In this post, I will be looking at microservices and monolithic development for application services. What are the advantages of both, when would we use one over the other, and what factors impact this decision. In the realm of software development, choosing the right architecture is akin to laying the foundation of a building. It … Continue reading Architecting for the Modern Cloud: Microservices vs Monolithic
Both REST and GraphQL are approaches to building APIs that allow systems to communicate with each other. However, both have different mechanisms and philosophies, let's dig into the differences. Introduction to GraphQL First of all, what is a GraphQL API, why would we want to use it and what does a GraphQL API look like. … Continue reading Looking at REST vs GraphQL APIs in .NET
Engineering and architecting applications in the cloud is different to on-premises. I wanted to explore high level approaches to how you decide on architecture and the stack used for the application. Before writing, I did some research, what I expected to find was vendors saying why their tools are better than other vendors, for the … Continue reading Architecting for the Modern Cloud
On Thursday 19th October, the Excel in London hosted Microsoft Build: AI Day, it was great to be back at such an event. I just wanted to recap the day. The buzz of meeting friends, colleagues, and partners, under one roof for a day or two. Before the pandemic, I think the face to face … Continue reading Microsoft Build: AI Day London – Recap
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