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…4 min read·Oct 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.3 min read·Oct 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 first3 min read·Oct 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.3 min read·Oct 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…5 min read·Oct 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.6 min read·Sep 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…4 min read·Jul 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…3 min read·Jun 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…4 min read·Jun 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…3 min read·Jan 5, 2020----
