Azure Event Grid is the backbone of event-driven architectures on Azure. It’s a fully managed event routing service that uses a publish-subscribe model. Unlike messaging services (Service Bus, Event Hubs), Event Grid is optimized for reactive programming patterns where you want instant notifications of state changes. Event Grid Architecture Key Concepts Topics are endpoints where […]
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Blazor CSS Isolation: Scoped Styles in .NET 5
A preview feature for .NET 5 (arriving Nov 2020) is CSS Isolation. Similar to Vue’s `scoped` styles or React Modules, this prevents style leakage between components. How it Works Create a file matching the component name: `Counter.razor.css`. At build time, Blazor rewrites HTML with a unique attribute `b-123abc` and rewrites CSS: The Deep Combinator To […]
Read more →React 17: No New Features, Major Impact
React 17 is unusual – it’s the first major React release with no new features for developers. So why should you care? Because it fundamentally changes how React attaches to the DOM and enables a gradual upgrade path that will define React’s evolution for years. The Gradual Upgrade Story Previously, upgrading React was all-or-nothing. If […]
Read more →Azure Arc for Kubernetes: Unified Hybrid Cloud Management
Azure Arc extends the Azure control plane (ARM) to resources running outside of Azure—on-premises, in AWS, or GCP. With Arc-enabled Kubernetes, you can manage any K8s cluster (OpenShift, Rancher, GKE) right from the Azure Portal. GitOps with Flux Arc agents installed in the cluster include Flux CD. You can push configurations via Azure Policy. Azure […]
Read more →Microsoft Ignite 2020: Top Azure Announcements for Developers
Microsoft Ignite 2020 went fully virtual this year due to the pandemic, but that didn’t slow down the announcement pace. As someone who follows Azure closely, here are the announcements that matter most for developers and architects. Azure Communication Services This is potentially the biggest announcement for developers building communication features. Azure Communication Services (ACS) […]
Read more →Vue 3 Composition API: Practical Examples and Patterns
Now that Vue 3 is released, let’s dive deeper into the Composition API with practical examples you can use in real projects. I’ve been using the Composition API in production for several months via the Vue 2 plugin, and these patterns have proven invaluable. Understanding Reactivity Fundamentals The Composition API introduces two main reactive primitives: […]
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