John Kilmister
@johnkilmister.bsky.social
Azure MVP, software engineer, software architect, blogger and speaker loving all things serverless C# and Azure. Certified Azure Solutions Architect.
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It's been great to see an influx of new activity here. Welcome to new followers 👋
I post/repost Serverless Azure, Cloud Native, DevOps, C#, and Dev Processes.
I will also start to post my monthly Blog post on Azure
and community events here.
Elsewhere: www.youtube.com/@blueboxes
blueboxes.co.uk
I post/repost Serverless Azure, Cloud Native, DevOps, C#, and Dev Processes.
I will also start to post my monthly Blog post on Azure
and community events here.
Elsewhere: www.youtube.com/@blueboxes
blueboxes.co.uk
I have a new blog post out today as part of Azure Back to School looking at my 10 Azure Mistakes and Pitfalls to Avoid.
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#AzureBacktoSchool2025 #Azure
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#AzureBacktoSchool2025 #Azure
Top 10 Azure Mistakes and Pitfalls to Avoid
Avoid these common pitfalls when working with Azure to ensure a smoother experience and better outcomes for your projects.
www.blueboxes.co.uk
September 18, 2025 at 5:32 PM
I have a new blog post out today as part of Azure Back to School looking at my 10 Azure Mistakes and Pitfalls to Avoid.
www.blueboxes.co.uk/top-10-azure...
#AzureBacktoSchool2025 #Azure
www.blueboxes.co.uk/top-10-azure...
#AzureBacktoSchool2025 #Azure
I have a new blog post out today. After SendGrid removed its free tier, I explored replacing SendGrid with Azure Communication Services, particularly in cases where I wanted to send Emails via SMTP.
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Replacing SendGrid Free Tier with Azure Communication Services for Emails via SMTP
We look at how to replace SendGrid's free tier with Azure Communication Services.
www.blueboxes.co.uk
August 6, 2025 at 5:05 PM
I have a new blog post out today. After SendGrid removed its free tier, I explored replacing SendGrid with Azure Communication Services, particularly in cases where I wanted to send Emails via SMTP.
www.blueboxes.co.uk/replacing-se...
www.blueboxes.co.uk/replacing-se...
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![Comic. SALESMAN [pointing at dehumidifier on sale]: This dehumidifier model features built-in WiFi for remote updates. PERSON 2: Great! That will be really useful if they discover a new kind of water.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreidyjn3akvg63kod3eeni2n3ninritsjf4n4siub7pnsho4lbp4epa@jpeg)
July 1, 2025 at 7:59 PM
I am pleased to share that I passed the Azure AI Fundamentals exam yesterday.
I was surprised that learning for this exam brought back skills I have occasionally used over my 20+ years of coding, along with a set of more recent skills.
I was surprised that learning for this exam brought back skills I have occasionally used over my 20+ years of coding, along with a set of more recent skills.
June 21, 2025 at 3:58 PM
I am pleased to share that I passed the Azure AI Fundamentals exam yesterday.
I was surprised that learning for this exam brought back skills I have occasionally used over my 20+ years of coding, along with a set of more recent skills.
I was surprised that learning for this exam brought back skills I have occasionally used over my 20+ years of coding, along with a set of more recent skills.
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We should probably start to consider what the impact of using AI coding tools *all the time* will result in for:
- Very experienced software engineers
- Somewhat experienced folks (e.g. "mid-level")
- Entry-level folks
What is the good? The bad? The ugly of all of this?
- Very experienced software engineers
- Somewhat experienced folks (e.g. "mid-level")
- Entry-level folks
What is the good? The bad? The ugly of all of this?
June 19, 2025 at 2:50 PM
We should probably start to consider what the impact of using AI coding tools *all the time* will result in for:
- Very experienced software engineers
- Somewhat experienced folks (e.g. "mid-level")
- Entry-level folks
What is the good? The bad? The ugly of all of this?
- Very experienced software engineers
- Somewhat experienced folks (e.g. "mid-level")
- Entry-level folks
What is the good? The bad? The ugly of all of this?
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Free SQL Managed Instance offer is now generally available by Strahinja Rodic techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-sql...
Free SQL Managed Instance offer is now generally available
Try Azure SQL Managed Instance for FREE now! Get a SQL Managed Instance free for up to 12 months, supporting up to 100 databases.
