As the world shifts to remote work, developers need a robust environment that mirrors the office setup. This isn’t just about Zoom calls; it’s about secure connectivity, consistent dev environments, and efficient collaboration. We explore WSL 2, VS Code Remote, and VPN strategies. VS Code Remote Development The VS Code Remote extensions are a game […]
Read more →Vue.js 2 to 3 Migration: Preparing Your Codebase
Vue 3 is on the horizon (currently in alpha). The biggest change is the **Composition API**, which solves the code organization issues of the Options API in large components. This guide prepares your Vue 2 codebase for the eventual migration. Options API vs Composition API The ‘setup’ Method Instead of scattering logic across data, methods, […]
Read more →Introduction to Pulumi: Infrastructure as Real Code
While Terraform uses a proprietary DSL (HCL), Pulumi allows you to define infrastructure using general-purpose programming languages like C#, TypeScript, Python, and Go. This brings the full power of your IDE, testing frameworks, and package managers to infrastructure. Infrastructure in C# Using .NET Core to define an Azure Resource Group and Storage Account. Benefits of […]
Read more →Azure Bicep Preview: ARM Templates Made Simple
March 2020 marks the initial public preview of Project Bicep, a domain-specific language (DSL) for deploying Azure resources. It aims to drastically simplify the verbose JSON syntax of ARM templates. While still experimental (v0.1), it offers a glimpse into the future of Azure Infrastructure as Code. Bicep vs ARM JSON Bicep is a transparent abstraction […]
Read more →LK DevConf 2020: Building for the Cloud-Native Era
Last weekend I presented at LK DevConf 2020 in Letterkenny. The theme this year was cloud-native development, and the energy was incredible. My Session: Kubernetes for .NET Developers I showed how to take a .NET Core application from local development to production on Kubernetes: Dockerfile best practices for .NET Kubernetes manifests and Helm charts Health […]
Read more →React Testing Best Practices in 2020
The React testing landscape has shifted dramatically. In 2018, Enzyme was the standard, allowing developers to manipulate component internals (state, props). In 2020, React Testing Library (RTL) is the undisputed champion. The philosophy “The more your tests resemble the way your software is used, the more confidence they can give you” drives this shift. Enzyme […]
Read more →