Azure Durable Functions extends Azure Functions with stateful orchestration capabilities. Unlike Step Functions (JSON-based ASL), Durable Functions uses code—C#, JavaScript, Python, or PowerShell—to define workflows. This code-first approach enables IDE support, unit testing, and complex control flow. This comprehensive guide covers the core patterns: Function Chaining, Fan-Out/Fan-In, Human Interaction, and the Actor Pattern with Durable […]
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AWS EventBridge: Complete Event-Driven Architecture Guide
Amazon EventBridge is the central nervous system of modern AWS architectures. It is a serverless event bus that routes events between AWS services, SaaS applications, and your own microservices. Unlike SQS (point-to-point) or SNS (fan-out), EventBridge provides content-based routing, schema registry, and archive/replay capabilities. This guide covers architectural patterns, advanced filtering, cross-account routing, and production […]
Read more →AWS Step Functions vs Azure Durable Functions
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. […]
Read more →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 […]
Read more →.NET 6 Hot Reload: Complete Developer Guide
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 […]
Read more →React 18 Alpha: Automatic Batching
React 18 (in alpha at this time) introduces **Automatic Batching**. Previously, React only batched state updates inside event handlers. Now it batches everywhere—setTimeout, Promises, native events. Before React 18 After React 18 Key Takeaways Use `flushSync` if you explicitly need an immediate render. This reduces rendering overhead significantly in complex apps.
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