Guides

Over the past few years, I’ve written a number of articles on the same topic. Below, you’ll find a more cohesive learning plan for each of these topics:

Docker Containers with .NET Core
Azure Functions Development Guide
Becoming a Better Developer
Serverlesss Ins and Outs
Cloud Architecture
Improving Code Quality
Automated Testing Principles

Docker Containers with .NET

• Docker Build Process for ASP.NET Core Applications
• Visual Studio 2019 Docker Tools
• Running Linux Containers on Windows Home with WSL2
• Build and run .NET Containers from the CLI
• Docker Networking for .NET Developers
• Logging with Docker and ASP.NET Core
• SQL Server under Linux Image Variants
• Docker WSL2 Disk Space Usage

Up and Running with System.Text.Json

• Why System.Text.Json exists, major differences with Newtonsoft, and how to find help with the new library.
• Reading JSON documents
• Writing JSON documents
• Model Binding in ASP.NET Core [coming soon]
• Considerations for using System.Text.Json in a production-grade project [coming soon]

Azure Functions Development Guide

• Introduction to functions / visual guide
• Choosing a language for your functions
• Usage scenarios in the enterprise
• Functions Development
  • Five ways to organize functions
  • Project, file and folder structure
  • Dependency injection
  • Secrets handling
  • Code reuse
  • Improving readability with string literals
  • Grouping function triggers
• Continuous Integration and Deployment
  • Building and deploying functions
  • Deploying to development, staging and production environments
  • Tweaking configuration
• Triggers, Input, and Output Bindings
  • HTTP Trigger request validation / visual guide / GitHub sample
  • HTTP Trigger function output binding gotchas
  • Writing messages to a queue with output bindings

Serverless Ins and Outs

• Three Reasons to Try Serverless
• The Best Resources for .NET Developers to Discover Serverless
• AWS Lambda for .NET Developers
• When To Use AWS Lambda with .NET Core
• PowerShell’s usefulness in Serverless
• Why Keep NuGet Packages to a Minimum in Serverless Functions
• Serverless and the Elastic Stack
• .NET Serverless Landscape

Cloud Architecture

• Principles of High-Quality .NET Cloud Apps (Part 1)
• Principles of High-Quality .NET Cloud Apps (Part 2)
• Principles of High-Quality .NET Cloud Apps (Part 3)
• Repository Structure for .NET Projects
• Choosing A First .NET Project To Containerize
• Onion Architecture in .NET Core
• .NET Core: AWS vs Azure vs GCP
• .NET Framework: AWS vs Azure vs GCP
• When To Use Feature Toggles
• Building a Worker in AWS with .NET Framework and .NET Core
• 3 Ways To Build .NET APIs in AWS
• Canary Deployment of APIs and Workers in .NET
• Monitoring Web APIs in .NET

Becoming a Better Developer

• Standing out from the crowd
• A process to succeed at regularly blogging
• Taking good notes at technology conferences
• Steps to Take Your Career To The Next Level

Improving Code Quality

• Pair Programming
  • Pair Programming 101
  • Reasons Pair Programming Produces Better Code
  • Top 3 Situations In Which To Use Pair Programming
  • Five Problems with Your Pair Programming Workspace
• Tools and Automation
  • Static Code Analysis
  • Using GitHub’s Pull Requests Effectively
  • Multi Screen Azure DevOps Code Review
  • 10 Ways To Deal With Technical Debt
• Code Review
  • A Review Process That Promotes Quality
  • Finding Time for Code Review
  • Pre-Commit Code Reviews
  • How To Code Review Like A Pro
  • Ultimate Code Review Checklist

Automated Testing

• Testing Cloud Applications
• .NET Core 2.0 Testing Layers
• Unit Tests Layer in .NET Core
• Acceptance Tests Layer in .NET Core
• External Dependency Testing in .NET Core
• Security Tests in .NET Core
• Load And Performance Tests in .NET
• Testing Serverless Functions in .NET