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Building a better DSC script

May 10, 2019 May 10, 2019 05/10/19
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For those people that want to build a better DSC script, one that checks for most conditions and wants to keep their custom scripts from failing with no error handling, check out these recommendations.

Moving legacy ASP.NET apps with Windows authentication to Azure App Service (Part 1)

May 10, 2019 May 10, 2019 05/10/19
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App Dev Manager Mike Lapierre explores authentication options when moving legacy ASP.NET apps to Azure App Services. When attempting to move legacy ASP.NET apps to Azure App Service, you might encounter a few challenges which are documented here. I want to cover specially the use Windows authentication which is not supported in Azure ...

Three most popular Git workflows

May 6, 2019 May 6, 2019 05/6/19
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Coding has evolved from incubators to online hubs which allow for remote coding. The size of applications has become increasingly difficult for a single person to code. Experts in various coding areas, therefore, converge on the virtual platform in order to contribute to the more massive code repository.

How To Update Visual Studio 2019 Asp.Net Core Angular Project

April 24, 2019 Apr 24, 2019 04/24/19
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The updated Angular project template in Visual Studio 2019 (and 2017 before that) provides a convenient starting point for ASP.NET Core apps using Angular and the Angular CLI to implement a rich, client-side user interface (UI). The template is equivalent to creating an ASP.NET Core project to act as an API backend and an Angular CLI project to act as a UI.

Using Azure DevOps to Deploy Web Applications to Virtual Machines

April 23, 2019 Apr 23, 2019 04/23/19
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While it’s worth mentioning that hosting web applications using Azure PaaS offerings or via containers would be the preferred route for a variety of reasons, VMs are still widely used in many organizations. With that scenario in mind, this post is geared to helping you get started with streamlining your release process. As a note, much of this process translates easily to using Azure PaaS offerings.

AKS Series– Using Azure Dev Spaces with Visual Studio Kubernetes Tooling

April 22, 2019 Apr 22, 2019 04/22/19
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Azure Kubernetes Service brings a world class managed kubernetes service to the cloud. Customers can now leverage the power of Kubernetes platform without having to worry about managing the control plane. As a result of that, customers are now able to embark on the containerization journey with confidence. In this blog post, we will see how Visual Studio makes it easy to collaborate with AKS using Azure Dev Spaces.

Tips on Starting DevOps Projects

April 20, 2019 Apr 20, 2019 04/20/19
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DevOps uses Agile principles and combines infrastructure, development, QA, and operations engineers together through the entire cycle of software development, deployment, and support, eliminating many of the silos between teams. Most importantly, DevOps improves communication and enables better collaboration, helping enterprises to bring products and innovation to market much more rapidly.