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How I Migrated from Gatsby to Hugo with AI-Powered Development

November 6, 2025 • Hugo, Gatsby, Migration, Static Site Generators, AI Development, GitHub Copilot, DevOps • 9 min read

A comprehensive guide on migrating a blog from Gatsby to Hugo, leveraging Claude Sonnet in GitHub Copilot Agent Mode for automated development and troubleshooting

Hugo Gatsby Migration

How Azure Static Web Apps Transformed Our Deployment Strategy by Separating Frontend and Backend

November 5, 2025 • Azure Static Web Apps, DevOps, Deployment, Frontend, Backend, Architecture, Azure • 6 min read

Learn how decoupling frontend and backend deployments with Azure Static Web Apps reduced our deployment lead time, eliminated team bottlenecks, and improved release velocity following proven DevOps patterns.

Azure Static Web Apps DevOps Deployment

Simplifying API Design with the Repr Pattern and FastEndpoints

August 25, 2025 • .NET, FastEndpoints, API Design, Repr Pattern, Minimal APIs, ASP.NET Core, Code Night, New Zealand • 15 min read

Learn how to build clean, performant APIs using the Repr pattern with FastEndpoints library. Complete guide with 10 practical examples covering validation, Swagger, client generation, mapping, and advanced patterns.

.NET FastEndpoints API Design

Mastering API Conformance: Azure API Center, Spectral Linting, and Kiota Client Generation

May 8, 2025 • Azure, API Management, API Center, Spectral, Kiota, OpenAPI, DevOps, API Governance, Global Azure • 13 min read

Learn how to achieve API maturity with Azure API Center, automate API governance with Spectral linting, and generate strongly-typed clients with Kiota. Complete guide with practical examples.

Azure API Management API Center

Exploring AutoGen: The Microsoft AI Agentic Framework for Multi-Agent Applications

April 21, 2025 • AI, AutoGen, Microsoft, Multi-Agent Systems, Python, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Presentation • 8 min read

Deep dive into Microsoft's AutoGen framework for building AI agents and multi-agent applications. Learn about conversational agents, workflows, and practical implementation examples.

AI AutoGen Microsoft

NuGet Package Upgrade - WindowsAzure.Storage To Azure.Storage.Blobs

March 16, 2025 • Azure, .NET, Storage, NuGet, Migration • 3 min read

Upgrade from WindowsAzure.Storage to Azure.Storage.Blobs

Azure .NET Storage

Low-Fat vs High-Fat NuGet Packages: A Developer's Decision Guide

January 27, 2025 • .NET, NuGet, Architecture, Best Practices, Validation, Dependency Injection, Logging, Software Development, Presentation • 7 min read

Learn when to choose built-in .NET features over external NuGet packages. Explore validation, dependency injection, and logging patterns with practical examples and decision-making principles.

.NET NuGet Architecture

Building Scalable Kafka Streaming Data Pipelines with Azure Functions

October 21, 2024 • Azure Functions, Kafka, Event Streaming, Data Pipelines, .NET, Java, Event-Driven Architecture, Code Night, New Zealand • 22 min read

Learn how to build production-ready Kafka streaming data pipelines using Azure Functions. Complete guide covering triggers, bindings, scaling, retry mechanisms, and best practices for event-driven architectures.

Azure Functions Kafka Event Streaming

Construindo Kafka Streaming Data Pipelines com Azure Functions

October 19, 2024 • Presentation, Azure, Functions, Kafka, Streaming, YouTube, Portuguese • 1 min read

Construindo Kafka Streaming Data Pipelines com Azure Functions

Presentation Azure Functions

Mastering API Deployments with APIOps

September 17, 2024 • Presentation, Azure, APIOps, API Management, YouTube • 1 min read

Mastering API Deployments with APIOps

Presentation Azure APIOps