Loud & Abrasive

Today is my first day ‘off’ after leading a development project for a bit more than a year. Besides being a pretty long time for consulting, this was unique in being the first greenfield project I’ve tech-led. Overall it was a success, but as in all things, there were lots of lessons learned I am now reflecting on.

You may notice the site looks like a little different! It had been a minute since I had checked my styles, and it was high time for a refresh. This go around is a bit flashier, a bit more timeless, and a bit more “me.” While restyling, I took the opportunity to brush up on Flexbox and shed the CSS library I was using. Besides visual touch ups, there’s been some restructuring:

Of the Azure features I’ve becomes more acquainted with these past couple years, Managed Identities are one of my favorites. Managed Identities are system-managed service principals that allow for a level of security control I hadn’t considered before, where keys and passwords can be ‘eliminated’ or rotated so frequently that no human has (at-ready) access to resources, without requiring (even automated) code or configuration changes for applications. They are super easy to set up in .NET Core, and I recently layed out how for Headspring’s “Developer Corner”

Read the whole article at Headspring.com and Check out the sample app on Github

I am very happy to announce that I am the host of Headspring’s new podcast OK Human, an exploration of technology, developing, and consulting through the lenses of humanity and emotion. Look forward to discussions on work strategy, organization, empathy, and how change can impact us as people while we make (or support making) software.