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Ephemeral environments with Kubernetes and Azure DevOps in the cloud
Learn how I introduced a whole new way to test - and boosted team productivity - by creating the ability for developers and testers create their own throwaway deployment of our product
Read post →Android
Generating TIFF files on an Android device
No library was up to the job, so I read the spec and wrote my own TIFF encoder.
Read post →Architecture
How I manage content on this website
Learn how this blog site is put together - with minimal dependencies and bloat
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Tackling badly-written software
For too long I had grappled with this codebase - tangled, confusing, complicated - and was finally able to turn it into the simple solution that it always could have been - here's how I did it!
Read post →Arduino
Water Temperature Monitoring in my Ford Fiesta
My 2012 Ford Fiesta is marvellous in many ways. However, it was not blessed with a water temperature gauge from factory. In this post, I do something about that...
Read post →Automotive
Troubleshooting the start-stop system failure on my VW Golf - Part 1
Usually I write these blog posts after I've fixed the problem - but this time I'm writing it as I go. Join me as I gather information and build a list of ideas.
Read post →Water Temperature Monitoring in my Ford Fiesta
My 2012 Ford Fiesta is marvellous in many ways. However, it was not blessed with a water temperature gauge from factory. In this post, I do something about that...
Read post →Azure DevOps
Ephemeral environments with Kubernetes and Azure DevOps in the cloud
Learn how I introduced a whole new way to test - and boosted team productivity - by creating the ability for developers and testers create their own throwaway deployment of our product
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Cache dependencies in your Azure DevOps pipeline
We take a look at how caching your npm dependencies using the Cache task in Azure DevOps can improve performance and avoid upstream bandwidth limitations!
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Azure DevOps Web Extensions with Vue
Learn how to create an Azure DevOps extension using a statically generated Vue / Nuxt website and the VSS library
Read post →Azure DevOps Extensions
Azure DevOps Web Extensions with Vue
Learn how to create an Azure DevOps extension using a statically generated Vue / Nuxt website and the VSS library
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Hosting an Azure Functions API for an Azure DevOps Extension
Following on from my post about creating a web-based Azure DevOps extension using Vue, in this post I demonstrate how to securely host a backend API for your DevOps extension
Read post →Azure Functions
Testing Durable Azure Function Apps using XUnit and TestContainers
My new approach to writing functional tests against Azure Durable Functions. Use a similar approach for any containerised web app!
Read post →Hosting an Azure Functions API for an Azure DevOps Extension
Following on from my post about creating a web-based Azure DevOps extension using Vue, in this post I demonstrate how to securely host a backend API for your DevOps extension
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Functional Testing for .NET 8 Isolated Azure Functions
Follow along to learn how to create functional tests using UnitTestEx for your .NET 8 (Isolated) HTTP-triggered functions
Read post →C#
Hosting an Azure Functions API for an Azure DevOps Extension
Following on from my post about creating a web-based Azure DevOps extension using Vue, in this post I demonstrate how to securely host a backend API for your DevOps extension
Read post →Functional Testing for .NET 8 Isolated Azure Functions
Follow along to learn how to create functional tests using UnitTestEx for your .NET 8 (Isolated) HTTP-triggered functions
Read post →Cloudflare
Hosting apps on-prem using Cloudflare Tunnels
Host apps on your own kit - and expose them to the internet - safely!
Read post →Containerisation
Testing Durable Azure Function Apps using XUnit and TestContainers
My new approach to writing functional tests against Azure Durable Functions. Use a similar approach for any containerised web app!
Read post →Content Management
How I manage content on this website
Learn how this blog site is put together - with minimal dependencies and bloat
Read post →Debugging
Troubleshooting the start-stop system failure on my VW Golf - Part 1
Usually I write these blog posts after I've fixed the problem - but this time I'm writing it as I go. Join me as I gather information and build a list of ideas.
Read post →Durable Functions
Testing Durable Azure Function Apps using XUnit and TestContainers
My new approach to writing functional tests against Azure Durable Functions. Use a similar approach for any containerised web app!
Read post →Electronics
Water Temperature Monitoring in my Ford Fiesta
My 2012 Ford Fiesta is marvellous in many ways. However, it was not blessed with a water temperature gauge from factory. In this post, I do something about that...
Read post →Git
Being ignored? Find out why with git check-ignore
Have you got files being ignored in source control and you don't know why? Git's got your back. Here I demonstrate git's secret weapon: check-ignore
Read post →Helm
Ephemeral environments with Kubernetes and Azure DevOps in the cloud
Learn how I introduced a whole new way to test - and boosted team productivity - by creating the ability for developers and testers create their own throwaway deployment of our product
Read post →Hosting
How I manage content on this website
Learn how this blog site is put together - with minimal dependencies and bloat
Read post →Image Processing
Generating TIFF files on an Android device
No library was up to the job, so I read the spec and wrote my own TIFF encoder.
Read post →Kotlin
Generating TIFF files on an Android device
No library was up to the job, so I read the spec and wrote my own TIFF encoder.
Read post →Kubernetes
Ephemeral environments with Kubernetes and Azure DevOps in the cloud
Learn how I introduced a whole new way to test - and boosted team productivity - by creating the ability for developers and testers create their own throwaway deployment of our product
Read post →Nuxt
How I manage content on this website
Learn how this blog site is put together - with minimal dependencies and bloat
Read post →On-prem hosting
Hosting apps on-prem using Cloudflare Tunnels
Host apps on your own kit - and expose them to the internet - safely!
Read post →People
Tackling badly-written software
For too long I had grappled with this codebase - tangled, confusing, complicated - and was finally able to turn it into the simple solution that it always could have been - here's how I did it!
Read post →Python
Water Temperature Monitoring in my Ford Fiesta
My 2012 Ford Fiesta is marvellous in many ways. However, it was not blessed with a water temperature gauge from factory. In this post, I do something about that...
Read post →TIFF
Generating TIFF files on an Android device
No library was up to the job, so I read the spec and wrote my own TIFF encoder.
Read post →Vue
Azure DevOps Web Extensions with Vue
Learn how to create an Azure DevOps extension using a statically generated Vue / Nuxt website and the VSS library
Read post →XUnit
Testing Durable Azure Function Apps using XUnit and TestContainers
My new approach to writing functional tests against Azure Durable Functions. Use a similar approach for any containerised web app!
Read post →Functional Testing for .NET 8 Isolated Azure Functions
Follow along to learn how to create functional tests using UnitTestEx for your .NET 8 (Isolated) HTTP-triggered functions
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