Reading Notes #406
Tags: cloud, azure, bestpractices, dotnetcore
Published: 2019-12-30 18:36:20

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Every week, I publish my reading notes. Those are the articles, blog posts, podcast episodes, and books that catch my interest and that I found interesting. It's a mix of the actuality and what I was looking for.  
  
**My Numbers for 2019**  
  
- This marks the 46  **Reading Notes** blog post.
- 20 blog posts in [French](http://www.cloudenfrancais.com/) or English. 
- 69 live stream on [Twitch](https://www.twitch.tv/fboucheros)
- 33 [Cloud 5 Minutes](https://www.youtube.com/fboucheros) episode in French or English.
- Many talks in different communities
- 881 contributions in [open-source projects](https://github.com/FBoucher)

  

### Looking forward to seeing you all in two days to start 2020 together!
  
  

## Cloud

- **[How to Learn Microsoft Azure in 2020](https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2019/12/how-to-learn-microsoft-azure-in-2020/)** (Thomas Maurer) - Another great list of learning starting points.

## Programming

- **[How to Build a Test Automation Strategy?](https://www.simform.com/test-automation-strategy/)** (Hiren Dhaduk) - Nice post that lists all types of tests and explains their purpose.
- **[How to Implement Sorting in ASP.NET Core Web API](https://code-maze.com/sorting-aspnet-core-webapi/)** (Vladimir Pecanac) - If you are building an API this post is definitely a must to give the best experience to your users.

## DevOps

- **[Top 10 DevOps Training Courses for Programmers and Software Developers](https://dev.to/javinpaul/top-10-devops-training-courses-for-programmers-and-software-developers-195n)** (javinpaul) - A question that I've been asked often is where to start. My favorite answer is a  
lot of time at Learn.microsoft.com. However, here some different sources that all look delicious.

## Podcasts

- **[SPI 403: 2 Time Management Strategies to Practice in 2020](https://castbox.fm/episode/SPI-403%3A-2-Time-Management-Strategies-to-Practice-in-2020-id3998-id214180073)** (Pat Flynn) - Great quick episode. I'm always interested to optimized my time and to track it to help me to improve painlessly.
- **[SPI 402: Everyone Needs to Have a Podcast](https://castbox.fm/episode/SPI-402%3A-Everyone-Needs-to-Have-a-Podcast-id3998-id211471677)** (Pat Flynn) - Very interesting episode that explains why... with numbers and examples... Guess what just popped on my project list...
- **[19 Lessons for Streamers About Growth and Business in 2019](https://castbox.fm/episode/19-Lessons-for-Streamers-About-Growth-and-Business-in-2019-id1089820-id211987944)** (Ashnichrist) - Nice episode different from the usual. It's also very different from the classic year review.

## Miscellaneous

- **[Visualizing Your Work Schedule](https://dev.to/_vsaw/visualizing-your-work-schedule-380i)** (Valentin Sawadski) - Interesting project.I'm always looking forward to the best way to track my time and see where I put my effort (aka time).

  

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