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Data validation in Python: a look into Pandera and Great Expectations
Implement Python data validation with Pandera & Great Expectations in this comparison of their features and use cases.
How to setup Python, PyEnv & Poetry on Windows
Explore using Python virtual environments & Poetry on Windows for smoother workflows, with a script & guide to enhance your dependency management experience.
My Year in Industry so far
Charlotte is studying for a Bachelor of Engineering - BEng (Hons), Computer Science at the University of York. She was part of our 2021 internship cohort, and is spending her Year in Industry placement with endjin too. In this post she reflects on her first 6 months.
C# 11.0 new features: newlines in string interpolation expressions
C# 11.0 enhances string literals with new features. Discover how multiline interpolated strings boost readability in Ian's insightful post.
C# 11.0 new features: UTF-8 string literals
C# 11.0 adds various improvements to string literals. In this post, Ian explains how we can now create UTF-8 string literals.
Adventures in GitHub Actions: Episode 1 - Goodbye Azure DevOps, Hello GitHub Actions
This series will follow our ongoing journey of migrating the CI/CD pipelines for our many Open Source repositories, from Azure DevOps to GitHub Actions.
How To Implement Continuous Deployment of Python Packages with GitHub Actions
Discover using GitHub Actions for auto-updates to Python packages on PyPI, assessing its role in Continuous Deployment.
How to develop an accessible colour palette for Power BI
Explore how we developed an accessible color palette for Power BI reports, considering color vision deficiency and data visualization.
Adventures in Dapr: Episode 5 - Debugging Containers with Visual Studio
Explore Dapr for cloud migration & use Visual Studio container tools to debug containerized services.
C# 11.0 new features: raw string literals
C# 11.0 adds various improvements to string literals. In this post, Ian explains how raw string literals can make your code more readable.
How to design APIs for Accessibility
Learn how accessibility-aware API design creates a great experience for all developers, not just those with accessibility needs.
Correctly configuring ASP.NET Core MVC authentication when hosting in Azure Container Apps
A short rundown of why you need the ForwardedHeadersMiddleware when using Azure Container Apps to host an ASP.NET Core MVC app requiring authentication
My first year as an apprentice software engineer at endjin
Jessica joined endjin as part of the Software Engineering Apprenticeship 2021 cohort. In this post, Jessica reflects on her first year.
Lazy and once-only C# async initialization
Performing lazy and/or just-once initialization is a simple optimization. But what if the initialization is async?
Bye bye Azure Functions, Hello Azure Container Apps: Conclusions
In the sixth and final post we draw our conclusions about migrating an application from Azure Functions to Azure Container Apps.
The OpenChain specification explained
When implementing OpenChain, understanding the specification will help guide your organisation to having processes in place to review and manage open-source software
What are the risks with open-source software?
The key risks associated with open-source software, from whether you use it minimally, to using it throughout all your systems.
What is OpenChain?
With much of the modern world is built upon software, organisations need to understand and manage the legal and security risks associated with open-source software.
An Overview of the Corvus.Retry Library
Corvus.Retry is an open source repository that provides functionality for building policies and strategies for handling transient faults. This post provides a spotlight on the repository.
How to sign your git commits
Signing git commits proves that you are the author of the code you are pushing up to GitHub, and helps protect the integrity of your software supply chain.
An Overview of the Corvus.Globbing Library
Corvus.Globbing is an .NET open source library that provides high performance, zero allocation functionality for working with globs.
Retrospecting on my first year at endjin
Liam joined endjin as part of the Software Engineering Apprenticeship 2021 cohort. In this post he looks back on his fist year and uses the post to introspect and look ahead to his second year.
In Defence of Squash Commits
Encapsulation is a powerful tool. Squash commits provide a way to encapsulate Git commit history.
An Overview of the Corvus.Extensions Library
Corvus.Extensions is an open source repository that provides a collection of useful helper extension methods to .NET types. This post provides a spotlight on the repository.
Adventures in Dapr: Episode 4 - Containerising with Visual Studio
Explore Dapr for cloud migration & simplify containerized dev inner-loop using Visual Studio with the Dapr Traffic Control sample application.