CodeWithStu - Thoughts Technical thoughts from Stuart Blackler on .NET, AWS, DevOps, and cloud architecture. https://codewithstu.tv/thoughts en-us stu@codewithstu.tv (Stuart Blackler) Wed, 29 Jul 2026 09:03:43 GMT Building a High-Performance .NET AWS SDK https://codewithstu.tv/thoughts/dotnet/high-performance-dotnet-aws-sdk https://codewithstu.tv/thoughts/dotnet/high-performance-dotnet-aws-sdk Sun, 22 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT stu@codewithstu.tv (Stuart Blackler) Deploying Next.js 15 Static Export to Cloudflare Workers with OpenTofu https://codewithstu.tv/thoughts/architecture/deploying-nextjs-on-cloudflare-workers https://codewithstu.tv/thoughts/architecture/deploying-nextjs-on-cloudflare-workers Wed, 11 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT stu@codewithstu.tv (Stuart Blackler) How to Enable Engineering Teams to Share Knowledge https://codewithstu.tv/thoughts/engineering/enabling-engineering-teams-share-knowledge https://codewithstu.tv/thoughts/engineering/enabling-engineering-teams-share-knowledge Tue, 17 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMT stu@codewithstu.tv (Stuart Blackler) Lessons learnt after interviewing over 300 engineers https://codewithstu.tv/thoughts/engineering/interviewing-engineers-lessons https://codewithstu.tv/thoughts/engineering/interviewing-engineers-lessons Fri, 03 Nov 2023 00:00:00 GMT stu@codewithstu.tv (Stuart Blackler) Using The Factory Design Pattern in .NET https://codewithstu.tv/thoughts/dotnet/factory-design-pattern https://codewithstu.tv/thoughts/dotnet/factory-design-pattern Tue, 09 May 2023 00:00:00 GMT stu@codewithstu.tv (Stuart Blackler) Using The Decorator Design Pattern in .NET https://codewithstu.tv/thoughts/dotnet/decorator-design-pattern https://codewithstu.tv/thoughts/dotnet/decorator-design-pattern Mon, 08 May 2023 00:00:00 GMT stu@codewithstu.tv (Stuart Blackler) Using The Singleton Design Pattern in .NET for thread safety, plus modern approaches with dependency injection containers.]]> https://codewithstu.tv/thoughts/dotnet/singleton-design-pattern https://codewithstu.tv/thoughts/dotnet/singleton-design-pattern Sun, 07 May 2023 00:00:00 GMT stu@codewithstu.tv (Stuart Blackler) AWS Cost Optimization Strategies https://codewithstu.tv/thoughts/cloud/aws-cost-optimization https://codewithstu.tv/thoughts/cloud/aws-cost-optimization Mon, 24 Apr 2023 00:00:00 GMT stu@codewithstu.tv (Stuart Blackler) Chaos Engineering on AWS https://codewithstu.tv/thoughts/cloud/chaos-engineering-aws https://codewithstu.tv/thoughts/cloud/chaos-engineering-aws Mon, 20 Mar 2023 00:00:00 GMT stu@codewithstu.tv (Stuart Blackler) Using the Builder Design Pattern in .NET https://codewithstu.tv/thoughts/dotnet/builder-design-pattern https://codewithstu.tv/thoughts/dotnet/builder-design-pattern Tue, 14 Mar 2023 00:00:00 GMT stu@codewithstu.tv (Stuart Blackler) SLIs vs SLOs vs SLAs Explained https://codewithstu.tv/thoughts/engineering/slis-slos-slas https://codewithstu.tv/thoughts/engineering/slis-slos-slas Mon, 13 Mar 2023 00:00:00 GMT stu@codewithstu.tv (Stuart Blackler) Continuous Integration vs Continuous Delivery vs Continuous Deployment https://codewithstu.tv/thoughts/engineering/ci-cd-continuous-deployment https://codewithstu.tv/thoughts/engineering/ci-cd-continuous-deployment Mon, 06 Mar 2023 00:00:00 GMT stu@codewithstu.tv (Stuart Blackler) AWS Well-Architected Framework https://codewithstu.tv/thoughts/cloud/well-architected-framework https://codewithstu.tv/thoughts/cloud/well-architected-framework Mon, 27 Feb 2023 00:00:00 GMT stu@codewithstu.tv (Stuart Blackler) .NET Serialization Benchmarks - Feb 2023 https://codewithstu.tv/thoughts/dotnet/dotnet-serialization-benchmarks https://codewithstu.tv/thoughts/dotnet/dotnet-serialization-benchmarks Sun, 26 Feb 2023 00:00:00 GMT stu@codewithstu.tv (Stuart Blackler) Centralised Ingress Pattern https://codewithstu.tv/thoughts/architecture/centralised-ingress-pattern https://codewithstu.tv/thoughts/architecture/centralised-ingress-pattern Mon, 23 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMT