When Technology Fails, GitHub Codespaces Saves the Day
Last week, I spoke at the Copenhagen Developers Festival about using GitHub Codespaces for cloud-based development. This is an amazing conference with an i...
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vscode
Dev Containers - Part 1
This article is part of the Festive Tech Calendar 2023. For more articles in the series by other authors, visit https://festivetechcalendar.com/. Dev ...
Enhancing Your Workflow with the GitHub Actions VSCode Extension
In today’s dynamic software development landscape, every second counts. Maximizing efficiency and ensuring error-free processes are top priorities for develo...
Embedding Draw.io Diagrams in VSCode
If you’re like me, you love discovering new ways to boost your productivity and workflows. One of my favorite tools is Draw.io. I’ve used the desktop tool an...
Optimizing VSCode Startup Time with Profiles
Visual Studio Code (VS Code) is a popular code editor that offers a wide range of extensions to enhance its functionality. However, having too many extension...
Unleash Your Creativity with Marp Presentation Customization
This is part 2 of the MARP series. You can read the series of articles here: Marp - Create Presentations with Markdown Unleash Your Creativity with Mar...
Marp - Create Presentations with Markdown
This is part 1 of the MARP series. You can read the series of articles here: Marp - Create Presentations with Markdown Unleash Your Creativity with Mar...
Secure Terraform - Part 4 - checkov
This is part 4 of the Secure Terraform series. You can read the series of articles here:
Secure Terraform - Part 3 - terrascan
This is part 3 of the Secure Terraform series. You can read the series of articles here:
Secure Terraform - Part 2 - tfsec Customization
This is part 2 of the Secure Terraform series. You can read the series of articles here:
Secure Terraform - Part 1 - tfsec
This blog was posted as part of the Festive Tech Calendar 2022. I really want to thank the organizers for helping set this up!
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 ...
tools
Enhancing Your Workflow with the GitHub Actions VSCode Extension
In today’s dynamic software development landscape, every second counts. Maximizing efficiency and ensuring error-free processes are top priorities for develo...
Embedding Draw.io Diagrams in VSCode
If you’re like me, you love discovering new ways to boost your productivity and workflows. One of my favorite tools is Draw.io. I’ve used the desktop tool an...
Optimizing VSCode Startup Time with Profiles
Visual Studio Code (VS Code) is a popular code editor that offers a wide range of extensions to enhance its functionality. However, having too many extension...
Secure Terraform - Part 5 - Terraform State
This is part 5 of the Secure Terraform series. You can read the series of articles here:
Marp - Create Presentations with Markdown
This is part 1 of the MARP series. You can read the series of articles here: Marp - Create Presentations with Markdown Unleash Your Creativity with Mar...
Secure Terraform - Part 4 - checkov
This is part 4 of the Secure Terraform series. You can read the series of articles here:
Secure Terraform - Part 3 - terrascan
This is part 3 of the Secure Terraform series. You can read the series of articles here:
Secure Terraform - Part 2 - tfsec Customization
This is part 2 of the Secure Terraform series. You can read the series of articles here:
Secure Terraform - Part 1 - tfsec
This blog was posted as part of the Festive Tech Calendar 2022. I really want to thank the organizers for helping set this up!
Multiple Domains on GitHub Pages
Something I found out after moving from WordPress to GitHub Pages is that out of the box you can only host a single domain for a repository with GitHub Pages...
Customizing the Jekyll Theme
I haven’t done a lot with jekyll in the past, but I’m a big fan of Markdown everything. For me that usually means I’m taking notes in Markdown Obsidian, doin...
Tools for working with Kubernetes
I’ve been in a number of internal and external calls where tooling to help work with Kubernetes keeps coming up. I thought I would share some of these cool t...
github
When Technology Fails, GitHub Codespaces Saves the Day
Last week, I spoke at the Copenhagen Developers Festival about using GitHub Codespaces for cloud-based development. This is an amazing conference with an i...
Dev Containers - Part 1
This article is part of the Festive Tech Calendar 2023. For more articles in the series by other authors, visit https://festivetechcalendar.com/. Dev ...
Enhancing Your Workflow with the GitHub Actions VSCode Extension
In today’s dynamic software development landscape, every second counts. Maximizing efficiency and ensuring error-free processes are top priorities for develo...
