Getting Started with Azure Data Studio

Todd Horn Articles, Azure, Cloud, Databases, Development Technologies & Tools, DevOps, Project Management Leave a Comment

On my last two projects, I decided to give Azure Data Studio a try to see how it measured up to SSMS. Azure Data Studio gives you a more modern editor experience. Itโ€™s comparable to Visual Studio Code with IntelliSense, source control with GIT, and an integrated terminal for Powershell or SQLMD commands.

Azure Data Studio was built with a data platform user in mind, and its easy editing and export options, built-in charting of query results, and customizable dashboards make it an incredibly valuable tool.

In this post, Iโ€™ll go over some of the basics of how to use Azure Data Studio.

Git Made Easy with GitKraken

Chris Berry Articles, Development Technologies & Tools, Git, Programming 1 Comment

GitKraken is a graphical user interface for Git built on top of the Electron framework – much like the popular Visual Code editor is. GitKraken is cross-platform, which means that developers can use it on Windows, Mac, and/or Linux. No matter what type of development environment youโ€™re working in, you can have the power of a graphical user interface for Git.

GitKraken has all of the expected features of a graphical user interface for source control usage, AND it has a few hidden jewels which make it an absolutely outstanding tool to use. These are listed and discussed in the blog below.

JSON Server for API Mocking

JSON Server to Mock API Servers: A Quick and Easy Solution

Todd Leininger API Development, Articles, Cloud, Development Technologies & Tools, JavaScript, Testing, Tutorial Leave a Comment

I have found myself in the following scenario many times throughout my career. Everyone is ready to get the project started. You know what you are going to be working on, and as the frontend developer, you get started right away. You get to the point that you are ready to test your code to see how the API calls work. Thereโ€™s one major thing in your way, though. The APIs aren’t done yet.

You could just create some static JSON files and read them in, but that doesn’t really test out calling an API. Thatโ€™s where JSON Server swoops in to save the day. In this post, Iโ€™ll walk through how to use JSON Server. Weโ€™ll set up our environment, serve a simple JSON file, and generate mock data.

GraphQL Presentation

[Video] Introduction to GraphQL

Keyhole Software API Development, Development Technologies & Tools, Educational Event, GraphQL, Videos Leave a Comment

This 33-minute video features Keyhole Principle Consultant Mat Warger at our internal employee lunch and learn in November 2020. He discusses GraphQL’s main features and how it’s beneficial for use in modern APIs.

GraphQL is a query language for APIs and a runtime for fulfilling those queries with your existing data. Basically, it provides a better way to think about your data!

Markdown for Documenting

Documenting with Markdown

Rik Scarborough Articles, Development Technologies & Tools, Programming Leave a Comment

In today’s environment, we have an embarrassment of riches when it comes to documenting our applications. We have a multitude of word processors, websites with word processors built in, wikis, and notes applications galore.

So you may be wondering, is there even any point in talking about ways to document your application? I think there is. In this blog, Iโ€™ll share my documentation tool and how and why you can use it in your own projects. Itโ€™s called Markdown.