Nov 26, 2021Creating an AWS Lambda function with .NET 6Using a custom runtime — Overview This is the first of three posts where I will walk you through my journey into the land of AWS Lambda. I will introduce a custom runtime I have created that allows you to deploy Lambda functions written using .NET …Net66 min readNet66 min read
Dec 8, 2020A NuGet package workflow using GitHub ActionsBackground I’ve had a few ideas for this year’s C# Advent, but this one feels the most relevant at this time. The client I’m currently working with, builds their NuGet packages on developers’ machines; it’s a practice that generally works and is not too labour intensive, but occasionally steps are missed…Nuget10 min readNuget10 min read
Dec 23, 2019Member-onlyMicroservices and Outside-in Tests Using C# and Docker ComposeIs This For Me? I’m going to showcase how I prefer to structure my microservice repositories while I practice Outside-in TDD using C# and Docker Compose. I’ll show you how I create the skeleton repository with some initial tests. …Docker7 min readDocker7 min read
Jul 16, 2019Updating dependencies in Azure DevOps reposBackground One problem we have as developers, is keeping on top of our dependency housekeeping. How often have you seen a repo with packages that are months, perhaps years, out of date? And how many times have you tried to update one or more, only to rage-revert after hours of hair…Azure5 min readAzure5 min read
Apr 26, 2019Member-onlyCreating a Pull Request workflow in Azure DevOpsBackground I’ve recently moved from a client with a very mature microservice architecture to one whom is just embarking on their microservice journey; mature vs green, AWS vs Azure. I had some ideas about how we should work, discussed them with the team and we set off to quickly make them…Azure Devops5 min readAzure Devops5 min read
