Azure Storage Types

Azure Storage is a highly scalable, highly available, and highly durable cloud storage system provided by Microsoft Azure. It offers a range of storage options to meet the needs of different applications and workloads.

Time Triggered Azure Functions on Azure Portal

Time-triggered Azure Functions are a type of Azure Functions that are triggered by a timer, rather than by an event or a REST API call. They run on a schedule specified by a CRON expression and can be used for tasks such as running batch jobs, cleaning up old data, and generating reports. These functions are created using the Azure Functions runtime and can be written in a variety of programming languages, including C#, JavaScript, and Python.

Async and Await in C#

Async and Await are two keywords in C# that make it easier to write asynchronous code. They are used to write asynchronous methods that can run in the background, without blocking the main thread, and without causing the application to become unresponsive.

Extension Methods in C#

C# extension methods are a way to extend the functionality of existing classes, structures or interfaces without having to modify their source code. They are defined as static methods in a static class, and the first parameter of the method must be preceded by the this keyword, which indicates that the method is an extension method.

Tuples in C#

A tuple is a data structure that can store multiple values of different data types in a single unit. In C#, tuples are used to return multiple values from a method, or to store a group of values without creating a separate class.

Configuration Files in Python

Coming from a .Net background, I found it a bit challenging in figuring out how a developer can have a configuration file in the Python application which could be used to read setting values and one does not have to even touch the code to update or save settings. Config files are used to store key-value pairs or some configurable information that could be read or accessed in the code and at some point, of time. If that configuration changes, developers can just change the configuration in that config file and not worry about changing the code as it may require recompiling the code and deploying it. Not only this but using config files make your settings and code more reusable and keeps the settings information at a centralized location and segregated. Of course, sensitive information like passwords, secrets, and certificates should be kept more secure, maybe in cloud vaults. But basic settings used in the application could be part of a configuration file.