Software Engineer @ 4Dotnet

Blogging about Azure, .NET, Git and architecture.
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Bicep Template Spec Latest

When using template specs in your organization you should think about how you want to handle the versioning of these template specs. Read it in this blog post.

December 2, 2024 · (updated December 3, 2024) · 4 min · 645 words · Mart de Graaf
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Make Github Copilot a Habit

Now with the capabilities of AI, we code on steroids. Let’s make it a habit to use it the right way.

September 30, 2024 · (updated October 30, 2024) · 3 min · 558 words · Mart de Graaf
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Marts Cheatsheet

Get the most out of tooling using Mart’s cheatsheet.

September 30, 2024 · (updated October 30, 2024) · 2 min · 337 words · Mart de Graaf
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Apply Ip Restrictions Application Firewall

In this blog post, I’ll show you how to restrict access by IP addresses and domain names to your backend services using a Web Application Firewall (WAF) policy. We’ll create a Bicep file, where I’ll introduce the first custom type that I have deployed to production!

May 21, 2024 · (updated May 24, 2024) · 6 min · 1139 words · Mart de Graaf
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Productivity Guilt

Have you ever felt guilty for not being productive? I have. Let’s talk about it.

April 26, 2024 · (updated May 12, 2024) · 3 min · 633 words · Mart de Graaf
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Angular Relative Navigation

Learn how to navigate to a route relative to the current route in Angular. This is useful when you have a wizard-like flow in your application.

April 25, 2024 · (updated May 3, 2024) · 2 min · 298 words · Mart de Graaf
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Migrating Classic Azure DevOps Releases to YAML Pipelines

Migrate your classic releases to YAML pipelines in Azure DevOps with our comprehensive guide. Streamline your deployment process today!

April 17, 2024 · (updated May 2, 2024) · 4 min · 843 words · Mart de Graaf

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Automate repetitive tasks using code, even when it is in code.

April 17, 2024 · (updated May 2, 2024) · 3 min · 625 words · Mart de Graaf
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Getting started with Azure OpenAI

AI is happening. How can you make sure your organization benefits from AI?

October 26, 2023 · 12 min · 2345 words · Mart de Graaf
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Learn how to verify the biggest costs of your Log Analytics workspace

Many companies have a huge money bill for application logging. In this blog post, I will show you how to get in control of your Application Insights costs.

September 4, 2023 · 5 min · 895 words · Mart de Graaf
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Golden Tips To Leave Companies Without A Nasty Smell

Leave no technical debt, clean up after yourself when leaving a company. The first impression is just as important as the last impression.

August 10, 2023 · (updated May 2, 2024) · 7 min · 1341 words · Mart de Graaf
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Efficiently use Outlook Rules to Delete Azure DevOps Email Clutter

Are you also annoyed by the number of emails generated by Azure DevOps? Learn how I fixed email overdose using an Outlook rule.

June 1, 2023 · (updated May 2, 2024) · 2 min · 382 words · Mart de Graaf