Episode 50: Automate It - Don't Do It More Than Twice - Craig Shoemaker

Recording date: 2019-08-13

John Papa @John_Papa

Ward Bell @WardBell

Dan Wahlin @DanWahlin

Craig Shoemaker @CraigShoemaker

Resources:

• Spinefeed Function
• CraigShoemaker.net
• Azure Functions tutorial
• Create a vs code extension
• Azure Functions tutorial
• Electron
• Microsoft Learn
• AWS Lambda functions
• Functions Triggers Bindings
• Azure blob storage bindings
• Azure functions pricing
• AWS Lambda pricing
• Google Cloud Functions
• Github demo of azure functions with typescript
• Learn how to enable automatic updates in a web app with functions on Microsoft Learn
• Azure Functions error handling
• REST client

Timejumps

• 02:43 What is a content developer?
• 09:39 Sponsor: IdeaBlade
• 10:42 What scenarios do you find automation useful?
• 17:01 Is requiring internet access ok?
• 21:15 What is an HTTP trigger?
• 27:21 Sponsor: DevIntersection
• 28:36 What are the costs involved?
• 35:28 What happens when things go wrong?
• 37:14 Final tips