When we think about the word Generic outside of the programming world it simply means that the object is not tied to any specific kind. An example is a bank account. We may not know which bank it is associated too, if it is a checking or savings account, however we do know that we […]
Read More →The .Net framework is a group of components that provide the developer with tools to support the creation of robust computer software programs. It is comprised of: Development frameworks – are components that let us resuse previously written and tested software. Such as ASP.Net, WPF, Silverlight, LINQ, ADO.Net, WCF, WinForms etc… Therea are some very […]
Read More →When I convert one object to another using the keyword “as” and the original value is not of that type, the converted value simply becomes NULL. For example, if theItem is of type MessageBox, then row will be NULL. DataRowView row = theItem as DataRowView; However, when using this code, I.e. boxing. DataRowView row = […]
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I have written a number of articles about my experience creating a Bot #Bot #chatbot. Check them out. Here are some other more recent articles I have written on this subject: Create a Bot using an Azure App Service Bot Service Most common chatbot questions and how to answer them Publishing a chatbot using Bot […]
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It is possible to run an Azure WebJob even when the Azure App Service Web App is not running. Figure 1 illustrates a running WebJob while the Web App is not running. Figure 1, running a WebJob when the Web App is stopped Notice that there is only 1 W3WP process shown in the Process […]
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The product known as German Cloud is deprecating. I am moving all articles to a new host. This article is here for historical reasons. Although you can use CLI with the public cloud as well and you can use it to configure many of the Azure features, this article is a bit focused on the […]
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The product known as German Cloud is deprecating. I am moving all articles to a new host. This article is here for historical reasons. As you many know there is a new sovereign instance of Azure in Germany the the German Cloud. #GermanCloud There are some differences between then, for example you need a new […]
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The other day I (2012) discovered the power of a recursive function / method (I.e. recursion) while I was struggling to write some code. I think one of the focal points of writing good code is writing it in a way that it expands and contracts dynamically. As well, writing code that you will rarely, […]
Read More →This article pertains to the Azure Biztalk based Hybrid Connection feature discussed here. To read about the new version of the Hybrid Connection feature based on Azure Relay, read this article. #HybridConnection #Azure #Microsoft – There are 2 kinds of logging you can use to troubleshoot any issues with your Azure Hybrid Connection Manager. The […]
Read More →I wrote an article here that discussed a Hello World WebJob. The WebJob I use in this example can be downloaded here and I discuss here. Here is an additional resource for setting up CRON to run a WebJob. The requirements for this are: Your App Service must run in either a Standard or Premium […]
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