TypeScript 3.8: Private Fields and Top-Level Await

TypeScript 3.8 brings one of the most awaited features from the ECMAScript Proposal stage 3: Hash-names for private fields. Unlike the private keyword in TypeScript which is erased at compile time, hard private fields (#field) are enforced by the JavaScript runtime (V8), offering true encapsulation. Hard Private Fields (#) vs ‘private’ Top-Level Await You can […]

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Blazor WebAssembly Preview: Building Production-Ready SPAs with C# and .NET

Blazor WebAssembly represents Microsoft’s bold vision for web development: write client-side applications in C# instead of JavaScript, running directly in the browser via WebAssembly. In early 2020, with the preview maturing rapidly, enterprises began evaluating Blazor for production scenarios. This comprehensive guide explores architecture patterns, performance optimization, and real-world deployment strategies for Blazor WebAssembly applications. […]

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Azure Synapse Analytics Deep Dive: Serverless SQL

Azure Synapse Analytics’ serverless SQL pool lets you query data lake files with T-SQL. No infrastructure to manage, pay only for queries. Here’s how it works. Query Data Lake with SQL Create External Tables Use Cases Ad-hoc exploration: Query without loading Data transformation: CETAS for ETL Logical data warehouse: Views over lake files Pricing Model […]

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Debezium: Change Data Capture for Kafka

Debezium turns your database into an event stream. Every change β€” insert, update, delete β€” becomes a Kafka event. Here’s how to get started. What is Change Data Capture? CDC captures row-level changes in databases. Instead of polling for changes, Debezium reads the database’s transaction log and streams changes in real-time. Architecture Supported Databases PostgreSQL […]

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Terraform 0.12: HCL2 and Provider Improvements

Terraform 0.12 is the biggest update in Terraform’s history, introducing HCL2 (HashiCorp Configuration Language 2). It addresses the major pain points of 0.11: type constraints, complex interpolations, and limited support for loops. This guide demonstrates how to refactor your infrastructure code to leverage the power of HCL2. First-Class Expressions Gone are the ‘${…}’ wrappers for […]

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