Nullable reference types are a new feature in C# 8.0. They allow you to spot places where you’re unintentionally dereferencing a null value (or not checking it.) You may have seen these types of checks being performed before C# 8.0 in ReSharper’s Value and Nullability Analysis checks. These are potential sources for bugs, and can […]
Read MoreI have been playing around with Kubernetes lately and was looking for an easy way to get a cluster going locally. I came across Kind when looking for this solution and found it really easy to use. It’s super easy to get a cluster going especially if you already have kubectl installed. It’s fast to install kind […]
Read More“COTS-first”, “Why build it when we can buy it?”, “Custom development is expensive”, “We’re not a software company” were all slogans that were hammered into my head during the first half of my career working for a large global consulting firm. They were and are still the prevailing wisdom in the IT industry and when […]
Read MoreYes, this is an odd sentiment to have as a Cloud-native software company but hear me out. We spend a lot of time talking to organizations about adopting Cloud concepts and approaches. The large majority of the discussions land in one of two categories: Help me move stuff to the Cloud to save money and […]
Read MoreRecently I built an Angular demo application that showcases some of the features provided by Angular. I will deploy this application to GitHub pages using GitHub Actions, a newly released CI/CD platform that can be used by open source repositories for free. Since I already have a completed Angular project pushed to GitHub, all I […]
Read MoreThe phrase “we need to change our culture to be successful” has become a punchline for any executive pitching ambitious visions and transformation initiatives, IT-related or otherwise. What is unfortunately less common is any mention of how such a change in culture will happen and how to know when this ideal future culture has been […]
Read MoreMany years ago, I wrote a blog post about TFS and DevOps. A lot has changed since then, with multiple versions of the build pipeline being released, but it continues to be one of the most trafficked articles on our site. Microsoft has worked hard to create a better experience for build automation and […]
Read MoreThe conversations I regularly have with clients, other executives, and my mentors are usually around “what’s your org’s vision?” or “what do you want your org to do”. Foci has gone through a tremendous period of growth and change over the last 12 months and the answers to those questions seem to be ever changing. […]
Read MoreToo often, we see articles shared preaching the importance for organizations to adopt a digital strategy without encapsulating what that really means. To remove some of that confusion, I like comparing an organization’s digital transformation with something everyone knows – a road trip! Let’s start with some truth – a digital strategy can be enormously […]
Read MoreThis is an update to the post I made a while ago titled “Why .Net Doesn’t need to be Expensive“. A lot has changed since I made that post. For example: Visual Studio Code wasn’t released, .NET Core was called vNext, and .NET hadn’t gone through it’s open-source transformation. These introductions to the .NET ecosystem […]
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