Continuous Integration and Deployment of Java web apps to Azure with VSTS
Azure WebApps is one of the best services on Azure. I bet you heard me say this for every Azure service I write about.…
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Christos Matskas
Getting started with public speaking - the "soft" skills
In my previous [post](GHOST_URL/getting-started-with-public-speaking-a-guide-for-technical-people/" target="_blank), we looked the what you need to be aware from the technology/hardware…
EF Core, String Interpolation and SQL Injection
EF Core has always provided support for inline SQL queries. This means that you could pass a T-SQL query to be executed through the…
Improving EF Core performance with Compiled Queries
EF Core 2.0 is production ready and it's now fully RTM. Therefore, I hope that by now you have had the…
Working with Application Insights and NLog in Console apps (.NET)
[Application Insights](https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/services/application-insights/" target="_blank) is a logging platform that allows the collection and, more importantly,…
Scaffolding DbContext and Models with EntityFramework Core 2.0 and the CLI
EF Core 2.0 has been out for a few weeks now. If you're looking at an ORM for your .NET application…
Getting started with public speaking, a guide for technical people
Hello new and seasoned speakers! Let's start with a definition on public speaking: Public speaking Speaking at conferences, user groups or anytime…
Getting started with Azure Container Instances
Hot off the press! The new [Azure Container Instances](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-instances/container-instances-overview" target"_blank) service is a…
Query Profiling on Azure SQL
[Azure SQL](https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/services/sql-database/?v=16.50" target="_blank) is one of the most valuable Platform as…
Deploying your code to production doesn't have to hurt
This blog post is at the back of a conversation I had on Twitter with a few people about how (not) to deploy code…
Azure Functions, Node.js and Environment Variables
Another fun project (yes another one) using 2 of my favourite frameworks: serverless with [Azure Functions](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-functions/functions-reference-node&…
Deploy your ASP.NET Core app to Azure Service Fabric
[Service Fabric](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/" target="_blank) is Azure's highly scalable, multi-node, always-on solution that's…