Marp - Create Presentations with Markdown
This is part 1 of the MARP series. You can read the series of articles here: Marp - Create Presentations with Markdown Unleash Your Creativity with Mar...
Secure Terraform - Part 4 - checkov
This is part 4 of the Secure Terraform series. You can read the series of articles here:
Secure Terraform - Part 3 - terrascan
This is part 3 of the Secure Terraform series. You can read the series of articles here:
Secure Terraform - Part 2 - tfsec Customization
This is part 2 of the Secure Terraform series. You can read the series of articles here:
Secure Terraform - Part 1 - tfsec
This blog was posted as part of the Festive Tech Calendar 2022. I really want to thank the organizers for helping set this up!
DevOps
Clearing NuGet Caches
What is NuGet?
DevOps - The Stakeholders
DevOps
Shared Focus - Using The First Way with DevOps
A common issue I see when discussing DevOps with teams or organizations is the presence of Organizational Silos. Organizational Silos are made up of all type...
How Do You Boil the Ocean?
This is a phrase I end up using a lot while talking with clients. I used to use a different phrase about elephants but moved away from that language to be mo...
Snake Oil DevOps - BEWARE!
As a DevOps Consultant a lot of what I do is spent on People and Processes. If you remember the definition of DevOps that I love is from Donovan Brown, “DevO...
What is DevOps?
What Isn’t DevOps?
containers
When Technology Fails, GitHub Codespaces Saves the Day
Last week, I spoke at the Copenhagen Developers Festival about using GitHub Codespaces for cloud-based development. This is an amazing conference with an i...
Containerizing .NET - Part 2 - Considerations
This is part 2 of the Containerizing .NET series. You can read the series of articles here: Containerizing .NET: Part 1 - A Guide to Containerizing .NE...
Dev Containers - Part 1
This article is part of the Festive Tech Calendar 2023. For more articles in the series by other authors, visit https://festivetechcalendar.com/. Dev ...
Containerizing .NET - Part 1
This article is part of C# Advent 2023. For more articles in the series by other authors, visit https://www.csadvent.christmas/. This is the first in ...
Containers and VMs: What is the difference?
Containers are a very big topic right now, but they also cause a lot of confusion for people. Before we discuss containers, containerization, and container o...
terraform
Secure Terraform - Part 5 - Terraform State
This is part 5 of the Secure Terraform series. You can read the series of articles here:
Secure Terraform - Part 4 - checkov
This is part 4 of the Secure Terraform series. You can read the series of articles here:
Secure Terraform - Part 3 - terrascan
This is part 3 of the Secure Terraform series. You can read the series of articles here:
Secure Terraform - Part 2 - tfsec Customization
This is part 2 of the Secure Terraform series. You can read the series of articles here:
Secure Terraform - Part 1 - tfsec
This blog was posted as part of the Festive Tech Calendar 2022. I really want to thank the organizers for helping set this up!
security
Secure Terraform - Part 5 - Terraform State
This is part 5 of the Secure Terraform series. You can read the series of articles here:
Secure Terraform - Part 4 - checkov
This is part 4 of the Secure Terraform series. You can read the series of articles here:
Secure Terraform - Part 3 - terrascan
This is part 3 of the Secure Terraform series. You can read the series of articles here:
Secure Terraform - Part 2 - tfsec Customization
This is part 2 of the Secure Terraform series. You can read the series of articles here:
Secure Terraform - Part 1 - tfsec
This blog was posted as part of the Festive Tech Calendar 2022. I really want to thank the organizers for helping set this up!
devops
Containerizing .NET - Part 2 - Considerations
This is part 2 of the Containerizing .NET series. You can read the series of articles here: Containerizing .NET: Part 1 - A Guide to Containerizing .NE...
Dev Containers - Part 1
This article is part of the Festive Tech Calendar 2023. For more articles in the series by other authors, visit https://festivetechcalendar.com/. Dev ...
Containerizing .NET - Part 1
This article is part of C# Advent 2023. For more articles in the series by other authors, visit https://www.csadvent.christmas/. This is the first in ...
Two Incredible Years at Microsoft
Two Incredible Years at Microsoft: A Journey of Growth, Connection, and Remote Collaboration As I sit at my desk, keyboard beneath my fingertips, I’m re...
