Paul Beck
@paulbeck1.bsky.social
Tech guy based in London looking at architecture , Azure, power platform, Pulumi, playwright, low code, automation, Microsoft Fabric.
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I’ve always liked the idea of Dgraph (relational database with graphQL). I’m looking at Dgraph hosted slash graphQL vs ms fabric SQL with GraphQL enabled.
March 5, 2025 at 6:14 PM
I’ve always liked the idea of Dgraph (relational database with graphQL). I’m looking at Dgraph hosted slash graphQL vs ms fabric SQL with GraphQL enabled.
Nice post on setting up webhooks from Azure Monitor
"Setting Up a Secure Webhook in an Azure Monitor Action Group" https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/discussions/HealthcareAndLifeSciencesBlog/setting-up-a-secure-webhook-in-an-azure-monitor-action-group/4384445 #Microsoft #techcommunity
Setting Up a Secure Webhook in an Azure Monitor Action Group | Microsoft Community Hub
When configuring an Action Group in Azure Monitor, one of the most powerful notification options is a secure webhook. This allows you to send alerts to...
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February 22, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Nice post on setting up webhooks from Azure Monitor
I’m comparing AI engines today:
I’ve built a prompt relating to a fairly complex UK tax query. And a follow on prompt.
My scoring was:
Claude.io : 10/10
ChatGPT 4 (free) : 8/10
Bing/MS copilot (free) : 7/10
Perplexity Pro (paid) : 6/10
Deekseek : 2/10
I’ve built a prompt relating to a fairly complex UK tax query. And a follow on prompt.
My scoring was:
Claude.io : 10/10
ChatGPT 4 (free) : 8/10
Bing/MS copilot (free) : 7/10
Perplexity Pro (paid) : 6/10
Deekseek : 2/10
January 29, 2025 at 2:41 PM
I’m comparing AI engines today:
I’ve built a prompt relating to a fairly complex UK tax query. And a follow on prompt.
My scoring was:
Claude.io : 10/10
ChatGPT 4 (free) : 8/10
Bing/MS copilot (free) : 7/10
Perplexity Pro (paid) : 6/10
Deekseek : 2/10
I’ve built a prompt relating to a fairly complex UK tax query. And a follow on prompt.
My scoring was:
Claude.io : 10/10
ChatGPT 4 (free) : 8/10
Bing/MS copilot (free) : 7/10
Perplexity Pro (paid) : 6/10
Deekseek : 2/10
Is this platform getting every fruit loop from Twitter? I just want a platform where I get relevant content I can use.
January 10, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Is this platform getting every fruit loop from Twitter? I just want a platform where I get relevant content I can use.
Great 8 min video on token theft.
youtu.be/gPcNlm0CyOw?...
Good info on token theft, and then using Entra to prevent reuse of token using conditional policy or services
youtu.be/gPcNlm0CyOw?...
Good info on token theft, and then using Entra to prevent reuse of token using conditional policy or services
Token theft protection with Microsoft Entra, Intune, Defender XDR & Windows
YouTube video by Microsoft Mechanics
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January 8, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Great 8 min video on token theft.
youtu.be/gPcNlm0CyOw?...
Good info on token theft, and then using Entra to prevent reuse of token using conditional policy or services
youtu.be/gPcNlm0CyOw?...
Good info on token theft, and then using Entra to prevent reuse of token using conditional policy or services
Need a Swagger/OpenAPI specification for an API. Garry Trinder has a good tool walk thru of Dev Proxy (5min)
m.youtube.com/watch?v=qKiR...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=qKiR...
Generate an OpenAPI spec for any API using Dev Proxy
YouTube video by Garry Trinder
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December 28, 2024 at 5:35 PM
Need a Swagger/OpenAPI specification for an API. Garry Trinder has a good tool walk thru of Dev Proxy (5min)
m.youtube.com/watch?v=qKiR...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=qKiR...
Reposted by Paul Beck
Had an initial look at windsurf.io as an IDE. Basically, it’s a branch of VSCode with AI coupled in.
windsurf.io
December 28, 2024 at 9:43 AM
Had an initial look at windsurf.io as an IDE. Basically, it’s a branch of VSCode with AI coupled in.
Demo Time created by @eliostruyf.com looks fantastic for VSCode demos. If you do coding presentations it will help as I tend to forget steps and need to call out areas. www.producthunt.com/products/dem...
Demo Time - Product Information, Latest Updates, and Reviews 2024 | Product Hunt
Run your coding demos confidently and precisely using this Visual Studio Code extension. Designed to eliminate typos, misplaced clicks, or forgotten steps, it allows you to focus on presenting instead...
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December 26, 2024 at 10:47 AM
Demo Time created by @eliostruyf.com looks fantastic for VSCode demos. If you do coding presentations it will help as I tend to forget steps and need to call out areas. www.producthunt.com/products/dem...
HSTS is used for enforcing HTTPS usage and protecting against security threats. HSTS improves the security of websites and improves user trust.
December 25, 2024 at 11:13 PM
HSTS is used for enforcing HTTPS usage and protecting against security threats. HSTS improves the security of websites and improves user trust.
Power Bi write back learn.microsoft.com/en-us/connec...
Power Query Dataflows - Connectors
learn.microsoft.com
December 24, 2024 at 2:34 PM
Power Bi write back learn.microsoft.com/en-us/connec...
Reposted by Paul Beck
Low code is a key tool for businesses. There is a place for programming languages and the same applies to low code. Lowcode coupled with api, and eventing can build maintainable apps in a less time and expense. All technology can put your company’s future at risk, low code is no different.
