Terraform - getting started

Terraform - Getting Started

Terraform is an open source tool created by HashiCorp to define infrastructure as cod using a simple, declarative language called HCL. Terraform is used to deploy and manage infrastructure across a variety of cloud providers & virtualization platforms. It can be used to deploy infrastructure to all major cloud providers such as Azure, AWS, Digital ocean, and virtualization platforms such as VMware, Open stack, and others.

October 11, 2020 · (updated February 5, 2024) · 15 min · Pradeep Loganathan
Repository and Unit of work pattern in ASP.net core

Repository and Unit of work pattern in ASP.net core

A Repository is used to manage aggregate persistence and retrieval. The repository mediates between the data-access layer and the domain.The unit of work pattern keeps track of all changes to aggregates. Once all updates of the aggregates in a scope are completed, the tracked changes are played onto the database in a transaction

July 30, 2020 · (updated February 2, 2024) · 12 min · Pradeep Loganathan
Securing the  OAS/Swagger endpoint in dotnet using swashbuckle

Securing the OAS/Swagger endpoint in dotnet

OpenAPI 3.0 lets you describe how your APIs are protected using various security schemes and their security requirements.

June 25, 2020 · (updated February 5, 2024) · 4 min · Pradeep Loganathan
Building a successful API - Understanding the Open api specification (OAS)

Building a successful API - Understanding the Open API Specification (OAS)

The Open API Specification is used to define the contract between the API consumers and the API providers. The specification is based on the JSON schema and is a standard format for describing the data exchanged between the API consumers and the API providers.

June 20, 2020 · (updated February 27, 2024) · 11 min · Pradeep Loganathan

Creating a Windows VM using Terraform

This post is a follow up on the Terraform 101 sessions for the Sunshine Coast dotnet user group. The slides and the code from the session are below. Slides Terraform 101 from Pradeep Loganathan ...

May 18, 2020 · (updated September 3, 2022) · 2 min · Pradeep Loganathan
Https in ASP.Net Core

Https in ASP.Net Core

In asp.net core https is enabled by default. The HttpsRedirection middleware class provides the necessary functionality to enforce redirection from http to https.

February 2, 2020 · (updated March 1, 2024) · 5 min · Pradeep Loganathan
Dependency injection in .Net Core Console application

Dependency injection in .Net Core Console application

Dependency injection enables an application to use a key design principle called Loose coupling. Loose coupling enables us to write highly maintainable

February 1, 2020 · (updated February 5, 2024) · 5 min · Pradeep Loganathan
Git Branching strategies

Git Branching strategies

GIT branching strategies are conventions, or a set of rules, that describes when branches are created. Choosing the right branching strategy is key to empower development teams to collaborate effectively.

January 28, 2020 · (updated February 5, 2024) · 11 min · Pradeep Loganathan

DynamoDb - RUNNING locally using docker

DynamoDb from AWS is a major player in the cloud NoSQL database market. It can scale globally and is blazing fast when used appropriately. There are a bunch of reasons to use Dynamodb locally, the primary ones being development cost and integration testing. DynamoDB does not have a desktop install, however thankfully, AWS has created a Docker image to enable running DynamoDb locally. ...

January 27, 2020 · (updated January 16, 2022) · 2 min · Pradeep Loganathan
Configuration in a .Net Core Console application

Configuration in a .Net Core Console application

Adding configuration to a .Net core Console application to read configuration from a json file, or environmental variables or command line arguments.

December 20, 2019 · (updated February 9, 2024) · 3 min · Pradeep Loganathan