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Lars is a Senior Developer Advocate with Pluralsight, author, trainer, Microsoft Azure MVP, community leader, aspiring YouTube host, and part-time classic car collector. He is heavily involved in the space of cloud computing services, especially Azure, and is a published author, solution architect, and writer for numerous publications. He has been a part of the software development community for the past 20 years and co-organizes the DDD Melbourne community conference, organizes developer events with Microsoft, and also runs a part-time car restoration business. He has spoken at numerous technical events around the world and is an expert in Australian Outback Internet. Topics of Discussion: [4:24] Lars talks about his early start in programming and the IT industry and his path to his present-day career. [6:36] As a self-described “nerd that doesn’t mind talking to people,” Lars worked that characteristic into networking over his career. [8:17] Why did Lars decide to write a book? [9:40] Lars talks about his book, Microsoft Azure in Action. [9:57] What part of Azure should developers be using more than less? [13:00] What ideas have risen to the surface for general internal business application developers? [16:36] What’s the best way to store and manipulate data? [21:58] What are some of Lars’s favorite scenarios where you would reach for the queue? [23:57] How would Lars decipher his architectural decisions on whether to use App Service? [26:57] What is Lars’s thought process when creating service workers to read from that queue versus creating a second app that is installed into the app service plan? [30:34] Lars talks about the importance of Application Insights. Mentioned in this Episode: Clear Measure Way Architect Forum Software Engineer Forum Programming with Palermo — New Video Podcast! Email us programming@palermo.network Clear Measure, Inc. (Sponsor) .NET DevOps for Azure: A Developer’s Guide to DevOps Architecture the Right Way, by Jeffrey Palermo — Available on Amazon! Jeffrey Palermo’s Twitter — Follow to stay informed about future events! Architect Tips — Video podcast! Azure DevOps Microsoft Azure in Action Lars On YouTube Want to Learn More? Visit AzureDevOps.Show for show notes and additional episodes.