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Fluent Assertions is a .NET library that provides use with a bunch of useful extension methods that allow us to test our C# code in a more natural way. Let’s say for example we are testing the output of a string. Without Fluent Assertions, we might write something like this: string testString = "hello"; string expectedOutput = testString.ToUpper(); Assert.Equal(expectedOutput, "HELLO"); If we were to write this test using Fluent Assertions, we could do so like this: ...

Continuing my Microsoft Orleans learning journey, I decided to have a bit of a play around with one of their tutorials. When it comes to complex concepts or new frameworks, I like to get my hands dirty with the code to help me understand how the moving parts work together in action. In this blog post, I’ll be building my own version of the minimal Orleans app that tutorial builds and dissecting each part as I go along. Bear in mind that there are many ways to build an app, and this is just my preferred way of doing it. The idea is to break down the original tutorial and provide a bit more context as to what is going on. ...