Mika HearesWhy I moved my DNS rules into CloudformationI have plenty of projects sitting in my AWS account that all have their own domains. But it gets a bit hectic managing them. Until I…Oct 27, 2020Oct 27, 2020
Mika HearesASP.NET Core: How to get request access in middlewareIf you had to log each request payload to your application, How would you do it? I’ll show how we can use middleware to crush this tinny.Oct 24, 2020Oct 24, 2020
Mika HearesC# Language features I had no idea aboutWhat is the best way to define a variable in a class, How are virtual methods potentially dangerous, take a look into features head firstOct 16, 2020Oct 16, 2020
Mika HearesHandy Shortcuts for working in Typescript and JavascriptSometimes it's just a little bit too hard to write that extra line. In this article, I describe some ways I avoid excessive code.Oct 5, 2020Oct 5, 2020
Mika HearesUnderstanding IServiceCollection’s and how to use it effectivelyWhile building Mechie over the years I noticed that there were quite a few misunderstandings around how the ServiceCollection should be…Oct 3, 2020Oct 3, 2020
Mika HearesHow I graduated from University with zero student debtI am a New Zealander living in Australia. I put myself through University and managed to graduate with no debt.Sep 1, 2020Sep 1, 2020
Mika HearesCustom Cloudformation Types and ResourcesSometimes there just isn't support for a resource in cloudformation. I explored creating my own resource and transformers and documented…Jul 29, 2020Jul 29, 2020
Mika HearesGetting started with a CodeBuild and CodePipeline CloudFormation in Amazon AWSWhen starting a new project, I find it handy to start with a Constant Integration tool. This makes it easy to deploy changes and keeps it…Jun 30, 2020Jun 30, 2020
Mika HearesHow to build Lambda Layers for Python in AWSSometimes you need to use packages that are just simply not included in the AWS Lambda environment by default. Some bigger packages…Jun 28, 2020Jun 28, 2020
Mika HearesHurdles building Games for the WebI grew up playing video games, so when I learned how to program I wanted to make my own one day. Its become one of my goals to create a…Jan 5, 2020Jan 5, 2020