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May 25, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Free SQL Managed Instance offer is now generally available by Strahinja Rodic techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-sql...
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May 25, 2025 at 7:22 AM
The @azureweekly.endj.in #MSBuild special is finished. What a whopper! Over 250 links in this week's newsletter! Sign up at azureweekly.info before 6pm BST tonight if you want your copy!
I have a new blog post today, writing up a presentation I have done several times. In this post, we go through 8 ways to run a container on Azure.
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#Azure
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#Azure
Navigating Running Containers in Azure
There are so many ways to run containers in Azure. In this post we will look at the options and how to choose the right one for your needs.
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May 22, 2025 at 3:22 PM
I have a new blog post today, writing up a presentation I have done several times. In this post, we go through 8 ways to run a container on Azure.
www.blueboxes.co.uk/navigating-r...
#Azure
www.blueboxes.co.uk/navigating-r...
#Azure
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Elizabeth Holmes is in prison for defrauding investors through her blood-testing company, Theranos. Her partner, Billy Evans, is now trying to raise money for a company that describes itself as “the future of diagnostics.” nyti.ms/3FbtZm9
May 10, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Elizabeth Holmes is in prison for defrauding investors through her blood-testing company, Theranos. Her partner, Billy Evans, is now trying to raise money for a company that describes itself as “the future of diagnostics.” nyti.ms/3FbtZm9
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Visual Studio 2022 v17.14 is now generally available! ✨ Dive into AI-assisted development with GitHub Copilot's new agent mode, enhanced debugging tools, and more. Update today and experience the future of coding! Check it out. https://msft.it/6186SZGgq
#VisualStudioNews #GitHubCopilot #AI #DevTools
#VisualStudioNews #GitHubCopilot #AI #DevTools
May 13, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Visual Studio 2022 v17.14 is now generally available! ✨ Dive into AI-assisted development with GitHub Copilot's new agent mode, enhanced debugging tools, and more. Update today and experience the future of coding! Check it out. https://msft.it/6186SZGgq
#VisualStudioNews #GitHubCopilot #AI #DevTools
#VisualStudioNews #GitHubCopilot #AI #DevTools
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Goodhart's Law - when a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure.
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April 27, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Goodhart's Law - when a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure.
sketchplanations.com/goodharts-law
sketchplanations.com/goodharts-law
Many people asked me how I highlighted lines in VS code and the "flashy slides" as @dddsouthwest.com yesterday.
I am very grateful to @eliostruyf.com for the DemoTime VS Code extension. It's a great tool, and you can read more and try it yourself here: demotime.elio.dev
I am very grateful to @eliostruyf.com for the DemoTime VS Code extension. It's a great tool, and you can read more and try it yourself here: demotime.elio.dev
April 27, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Many people asked me how I highlighted lines in VS code and the "flashy slides" as @dddsouthwest.com yesterday.
I am very grateful to @eliostruyf.com for the DemoTime VS Code extension. It's a great tool, and you can read more and try it yourself here: demotime.elio.dev
I am very grateful to @eliostruyf.com for the DemoTime VS Code extension. It's a great tool, and you can read more and try it yourself here: demotime.elio.dev
Had a great day yesterday at @dddsouthwest.com and watched many great talks. Thank you to all the speakers and organisers.
Thank you also to everyone who attended my talk. The extra resources for the talk can be found here: gist.github.com/blueboxes/c6...
#DDDSW2025
Thank you also to everyone who attended my talk. The extra resources for the talk can be found here: gist.github.com/blueboxes/c6...
#DDDSW2025
April 27, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Had a great day yesterday at @dddsouthwest.com and watched many great talks. Thank you to all the speakers and organisers.
Thank you also to everyone who attended my talk. The extra resources for the talk can be found here: gist.github.com/blueboxes/c6...
#DDDSW2025
Thank you also to everyone who attended my talk. The extra resources for the talk can be found here: gist.github.com/blueboxes/c6...
#DDDSW2025
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MCP just got a huge update so you can delegate the authorisation server to a third party like Entra, a massive security improvement.
What a fab community effort @anthropic.com ! 👏
modelcontextprotocol.io/specificatio...
What a fab community effort @anthropic.com ! 👏
modelcontextprotocol.io/specificatio...
