Pete Roden
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Pete Roden
@peteroden
Engineer @ Microsoft working on #Azure. Serverless, Containers, Bots, IoT, AI & just about anything technology related



Public preview: Azure Static Web Apps enterprise-grade edge powered by Azure Front Door 🌐 118+ edge locations ✅ No config or code required to enable 🚀 Zero migration downtime azure.microsoft.com/blog/accelerat…





📢Today we're announcing not one, but *two* new storage providers for Durable Functions, a super-high throughput "Netherite" provider and a "run anywhere" Microsoft SQL database storage provider! Both are in public preview. A few more details here: aka.ms/durable_backen…. 🧵

IT just rolled out a mandatory VPN across all iOS devices and I’m debating what to do. The security risks are real, but intercepting all network traffic on my phone/tablet is crossing a new privacy line. If I unenroll it my productivity will tank with no email access. 🧐🤔

Azurite v3.12 includes preview support for Tables! I tried out a few Durable Functions scenarios and they were working great! This is awesome because it means we can finally get *cross-platform local debugging* support for Durable Functions! github.com/Azure/Azurite/…

Lambda reductionism: the irrational belief that any problem can be solved with AWS Lambdas (or similar) because they are easy to write and deploy.

The neuroscience of focusing on tough tasks: 1. Set aside a healthy chunk of time. 2. Do that consistently & in the same place. 3. Remove distractions (e.g., email, notifications). 4. Avoid being seduced by doing easy tasks first. 5. Take breaks. nature.com/articles/d4158…














