Reviews

My takeaways from BUILD 2016

There was a lot of information to ingest at BUILD this year. Whether you're working with Xbox, Azure, Windows, or even Linux containers, I would find it surprising that there wasn't at least one announcement that touched your development universe.

Slack

Your friendly Email to Slack migration guide

I've been along for the ride since the beginning of Slack, and even with its flaws, I can finally see a future without email.  So I've put together this list of tips on making the transition away from email a little easier.

Code

Quick Tip: Alias Hub as Git on Windows

If you use Git with GitHub, the Hub wrapper utility by GitHub is a better CLI option for working with your personal and org repositories.

Azure

Running your Azure WebJobs with the Kudu API

I have a love-hate relationship with the Azure portals. Some days it's fast and lets me do exactly what I want; other days, like today, I want more control over how my stuff runs.

Code

Migrate an existing repository from Subversion to Git on Windows with history intact

To continue my quest of converting from CVCS to git, I figured I would do a short write-up on my recent experience with converting from Subversion in a Windows environment.

Reviews

Essential Windows dev tools for the new year

First things first, it all starts with the package manager. It's the best, and I feel the only, way to maintain software on any machine you deal with.

Azure

Deploy your WebJobs projects with your Azure website using continuous delivery

After sifting through posts, docs, and Stack Overflow, I finally set this up using the same MSBuild process I'm using for Continuous Deployment today.

Slack

Integrate Stash with Slack via incoming webhooks

Online persistent chat is awesome! Ever since I joined my first IRC chat room, I was hooked. It's slash commands, people leaving/joining/collaborating, and it's always running

DevOps

Continuous integration and delivery to Azure websites with Bamboo

Fortunately for Azure developers, there are many great ways to set up continuous delivery (CD) to Websites. I use Bamboo CI server.

Craft Beer

Kegbot and the dream of merging beer with technology

I love beer! And because of the love affair, I've had a kegerator in my home for over a decade. I still love and enjoy bottles of my favorite brews, but there is nothing like pouring yourself a beer right from your stainless tap.

DevOps

Use Raygun error tracking with your Debug and Trace code

As we all know, exception handling is critical to every application's success. It's not a matter of if something goes wrong, it's how and when. However, it's one thing to trap an exception and another to get that information into an actionable format.

Azure

Use Kudu webhooks with Mobile Services for easy deployment notifications

Kudu is all around great tool if you're using Azure Websites. It will not only build and deploy your code from git, but it also provides a lesser-known web interface available on every azure website