Both provide serverless workflow orchestration. Which should you choose? Feature AWS Step Functions Azure Durable Functions Definition JSON (ASL) Code (C#/JS/Python) Pricing Per State Transition Per Execution (Function billing) Max Duration 1 year (Standard) Unlimited Human Approval Built-in Use External Events My Take: If you prefer visual workflows and are heavily AWS, use Step Functions. […]
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Azure Front Door Premium: Enterprise WAF Configuration
Azure Front Door Premium combines a global CDN with a fully managed Web Application Firewall (WAF). In the aftermath of Log4Shell, proper WAF configuration is no longer optional—it is a fundamental security control. In this comprehensive guide, I will walk through deploying Azure Front Door Premium with an enterprise-grade WAF policy, including managed rulesets, custom […]
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Hot Reload is the most significant developer productivity feature in .NET 6. The ability to modify running code and see changes instantly—without stopping, recompiling, and restarting—fundamentally changes the development feedback loop. In this comprehensive guide, I will explain how Hot Reload works under the hood, what changes are supported, and how to configure it for […]
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Updating our Clean Architecture template for .NET 6 involves enforcing stricter boundaries using `ImplicitUsings`. Project References The Core layer (`Domain`) should have ZERO dependencies. In .NET 6, we can enforce this by stripping out accidental imports. This compiler-level enforcement prevents junior developers from injecting HTTP clients into Domain Entities.
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For a decade, Selenium WebDriver was the undisputed king of browser automation. But Microsoft’s Playwright has matured rapidly and provides a compelling alternative. Having migrated a massive E2E test suite from Selenium to Playwright, here is my detailed comparison. Architecture Comparison Selenium uses the WebDriver HTTP protocol. It sends an HTTP request for every action […]
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