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Endjin.Licensing - Part 5: Real world usage patterns
We've open sourced a lightweight .NET based licensing framework we've been using internally over the last couple of years; in this post I'm going to highlight some real world usage scenarios.
Endjin.Licensing - Part 4: How to implement custom validation logic
Endjin.Licensing is our .NET based licensing framework; in this post we highlight its extensibility features, demonstrating how to add custom license validation logic.
Endjin.Licensing - Part 3: How to create and validate a license
Endjin.Licensing is our .NET based licensing framework; in this post we show how to create and validate a license using C#
Endjin.Licensing - Part 2: Defining the desired behaviour
We've open sourced a lightweight .NET based licensing framework; in this post we flesh out the behaviours we want the framework to support using Gherkin flavoured BDD specifications.
Endjin.Licensing - Part 1: Why build another licensing system?
We've open sourced a lightweight .NET based licensing framework we've been using internally over the last couple of years. In this post I explain why we created it in the first place, rather than using existing offerings.
Generating and using a certificate to authorise Azure Automation
Explore how to use Azure Automation for running VMs during office hours. Learn to create runbooks for automated tasks at pre-defined times.
A step-by-step guide to technology startups, valuation and the VC market
In this article we look at how technology startups are valued, how investors calculate their return, how you can position your business in that landscape, and whether you should!
Diagnostic logging with Azure SDK 2.5
Learn how to use diagnostics in Azure Virtual Machines and Cloud Service Web or Worker Roles using the Azure SDK.
Send Data into Azure Event Hubs using Web Api's HttpClient
This post shows how to send data directly into Azure Event Hubs using a HTTP request via C#'s HttpClient API
Refactoring by pattern using Regular Expressions and ReSharper search by pattern
Using SmartGit to follow the GitFlow branching and workflow model
How do you use SmartGit to simplify your development workflow by using GitFlow?
January 2015 Browser Share
We get 1000s of page view per day, which means we get an interesting insights into current Web Browser usage statistics. Here are the numbers for January 2015.
TPL Dataflow by Example code samples for LINQPad
TPL Dataflow, a potent yet lesser-known .NET framework, is ideal for high-performance data processing.
Using Azure Automation to run VMs during office hours only
Discover cloud computing's pay-as-you-use model and how turning off VMs outside office hours can save costs.
Elasticsearch gotchas and tips - part 2
We've delivered a number of Elasticsearch solutions on Azure. In this second post in the series, we share some useful tips.
Avoid circular dependencies with AngularJS Directives
How to use an $injector service to avoid a circular dependency error dynamically resolving templates in a templateRepository.
Using AngularJS decorators to resolve view templates by resource content type
In this post we show how you can render a container based on content-type
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Jasmine MetaRunner for TeamCity
Meta-Runners allow you to easily create reusable build components for TeamCity, in this post I demonstrate how to create a Meta-Runner to wrap Jasmine BDD Framework test runner.
Unit testing AngularJS with Visual Studio, ReSharper and TeamCity
In this post, Mike demonstrates how you can test AngularJS with Visual Studio, ReSharper and TeamCity for the full local and CI/CD DevOps experience.
Troubleshooting Twilio with New Relic
We created an an automated, telephony-based candidate interviewing system using .NET and Azure. We used New Relic and Twilio to simplify first line support. In this post we delve into some of the technical details.
Restrict access to Azure Websites by accept-listing
By utilising the IP and Domain Restrictions feature in IIS, it is possible to lock down your Azure Website to only allow access to IP addresses and domains that you have specified in a accept list. Learn how in this post.
Using SemanticMerge to fix Git merge conflicts
How can you use the SemanticMerge tool to help you deal with GIT merge conflicts? Here's an overview of the process.
Gotchas when installing an Elasticsearch cluster on Microsoft Azure
We've built a number of Elasticsearch clusters on Microsoft Azure. This blog post contains some of our top tips and gotchas.