Sahan Serasinghe is a Senior Software Engineer at Canva sharing insights on developer experience, Python, and cloud-native systems.
38 articles from this blog
A developer shares practical tips and strategies for passing the hands-on Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD) exam.
A technical guide on setting up Elastic Workplace Search for local development using Docker and Docker Compose.
Explains how to use CMD and args in Docker containers to run custom processes, with examples and Dockerfile syntax.
A guide to implementing and configuring health checks in ASP.NET Core applications, including setting up a dashboard to monitor multiple services.
A tutorial on implementing distributed caching in ASP.NET Core using Redis to improve scalability and performance.
A guide to automating the distribution of Android apps from Azure DevOps pipelines to Microsoft App Center for internal testing.
A guide to setting up multi-stage Azure Pipelines for building and signing Ionic Android apps using YAML templates.
A technical guide to implementing WebSockets in ASP.NET Core 7, covering the protocol specification, handshake process, and integration with SignalR.
A guide on using NDepend's static analysis and dependency graphs to quickly understand and identify issues in a new .NET codebase.
A hands-on tutorial on configuring and using Microsoft's default Dependency Injection container in a .NET Core console application.
Explains the .NET Generic Host model for configuring and launching ASP.NET Core web apps and Worker Services with standardized setup.
A step-by-step tutorial on building a bar chart from scratch using D3.js, covering core concepts like SVG, scales, and margins.
Explains the core database-like join semantics (Update, Enter, Exit) in D3.js for binding data to DOM elements.
A guide to implementing custom authorization policies to secure the Hangfire Dashboard in an ASP.NET Core application.
A tutorial on deploying a multi-container microservices application (React & .NET Core) to Azure using Service Fabric, including CI/CD setup.
A step-by-step guide to setting up a Raspberry Pi 4 without a monitor, covering OS installation, network configuration, SSH, and VNC.
A guide to getting started with Azure Service Fabric for microservices development, covering setup, comparisons, and key features.
A tutorial on implementing simple in-memory caching in .NET Core using the IMemoryCache interface to improve application performance.
