Presenting with VS Code – Screencast mode

I have been starting to speak and present a lot more, and was looking into great tools like Carnac and KeyPosé. But I just found out today about a feature I didn't know existed inside Visual Studio Code, Screencast mode. This was introduced in January 2019. How did I miss it? To enable and use … Continue reading Presenting with VS Code – Screencast mode →

RESTful API Versioning

I've been a developer for a long time, writing APIs and clients to consume them. When an API is around long enough, it needs to change. I've versioned APIs in the past using a number of different techniques. Some successful, some painful. Now I realize this discussion is like the VI/Emacs conflict, the Tab/Space wars, … Continue reading RESTful API Versioning →

ARM – Part 3: Hook up the Pipes

I’ve got a template straight from Microsoft. I want this wired into a CI/CD pipeline to I can play around and get quick feedback. I’m going to use Azure DevOps to help make all this possible. Let's get those templates into a repo to get started. New repo, initialize it, add new files. Next, I'm … Continue reading ARM – Part 3: Hook up the Pipes →

ARM – Part 2: Azure Quickstart Templates

Time to Dive in I'm one of those guys that likes to learn by doing. Reading the documentation is great, and I do that a lot. But for me to really grok something, I need to play with it, run it, and probably blow it up. If you missed part 1, read along and come back. I … Continue reading ARM – Part 2: Azure Quickstart Templates →

ARM – Part 1: Azure Resource Manager

The Journey Begins I've been an azure developer for years. Originally I worked with "Classic Mode" and Cloud Services. Then I moved to ARM and Web Apps. Lately I've been doing DevOps but I only recently started working with ARM Termplates. First, let's dive into a little history. History Azure has grown and changed since … Continue reading ARM – Part 1: Azure Resource Manager →

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