Authorization - Model Context Protocol
modelcontextprotocol.io
April 26, 2025 at 10:50 PM
MCP just got a huge update so you can delegate the authorisation server to a third party like Entra, a massive security improvement.
What a fab community effort @anthropic.com ! 👏
modelcontextprotocol.io/specificatio...
What a fab community effort @anthropic.com ! 👏
modelcontextprotocol.io/specificatio...
Just starting @dddsouthwest.com with @kevsoft.net talk on Fixing a broken Messaging
April 26, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Just starting @dddsouthwest.com with @kevsoft.net talk on Fixing a broken Messaging
I have a new blog post, Exploring Container Sidecars on App Service Plans on Azure.
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#Azure #Cloud
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#Azure #Cloud
Exploring Container Sidecars on App Service Plans
In this post we take a look at the sidecar pattern and how it can be used with Azure App Service Plans. We will look at the history of sidecars on app
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April 24, 2025 at 7:53 PM
I have a new blog post, Exploring Container Sidecars on App Service Plans on Azure.
www.blueboxes.co.uk/exploring-co...
#Azure #Cloud
www.blueboxes.co.uk/exploring-co...
#Azure #Cloud
It will not be long until DDD South West, and I am looking forward to it.
I hope to see many of you there!
I hope to see many of you there!
April 20, 2025 at 7:55 PM
It will not be long until DDD South West, and I am looking forward to it.
I hope to see many of you there!
I hope to see many of you there!
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🚀 Introducing the Azure MCP Server!
Now AI agents can interact with Azure services like Cosmos DB, Storage, and Log Analytics using natural language—context-aware and powerful.
Learn more 👉 devblogs.microsoft.c...
Now AI agents can interact with Azure services like Cosmos DB, Storage, and Log Analytics using natural language—context-aware and powerful.
Learn more 👉 devblogs.microsoft.c...
Introducing the Azure MCP Server
Announcing the Public Preview of the Azure MCP Server, bringing the power of Azure to your AI agents. The Azure MCP Server allows AI agents to take advantage of Azure resources for key workflows such as file storage, database and logs querying, and CLI commands. The Azure MCP Server is open-source on GitHub.
devblogs.microsoft.com
April 19, 2025 at 9:09 AM
🚀 Introducing the Azure MCP Server!
Now AI agents can interact with Azure services like Cosmos DB, Storage, and Log Analytics using natural language—context-aware and powerful.
Learn more 👉 devblogs.microsoft.c...
Now AI agents can interact with Azure services like Cosmos DB, Storage, and Log Analytics using natural language—context-aware and powerful.
Learn more 👉 devblogs.microsoft.c...
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New batch of tickets released! We've just released another round of 50 tickets, so go check out the page on Ticket Tailor below to join us at #DDDSouthWest
www.tickettailor.com/events/dddso...
❤️
DDDSW
www.tickettailor.com/events/dddso...
❤️
DDDSW
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April 10, 2025 at 9:29 AM
New batch of tickets released! We've just released another round of 50 tickets, so go check out the page on Ticket Tailor below to join us at #DDDSouthWest
www.tickettailor.com/events/dddso...
❤️
DDDSW
www.tickettailor.com/events/dddso...
❤️
DDDSW
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🚀 Demo Time v1.1.0 is live!
🎬 New slide animations:
- fade-in
- typewriter
- highlight
📊 Mermaid diagram support is here too!
Make your live demos shine ✨
👉 demotime.elio.dev
#VSCode #DemoTime #DevTools #MermaidJS #LiveCoding
🎬 New slide animations:
- fade-in
- typewriter
- highlight
📊 Mermaid diagram support is here too!
Make your live demos shine ✨
👉 demotime.elio.dev
#VSCode #DemoTime #DevTools #MermaidJS #LiveCoding
April 9, 2025 at 2:12 PM
🚀 Demo Time v1.1.0 is live!
🎬 New slide animations:
- fade-in
- typewriter
- highlight
📊 Mermaid diagram support is here too!
Make your live demos shine ✨
👉 demotime.elio.dev
#VSCode #DemoTime #DevTools #MermaidJS #LiveCoding
🎬 New slide animations:
- fade-in
- typewriter
- highlight
📊 Mermaid diagram support is here too!
