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
Discusses how cloud platforms like Windows Azure are democratizing IT, enabling rapid, scalable application development for startups and large organizations alike.
Explains the benefits and technical reasons for using the Windows Azure Content Delivery Network (CDN) to improve web application performance.
Guide to enabling and configuring Microsoft Endpoint Protection anti-malware for Windows Azure Web and Worker roles.
Announcing the release of 'Pro NuGet', a book covering advanced NuGet package management concepts, best practices, and scenarios beyond basic usage.
Author shares excitement about being invited to join the ASPInsiders, a group of experts providing feedback on ASP.NET technologies.
MyGet introduces a beta feature to proxy and aggregate packages from multiple upstream NuGet feeds into a single, centralized feed.
Slides and demo code for a TechDays Belgium 2012 presentation on implementing real-time web features using SignalR.
Slides and demo code for a UGIALT.NET conference session on using SignalR for real-time client/server communication with ASP.NET and Azure.
A guide to tracking API usage with Google Analytics using the GoogleAnalyticsTracker library for C# and ASP.NET.
A critique of the Visual Studio Achievements beta, arguing its current rewards promote bad coding habits instead of good practices.
Explores using Windows Azure Service Bus Topics & Subscriptions to synchronize to-do lists across millions of devices in a scalable, offline-capable system.
A technical tutorial on using SignalR, an ASP.NET library, to create a real-time web application for broadcasting slide deck navigation.
Explores real-time web communication challenges and solutions like polling, long polling, and SignalR for server-to-client updates.
A guide to automating software reinstallation after a Windows system refresh using Ninite, Web PI, and Chocolatey.
MyGet now supports publishing symbol packages for private feeds via SymbolSource.org integration, enabling easier debugging of NuGet packages.
A technical guide on rewriting WCF OData service base URLs to work correctly behind a load balancer or reverse proxy.
A guide on setting up and using Memcached for distributed caching on Windows Azure, specifically for PHP applications.
A guide on using MyGet to create and manage public NuGet feeds, detailing setup, security permissions, and contribution workflows.
A guide on using a custom NuGetRole to deploy applications to Windows Azure from a NuGet package feed instead of source control.
A technical guide on implementing dynamic view sections in ASP.NET MVC using a dynamic view model and DisplayTemplates.
