This year’s Global Azure Bootcamp was held at venues around the world on April 27th. I had the pleasure of co-organizing the Letterkenny edition with the LK MUG team. What is Global Azure Bootcamp? It’s a free, one-day community event happening simultaneously in cities worldwide. The goal is helping developers get hands-on with Azure services. […]
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Vue.js Components: Building Reusable UI
Components are the heart of Vue.js. Build once, reuse everywhere. Here’s how to create flexible, maintainable Vue components. Basic Component Props Validation Custom Events Slots for Flexibility Component Organization Keep components small and focused Use scoped styles to avoid CSS conflicts Prefix base components (BaseButton, BaseInput) Validate props for better dev experience References Vue.js Components […]
Read more →Azure Service Bus: Queues vs Topics
Azure Service Bus is Microsoft’s enterprise messaging service. But should you use queues or topics? Here’s the difference and when to use each. Queues: Point-to-Point Queues deliver messages to a single receiver. First-in, first-out. Perfect for work distribution: Topics: Publish-Subscribe Topics deliver messages to multiple subscribers. Each subscriber has its own subscription: When to Use […]
Read more →SharePoint Online: Customizing Modern Pages with SPFx Extensions
SPFx Extensions let you customize SharePoint beyond web parts. Add headers, footers, field customizers, or command sets. Here’s how to get started with these powerful customization options. Types of Extensions Application Customizer: Add elements to page header/footer Field Customizer: Custom rendering for list columns Command Set: Custom toolbar buttons and context menu items Creating an […]
Read more →Event Sourcing Fundamentals: Storing Events Instead of State
Event Sourcing flips traditional database design on its head. Instead of storing current state, you store the events that led to that state. It’s not for every project, but when it fits, it’s powerful. The Concept In a typical system, you update records in place. An order goes from “pending” to “shipped” by updating a […]
Read more →Azure Cosmos DB: Partition Keys and Data Modeling
Choosing the right partition key is the most important Cosmos DB decision you’ll make. Get it wrong, and you’ll hit performance issues. Here’s how to think about it. What is a Partition Key? Cosmos DB distributes data across physical partitions based on your partition key. All items with the same partition key value live together. […]
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