New knowledge base location
Updated notes on setting up a new PC.
Creating a custom Azure Logic Apps connector
Objective To create, deploy and use a custom Connector that can be used in Azure Logic Apps. We also want to be able to publish this connector in the gallery (so that it shows up in the list with other connectors). For now the latter appears to be primarily available as invite-only for Microsoft partners. …
The importance of emotional intelligence
There’s some really good information and suggestions in this Emotional At Work? Science Says You’ll Be More Productive blog post. As the professional ecosystem becomes increasingly connected, however, and complex systems require a group effort instead of individual support, group dynamics of culture, emotion and behavior are proving to be the key to engagement, longevity, …
Microsoft.Data.Edm.Library
If you have experience dynamically generating entity models for OData I could use a bit of help with getting the finer bits of manually defining Navigation Properties. If not, do you know somebody who’s an Edm Goddess? For more details see my forum post in the ADO.NET, Entity Framework, LINQ to SQL, NHibernate forum: https://forums.asp.net/p/2085521/6022522.aspx?p=True&t=635912368648167847 …
A peek at my work
So, I’ve been working for K2 for about a year-and-a-half now and am still enjoying being part of an actual software company again. Today I found out they’ve produced a new How To video for the product I’ve been the primary developer on for the last year or so. This component is a broker that …
You don’t know Javascript
Last month the Hanselminutes podcast had a great interview titled You don’t know JS with Getify (Kyle Simpson) about his book of the same name. While the book series sounds like a great resource, I really enjoyed hearing a constructive discussion of many of the concerns I’ve had about the rapidly growing popularity of Javascript. …
This is why nobody likes you #TFS
“Imposter Syndrome is the Wrong Metaphor”
Beth’s thoughtful Confidence Through Feedback, or Why Imposter Syndrome is the Wrong Metaphor is an important essay that digs deep into some of the most pervasive issues that plague not just tech jobs, but all employment in the U.S. I highly encourage everyone to read it – from the rank-and-file to the highest of upper …
Weekly roundup – April 28th
Topics: Free MS ebooks, Xamarin podcast, cloud server in 55 sec., squash your PNGs, Heartbleed fallout, RDP from Android.
Weekly roundup – April 21st
Topics: VMWare re-certification, “you want to be a programmer?”, symlinks for WordPress plugins, open source HTML5 widgets, 1-click VM deployment.