James Sturtevant
Deploying a Python Website to Azure with Docker
This post will cover how to deploy a Python Website to Azure Web Apps for Linux using python. With...
Date: 01/08/2017
Debugging ARM Templates with Custom Scripts
A while back I was working a one-click Azure Deploy button for the Hoodie sample application. If you...
Date: 11/11/2016
Build and Deploy an opensource project with Visual Studio Team Services without sharing secrets
When working with an opensource project it is important to not keep the keys in your source control,...
Date: 11/02/2016
Making Http Web Requests in Unity with CSharp
This past weekend I was able to partcipate in Hack Harvard 2016 as a mentor. Hackathon are always a...
Date: 10/26/2016
Failed Build in Visual Studio Team Services after Xamarin upgrade
This week I updated Visual Studio’s version of Xamarin. All was well until I kicked off a build for...
Date: 10/14/2016
ASP.NET Core cannot find runtime for Framework '.NETCoreApp'
Today I upgrade my ASP.NET Core application from version 1.0 to version 1.0.1 because of a bug in...
Date: 10/13/2016
Running Scripts Pre and Post Publish in ASP.NET Core RC2
This week I ran into an issue when deploying a Service Fabric service where a library file was not...
Date: 06/08/2016
Service Fabric ASP.NET Core could not load file or assembly ServiceFabricServiceModel
After adding a reference to retrieve a Service Fabric Actor to my ASP.NET Core Web API project I got...
Date: 06/08/2016
Integrating ASP.NET Core with Service Fabric using ICommunicationListener
At the time of writing there is no official template for integrating ASP.NET Core (RC2) with Service...
Date: 06/06/2016
Starting the Service Fabric Local Cluster Manager
I have had to start the Service Fabric Cluster Manager a few times without starting Visual Studio...
Date: 06/01/2016
5 Ways to Install Git on Windows
Git is a major part of a developers work flow these days no matter what platform you work on. There...
Date: 05/26/2016
Accessing Azure Service Fabric Virtual Machines
Azure Service Fabric is a manage service that abstracts the server infrastructure away from you. You...
Date: 05/20/2016
Dependency Injection with Service Fabric
In my previous post I talked about how Azure Service Fabric went to General Availability in Azure...
Date: 05/16/2016
Service Fabric Service Types
The model for Service Fabric allows for flexibility when it comes to designing the individual...
Date: 05/09/2016
Thoughts on Microsoft Build 2016
For the last few years there has been a major shift at Microsoft, one that has culminated in news...
Date: 04/11/2016
Running Jekyll in Windows Using Docker
It has been just over a year since I wrote a post on running Jekyll in Windows using Vagrant. The...
Date: 03/04/2016
Getting Started with Project Oxford Machine Learning APIs and Deployment on Azure
Project Oxford is cool. I am out at a lot of hackathons where I see students creating some amazing...
Date: 02/08/2016
How to install Elixir using Chocolatey on Windows
I got hooked on Elixir after reading Programming Elixir by Dave Thomas so I had to figure out how to...
Date: 01/17/2016
How to view, add, edit and remove files in Azure Web App using the Kudu service Dashboard
While debugging your Azure Web App deployments it is sometimes useful to view the files that are...
Date: 01/06/2016
How to view, add, edit and remove files in Azure Web App using the Kudo service Dashboard
While debugging your Azure Web App deployments it is sometimes useful to view the files that are...
Date: 01/06/2016
Softwrap: A Visual Studio Code Extension
I use Visual Studio for most of my development work but I have always had a second editor that was...
Date: 01/01/2016
Compiling ASP.NET 5 RC1 on a Mac or Linux
It is very exciting times as the Release Candidate for ASP.NET 5 was released a couple weeks ago. Of...
Date: 12/02/2015
Setting up PostgreSQL in Azure VM
There are a few different ways to spin up an PostgreSQL database in Microsoft Azure. One of the...
Date: 09/26/2015
Using Azure Table Storage with Bryan Soltis
In this interview I talk with Bryan Soltis from Kentico. Bryan is a Technical Evangelist for Kentico...
Date: 09/08/2015
Must have Visual Studio Extensions
There are alot of Visual Studio extensions out there and it has always surprised me at the number of...
Date: 09/02/2015
The differences between Azure Service Configuration(.cscfg) and Azure Service Definition(.csdef) Files
Remembering the differences between Azure Service Configuration(.cscfg) and Azure Azure Service...
Date: 08/10/2015
Angelbeat North East US Events
Angelbeat is doing a series of Technology Events showcasing the best technology from top tech...
Date: 08/05/2015
Introduction to Visual Studio Database Projects with Floyd Hilton
I have talked about Visual Studio database projects before but this time I got to sit down with a...
Date: 07/19/2015
Getting Started with building your own ASP.NET Application and Deploying to Azure
You have a great idea for a website but you don't know where to begin? There is a ton of free...
Date: 07/09/2015
Top Podcasts for June 2015
This month I have been in transition and have not listened to the same number of podcasts as I have...
Date: 06/28/2015
Azure Stream Analytics not processing data from Event Hubs to storage
The issue I ran into with Azure Stream Analytics is a little bit embarrassing but I think we have...
Date: 06/21/2015
Using Azure Python SDK with Event Hubs
Python is a beautiful and powerful language. Many times in just a few lines of code you can...
Date: 06/12/2015
A Wood Stove monitoring system built using ASP.NET MVC on Azure with Eventhubs, Stream Analytics and SignalR
The problem I live in Maine where wood stoves are plentiful. The problem I encountered was when I...
Date: 05/30/2015
Top Podcasts for May 2015
In no particular order, the following are the top episodes that stood out to me during the month of...
Date: 05/30/2015
DevCamp - Office and Office365 in Cambridge MA
I will be at DevCamp - Office this Monday May 15, 2015. Come learn how to build apps using standard...
Date: 05/14/2015
Top Podcasts for April 2015
In no particular order, the following are the top episodes that stood out to me during the month of...
Date: 04/29/2015
The Amazing Fifteen Minute Break
How many times have you been working away on a problem and not been able to solve it, then when you...
Date: 04/26/2015
CSS Cube Animations
Last year while studying for my MCSD certification I came across a comprehensive post on CSS...
Date: 04/20/2015
Runaway SQL Server Service Broker Activation Script
I have been experimenting with using the SQL Server Service Broker in my latest project. We had a...
Date: 04/14/2015
BigInteger Structure
Where do you turn to if you have an integer to that is to large for the primitives supplied by the...
Date: 04/04/2015
Top Podcasts for March 2015
Whether I am driving to work or cleaning the dishes, podcasts are a great time to learn about a new...
Date: 03/30/2015
.NET SQL Functions Class
If you use Entity Framework you will enjoy learning about the SQL Functions Class. The SQL function...
Date: 03/28/2015
Roslyn Diagnostic Analyzer Talk
I am giving a talk today at the 23 Boston Code Camp! I will presenting on the new Visual Studio 2015...
Date: 03/20/2015
.NET Secure String
Today we are going to take a look in the System.Security namespace to learn how to create secure...
Date: 03/08/2015