I am finding that as you learn to use and implement more sophisticated programming techniques the easier it becomes to created what many would call “complex algorithms”. I believe this, just think about what alternative you have to a Dictionary. I mean other than the similar methods found in the System.Collections or Systems.Collections.Generic classes. Configuration […]
Read More →Archive for August, 2018
Combining 2 Generic Lists into 1 with C#
I was writing a program that converted a List into a comma delimited string. A later requirement necessitated that I capture data from an additional source and add it to the original comma delimited string. In both cases the data was returned in a generic list, so I only needed to combine the 2 lists […]
Read More →Fields vs. Properties in C#
There is a very significant difference between a field and property within a class. The difference is in the behaviour of the field when defined as either a static or instance. Basically, if you create 2 instances of class which has a static field, when you change the value of that field, the values in […]
Read More →How to modify the host.json file for an Azure Function

It is not recommended to set the fileLoggingMode to always for very long as it will consume a lot of compute and storage space. Use this only when troubleshooting. Check out an older blog I wrote on this here out too. Here is an example of a host.json file with all possible options.
Read More →Azure Functions – Timer

The labs contained in this article show how to create, configure, code and monitor an Azure Function with a Timer. There is a detailed document here “Timer trigger for Azure Functions” which discusses the Timer trigger in detail so I will not readdress that content. I have written an AzureFunctionConsumer program which I host on […]
Read More →Azure Function – Service Bus

The labs contained in this article show how to create, configure, code and monitor an Azure Function with a Service Bus. There is a detailed document here “Azure Service Bus bindings for Azure Functions” which discusses the Service Bus trigger in detail so I will not readdress that content. There is also a helpful article […]
Read More →Azure Functions – Storage Queue

The labs contained in this article show how to create, configure, code and monitor an Azure Function with a Storage Queue. There is a detailed document here “Azure Queue storage bindings for Azure Functions” which discusses the Storage Queue trigger in detail so I will not readdress that content. I have written an AzureFunctionConsumer program […]
Read More →Azure Functions – Microsoft Graph

The labs contained in this article show how to create, configure, code and monitor an Azure Function with a Microsoft Graph. There is a detailed document here “Microsoft Graph bindings for Azure Functions” which discusses the Microsoft Graph in detail so I will not readdress that content. Azure Active Directory Tenant Every Azure subscription will […]
Read More →Azure Functions – HTTP Trigger

The labs contained in this article show how to create, configure, code and monitor an Azure Function with an HTTP Trigger. There is a detailed document here “Azure Functions HTTP triggers and bindings” which discusses the HTTP Trigger in detail so I will not readdress that content. I have written an AzureFunctionConsumer program which I […]
Read More →Azure Functions – Event Hub

The labs contained in this article show how to create, configure, code and monitor an Azure Function with an Event Hub. There is a detailed document here “Azure Event Hubs bindings for Azure Functions” which discusses the Event Hub trigger in detail so I will not readdress that content. There is also a helpful article […]
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