James Sturtevant

Deploying a Python Website to Azure with Docker

This post will cover how to deploy a Python Website to Azure Web Apps for Linux using python. With...

Author: jsturtevant Date: 01/08/2017

Debugging ARM Templates with Custom Scripts

A while back I was working a one-click Azure Deploy button for the Hoodie sample application. If you...

Author: jsturtevant Date: 11/11/2016

Build and Deploy an opensource project with Visual Studio Team Services without sharing secrets

When working with an opensource project it is important to not keep the keys in your source control,...

Author: jsturtevant Date: 11/02/2016

Making Http Web Requests in Unity with CSharp

This past weekend I was able to partcipate in Hack Harvard 2016 as a mentor. Hackathon are always a...

Author: jsturtevant Date: 10/26/2016

Failed Build in Visual Studio Team Services after Xamarin upgrade

This week I updated Visual Studio’s version of Xamarin. All was well until I kicked off a build for...

Author: jsturtevant Date: 10/14/2016

ASP.NET Core cannot find runtime for Framework '.NETCoreApp'

Today I upgrade my ASP.NET Core application from version 1.0 to version 1.0.1 because of a bug in...

Author: jsturtevant Date: 10/13/2016

Running Scripts Pre and Post Publish in ASP.NET Core RC2

This week I ran into an issue when deploying a Service Fabric service where a library file was not...

Author: jsturtevant Date: 06/08/2016

Service Fabric ASP.NET Core could not load file or assembly ServiceFabricServiceModel

After adding a reference to retrieve a Service Fabric Actor to my ASP.NET Core Web API project I got...

Author: jsturtevant Date: 06/08/2016

Integrating ASP.NET Core with Service Fabric using ICommunicationListener

At the time of writing there is no official template for integrating ASP.NET Core (RC2) with Service...

Author: jsturtevant Date: 06/06/2016

Starting the Service Fabric Local Cluster Manager

I have had to start the Service Fabric Cluster Manager a few times without starting Visual Studio...

Author: jsturtevant Date: 06/01/2016

5 Ways to Install Git on Windows

Git is a major part of a developers work flow these days no matter what platform you work on. There...

Author: jsturtevant Date: 05/26/2016

Accessing Azure Service Fabric Virtual Machines

Azure Service Fabric is a manage service that abstracts the server infrastructure away from you. You...

Author: jsturtevant Date: 05/20/2016

Dependency Injection with Service Fabric

In my previous post I talked about how Azure Service Fabric went to General Availability in Azure...

Author: jsturtevant Date: 05/16/2016

Service Fabric Service Types

The model for Service Fabric allows for flexibility when it comes to designing the individual...

Author: jsturtevant Date: 05/09/2016

Thoughts on Microsoft Build 2016

For the last few years there has been a major shift at Microsoft, one that has culminated in news...

Author: jsturtevant Date: 04/11/2016

Running Jekyll in Windows Using Docker

It has been just over a year since I wrote a post on running Jekyll in Windows using Vagrant. The...

Author: jsturtevant Date: 03/04/2016

Getting Started with Project Oxford Machine Learning APIs and Deployment on Azure

Project Oxford is cool. I am out at a lot of hackathons where I see students creating some amazing...

Author: jsturtevant Date: 02/08/2016

How to install Elixir using Chocolatey on Windows

I got hooked on Elixir after reading Programming Elixir by Dave Thomas so I had to figure out how to...

Author: jsturtevant Date: 01/17/2016

How to view, add, edit and remove files in Azure Web App using the Kudu service Dashboard

While debugging your Azure Web App deployments it is sometimes useful to view the files that are...

Author: jsturtevant Date: 01/06/2016

How to view, add, edit and remove files in Azure Web App using the Kudo service Dashboard

While debugging your Azure Web App deployments it is sometimes useful to view the files that are...

Author: jsturtevant Date: 01/06/2016

Softwrap: A Visual Studio Code Extension

I use Visual Studio for most of my development work but I have always had a second editor that was...

