Articles filed in category 'Messaging'

Sending Email with SendGrid

By: Matthew Hess

Last updated: Monday, December 8, 2025

Published in: CODE Magazine: 2025 Jul/Aug

Matthew explores the advantages of using SendGrid for sending bulk emails, specifically in C# programming. He highlights the limitations of traditional methods, like SMTPClient and Mailkit, when dealing with a high volume of messages. Hess demonstrates the setup and utilization of SendGrid's REST API, focusing on its C# utility classes and personalizations feature, enabling efficient customization of emails for individual recipients. Additionally, he delves into template creation and management, showcasing SendGrid’s tools for crafting professional-quality email templates. Hess underscores SendGrid’s functionality in simplifying bulk email processes while avoiding issues related to SPAM filters and message limits.

• .NET
• .NET Core
• api
• apis
• ASP .NET Web API
• ASP.NET
• ASP.NET Core
• Best Practices
• C#
• EF Core
• JSON
• Messaging
• Nuget
• REST
• software development
• web

Working with Apache Kafka in ASP.NET 6 Core

By: Joydip Kanjilal

Last updated: Tuesday, January 14, 2025

Published in: CODE Magazine: 2022 - January/February

Kafka is an open-source high throughput, low latency messaging system for distributed applications. Joydip shows you how it’s what you’ve been waiting for.

• ASP.NET Core
• Messaging

Rich Messaging Endpoints with BizTalk Services

By: Rick Garibay

Last updated: Tuesday, December 28, 2021

Published in: CODE Magazine: 2014 - March/April

Rick Garibay takes you on a tour of cloud-based messaging services including Windows Azure BizTalk Services (WABS), Enterprise Application Integration (EAI), and Windows Azure.

• .NET 4.0
• .NET 4.5
• Architecture
• Azure
• BizTalk
• Cloud Computing
• Design Patterns
• Messaging