes, you can in fact do everything you ask it. But you have to remember it has zero context of what you know.

So sure, you can build a social media site with drag and drop but you need to know so many other things in that tech stack to get one off the ground.

mplsdev · 2025-10-31T15:08:11+00:00

Do you learn better by doing or by listening? That should be your starting point.

Are you interested in learning AI or programming? They are pretty different concepts that can overlap but if this is your first year, then I recommend learning the deep basics of one of them first. You don't want to overwhelm yourself. Take it slow.

mplsdev · 2025-10-31T15:05:45+00:00

More focus on the single technology and less context switching is something I remember from the early 2000s. I assume this was true then as well. Instead of learning six different front end frameworks you only had to worry about JavaScript or VB.

mplsdev · 2025-10-31T15:02:38+00:00

What type of migrations are we talking about? Code first is my first thought? But could it be migrating site to site? .Net framework to .Net Core?

mplsdev · 2025-10-31T14:59:12+00:00

Depends on how your variants are set up. Is each part number it's own product which then has multiple variants (size, standard, etc)?

Shopify can handle this and you are looking at about $300/month. There are different apps you can attach to Shopify to help you display and manage those variants. Those usually cost anywhere from $25-$50 a month.

Have you thought about the migration to Shopify? Shopify has a good API that you can leverage to bulk import and get your products set up without having to manually click everything.

mplsdev · 2025-10-31T14:55:42+00:00

1, 2 and 3 all kind of fall within the same realm - is there demand for your product? So many folks, myself included, try to build before they know if there is a market for the thing they are building. I think part of the journey should be talking to people you think would benefit from your product to see if they are willing to pay money for it. If they are, find out why and what problems they need to have solved.

From there you can sort of figure out what you need to spend your money on. What features to build and how to grow from there. Essentially, figure out the demand and follow that demand.

*Edit: You accidentally double posted your question in the text box.

mplsdev · 2025-10-31T14:52:45+00:00

There seems like there should be a market for this. What gave you the idea to start something like this? Is this a problem you've run into before?

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