stu@codewithstu.tv (Stuart Blackler) Split-Horizon DNS in AWS https://codewithstu.tv/thoughts/cloud/split-horizon-dns https://codewithstu.tv/thoughts/cloud/split-horizon-dns Mon, 16 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMT stu@codewithstu.tv (Stuart Blackler) VPC Endpoint Policies in AWS https://codewithstu.tv/thoughts/cloud/vpc-endpoint-policies https://codewithstu.tv/thoughts/cloud/vpc-endpoint-policies Mon, 02 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMT stu@codewithstu.tv (Stuart Blackler) Queue-Based Load Leveling Pattern https://codewithstu.tv/thoughts/architecture/queue-based-load-leveling https://codewithstu.tv/thoughts/architecture/queue-based-load-leveling Sun, 01 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMT stu@codewithstu.tv (Stuart Blackler) Circuit Breaker Pattern https://codewithstu.tv/thoughts/architecture/circuit-breaker https://codewithstu.tv/thoughts/architecture/circuit-breaker Sun, 01 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMT stu@codewithstu.tv (Stuart Blackler) Bulkhead Pattern https://codewithstu.tv/thoughts/architecture/bulkhead-pattern https://codewithstu.tv/thoughts/architecture/bulkhead-pattern Sun, 01 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMT stu@codewithstu.tv (Stuart Blackler) Asynchronous Request-Reply Pattern https://codewithstu.tv/thoughts/architecture/asynchronous-request-reply https://codewithstu.tv/thoughts/architecture/asynchronous-request-reply Sun, 01 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMT stu@codewithstu.tv (Stuart Blackler) Anti-Corruption Layer Pattern https://codewithstu.tv/thoughts/architecture/anti-corruption-layer https://codewithstu.tv/thoughts/architecture/anti-corruption-layer Sun, 01 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMT stu@codewithstu.tv (Stuart Blackler) API Versioning in ASP.NET Core https://codewithstu.tv/thoughts/dotnet/api-versioning-aspnetcore https://codewithstu.tv/thoughts/dotnet/api-versioning-aspnetcore Fri, 30 Sep 2022 00:00:00 GMT stu@codewithstu.tv (Stuart Blackler) Pro Testing with Xunit & Localstack https://codewithstu.tv/thoughts/dotnet/testing-xunit-localstack https://codewithstu.tv/thoughts/dotnet/testing-xunit-localstack Sun, 25 Sep 2022 00:00:00 GMT stu@codewithstu.tv (Stuart Blackler) 3 Ways To Increase App Reliability With Polly https://codewithstu.tv/thoughts/dotnet/polly-reliability-patterns https://codewithstu.tv/thoughts/dotnet/polly-reliability-patterns Thu, 03 Feb 2022 00:00:00 GMT stu@codewithstu.tv (Stuart Blackler) Extending the AWS SDK for .Net https://codewithstu.tv/thoughts/cloud/extending-aws-sdk-dotnet https://codewithstu.tv/thoughts/cloud/extending-aws-sdk-dotnet Sat, 08 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMT stu@codewithstu.tv (Stuart Blackler) Hidden Features of C# https://codewithstu.tv/thoughts/dotnet/csharp-hidden-features https://codewithstu.tv/thoughts/dotnet/csharp-hidden-features Fri, 07 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMT stu@codewithstu.tv (Stuart Blackler) Using Certificates From AWS Private Certificate Authority in .NET https://codewithstu.tv/thoughts/cloud/aws-private-certificate-authority https://codewithstu.tv/thoughts/cloud/aws-private-certificate-authority Sun, 17 Jan 2021 00:00:00 GMT stu@codewithstu.tv (Stuart Blackler) Blending Metrics Using EventCounters In C# https://codewithstu.tv/thoughts/dotnet/blending-metrics-eventcounters https://codewithstu.tv/thoughts/dotnet/blending-metrics-eventcounters Sun, 27 Dec 2020 00:00:00 GMT stu@codewithstu.tv (Stuart Blackler) Publish Metrics to Cloudwatch in .NET Core https://codewithstu.tv/thoughts/cloud/cloudwatch-metrics-dotnet https://codewithstu.tv/thoughts/cloud/cloudwatch-metrics-dotnet Sun, 13 Dec 2020 00:00:00 GMT stu@codewithstu.tv (Stuart Blackler) Building a Zero Trust Architecture In AWS https://codewithstu.tv/thoughts/cloud/zero-trust-architecture-aws https://codewithstu.tv/thoughts/cloud/zero-trust-architecture-aws Sat, 05 Dec 2020 00:00:00 GMT stu@codewithstu.tv (Stuart Blackler) Using Moq with ref, in and out