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Learn how to orchestrate serverless functions by scraping APIs in 8 minutes

August 10, 2018 Aug 10, 2018 08/10/18
John Powell
Our scenario The project I’m working on requires me to retrieve information from multiple sources like the NuGet and GitHub API. Let’s bring into focus how I’m downloading data from the GitHub API. If you follow me on Twitter, you’ve probably already heard me talk about it. Ever ended up on a sample that should be covering the problem ...

Handling a new era in the Japanese calendar in .NET

August 10, 2018 Aug 10, 2018 08/10/18
John Powell
Typically, calendar eras represent long time periods. In the Gregorian calendar, for example, the current era spans (as of this year) 2,018 years. In the Japanese calendar, however, a new era begins with the reign of a new emperor. On April 30, 2019, Emperor Akihito is expected to abdicate, which will bring to an end the Heisei era. On the ...

Adaptive Mobile Designs with FlexLayout

August 10, 2018 Aug 10, 2018 08/10/18
John Powell
Xamarin.Forms is fantastic for quickly shipping a single code base to multiple platforms and devices. As soon as you are present on all those different screens, you need to make sure your UI looks as you expect, and even adapt the layout for your specific goals. FlexLayout makes this easier than before and provides new options for you to space...

Tiered Compilation Preview in .NET Core 2.1

August 10, 2018 Aug 10, 2018 08/10/18
John Powell
If you are a fan of .NET performance there has been a lot great news lately such as Performance Improvements in .NET Core 2.1 and Announcing .NET Core 2.1, but we’ve got more. Tiered compilation is a significant new performance feature that we are making available as a preview for anyone to try out, starting in .NET Core 2.1. In many ...

What’s new in Azure? Check out Azure.Source – Volume 43

August 8, 2018 Aug 8, 2018 08/8/18
John Powell
Announcing public preview of Azure IoT Hub manual failover feature - IoT Hub cloud service manual failover enables customers to failover an IoT hub instance from its primary Azure region to its corresponding geo-paired region with a recovery time objective (RTO) of 10 min–2 hours. The IoT Hub service provides cross-regional automatic ...

Publish Enterprise Apps with Visual Studio App Center and Intune

August 8, 2018 Aug 8, 2018 08/8/18
John Powell
Publishing and distributing line of business apps in an enterprise can be challenging for both developers and admins. Developers often use custom build tools, manually test across multiple devices and upload apps to an internal company site. Microsoft Intune offers the company portal for simple and secure distribution of apps within an ...

Ansible 2.6: What’s new for Azure

August 8, 2018 Aug 8, 2018 08/8/18
John Powell
Ansible 2.6 was recently released and I am excited to share with you what’s new for Azure in Ansible 2.6. In total, four new Azure modules were added in addition to over 17 enhancements to our existing modules. In 2.6 you now have the ability to natively manage...

3 Steps to Build Your First Intelligent App – Conference Buddy

August 8, 2018 Aug 8, 2018 08/8/18
John Powell
Imagine yourself at a conference, attending a session with hundreds of other enthusiastic developers. You put away your phone to pay attention to the speaker who is talking about the latest cutting-edge technologies. As you learn about the topic, you start to gather a list of questions you would like to get the answers to right away. But the ...