Paul Beck

I’ve always liked the idea of Dgraph (relational database with graphQL). I’m looking at Dgraph hosted slash graphQL vs ms fabric SQL with GraphQL enabled.

Nice post on setting up webhooks from Azure Monitor

Bing/M365 copilot was solid similar to ChatGPT response but missing a key point and I didn’t like the way the result was presented.

Deepseek, first time I’ve used. It wouldn’t do the calc/response. It worked on simple queries. Might be too busy due to its recent release but it failed miserably.

Thoughts:
Claude won, factually correct, nice break down, offered facts that could affect the tax calculation. First time I’ve used Claude.

ChatGPT was good, slightly unclear on a point and the follow-up was not brilliant.

Perplexity is my default and I love it but the results was disappointing.

I’m comparing AI engines today:
I’ve built a prompt relating to a fairly complex UK tax query. And a follow on prompt.

My scoring was:
Claude.io : 10/10
ChatGPT 4 (free) : 8/10
Bing/MS copilot (free) : 7/10
Perplexity Pro (paid) : 6/10
Deekseek : 2/10

Is this platform getting every fruit loop from Twitter? I just want a platform where I get relevant content I can use.

YouTube video by Microsoft Mechanics Token theft protection with Microsoft Entra, Intune, Defender XDR & Windows

Great 8 min video on token theft.

youtu.be/gPcNlm0CyOw?...

Good info on token theft, and then using Entra to prevent reuse of token using conditional policy or services

YouTube video by Garry Trinder Generate an OpenAPI spec for any API using Dev Proxy

Need a Swagger/OpenAPI specification for an API. Garry Trinder has a good tool walk thru of Dev Proxy (5min)

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Node.js Now Supports TypeScript By Default TypeScript is coming to Node 23. Let's break down what that means.

Node now supports TypeScript by default:

By @mattpocock.com

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Had an initial look at windsurf.io as an IDE. Basically, it’s a branch of VSCode with AI coupled in.

Demo Time - Product Information, Latest Updates, and Reviews 2024 | Product Hunt Run your coding demos confidently and precisely using this Visual Studio Code extension. Designed to eliminate typos, misplaced clicks, or forgotten steps, it allows you to focus on presenting instead...

Demo Time created by @eliostruyf.com looks fantastic for VSCode demos. If you do coding presentations it will help as I tend to forget steps and need to call out areas. www.producthunt.com/products/dem...

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Power Query Dataflows - Connectors

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Low code is a key tool for businesses. There is a place for programming languages and the same applies to low code. Lowcode coupled with api, and eventing can build maintainable apps in a less time and expense. All technology can put your company’s future at risk, low code is no different.

New annotations:
AllowedValues: Specifies a list of acceptable values for a property.
DeniedValues: Defines values that are not permitted for a property.
Base64String: Validates that a string is Base64 encoded.
Super useful

Building a C# app in .Net 8 as a holiday project.
I see there are new data annotation properties
I remember the good old days of using Regex to validate simple data input, so much effort use to go into email
[EmailAddress(ErrorMessage = "Invalid email address.")]
public string Email { get; set; }

YouTube video by Testron AI 🚀 Never Write Test Code Again! Testron + AI + Playwright

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Might be useful, let’s see how it evolves

GitHub - bhadmus/postwright: The plugin helps convert postman collections into playwright scripts. Contributions are welcomed. Just have fun while at it. The plugin helps convert postman collections into playwright scripts. Contributions are welcomed. Just have fun while at it. - bhadmus/postwright

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Fantastic news

Effortless scheduling with Copilot – transform email threads into productive meetings | Microsoft Community Hub Learn how to use Copilot to quickly turn long email chains into actionable agendas, leading to more efficient meetings and effective collaboration.

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#Playwright E2E testing release 1.49 has important and useful features. The biggest being the extra assert option using the Aria snapshots based on the accessibility. It also adjusts to the chromium changes (headless engine), and a useful retain-on-first-failure time to upgrade to the lates

API Testing with Playwright and OpenAPI-Generated Types This article demonstrates how to create a robust API testing framework using PlayWright and OpenAPI documentation. Examples are based on…

Here is an interesting post for testing test #APIs without a swagger contract . I use #postman for api testing but I’m going to look at #playwright for api testing

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Unlocking the power of Real-Time Data with OneLake Events | Microsoft Fabric Blog | Microsoft Fabric Preview is now available: you can now subscribe to OneLake events! In today’s fast-paced digital landscape, timely data processing is crucial for maintaining competitive advantage.  ...

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100% and sometimes years later, something clicks and my understanding changes

Announcing the general availability of Microsoft Fabric API for GraphQL with exciting new features | Microsoft Fabric Blog | Microsoft Fabric API for GraphQL is a data access layer in Microsoft Fabric that enables quick and efficient querying of multiple data sources with a widely adopted and familiar API technology. The API allows you to a...

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Postman’s infrastructure is awesome, I’ll be attending the Europe webinar on 12 dec #postman.

Wish I could make this London Pulumi meetup

I still find C# the best for me but I’m 100% thinking of making TypeScript my 1st choice. Great point on c# debugging in vs code

Nice post, I really like bicep. For the last 12 months I’ve been using #pulumi for my #iac, I can’t recommend it enough