parameters in C# https://codewithstu.tv/thoughts/dotnet/moq-ref-in-out-parameters https://codewithstu.tv/thoughts/dotnet/moq-ref-in-out-parameters Sat, 28 Nov 2020 00:00:00 GMT stu@codewithstu.tv (Stuart Blackler) A Look Into CloudEvents https://codewithstu.tv/thoughts/architecture/cloudevents https://codewithstu.tv/thoughts/architecture/cloudevents Sat, 21 Nov 2020 00:00:00 GMT stu@codewithstu.tv (Stuart Blackler) Setting Up A Repository Template In Github For .Net https://codewithstu.tv/thoughts/engineering/dotnet-repository-template-github https://codewithstu.tv/thoughts/engineering/dotnet-repository-template-github Sat, 10 Oct 2020 00:00:00 GMT stu@codewithstu.tv (Stuart Blackler) Implementing Simple Feature Toggles In AspNetCore Using IConfiguration https://codewithstu.tv/thoughts/dotnet/feature-toggles-aspnetcore https://codewithstu.tv/thoughts/dotnet/feature-toggles-aspnetcore Sat, 29 Aug 2020 00:00:00 GMT stu@codewithstu.tv (Stuart Blackler) My Favourite Git Aliases https://codewithstu.tv/thoughts/engineering/managing-git https://codewithstu.tv/thoughts/engineering/managing-git Sat, 11 Jul 2020 00:00:00 GMT stu@codewithstu.tv (Stuart Blackler) Diagnostics with EventCounters in .NET https://codewithstu.tv/thoughts/dotnet/diagnostics-dotnet-eventcounters https://codewithstu.tv/thoughts/dotnet/diagnostics-dotnet-eventcounters Sun, 05 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT stu@codewithstu.tv (Stuart Blackler) Custom Media Formatters in ASP.NET Core https://codewithstu.tv/thoughts/dotnet/custom-media-formatters-aspnetcore https://codewithstu.tv/thoughts/dotnet/custom-media-formatters-aspnetcore Sun, 29 Jul 2018 00:00:00 GMT stu@codewithstu.tv (Stuart Blackler) URL Rewrite Techniques for IIS https://codewithstu.tv/thoughts/dotnet/url-rewrite-techniques https://codewithstu.tv/thoughts/dotnet/url-rewrite-techniques Sun, 04 Jun 2017 00:00:00 GMT stu@codewithstu.tv (Stuart Blackler) Domain Driven Design Notes https://codewithstu.tv/thoughts/architecture/domain-driven-design https://codewithstu.tv/thoughts/architecture/domain-driven-design Wed, 24 May 2017 00:00:00 GMT stu@codewithstu.tv (Stuart Blackler) Write Good Code, Not Code Hastily https://codewithstu.tv/thoughts/engineering/write-good-code https://codewithstu.tv/thoughts/engineering/write-good-code Wed, 21 Dec 2016 00:00:00 GMT stu@codewithstu.tv (Stuart Blackler) Technical Debt: How We Get It And How To Avoid It https://codewithstu.tv/thoughts/engineering/technical-debt https://codewithstu.tv/thoughts/engineering/technical-debt Wed, 05 Aug 2015 00:00:00 GMT stu@codewithstu.tv (Stuart Blackler) Message Queue Fundamentals: Introduction https://codewithstu.tv/thoughts/architecture/message-queue-fundamentals https://codewithstu.tv/thoughts/architecture/message-queue-fundamentals Sun, 07 Sep 2014 00:00:00 GMT stu@codewithstu.tv (Stuart Blackler) How your binary search implementation is broken and how to fix it https://codewithstu.tv/thoughts/dotnet/binary-search-implementation https://codewithstu.tv/thoughts/dotnet/binary-search-implementation Fri, 20 Jun 2014 00:00:00 GMT stu@codewithstu.tv (Stuart Blackler) Unit Testing Equals The Forgotten Tests https://codewithstu.tv/thoughts/dotnet/unit-testing-equals https://codewithstu.tv/thoughts/dotnet/unit-testing-equals Wed, 18 Jun 2014 00:00:00 GMT stu@codewithstu.tv (Stuart Blackler) HSTS in ASP.NET Core https://codewithstu.tv/thoughts/dotnet/hsts-aspnetcore https://codewithstu.tv/thoughts/dotnet/hsts-aspnetcore Mon, 21 Apr 2014 00:00:00 GMT stu@codewithstu.tv (Stuart Blackler) Using IDisposible correctly https://codewithstu.tv/thoughts/dotnet/using-idisposable-correctly https://codewithstu.tv/thoughts/dotnet/using-idisposable-correctly Mon, 06 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT stu@codewithstu.tv (Stuart Blackler) Semaphore vs SeamphoreSlim Micro Benchmark https://codewithstu.tv/thoughts/dotnet/semaphore-vs-semaphoreslim https://codewithstu.tv/thoughts/dotnet/semaphore-vs-semaphoreslim Mon, 11 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT stu@codewithstu.tv (Stuart Blackler)