Customize PowerShell in Windows Terminal
The all-new Windows Terminal is truly amazing and packed with many features. It is also fully customizable! I highly recommend configuring Windows Terminal to have a customized background and to install Oh My Posh.
It ain't trickin' if you got it!
Setting a...
Docker MSBuild
I created an image specifically for building legacy ASP.NET code. This is publicly available on Docker hub and GitHub. You may pull it and use it at your own discretion.
https://hub.docker.com/repository/docker/mrjamiebowman/msbuild
GitHub: Docker MSBuild
How to Use
Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
I had some issues with Getting Azure AKS to work with PowerShell locally so I decided to document this. This post shows how I was able to get started using Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) with PowerShell. Azure provides a Kubernetes service that is capable of orchestrating Windows containers as well...
Docker: NuGet Server Windows Server Core
I've set up a NuGet Server on a Dockerized Windows Server Core IIS image. This is a multi-stage build that includes an MSBuild stage to compile NuGet Server (ASP.NET) and copy that into the final image. The Dockerfile installs useful utilities like Chocolatey and Vim.
Kong API Management
Kong is an open-source platform that has tools for API Gateways, API Management, Governance, and Kubernetes. API Gateways provide a way to proxy traffic to different services. This is very beneficial for many reasons. By acting as a single entry point the API gateway is responsible for routing traffic. This means...
Kafka Tool
If you're looking for a quick and easy tool to access a Kafka cluster on Windows, Mac OS, or Linux then Kafka Tool may be right for you.
Browse all of your Kafka clustersView messages on the logView offsetsshow JSON, XML, String, or Binary...
Docker: Jenkins Build Server on Windows Server Core
Big fan of Jenkins! I've really enjoyed the flexibility that this CI server provides. While it's easy to run a Linux container with Jenkins and do .NET Core builds it's not possible to build traditional ASP.NET projects... unless you install Mono.. but I could never get...
.NET Core Interview Questions
Q: What is .NET Core?
.NET Core is a modern Microsoft framework for creating applications that can run platform agnostic. .NET core has performance gains over its predecessor technology ASP.NET where it's been shown as 2400% times faster. .NET core can handle up to 7,000,000 HTTP...
Mounting Volumes in Docker with Visual Studio
This technique is ideal for local development within Visual Studio. You can easily mount local files into a docker container by modifying the MSBuild commands of the project.
Project File's MSBuild Commands
This code came from a .NET Core 3.1 project.
How to Become a Web Developer
I've been making websites since 1997 and working professionally since 2010 full time as a software developer. If you don't have any experience doing programming or web design as a hobby this will be extremely challenging. Getting started will seem like the hardest thing ever. With commitment and...
