Why a Post on This? I have been asked a few times why I decided to build a blog and more importantly, what I did to build a blog that was lightweight, easy to modify (i.e. add posts) and most importantly, is cheap. This is how I approached it, and I understand that some people have more criteria when they look to create a blog, but I am a simple man with simple needs.

Have You Heard of CloudShell? Back in around the Build 2017 timeframe, the first implementation of Azure CloudShell was rolled out, bringing the ability to run Azure CLI commands from the context of a logged in Azure session, from anywhere the Azure Portal could be loaded (i.e. a browser). This allowed you to do many things via the command line in the Azure world without having to use the GUI or have the tooling installed on your machine.

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).

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.

I prefer CLI to visual tools for Git In doing my day-to-day development, I prefer to do most tasks Git related in a CLI. There are great tools available in Visual Studio 2017, Code, and 3rd party software like Source Tree, but for I like what I like, and the CLI does it for me. One thing that it is super easy to do in the CLI is “resetting” or clearing a working directory and starting fresh.