https://m7y.me/tags/local-development/ Recent content in Local Development on m7y.me - Software Engineering, Platform Engineering & Leadership Hugo en-au Privacy | © 2026 m7y.me | Sat, 04 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +1000 https://m7y.me/post/2026-04-04-getting-started-with-azure-event-grid-simulator/ Sat, 04 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +1000 https://m7y.me/post/2026-04-04-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. https://m7y.me/post/2024-04-21-debugging-with-sql-server-backups/ Sun, 21 Apr 2024 00:00:00 +1000 https://m7y.me/post/2024-04-21-debugging-with-sql-server-backups/ Speed up your debugging workflow by restoring SQL Server backups to quickly reproduce issues. A practical guide to using BACKUP and RESTORE commands to reset your local database to a known state. https://m7y.me/post/2024-04-06-sql-server-init-docker-compose/ Sat, 06 Apr 2024 00:00:00 +1000 https://m7y.me/post/2024-04-06-sql-server-init-docker-compose/ This article explores three effective methods for initialising a SQL Server container using Docker Compose: execution of SQL scripts, leveraging mssql-tools, and restoring from a bacpac. https://m7y.me/post/2024-04-05-sql-server-with-docker-compose/ Fri, 05 Apr 2024 00:00:00 +1000 https://m7y.me/post/2024-04-05-sql-server-with-docker-compose/ A step-by-step guide to running Microsoft SQL Server in Docker Compose for local development. Covers configuration for both Windows and Mac (including ARM/Rosetta), health checks, persistent volumes, and team-friendly defaults. https://m7y.me/post/2021-01-03-sql-server-high-dpi-settings/ Sun, 03 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +1000 https://m7y.me/post/2021-01-03-sql-server-high-dpi-settings/ A quick fix for SQL Server Management Studio looking awful on high DPI screens. Mostly a note to my future self. https://m7y.me/post/2019-12-05-debugging-with-sql-server-snapshots/ Thu, 05 Dec 2019 00:00:00 +1000 https://m7y.me/post/2019-12-05-debugging-with-sql-server-snapshots/ SQL Server snapshots let you quickly save and restore your local database state - handy when switching branches or debugging scenarios that need complex data setups. https://m7y.me/post/2019-02-02-creating-an-eventgrid-simulator/ Sat, 02 Feb 2019 00:00:00 +1000 https://m7y.me/post/2019-02-02-creating-an-eventgrid-simulator/ I built an Azure Event Grid Simulator so I could run integration tests locally without needing a real Event Grid instance. It’s on GitHub. https://m7y.me/post/2018-12-18-debug-eventgrid-triggered-azure-function/ Tue, 18 Dec 2018 00:00:00 +1000 https://m7y.me/post/2018-12-18-debug-eventgrid-triggered-azure-function/ How to locally debug an Azure Function with an Event Grid trigger using Postman. The trick is the aeg-event-type header, which took me ages to find in the docs.