Writing unit tests to fail first is a highly recommended practice and it makes a lot of sense. However, I find more discipline is needed when you are investigating a bug report and you uncover the source of the problem
Wherever your opinion lies on Microservices, be it a nonchalant roll of your eyes as you dismiss it as another marketing buzz word or one of a super excited kid on Christmas day, the fact is that they are not going away any time soon. And I, for one, don’t Read more…
Following on from Part 1 of this mini project to automatically transfer a client’s database across to their domain, the next part I intend to look at is the automation of exporting the Sql Azure database.
I wanted to setup an automatic transfer of a created/updated blob from one account to a different archive account using Azure Functions
During the testing of an Azure Function against a real Azure Storage account, I came across the above storage exception message when executing the following call: “Blob access tier is supported only for Blob Storage accounts”
There are a multitude of source control repositories out there but few can compete with Git and within this area, GitHub is a great choice if you want to publish your code to the cloud. Even if it’s just POC work, having it in GitHub gives you an easy-to-reach library Read more…
With all the options available to use from IAAS to SAAS, hybrid to private, understanding whether or not you have, or could benefit from, a cloud solution can often to lead to some debate as to what qualifies as earning a ‘cloud badge’. For me, as an architect of software, Read more…
If you’ve made use of Microsoft’s Azure DevOps provisioning (formerly VSTS), you will have had the chance to introduce yourself to Git if you hadn’t already. It’s a great offering and comes with bucket loads of functionality that can be perfect for individuals as well as larger teams, but it’s Read more…