Here you’ll find articles I’ve written on various topics, including Microsoft 365, Microsoft Azure, and related topics for web & cloud developers.
Have you heard about this thing called Node.js. They actually got JavaScript to run on the server? Are you kidding me!? Nope… and there are some very good reasons why you should consider it for …
Two months and a 1,200 mile road trip into Model S ownership, here’s what I learned about buying, charging, and living with a Tesla every day.
This post is part of a series of pieces on Node.js Development for .NET Developers. The other posts in this series can be found here: Node.js Development for .NET Developers So you’re interested in …
This post is part of a series of pieces on Node.js Development for .NET Developers. The other posts in this series can be found here: Node.js Development for .NET Developers Over the last few months …
In this post I want to talk about how I do virtually all of my JavaScript development - spoiler alert… I don’t write JavaScript… I write TypeScript and compile it down to …
Microsoft gave away Raspberry Pi 2’s at the Ignite conference, leaving some unsure what to do with them. Resources are available for beginners
Everyone in tech wants to be a platform, but the appeal is not new. The idea of being a development platform has been around for a while.
Close friends of mine know there’s a podcast that I’ve become a huge fan of over the last two years. It’s called Startups for the Rest of Us by Rob Walling & Mike Taber… …
At Microsoft Build and Ignite, a Node.js web app demo integrated TypeScript, AzureAD, ADAL, & Office 365 APIs to run on any platform.
The Angular 2.0 announcement in 2014 caused concern about app rewrites. Poor communication was blamed, but a later conference cleared it up.
This course, Office 365 APIs: Contacts, is the second in a series of courses I am publishing to the Pluralsight catalog on the the Microsoft Office 365 APIs.
You’re a developer, you know that periodic spring cleanings are good. Laptops slow down over time from all the cruft you acquire on your main drive. No matter how hard you try, your machine is …
I explore the benefits of using Breeze with SharePoint. Simplify your code when working with REST API & learn how to maximize your results.
In this article, I’ll share my updated process for creating self-signed certificates on MacOS and Chrome, along with some helpful tips.
Explore the Client Credentials Grant Flow for Microsoft Entra ID - perfect for building service apps and daemons with no user interaction.
Microsoft introduced ADAL JS, a library supporting OAuth2 implicit flow, allowing client-side solutions to leverage Microsoft Entra ID for authentication.
As an app developer, I share my interest in Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure AD) & OpenID Connect for app auth. Join my Pluralsight course to learn more.
Blog post discussing three OAuth2 authentication flows supported by Microsoft Entra ID: Authorization Code, Client Credentials, and Implicit Grant.
The authentication dance can be the hardest part of working with Office 365 APIs. Check out the Pluralsight course on authentication and discovery.
Let me walk you through the steps of running Node.js on a Raspberry Pi 2 Model B microcontroller. You can now code in JavaScript instead of Python or Java.
Developers face challenges in creating a consistent user experience for Office 365 and SharePoint development. Varying UX can lead to issues.
The article discusses challenges in working with the Office 365 APIs and their different endpoints, and Microsoft’s future plans for more APIs.
For more information about the course, you can checkout the page on my site: Office 365 APIs - Overview, Authentication and the Discovery Service This is the first in a series of courses I am …
I discovered changes in the Azure portal Active Directory applet while getting screenshots, later clarified as hints of future updates.
In the next week or my latest Pluralsight course will be published for all Pluralsight subscribers to watch. This is the first of multiple courses you’ll see me publish over the coming months …