Enhancing Your Workflow with the GitHub Actions VSCode Extension
In today’s dynamic software development landscape, every second counts. Maximizing efficiency and ensuring error-free processes are top priorities for develo...
azure
Two Incredible Years at Microsoft
Two Incredible Years at Microsoft: A Journey of Growth, Connection, and Remote Collaboration As I sit at my desk, keyboard beneath my fingertips, I’m re...
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 DevO...
ARM - Part 2: Azure Quickstart Templates
Time to Dive in
ARM - Part 1: Azure Resource Manager
The Journey Begins
docker
Containerizing .NET - Part 2 - Considerations
This is part 2 of the Containerizing .NET series. You can read the series of articles here: Containerizing .NET: Part 1 - A Guide to Containerizing .NE...
Dev Containers - Part 1
This article is part of the Festive Tech Calendar 2023. For more articles in the series by other authors, visit https://festivetechcalendar.com/. Dev ...
Containerizing .NET - Part 1
This article is part of C# Advent 2023. For more articles in the series by other authors, visit https://www.csadvent.christmas/. This is the first in ...
WSL2, Docker, and Time
I’m running on a Windows Insider Slow build so that I can leverage WSL 2, the Windows Subsystem for Linux v 2. Its pretty incredible, because there’s now a L...
dotnet
Containerizing .NET - Part 2 - Considerations
This is part 2 of the Containerizing .NET series. You can read the series of articles here: Containerizing .NET: Part 1 - A Guide to Containerizing .NE...
Containerizing .NET - Part 1
This article is part of C# Advent 2023. For more articles in the series by other authors, visit https://www.csadvent.christmas/. This is the first in ...
Validating .NET Configuration
This blog was posted as part of the C# Advent Calendar 2022. I really want to thank Matthew D. Groves and Calvin Allen for helping set this up! Look for #cs...
Clearing NuGet Caches
What is NuGet?
markdown
Unleash Your Creativity with Marp Presentation Customization
This is part 2 of the MARP series. You can read the series of articles here: Marp - Create Presentations with Markdown Unleash Your Creativity with Mar...
Marp - Create Presentations with Markdown
This is part 1 of the MARP series. You can read the series of articles here: Marp - Create Presentations with Markdown Unleash Your Creativity with Mar...
Customizing the Jekyll Theme
I haven’t done a lot with jekyll in the past, but I’m a big fan of Markdown everything. For me that usually means I’m taking notes in Markdown Obsidian, doin...
Migrating from WordPress to GitHub Pages
I’ve been hosting on WordPress for a while. I wanted something that worked pretty well and was easy to work with. I picked a decent theme, added some plugins...
arm
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 DevO...
ARM - Part 2: Azure Quickstart Templates
Time to Dive in
ARM - Part 1: Azure Resource Manager
The Journey Begins
arm templates
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 DevO...
ARM - Part 2: Azure Quickstart Templates
Time to Dive in
ARM - Part 1: Azure Resource Manager
The Journey Begins
cli
Scripting Winget
When I reset my PC or setup a new test machine, I always have to download a lot of software. In the past, I’ve used Chocolatey, Boxstarter, or just installed...
Clearing NuGet Caches
What is NuGet?
ARM - Part 1: Azure Resource Manager
The Journey Begins
Microsoft
Time to follow my Dream - I’m joining Microsoft!!!!
Microsoft I’m so excited to announce that I’m joining Microsoft! I’ll be joining the Fast Track for Azure - Apps team as a Senior Customer Engi...
Scripting Winget
When I reset my PC or setup a new test machine, I always have to download a lot of software. In the past, I’ve used Chocolatey, Boxstarter, or just installed...
ARM - Part 1: Azure Resource Manager
The Journey Begins
c#
Containerizing .NET - Part 2 - Considerations
This is part 2 of the Containerizing .NET series. You can read the series of articles here: Containerizing .NET: Part 1 - A Guide to Containerizing .NE...
Containerizing .NET - Part 1
This article is part of C# Advent 2023. For more articles in the series by other authors, visit https://www.csadvent.christmas/. This is the first in ...
