Learn how to automate the retrieval and restoration of production database backups from Azure Blob Storage to a local SQL Server using Docker. This concise guide provides step-by-step instructions and scripts, enabling easy setup for development, testing, and analysis purposes.

Automating Nightly Local Database Refreshes from Azure Blob Storage with Docker

Reflecting on the author's experiences throughout 2022, including attempts at a 365-day coding challenge, the impact of significant life events such as the birth of their daughter, and the shifting priorities and challenges faced during the year.

A Year in Review

A recap of the first week participating in the "365 Days of Code" challenge, where the author commits and pushes code related to a personal project daily. The post discusses the motivation behind the challenge, the author's goals, and the results of the first week, including the migration of the personal website from WordPress to a Static Site built with Next.js and React, and the creation of a command line weather client.

365 Days of Code - Week 1

A guide detailing the implementation of a simple public ID generation system in Entity Framework Core (EF Core). The post discusses the background motivation, problems encountered, and the implementation steps, including hiding primary keys, generating public identifiers, and simplifying operations on public entities.