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.
433 articles from this blog
NuGet Package Source Discovery now supports SymbolSource for automatic symbol server configuration in Visual Studio, enhancing developer workflow.
Guide to customizing the deployment process for ASP.NET apps on Windows Azure Web Sites, including running unit tests during deployment.
Introducing the NuGet Package Source Discovery (PSD) specification, enabling automatic discovery and addition of NuGet feeds from trusted sources.
A guide on setting up remote performance profiling for Windows Azure Cloud Services using JetBrains dotTrace, including load balancer configuration.
A guide to implementing API versioning in ASP.NET Web API using custom media types in the Accept header, with code examples.
Announcement of a temporary takeover of the @msdnbelux Twitter account to share content on ASP.NET, JavaScript, and Azure.
A guide on connecting to and working with Windows Azure SQL Database directly within the PhpStorm IDE, covering setup, queries, and database management.
Announcing the free, global Windows Azure Bootcamp on April 27, 2013, offering hands-on development training in over 50 locations.
A guide to integrating unit test execution into the deployment process for applications hosted on Windows Azure Web Sites, using PHP and PHPUnit as an example.
A technical guide on deploying JetBrains YouTrack issue tracker on a Windows Azure virtual machine, covering setup, configuration, and firewall rules.
A technical guide to resizing a Windows Azure virtual disk without downloading/uploading, by manipulating the VHD file format directly in blob storage.
A guide on using Windows Azure PowerShell cmdlets within Visual Studio's NuGet Package Manager Console to manage cloud resources.
A guide on integrating Windows Azure CLI tools into PhpStorm to manage Azure resources like websites and databases directly from the IDE.
A guide on deploying a PHP application to Windows Azure Web Sites directly from the PhpStorm IDE using Git integration.
Explains how to securely upload files directly from a client to Windows Azure Blob Storage using Shared Access Signatures (SAS).
A guide to securing ASP.NET Web APIs using OAuth2 and Windows Azure Access Control Service for modern app authentication.
Guide to configuring IIS and ASP.NET Web API to support additional HTTP methods like HEAD, PATCH, or custom verbs by removing WebDAV conflicts.
A developer explains how to automate building and publishing the GoogleAnalyticsTracker NuGet package using MyGet's CI/CD services.
A tutorial on using Windows Azure, SignalR, and Twilio to add phone number verification via automated calls to a web sign-up process.
Explains how to send emails from Windows Azure applications using SendGrid and asynchronous queues for scalability.
