Maarten Balliauw is a cloud and web development expert specializing in .NET, C#, Microsoft Azure, and application performance. Frequent international speaker and Head of Customer Success at Duende Software.
438 articles from this blog
A guide to automatically strong-name signing NuGet packages using custom tools and MyGet webhooks to resolve dependency signing issues.
A guide on using WebStorm IDE for developing JavaScript applications on the Tessel microcontroller, including setup and workflow tips.
A developer's hands-on guide to setting up and programming the Tessel, a JavaScript-powered microcontroller, including initial setup and a first project with a climate sensor module.
A cautionary analysis of the Code Spaces hack, explaining how similar cloud security breaches can happen on AWS, Azure, or any host, and outlining basic mitigation steps.
A developer shares an early preview of a custom Microsoft Azure cloud plugin for TeamCity, enabling on-demand virtual build agents.
A technical guide on using Fiddler to analyze and optimize Azure storage traffic for a high-traffic application like MyGet.
Optimizing ASP.NET vNext package restore speed by configuring NuGet feeds in the project's NuGet.config file.
A developer's deep dive into the complexities and pain points of setting up a .NET build environment, highlighting dependency and SDK management issues.
Explains how NuGet configuration file inheritance works, allowing settings from multiple config files to be applied to projects.
Explains how to use Windows Azure Shared Access Signatures to securely delegate file downloads directly from blob storage, with code examples.
A satirical critique of source control, arguing for USB drives, to highlight flawed reasoning in tech outage reactions.
Announcing the second edition of Pro NuGet, a book covering workflows, integration with tools like Azure & TeamCity, and advanced package management.
Announcing Glimpse plugins for Windows Azure, providing runtime and storage monitoring insights directly in your browser for Azure-hosted web applications.
A look at the new Visual Studio Online in-browser editor for Windows Azure Web Sites, exploring its features for editing and managing web applications.
A guide to setting up and developing server-side logic for Windows Azure Mobile Services using Node.js and WebStorm.
A guide on setting up and using the Windows Azure CDN to improve website performance by caching static content globally.
A guide to setting up an autoscaling TeamCity build farm on Windows Azure to reduce costs by dynamically scaling build agents.
MvcSiteMapProvider 4.0 stable release for ASP.NET MVC offers dynamic navigation, SEO features, and improved dependency injection support.
An overview of Windows Azure Traffic Manager, explaining its DNS-based traffic distribution methods for cloud services and VMs.
Microsoft announces autoscaling for Windows Azure Cloud Services and Standard Web Sites, allowing automatic instance management based on metrics like CPU or queue length.