Make your live demos shine ✨
👉 demotime.elio.dev
#VSCode #DemoTime #DevTools #MermaidJS #LiveCoding
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Sending Emails with MCP and Azure Communication Services
Today, we will use the MCP protocol to connect to Azure Communication Services and send an email from an MCP client and server running on a GitHub Codespace from GitHub Copilot.
#mvpbuzz #azure
luke.geek.nz/azure/m...
Today, we will use the MCP protocol to connect to Azure Communication Services and send an email from an MCP client and server running on a GitHub Codespace from GitHub Copilot.
#mvpbuzz #azure
luke.geek.nz/azure/m...
Sending Emails with MCP and Azure Communication Services | luke.geek.nz
Learn how to use the Model Context Protocol (MCP) to connect GitHub Copilot to Azure Communication Services for sending emails directly from AI interactions.
luke.geek.nz
April 7, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Sending Emails with MCP and Azure Communication Services
Today, we will use the MCP protocol to connect to Azure Communication Services and send an email from an MCP client and server running on a GitHub Codespace from GitHub Copilot.
#mvpbuzz #azure
luke.geek.nz/azure/m...
Today, we will use the MCP protocol to connect to Azure Communication Services and send an email from an MCP client and server running on a GitHub Codespace from GitHub Copilot.
#mvpbuzz #azure
luke.geek.nz/azure/m...
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Build Remote MCP servers using Azure Functions in C# & .NET | with Matt Soucoup.
www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...
#dotnet #mcp #csharp #azure #cloud #azurefunctions #ai #aimodels
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#dotnet #mcp #csharp #azure #cloud #azurefunctions #ai #aimodels
Build Remote MCP servers using Azure Functions in C# & .NET
In this video Matt Soucoup shows us how to build Remote MCP Servers with this new experimental preview feature in Azure Functions!Get Started: https://aka.ms...
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April 7, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Build Remote MCP servers using Azure Functions in C# & .NET | with Matt Soucoup.
www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...
#dotnet #mcp #csharp #azure #cloud #azurefunctions #ai #aimodels
www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...
#dotnet #mcp #csharp #azure #cloud #azurefunctions #ai #aimodels
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Slides? ✅
Code? ✅
Commands? ✅
Automation? ✅
All in one place: #VSCode
With Demo Time, your next presentation won’t need PowerPoint or Keynote.
It’s the PowerPoint killer for developers.
👉 demotime.elio.dev
#VSCode #PublicSpeaking #DeveloperExperience
Code? ✅
Commands? ✅
Automation? ✅
All in one place: #VSCode
With Demo Time, your next presentation won’t need PowerPoint or Keynote.
It’s the PowerPoint killer for developers.
👉 demotime.elio.dev
#VSCode #PublicSpeaking #DeveloperExperience
Demo Time
Script your coding demos to perfection with this VS Code extension - no typos, no missteps, just flawless, stress-free presentations every time.
demotime.elio.dev
April 3, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Slides? ✅
Code? ✅
Commands? ✅
Automation? ✅
All in one place: #VSCode
With Demo Time, your next presentation won’t need PowerPoint or Keynote.
It’s the PowerPoint killer for developers.
👉 demotime.elio.dev
#VSCode #PublicSpeaking #DeveloperExperience
Code? ✅
Commands? ✅
Automation? ✅
All in one place: #VSCode
With Demo Time, your next presentation won’t need PowerPoint or Keynote.
It’s the PowerPoint killer for developers.
👉 demotime.elio.dev
#VSCode #PublicSpeaking #DeveloperExperience
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Nothing beats a second set of eyes.
Get a code review from Copilot so your teammates never see the silly mistakes.
Copilot does not judge.
Get a code review from Copilot so your teammates never see the silly mistakes.
Copilot does not judge.
April 1, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Nothing beats a second set of eyes.
Get a code review from Copilot so your teammates never see the silly mistakes.
Copilot does not judge.
Get a code review from Copilot so your teammates never see the silly mistakes.
Copilot does not judge.
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Export as Bicep is fully available today! 💪
Test it out yourself in the portal, instructions can be found here: learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/...
Test it out yourself in the portal, instructions can be found here: learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/...
March 19, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Export as Bicep is fully available today! 💪
Test it out yourself in the portal, instructions can be found here: learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/...
Test it out yourself in the portal, instructions can be found here: learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/...