Author: jsturtevant Date: 01/01/2016

Compiling ASP.NET 5 RC1 on a Mac or Linux

It is very exciting times as the Release Candidate for ASP.NET 5 was released a couple weeks ago. Of...

Author: jsturtevant Date: 12/02/2015

Setting up PostgreSQL in Azure VM

There are a few different ways to spin up an PostgreSQL database in Microsoft Azure. One of the...

Author: jsturtevant Date: 09/26/2015

Using Azure Table Storage with Bryan Soltis

In this interview I talk with Bryan Soltis from Kentico. Bryan is a Technical Evangelist for Kentico...

Author: jsturtevant Date: 09/08/2015

Must have Visual Studio Extensions

There are alot of Visual Studio extensions out there and it has always surprised me at the number of...

Author: jsturtevant Date: 09/02/2015

The differences between Azure Service Configuration(.cscfg) and Azure Service Definition(.csdef) Files

Remembering the differences between Azure Service Configuration(.cscfg) and Azure Azure Service...

Author: jsturtevant Date: 08/10/2015

Angelbeat North East US Events

Angelbeat is doing a series of Technology Events showcasing the best technology from top tech...

Author: jsturtevant Date: 08/05/2015

Introduction to Visual Studio Database Projects with Floyd Hilton

I have talked about Visual Studio database projects before but this time I got to sit down with a...

Author: jsturtevant Date: 07/19/2015

Getting Started with building your own ASP.NET Application and Deploying to Azure

You have a great idea for a website but you don't know where to begin? There is a ton of free...

Author: jsturtevant Date: 07/09/2015

Top Podcasts for June 2015

This month I have been in transition and have not listened to the same number of podcasts as I have...

Author: jsturtevant Date: 06/28/2015

Azure Stream Analytics not processing data from Event Hubs to storage

The issue I ran into with Azure Stream Analytics is a little bit embarrassing but I think we have...

Author: jsturtevant Date: 06/21/2015

Using Azure Python SDK with Event Hubs

Python is a beautiful and powerful language. Many times in just a few lines of code you can...

Author: jsturtevant Date: 06/12/2015

A Wood Stove monitoring system built using ASP.NET MVC on Azure with Eventhubs, Stream Analytics and SignalR

The problem I live in Maine where wood stoves are plentiful. The problem I encountered was when I...

Author: jsturtevant Date: 05/30/2015

Top Podcasts for May 2015

In no particular order, the following are the top episodes that stood out to me during the month of...

Author: jsturtevant Date: 05/30/2015

DevCamp - Office and Office365 in Cambridge MA

I will be at DevCamp - Office this Monday May 15, 2015. Come learn how to build apps using standard...

Author: jsturtevant Date: 05/14/2015

Top Podcasts for April 2015

In no particular order, the following are the top episodes that stood out to me during the month of...

Author: jsturtevant Date: 04/29/2015

The Amazing Fifteen Minute Break

How many times have you been working away on a problem and not been able to solve it, then when you...

Author: jsturtevant Date: 04/26/2015

CSS Cube Animations

Last year while studying for my MCSD certification I came across a comprehensive post on CSS...

Author: jsturtevant Date: 04/20/2015

Runaway SQL Server Service Broker Activation Script

I have been experimenting with using the SQL Server Service Broker in my latest project. We had a...

Author: jsturtevant Date: 04/14/2015

BigInteger Structure

Where do you turn to if you have an integer to that is to large for the primitives supplied by the...

Author: jsturtevant Date: 04/04/2015

Top Podcasts for March 2015

Whether I am driving to work or cleaning the dishes, podcasts are a great time to learn about a new...

Author: jsturtevant Date: 03/30/2015

.NET SQL Functions Class

If you use Entity Framework you will enjoy learning about the SQL Functions Class. The SQL function...

Author: jsturtevant Date: 03/28/2015

Roslyn Diagnostic Analyzer Talk

I am giving a talk today at the 23 Boston Code Camp! I will presenting on the new Visual Studio 2015...

Author: jsturtevant Date: 03/20/2015

.NET Secure String

Today we are going to take a look in the System.Security namespace to learn how to create secure...

Author: jsturtevant Date: 03/08/2015