Code Collaboration has a new name - Visual Studio Live Share
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Keeping your Azure Search Index up-to-date with Azure Functions
Azure Search can work really well with Azure Blob Storage. It can automatically index and analyse documents uploaded to a Storage Container to make…
Restrict public access to your Azure Web Apps with the IPSecurityRestrictions option
This is a little unknown gem that I've used a few times as I help customers secure access to their Azure Web…
Debugging C# (.NET Core) Azure Functions with VS Code
The [v2 release](https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/appserviceteam/2017/09/25/develop-azure-functions-on-any-platform/" target="_) of the Azure Function Core tools (i.e.…
Combining data from multiple sources in Azure Search
Azure Search is a great service that allows developers to add search functionality in their applications. I blogged about [how to index and query…
Indexing and searching SQL Server data with Azure Search
Another day and another opportunity to work with an exciting Azure service. This post is all about [Azure Search](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/…
Creating .NET fakes using Bogus
I work with many Proof Of Concepts (PoCs) these days and one of the things I find in need frequently is the ability to…
2017 Retrospective
Here we are! Another year is behind us and it's time again to take a look at all the exciting and interesting…
Applying consistent code styles with Visual Studio 2017
[Visual Studio 2017](https://www.visualstudio.com/" target="_blank) offers an extended set of tools that can help developers be more productive…
Running Azure Functions anywhere with the power of containers
I work with Azure Functions a lot. I also work a lot with Docker, Windows Containers, and microservices in general. For some time I…
Enforcing HTTPS-only traffic and HSTS settings for Azure Web Apps and Azure Functions
I hope that by now your site is running under HTTPS. If not, you may want to read Troy Hunt's [blog post(…
TechDays Netherlands 2017
In October 2017 I got the privilege to speak at my first Microsoft-organised conference in the Netherlands. It was 2 days (well, 3 days…