Running AKS in production requires more than a standard cluster create command. Security, reliability, and observability must be baked in. This guide covers the essential baseline for 2020 deployments. Network Architecture (CNI) Uptime SLA By default, the AKS control plane is free but has no financial SLA. For production, enable **Uptime SLA**. System Node Pools […]
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SharePoint Framework 1.11 continues the trend of deeper Microsoft Teams integration while improving the developer experience. After updating several projects to 1.11, here’s what matters for SharePoint and Teams developers. What’s New Node.js 12 Support: Finally! Node 12 LTS is now supported alongside Node 10 Improved Teams Personal Apps: Better handling of Teams personal apps […]
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Before C# 9, to make a property immutable, you had to use constructor injection. This broke object initializers (`new Obj { Prop = val }`). The `init` accessor solves this by allowing setting a property only during object initialization. The ‘init’ Keyword Why this matters for DTOs It allows for consistent, valid state without massive […]
Read more →C# 9.0 Records: Immutable Data Types Done Right
Immutability is a cornerstone of robust distributed systems, but achieving it in C# has historically required copious boilerplate. C# 9.0 introduces Records, a first-class citizen for immutable data. Records provide value-based equality, non-destructive mutation, and concise syntax. The Syntax Evolution Value-Based Equality Records check equality by properties, not reference. Non-Destructive Mutation (‘with’ expressions) To modify […]
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Azure Event Grid is the backbone of event-driven architectures on Azure. It’s a fully managed event routing service that uses a publish-subscribe model. Unlike messaging services (Service Bus, Event Hubs), Event Grid is optimized for reactive programming patterns where you want instant notifications of state changes. Event Grid Architecture Key Concepts Topics are endpoints where […]
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A preview feature for .NET 5 (arriving Nov 2020) is CSS Isolation. Similar to Vue’s `scoped` styles or React Modules, this prevents style leakage between components. How it Works Create a file matching the component name: `Counter.razor.css`. At build time, Blazor rewrites HTML with a unique attribute `b-123abc` and rewrites CSS: The Deep Combinator To […]
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