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Azure

Refreshing DevOps Service Connections

4 minute read

A while back I put together an application provisioning process using PowerShell and Azure Pipelines to automate delivering Azure application environments in...

Publishing Secrets to Key Vault

6 minute read

Most applications make use of configuration to allow an application or script to be used in different ways. A common scenario is when an application has a de...

Sharing Bicep Templates

8 minute read

This is the third in a short series of posts focused on Azure Bicep. In the first, we introduced Bicep by highlighting some of its benefits as well as how to...

Testing Azure Resource Templates

5 minute read

In the previous post we introduced Bicep, its benefits and how to deploy a template to Azure (specifically a resource group). In this post, we’re going to bu...

Introduction to Azure Bicep

6 minute read

Over the past couple of years, I’ve been primarily developing and deploying applications to Azure. Typically these deployments comprise 2 broad aspects:

Sharing Azure Pipelines Templates

6 minute read

I have been developing build and release pipelines since Team Foundation Server 2015 to deploy ASP.NET and BizTalk Server applications. Over the past couple ...

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Azure Function

Azure Function Polling Resiliency

1 minute read

Polling is a common integration pattern for extracting data from one system to integrate it into another. Azure Functions makes implementing the scheduling i...

Restore Isolated Durable Function Tuple Support

2 minute read

With the release of Azure Functions on .NET 8 and feature parity of the in-process to the isolated model, I’ve started to migrate existing in-process functio...

Documenting Nullables in Azure Function OpenAPI

2 minute read

This post is about an issue a colleague and I encountered recently whilst developing a series of layered APIs. The issue was that nullable properties weren’t...

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Azure Pipelines

Publishing Secrets to Key Vault

6 minute read

Most applications make use of configuration to allow an application or script to be used in different ways. A common scenario is when an application has a de...

Sharing Azure Pipelines Templates

6 minute read

I have been developing build and release pipelines since Team Foundation Server 2015 to deploy ASP.NET and BizTalk Server applications. Over the past couple ...

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DevOps

Publishing Secrets to Key Vault

6 minute read

Most applications make use of configuration to allow an application or script to be used in different ways. A common scenario is when an application has a de...

Sharing Azure Pipelines Templates

6 minute read

I have been developing build and release pipelines since Team Foundation Server 2015 to deploy ASP.NET and BizTalk Server applications. Over the past couple ...

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Bicep

Sharing Bicep Templates

8 minute read

This is the third in a short series of posts focused on Azure Bicep. In the first, we introduced Bicep by highlighting some of its benefits as well as how to...

Testing Azure Resource Templates

5 minute read

In the previous post we introduced Bicep, its benefits and how to deploy a template to Azure (specifically a resource group). In this post, we’re going to bu...

Introduction to Azure Bicep

6 minute read

Over the past couple of years, I’ve been primarily developing and deploying applications to Azure. Typically these deployments comprise 2 broad aspects:

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ARM

Sharing Bicep Templates

8 minute read

This is the third in a short series of posts focused on Azure Bicep. In the first, we introduced Bicep by highlighting some of its benefits as well as how to...

Testing Azure Resource Templates

5 minute read

In the previous post we introduced Bicep, its benefits and how to deploy a template to Azure (specifically a resource group). In this post, we’re going to bu...

Introduction to Azure Bicep

6 minute read

Over the past couple of years, I’ve been primarily developing and deploying applications to Azure. Typically these deployments comprise 2 broad aspects:

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Docker

Securing your home lab using VPN and Tailscale

5 minute read

Over the last several years my home lab has grown from a single Raspberry Pi 4 to several in a Docker Swarm cluster. As the number of apps being hosted on th...

Build Multi-Platform Docker Images

4 minute read

Over the last couple of years I’ve been using Docker more for running my home-lab to learn about containerisation by both deploying community images as well ...

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Durable Function

Restore Isolated Durable Function Tuple Support

2 minute read

With the release of Azure Functions on .NET 8 and feature parity of the in-process to the isolated model, I’ve started to migrate existing in-process functio...