Dependency Injection, Architecture, and Testing
This blog was posted as part of the Third Annual C# Advent. Make sure to check out everyone else’s work when you’re done here
GitHub
Multiple Domains on GitHub Pages
Something I found out after moving from WordPress to GitHub Pages is that out of the box you can only host a single domain for a repository with GitHub Pages...
Customizing the Jekyll Theme
I haven’t done a lot with jekyll in the past, but I’m a big fan of Markdown everything. For me that usually means I’m taking notes in Markdown Obsidian, doin...
Migrating from WordPress to GitHub Pages
I’ve been hosting on WordPress for a while. I wanted something that worked pretty well and was easy to work with. I picked a decent theme, added some plugins...
PowerShell
Scripting Winget
When I reset my PC or setup a new test machine, I always have to download a lot of software. In the past, I’ve used Chocolatey, Boxstarter, or just installed...
ARM - Part 1: Azure Resource Manager
The Journey Begins
scripts
Scripting Winget
When I reset my PC or setup a new test machine, I always have to download a lot of software. In the past, I’ve used Chocolatey, Boxstarter, or just installed...
ARM - Part 1: Azure Resource Manager
The Journey Begins
git
Some Tools to Help Present Git
Git Logo
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 DevO...
presenting
Presenting Best Practices - Part 1
Presenting at THAT Conference 2020 Presenting and speaking are skills that require practice to hone. I was a consultant for many years presen...
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 ...
speaking
Presenting Best Practices - Part 1
Presenting at THAT Conference 2020 Presenting and speaking are skills that require practice to hone. I was a consultant for many years presen...
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 ...
jekyll
Customizing the Jekyll Theme
I haven’t done a lot with jekyll in the past, but I’m a big fan of Markdown everything. For me that usually means I’m taking notes in Markdown Obsidian, doin...
Migrating from WordPress to GitHub Pages
I’ve been hosting on WordPress for a while. I wanted something that worked pretty well and was easy to work with. I picked a decent theme, added some plugins...
ruby
Customizing the Jekyll Theme
I haven’t done a lot with jekyll in the past, but I’m a big fan of Markdown everything. For me that usually means I’m taking notes in Markdown Obsidian, doin...
Migrating from WordPress to GitHub Pages
I’ve been hosting on WordPress for a while. I wanted something that worked pretty well and was easy to work with. I picked a decent theme, added some plugins...
mermaid
Unleash Your Creativity with Marp Presentation Customization
This is part 2 of the MARP series. You can read the series of articles here: Marp - Create Presentations with Markdown Unleash Your Creativity with Mar...
Customizing the Jekyll Theme
I haven’t done a lot with jekyll in the past, but I’m a big fan of Markdown everything. For me that usually means I’m taking notes in Markdown Obsidian, doin...
tfsec
Secure Terraform - Part 2 - tfsec Customization
This is part 2 of the Secure Terraform series. You can read the series of articles here:
Secure Terraform - Part 1 - tfsec
This blog was posted as part of the Festive Tech Calendar 2022. I really want to thank the organizers for helping set this up!
marp
Unleash Your Creativity with Marp Presentation Customization
This is part 2 of the MARP series. You can read the series of articles here: Marp - Create Presentations with Markdown Unleash Your Creativity with Mar...
Marp - Create Presentations with Markdown
This is part 1 of the MARP series. You can read the series of articles here: Marp - Create Presentations with Markdown Unleash Your Creativity with Mar...
infrastructure
ARM - Part 1: Azure Resource Manager
The Journey Begins
functions
ARM - Part 2: Azure Quickstart Templates
Time to Dive in
json
ARM - Part 2: Azure Quickstart Templates
Time to Dive in
api
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 i...
rest
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 i...
restful
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 i...
code
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 ...
dependency injection
Dependency Injection, Architecture, and Testing
This blog was posted as part of the Third Annual C# Advent. Make sure to check out everyone else’s work when you’re done here
di
Dependency Injection, Architecture, and Testing
This blog was posted as part of the Third Annual C# Advent. Make sure to check out everyone else’s work when you’re done here
ioc
Dependency Injection, Architecture, and Testing
This blog was posted as part of the Third Annual C# Advent. Make sure to check out everyone else’s work when you’re done here
solid
Dependency Injection, Architecture, and Testing
This blog was posted as part of the Third Annual C# Advent. Make sure to check out everyone else’s work when you’re done here
testing
Dependency Injection, Architecture, and Testing
This blog was posted as part of the Third Annual C# Advent. Make sure to check out everyone else’s work when you’re done here
linux
WSL2, Docker, and Time
I’m running on a Windows Insider Slow build so that I can leverage WSL 2, the Windows Subsystem for Linux v 2. Its pretty incredible, because there’s now a L...
