Mastering Diagramming as Code: Essential Mermaid Flowchart Tips and Tricks
My key learnings from writing flowcharts with Mermaid, the diagramming-as-code tool now supported in Microsoft Loop.
DevOps
Pipelines, infrastructure as code and the tooling that ships software.
Automate the installation of applications using Winget
Reinstalling Windows 11 from scratch? Here's how I automated installing all my applications with Winget.
How to create an infrastructure for EventGrid and Webhook event handler?
How to create the Azure infrastructure for Event Grid with a Webhook event handler using Bicep, and the details that affect the setup.
How to model Azure infrastructure creation in a microservice environment with Bicep Modules?
How to structure Azure infrastructure as code with Bicep modules in an environment of many independent microservices.
Lessons learned when creating reusable YAML templates
Lessons learned on structuring Azure DevOps YAML templates so they are as reusable as possible.
How to integrate API tests hosted in Postman's Team Workspace to Azure DevOps?
Keep your API tests in a shared Postman team workspace and run them from an Azure DevOps pipeline.
How to automate database migrations with Fluent Migrator in Azure DevOps?
Automating database migrations written in C# with Fluent Migrator as part of an Azure DevOps pipeline.
How to utilize reusable components in Azure DevOps pipelines?
Techniques for sharing reusable YAML and Bicep components across multiple Azure DevOps pipelines.
Azure Bicep - Insert Resource feature in VS Code
The Bicep Insert Resource feature in VS Code generates Bicep from existing Azure resources — handy when starting with infrastructure as code.
How to handle application-specific settings in the Azure App Service platform?
A comparison of the common ways to handle application-specific settings in Azure App Service.