December 23, 2024 at 2:20 PM
Low code is a key tool for businesses. There is a place for programming languages and the same applies to low code. Lowcode coupled with api, and eventing can build maintainable apps in a less time and expense. All technology can put your company’s future at risk, low code is no different.
Building a C# app in .Net 8 as a holiday project.
I see there are new data annotation properties
I remember the good old days of using Regex to validate simple data input, so much effort use to go into email
[EmailAddress(ErrorMessage = "Invalid email address.")]
public string Email { get; set; }
I see there are new data annotation properties
I remember the good old days of using Regex to validate simple data input, so much effort use to go into email
[EmailAddress(ErrorMessage = "Invalid email address.")]
public string Email { get; set; }
December 23, 2024 at 12:57 PM
Building a C# app in .Net 8 as a holiday project.
I see there are new data annotation properties
I remember the good old days of using Regex to validate simple data input, so much effort use to go into email
[EmailAddress(ErrorMessage = "Invalid email address.")]
public string Email { get; set; }
I see there are new data annotation properties
I remember the good old days of using Regex to validate simple data input, so much effort use to go into email
[EmailAddress(ErrorMessage = "Invalid email address.")]
public string Email { get; set; }
🚀 Never Write Test Code Again! Testron + AI + Playwright
YouTube video by Testron AI
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December 22, 2024 at 9:14 PM
Postwright - Tool to convert Postman Collections into Playwright scripts github.com/bhadmus/post...
GitHub - bhadmus/postwright: The plugin helps convert postman collections into playwright scripts. Contributions are welcomed. Just have fun while at it.
The plugin helps convert postman collections into playwright scripts. Contributions are welcomed. Just have fun while at it. - bhadmus/postwright
github.com
December 21, 2024 at 4:43 PM
Postwright - Tool to convert Postman Collections into Playwright scripts github.com/bhadmus/post...
Fantastic news
GitHub Copilot is now available for free in Visual Studio Code! That’s right, you can now harness the power of AI to enhance your coding experience without spending a dime.
Check my article: www.tiagocosta.com/2024/12/20/a...
#LearnWithTiago #GitHub
Check my article: www.tiagocosta.com/2024/12/20/a...
#LearnWithTiago #GitHub
December 20, 2024 at 10:55 PM
Fantastic news
#Playwright E2E testing release 1.49 has important and useful features. The biggest being the extra assert option using the Aria snapshots based on the accessibility. It also adjusts to the chromium changes (headless engine), and a useful retain-on-first-failure time to upgrade to the lates
December 10, 2024 at 3:29 PM
#Playwright E2E testing release 1.49 has important and useful features. The biggest being the extra assert option using the Aria snapshots based on the accessibility. It also adjusts to the chromium changes (headless engine), and a useful retain-on-first-failure time to upgrade to the lates
Here is an interesting post for testing test #APIs without a swagger contract . I use #postman for api testing but I’m going to look at #playwright for api testing
medium.com/@adam_pajda/...
medium.com/@adam_pajda/...
API Testing with Playwright and OpenAPI-Generated Types
This article demonstrates how to create a robust API testing framework using PlayWright and OpenAPI documentation. Examples are based on…
medium.com
December 9, 2024 at 6:32 PM
Here is an interesting post for testing test #APIs without a swagger contract . I use #postman for api testing but I’m going to look at #playwright for api testing
medium.com/@adam_pajda/...
medium.com/@adam_pajda/...
Postman’s infrastructure is awesome, I’ll be attending the Europe webinar on 12 dec #postman.
Don't write too much code in Postman. Why? And what to do instead?
I'll explain in my "Postman Automation" webinar
Dec 10th 11am EST (US) us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Dec 12th 10am CET (Europe) us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Register now!
#testing #automation #testautomation #apitesting #postman
I'll explain in my "Postman Automation" webinar
Dec 10th 11am EST (US) us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Dec 12th 10am CET (Europe) us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Register now!
#testing #automation #testautomation #apitesting #postman
December 3, 2024 at 11:33 AM
Postman’s infrastructure is awesome, I’ll be attending the Europe webinar on 12 dec #postman.
www.sharepointeurope.com/events/test-...
If u are at ESPC go see @eliostruyf.com session on playwright and GitHub actions. I strongly believe we need more E2E testing on power apps
If u are at ESPC go see @eliostruyf.com session on playwright and GitHub actions. I strongly believe we need more E2E testing on power apps
Test Automation with GitHub Actions and Playwright for Microsoft 365 solutions - ESPC Conference, 2024
GitHub Actions is a powerful tool for creating and running CI/CD pipelines. Playwright is a modern tool for end-to-end testing. In this session, you will learn how to combine these two tools to automa...
www.sharepointeurope.com
December 2, 2024 at 6:52 PM
www.sharepointeurope.com/events/test-...
If u are at ESPC go see @eliostruyf.com session on playwright and GitHub actions. I strongly believe we need more E2E testing on power apps
If u are at ESPC go see @eliostruyf.com session on playwright and GitHub actions. I strongly believe we need more E2E testing on power apps
MS Fabric Data Activator acts on real time intelligence (RTI) when conditions are met, and kind of works like alerts but also allows actions to be run like workflows and is now in GA. Another feature I’d like to investigate
November 28, 2024 at 7:52 AM
MS Fabric Data Activator acts on real time intelligence (RTI) when conditions are met, and kind of works like alerts but also allows actions to be run like workflows and is now in GA. Another feature I’d like to investigate
November 24, 2024 at 11:03 PM