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Fiddling with ASP.NET Core and F# with Suave

Suave is a possible replacement for the ASP.NET stack, but with some help, the two can be used together to build composable F# web applications.

January 22, 2017 8 min read Technical Deep Dives
Tags: Backend Engineering Functional Programming System Architecture

ASP.NET Core WebAPI in Azure App Service

In my opinion, Azure App Services are an easy and direct way to launch your ASP.NET Core application for the outside world to access.

January 21, 2017 9 min read Strategic Insights
Tags: Backend Engineering Cloud Infrastructure Tech Strategy

Exploring F# with .NET Core and Kestrel

While not the primary focus of Microsoft's efforts, F# makes for an excellent language choice for applications targeting .NET Core.

December 23, 2016 9 min read Technical Deep Dives
Tags: Backend Engineering Functional Programming System Architecture

Application Deployment

You may have experience in deploying your Ruby or .NET applications, but when it comes to Elixir, do you have what it takes to deploy your app?

August 25, 2014 11 min read Strategic Insights
Tags: Cloud Infrastructure System Architecture Tech Strategy

Migrate Your Site Without Killing Your Search Engine Presence

SEO is a hard beast to tame. Once you have everything just right, moving to a new platform, a new URL structure, or even a new domain can be stressful.

December 20, 2013 9 min read Technical Deep Dives
Tags: Tech Strategy Backend Engineering

Writing API Wrappers with Elixir

Recently, I built an API wrapper for Mandrill. Let's walk through the steps I used to create it.

December 8, 2013 7 min read Technical Deep Dives
Tags: Backend Engineering System Architecture Developer Tooling

Implementing User Authentication with bcrypt in ChicagoBoss

Don't rely on MD5/SHA1/SHA256/etc. hashes for storing passwords. Join me in learning how to bcrypt in Erlang applications.

October 3, 2013 6 min read Technical Deep Dives
Tags: Backend Engineering System Architecture

Migrating from MySQL Server to Percona Server

What is Percona Server, and why should I care?

August 6, 2013 2 min read Strategic Insights
Tags: Backend Engineering System Architecture Tech Strategy

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