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
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.
A developer explains the cost-effectiveness, global traffic management, and CDN benefits of using Windows Azure for the MyGet package hosting service.
A review of the 'Microsoft Windows Azure Development Cookbook', praising its practical recipes and depth for Azure developers.
Introducing Glimpse for PHP, a client-side debugging tool that provides insights into server-side operations, similar to Firebug for the client.
Microsoft and RealDolmen release version 4 of the Windows Azure SDK for PHP, adding storage, management API, and command-line tools.
Explains how to copy NuGet packages between feeds for stability and speed, covering client-side scripts and MyGet's server-side mirroring feature.
