Tis the Season I am humble to be a part of the 2nd Annual C# Advent Calendar. Thank you to everyone who helped put it together and contributed. My blog post is hopefully a fun one not to be taken too seriously. I have been a developer for over 10 years, and I am always looking at new ways to be more productive. May I present you with 6 tips that I have started to adopt that I think have increased my developer skills 1000% (YMMV).

An Easy Solution for an Easy Task I write about Azure Functions over and over again because they are the perfect solution for what I am trying to do, small little things that I don’t want to spin up a larger unnecessary app to do it. That along with the fact they just run and go away, the price point for the things I do make it basically free.

Did you know the Azure CLI was Extendable? I did not know this. I was minding my business, when I decided to catch up on some Azure Friday videos, and found this beauty from June 23rd 2018 regarding extending the Azure CLI and how it was completely in the open. In the video one of the extensions was showcased, alias, which allows a developer to create quick commands for Azure CLI commands.

New Version of Azure Media Services I have been a fan of Azure Media Services for a long time. I worked with a customer roll it our to their organization a few years back and immediately saw the opportunity to enable a company with the ability to wholly own their video content and host/play the media inside their organization. Previously, the SDK that interfaced with Azure Media Services, consisted of 2 External Packages

Extending the Greatness of Application Insights I will start off by saying I love Application Insights. I have been using it for a long time, and am delighted at the new roll-out of features for it. I have even been giving a talk on Application Insights and how easy it is to instrument your application, so check that out if you are interested. One thing that is great about Application Insights is how extendable it is.

New Beginnings I have accepted a position to join Microsoft in the Premier Services Division. My role will be Application Development Manager (ADM) and I will be responsible for helping our customers reach their full potential using Microsoft Tools and Resources. I am immensly excited to start this journey and continue to grow as a developer/technology enthusiast. For a software developer, one who focuses on .NET, C#, and other goodness on the web, Microsoft is where the magic happens.