windows
WSL2, Docker, and Time
I’m running on a Windows Insider Slow build so that I can leverage WSL 2, the Windows Subsystem for Linux v 2. Its pretty incredible, because there’s now a L...
wsl
WSL2, Docker, and Time
I’m running on a Windows Insider Slow build so that I can leverage WSL 2, the Windows Subsystem for Linux v 2. Its pretty incredible, because there’s now a L...
terminal
Some Tools to Help Present Git
Git Logo
vms
Containers and VMs: What is the difference?
Containers are a very big topic right now, but they also cause a lot of confusion for people. Before we discuss containers, containerization, and container o...
kubernetes
Tools for working with Kubernetes
I’ve been in a number of internal and external calls where tooling to help work with Kubernetes keeps coming up. I thought I would share some of these cool t...
configuration
Validating .NET Configuration
This blog was posted as part of the C# Advent Calendar 2022. I really want to thank Matthew D. Groves and Calvin Allen for helping set this up! Look for #cs...
wordpress
Migrating from WordPress to GitHub Pages
I’ve been hosting on WordPress for a while. I wanted something that worked pretty well and was easy to work with. I picked a decent theme, added some plugins...
dns
Multiple Domains on GitHub Pages
Something I found out after moving from WordPress to GitHub Pages is that out of the box you can only host a single domain for a repository with GitHub Pages...
cloudflare
Multiple Domains on GitHub Pages
Something I found out after moving from WordPress to GitHub Pages is that out of the box you can only host a single domain for a repository with GitHub Pages...
FestiveTechCalendar2022
Secure Terraform - Part 1 - tfsec
This blog was posted as part of the Festive Tech Calendar 2022. I really want to thank the organizers for helping set this up!
terrascan
Secure Terraform - Part 3 - terrascan
This is part 3 of the Secure Terraform series. You can read the series of articles here:
checkov
Secure Terraform - Part 4 - checkov
This is part 4 of the Secure Terraform series. You can read the series of articles here:
draw.io
Embedding Draw.io Diagrams in VSCode
If you’re like me, you love discovering new ways to boost your productivity and workflows. One of my favorite tools is Draw.io. I’ve used the desktop tool an...
MarkDown
Embedding Draw.io Diagrams in VSCode
If you’re like me, you love discovering new ways to boost your productivity and workflows. One of my favorite tools is Draw.io. I’ve used the desktop tool an...
presentations
Embedding Draw.io Diagrams in VSCode
If you’re like me, you love discovering new ways to boost your productivity and workflows. One of my favorite tools is Draw.io. I’ve used the desktop tool an...
github actions
Enhancing Your Workflow with the GitHub Actions VSCode Extension
In today’s dynamic software development landscape, every second counts. Maximizing efficiency and ensuring error-free processes are top priorities for develo...
microsoft
Two Incredible Years at Microsoft
Two Incredible Years at Microsoft: A Journey of Growth, Connection, and Remote Collaboration As I sit at my desk, keyboard beneath my fingertips, I’m re...
regex
Writing Regex with Copilot
I had a real world example today that I wanted to share about copilot helping me with a coding problem. A friend reached out asking if I knew regex. Its been...
copilot
Writing Regex with Copilot
I had a real world example today that I wanted to share about copilot helping me with a coding problem. A friend reached out asking if I knew regex. Its been...
devcontainers
When Technology Fails, GitHub Codespaces Saves the Day
Last week, I spoke at the Copenhagen Developers Festival about using GitHub Codespaces for cloud-based development. This is an amazing conference with an i...
codespaces
When Technology Fails, GitHub Codespaces Saves the Day
Last week, I spoke at the Copenhagen Developers Festival about using GitHub Codespaces for cloud-based development. This is an amazing conference with an i...