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I'm writing about various topics relevant to web development, Azure and other things software related.
Several items are personal projects that are either in progress or completed. Projects include a description of the project, a discussion of any interesting things that occurred. There should be a GitHub repo associated with them. If they are running, you'll be able to check them out. I don't have production constraints, so they come and go.
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Providing an IDateTime interface for dependency injection with Autofac
Published: Aug 6, 2024
Documents an approach for creating an interface to remove the concrete dependency on DateTime.Now.
C#dependency injection
Read moreA C# caching proxy implementation for Redis and Cosmos DB
Published: Jul 14, 2024
Loud complaints of an old man yelling at the clouds about lousy caching implementations with Redis and (insert your DB here).
AzureC#.NETCosmos DBRedisdesign patterns
Read moreImplementing a multi-tree (forest) structure in C#
Published: Jul 9, 2024
An implementation of a multi-tree product categories structure. Based on the product categories implementation in Commercetools.
C#.NETDomain Driven Design
Read moreMegamenu Demo From Scratch
Published: Jul 31, 2023
It's time I built a megamenu component from scratch
CSSweb dev
Read moreDapper Introduction
Published: Apr 9, 2023
Learning exercises in Dapper, a micro-ORM for .NET.
C#
Read moreDependency Injection Setup for .NET Console Application
Published: Apr 9, 2023
A barebones setup for configuring the default dependency injection container in a C# console app.
C#Dependency Injection
Read moreAzure Functions Exercises
Published: Apr 3, 2023
Learning exercises in Azure Functions
Read moreMUI 4 Review
Published: Mar 6, 2023
CSSCSS-in-JSCSS Frameworks
Read moreUsing Vite for React Projects
Published: Dec 6, 2022
dev toolsReactVite
Read moreAzure Functions Demo Confusion on MS Learn
Published: Apr 21, 2022
Documents an issue with an MS Learn module for Azure Functions and the correct steps.
Azure
Read moreAzure Cosmos DB with .NET SDK
Published: Apr 21, 2022
Discusses lessons learned while training with Cosmos DB for AZ-204
AzureAZ-204Cosmos DBcertification
Read moreAuthentication in Strapi
Published: Apr 8, 2022
Trials in setting up authentication for Strapi for use (initially) by NextJS.
Strapi
Read moreLearning NextJS
Published: Mar 30, 2022
I'm adopting NextJS, a framework built on ReactJS for developing websites.
NextJS
Read moreImplementing Strapi.io
Published: Dec 2, 2021
Initial experiences of implementing Strapi.io, a headless CMS as the content manager for my site.
Strapi
Read moreReact JS Starter Kit
Published: Mar 13, 2021
Iteration of a React starter kit owing to dissatisfaction with Create React App
Read moreSetting up vimwiki for note-taking
Published: Feb 22, 2021
dev toolsVimNeovimWindows 10
Read moreSet up Neovim on Windows 10
Published: Feb 2, 2021
dev toolsVimNeovimWindows 10
Read moreWorking with Strapi Single Types
Published: Jan 1, 2021
A discussion on pros and cons of using single types
Strapi
Read moreWhy am I developing my own site instead of just using something like Squarespace?
Published: Dec 20, 2020
site development
Read moreMicrosoft Identity (MS-600) - Register an application
Published: Nov 25, 2020
MS-600Microsoft IdentityMicrosoft 365OpenID ConnectOAuth 2.0certification
Read moreMicrosoft Identity (MS-600)
Published: Nov 11, 2020
MS-600Microsoft IdentityMicrosoft 365certification
Read moreSite Development: Visual Design
Published: Nov 10, 2020
site developmentvisual design
Read moreDeveloping with SharePoint Framework on WSL2
Published: Oct 28, 2020
SharePoint FrameworkWSL
Read moreMicrosoft 365 Fundamentals Exam
Published: Oct 22, 2020
MS-900Microsoft 365certification
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