Implementing Azure Notification Hubs – Part 1

Introduction  Sending push notifications to devices is a requirement of most applications. Unfortunately implementing this is not as simple as you would expect. Azure offers a service called Notification Hubs which makes implementing this feature easier, but there is still a fair bit of manual work involved.  Azure Notification Hubs offers a free tier that… Continue reading Implementing Azure Notification Hubs – Part 1

Using Fiddler to inspect HTTP traffic

I recently ran into a problem where I was trying to make REST calls to Microsoft’s Azure Notification Hub service to register new devices with a custom template registration. According to the documentation as of 2021/08/17, the following XML is required to create a template registration for Windows devices:  When I used this, I got a 200 OK response from the… Continue reading Using Fiddler to inspect HTTP traffic

Preparing for and writing the AZ-204 (Microsoft Certified Developer Associate) Exam

Why I took the exam I was recently asked to obtain the Microsoft Certified: Azure Developer Associate certification by the company I work for so that they can become a Gold-level Microsoft Partner. The requirement was to obtain the certification in 3 weeks. I have been working with Microsoft Azure each day for the past… Continue reading Preparing for and writing the AZ-204 (Microsoft Certified Developer Associate) Exam