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Azure Function, App Service and other for Url Shortener
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Frank exploring cost-efficient ways to host his URL shortener, weighing options between Azure Container Apps, Azure Functions, and App Service sidecars. The session was a deep dive into the Azure ecosystem and Aspire, featuring experimental coding with AI agents like OpenCode and Anti-gravity to find the best architectural balance. Between technical discussions on “sidecar” patterns and infrastructure as code, the community caught up on vacation stories and tested out some fun new interactive stream games.
📺 - Twitch archive - stream no. 436
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Working on the Url Shortener
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Frank jumped back into the Easy URL Shortener project, focusing on cost optimization to make the popular open-source tool more budget-friendly. He triaged community issues with his custom agent and reviewed AI-generated reports on migrating from Azure Container Apps to more efficient serverless options like Azure Functions. It was a classic “BehindMyCloud” vibe—lots of technical brainstorming, chat interaction, and catching up with the community after a day at the office.
📺 - Twitch archive - stream no. 435
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Upgrade, update, and more for our Url Shortener
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In this stream, Frank dove back into his long-running URL Shortener project to focus on making it more budget-friendly and easier to maintain after moving under a new GitHub umbrella. He explored using .NET Aspire to manage Azure resources, discussed a few potential feature updates like a homepage news section for users, and even shared some photos from his recent kayaking and cycling adventures in Montreal. The session was a mix of hands-on infrastructure troubleshooting and friendly catch-ups with the community, ending with a deep dive into Azure CLI integration.
📺 - Twitch archive - stream no. 434
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Doing some issue triage on AzUrlShortener
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In this stream, Frank returned to his roots and did some much-needed issue triage for the AzUrlShortener project, migrating issues from the official Microsoft repo back to his personal one to maintain control over the project’s development. He spent time discussing a creative new project idea—a CI/CD bot for validating acronyms in documentation—and caught up with the community about his new office commute and two-PC streaming setup. The vibe was chill and conversational, serving as a productive administrative session to set the stage for future coding.
📺 - Twitch archive - stream no. 433
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Looking at AzUrlShortener, what works, what need love
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Looking to breathe some life back into his open-source AzUrlShortener project after a six-month hiatus, Frank focused on updating dependencies and modernizing the deployment workflow using the Azure Developer CLI (AZD) and .NET Aspire. Despite some initial friction with missing environment variables and SDK mismatches, he successfully pushed a fresh deployment to Azure while troubleshooting the process in real-time. The stream had a classic, relaxed “back on Linux” vibe, filled with community catch-ups, travel stories, and a collaborative spirit as the chat helped navigate the nuances of budget-friendly cloud architecture.
📺 - Twitch archive - stream no. 432
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