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BizTalk

Recreating WCF Service in DotNet Core from WSDL

4 minute read

When Microsoft started porting .NET Framework to .NET Core (now simply .NET), some features were to remain on .NET Framework. One such feature was the server...

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OpenAPI

Documenting Nullables in Azure Function OpenAPI

2 minute read

This post is about an issue a colleague and I encountered recently whilst developing a series of layered APIs. The issue was that nullable properties weren’t...

Adding OpenAPI Service References

3 minute read

As an integration developer, one of the most common requirements I deal with is consuming APIs to integrate with different systems. There is still a wide var...

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APIM

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API Management

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Docker Buildx

Build Multi-Platform Docker Images

4 minute read

Over the last couple of years I’ve been using Docker more for running my home-lab to learn about containerisation by both deploying community images as well ...

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GitHib Actions

Build Multi-Platform Docker Images

4 minute read

Over the last couple of years I’ve been using Docker more for running my home-lab to learn about containerisation by both deploying community images as well ...

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AutoMapper

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Multi-Part Map

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Integration

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Home Lab

Securing your home lab using VPN and Tailscale

5 minute read

Over the last several years my home lab has grown from a single Raspberry Pi 4 to several in a Docker Swarm cluster. As the number of apps being hosted on th...

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VPN

Securing your home lab using VPN and Tailscale

5 minute read

Over the last several years my home lab has grown from a single Raspberry Pi 4 to several in a Docker Swarm cluster. As the number of apps being hosted on th...

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OpenVPN

Securing your home lab using VPN and Tailscale

5 minute read

Over the last several years my home lab has grown from a single Raspberry Pi 4 to several in a Docker Swarm cluster. As the number of apps being hosted on th...

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Wireguard

Securing your home lab using VPN and Tailscale

5 minute read

Over the last several years my home lab has grown from a single Raspberry Pi 4 to several in a Docker Swarm cluster. As the number of apps being hosted on th...

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Tailscale

Securing your home lab using VPN and Tailscale

5 minute read

Over the last several years my home lab has grown from a single Raspberry Pi 4 to several in a Docker Swarm cluster. As the number of apps being hosted on th...

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Azure Repos

Sharing Azure Pipelines Templates

6 minute read

I have been developing build and release pipelines since Team Foundation Server 2015 to deploy ASP.NET and BizTalk Server applications. Over the past couple ...

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ARM-TTK

Testing Azure Resource Templates

5 minute read

In the previous post we introduced Bicep, its benefits and how to deploy a template to Azure (specifically a resource group). In this post, we’re going to bu...

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Testing

Testing Azure Resource Templates

5 minute read

In the previous post we introduced Bicep, its benefits and how to deploy a template to Azure (specifically a resource group). In this post, we’re going to bu...

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Bicep Modules

Sharing Bicep Templates

8 minute read

This is the third in a short series of posts focused on Azure Bicep. In the first, we introduced Bicep by highlighting some of its benefits as well as how to...

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Markdown

Mermaid JS Support for Minimal Mistakes

2 minute read

In the last 6 months I’ve started to use Mermaid JS to draft integration designs as well as document implemented integration applications. There is a lot of ...

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Mermaid

Mermaid JS Support for Minimal Mistakes

2 minute read

In the last 6 months I’ve started to use Mermaid JS to draft integration designs as well as document implemented integration applications. There is a lot of ...

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Mermaid JS

Mermaid JS Support for Minimal Mistakes

2 minute read

In the last 6 months I’ve started to use Mermaid JS to draft integration designs as well as document implemented integration applications. There is a lot of ...

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GitHub Pages

Mermaid JS Support for Minimal Mistakes

2 minute read

In the last 6 months I’ve started to use Mermaid JS to draft integration designs as well as document implemented integration applications. There is a lot of ...

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Minimal Mistakes

Mermaid JS Support for Minimal Mistakes

2 minute read

In the last 6 months I’ve started to use Mermaid JS to draft integration designs as well as document implemented integration applications. There is a lot of ...

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Theme

Mermaid JS Support for Minimal Mistakes

2 minute read

In the last 6 months I’ve started to use Mermaid JS to draft integration designs as well as document implemented integration applications. There is a lot of ...

