Notes on the messy business of building software, with the occasional opinion thrown in.
Stop Claude Code's /chrome from opening the wrong browser
Claude Code鈥檚 /chrome keeps opening Brave even though Edge is your default, Edge is running, and the extension is only installed in Edge. Turns out there鈥檚 a hard-coded browser priority list in the binary that ranks Brave above Edge - and no config override exists. Here鈥檚 the fix that actually works.
Getting Started with Azure Event Grid Simulator
A walkthrough of AzureEventGridSimulator - install it, configure topics and subscribers, publish events to a locally running Azure Function, and explore filtering, retry, dead-lettering, and the built-in dashboard. No Azure subscription required.
Azure Log Retention Gotchas
Compliance says keep your logs for six years. Azure says sure, then hits you with export limitations, append blob quirks, and lifecycle management gaps.
The Chainsaw and the Axe
Most development teams right now have two types of developer: the ones polishing the axe and the ones ripping through forests with a chainsaw. The person paying for the tree to come down doesn鈥檛 care which tool you use.
Part III: SQL Server Integration Testing with Testcontainers
Add integration testing to your containerised SQL Server setup with Testcontainers for .NET. Spin up real SQL Server instances on-demand, run your tests, and tear them down automatically.