Burke Holland articles - 42 total
How to Replace Yourself with GitHub Copilot (And Still Get Paid)
Disclaimer: This article is mostly satire. I don’t think Copilot is going to replace you, nor do I...
Essential custom instructions for GitHub Copilot
Prompt engineering - or should I say “Prompt Negotiation” - is (currently) an important part of...
🚀 Introducing VS Code Remote Tunnels: Connect to Remote Machines with Ease!
Introducing VS Code Remote Tunnels: Connect to Remote Machines with Ease! This blog post introduces the Visual Studio Code Remote - Tunnels extension, which allows developers to seamlessly connect to remote machines and develop on them without the need for SSH or code syncing.
Programming HORROR Stories
It's scary out there...
How to add your dotfiles to GitHub Codespaces
One of the first things you are gonna realize after you get started with Codespaces, is that you...
How to use 'Dark Mode' in VS Code
After my post on how to auto-switch your theme based on the time of day, a few readers pointed out...
How to switch themes in VS Code based on the time of day
It’s a good idea to switch between dark and light mode depending on what time of day it is. During...
Beginner's series to Dev Containers free video course
"Knowledge isn't free. You have to pay attention." — Richard Feynman Ok, but all “play on...
Using Azure Logic Apps to auto-print sales orders
No / Low Code tools (NoLow - I just coined that) have been the holy grail of software since I got...
Unifying data with Hasura GraphQL Engine & Azure functions
Hasura turns your existing database into a magical GraphQL API that you can easily extend with a little Serverless.
LearnShops : A new kind of free workshop built for pandemic days
Join us for a free workshop on migrating Node.js and Express API's to Serverless
What you need is a pair of Crocs and a free workshop on static web apps
Mark your calendar for the free Static Web Apps workshop on July 29th. No sign-up necessary. The t...
swapp - A CLI for managing App Settings in Azure Static Web Apps
“swapp” is a command line utility (CLI) for managing Application Settings in Azure Static Web...
Six minutes to learn Azure Static Web Apps
Another day, another new thing to learn. That's the great thing about programming - if you don't like...
Professional quality audio with the Blue Yeti, GarageBand and Screenflow
One of the best things you can do to improve the quality of your screencasts, is improve the quality...
Trimming expenses on The Urlist with Azure Cosmos DB Free Tier
Summary: We migrated theurlist.com to the new Cosmos DB Free Tier and shaved ~35$ per month off of...
What every relational database developer needs to know about NoSQL
I'm 41 and I don't really understand NoSQL. I never have. I have a relational database background....
How to create a Reminder on Apple Watch without creating a Reminder
I have an Apple Watch ( not cellular), and I love it. Not just because it lets everyone know that I’m...
Cosmos CRUD
Cosmos DB JavaScript SDK is clean - I like it. But I feel like I always end up forgetting how to...
If a service doesn't do these 3 things, it's probably not Serverless
How to definitively know when a service or technology is Serverless
Go ahead, debug your apps in production
It's only a matter of time before you spend a Friday afternoon frantically debugging a production application. There are some tools to make that 100% less "the worst thing ever".
Is Serverless really as cheap as everyone claims?
Serverless is often sold on the virtues of how cheap it is. But how cheap is it really?
Five things you can do with Serverless
Things you can do with Serverless that you might not know are possible
Five things you didn't know you could do with Python
Python: a large and terrifying snake OR the third most popular programming language. This week, Python (the language, not the snek) aficionado Nina Zakharenko joins us for Five Things that you didn’t know that Python can do
Thank u, Nuxt
Azure is great for static sites, but you have to know what services to use and how they work. Here are the best ways I know to do it.
This is how to easily deploy a static site to Azure
Azure is great for static sites, but you have to know what services to use and how they work. Here are the best ways I know to do it.
The Urlist — An application study in Serverless and Azure
The Urlist — An application study in Serverless and Azure Today we p...
Key phrase extraction with Azure Cognitive Services
How to extract key phrases from text using artificial intelligence
Migrating data from Cosmos DB to local JSON files
How to upload JSON data to Azure Cosmos DB