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Skin

Mermaid JS Support for Minimal Mistakes

2 minute read

In the last 6 months I’ve started to use Mermaid JS to draft integration designs as well as document implemented integration applications. There is a lot of ...

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Swagger

Documenting Nullables in Azure Function OpenAPI

2 minute read

This post is about an issue a colleague and I encountered recently whilst developing a series of layered APIs. The issue was that nullable properties weren’t...

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Azure Devops

Refreshing DevOps Service Connections

4 minute read

A while back I put together an application provisioning process using PowerShell and Azure Pipelines to automate delivering Azure application environments in...

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PowerShell

Refreshing DevOps Service Connections

4 minute read

A while back I put together an application provisioning process using PowerShell and Azure Pipelines to automate delivering Azure application environments in...

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WCF

Recreating WCF Service in DotNet Core from WSDL

4 minute read

When Microsoft started porting .NET Framework to .NET Core (now simply .NET), some features were to remain on .NET Framework. One such feature was the server...

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DotNet

Recreating WCF Service in DotNet Core from WSDL

4 minute read

When Microsoft started porting .NET Framework to .NET Core (now simply .NET), some features were to remain on .NET Framework. One such feature was the server...

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DotNet Core

Recreating WCF Service in DotNet Core from WSDL

4 minute read

When Microsoft started porting .NET Framework to .NET Core (now simply .NET), some features were to remain on .NET Framework. One such feature was the server...

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.NET

Recreating WCF Service in DotNet Core from WSDL

4 minute read

When Microsoft started porting .NET Framework to .NET Core (now simply .NET), some features were to remain on .NET Framework. One such feature was the server...

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.NET Core

Recreating WCF Service in DotNet Core from WSDL

4 minute read

When Microsoft started porting .NET Framework to .NET Core (now simply .NET), some features were to remain on .NET Framework. One such feature was the server...

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CoreWCF

Recreating WCF Service in DotNet Core from WSDL

4 minute read

When Microsoft started porting .NET Framework to .NET Core (now simply .NET), some features were to remain on .NET Framework. One such feature was the server...

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Tuple

Restore Isolated Durable Function Tuple Support

2 minute read

With the release of Azure Functions on .NET 8 and feature parity of the in-process to the isolated model, I’ve started to migrate existing in-process functio...

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DotNet Isolated

Restore Isolated Durable Function Tuple Support

2 minute read

With the release of Azure Functions on .NET 8 and feature parity of the in-process to the isolated model, I’ve started to migrate existing in-process functio...

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Resiliency

Azure Function Polling Resiliency

1 minute read

Polling is a common integration pattern for extracting data from one system to integrate it into another. Azure Functions makes implementing the scheduling i...

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Retries

Azure Function Polling Resiliency

1 minute read

Polling is a common integration pattern for extracting data from one system to integrate it into another. Azure Functions makes implementing the scheduling i...

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Error Handling

Azure Function Polling Resiliency

1 minute read

Polling is a common integration pattern for extracting data from one system to integrate it into another. Azure Functions makes implementing the scheduling i...

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HttpClient

Customising HttpClient Logging

6 minute read

In Integration development, having sufficient logs is key to being able to debug issues. .NET has the well-established ILogger pattern which is available by ...

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Logging

Customising HttpClient Logging

6 minute read

In Integration development, having sufficient logs is key to being able to debug issues. .NET has the well-established ILogger pattern which is available by ...

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ILogger

Customising HttpClient Logging

6 minute read

In Integration development, having sufficient logs is key to being able to debug issues. .NET has the well-established ILogger pattern which is available by ...

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DelegatingHandler

Customising HttpClient Logging

6 minute read

In Integration development, having sufficient logs is key to being able to debug issues. .NET has the well-established ILogger pattern which is available by ...

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Dotnet

Customising HttpClient Logging

6 minute read

In Integration development, having sufficient logs is key to being able to debug issues. .NET has the well-established ILogger pattern which is available by ...

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Dotnet Core

Customising HttpClient Logging

6 minute read

In Integration development, having sufficient logs is key to being able to debug issues. .NET has the well-established ILogger pattern which is available by ...

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