Author: Abhishek Kumar

  • Azure Update – October 2025

    ✍️ By Abhishek Kumar | #FirstCrazyDeveloper(Based on John Savill’s Azure Update) Azure never sleeps — and neither do architects who love innovation.This week’s update from John Savill, Chief Architect, Microsoft CTO Office, brings subtle yet game-changing upgrades across compute, storage, AI, and containerization. Let’s decode what’s new, why it matters for your architecture, and how…

  • Banned Pandas: Building Fast, Scalable Data Pipelines with DuckDB + SQL on Azure

    ✍️ By Abhishek Kumar | #FirstCrazyDeveloper 🧠 Why This Change Matters Our data pipelines were fast — until they weren’t.Large joins started crashing memory, inconsistent datetime types caused nightly job failures, and debugging hidden Python logic in Jupyter notebooks became a nightmare. So, we did something radical. We banned pandas.Every transformation now runs in DuckDB,…

  • Microservices Patterns: The Blueprint for Scalable and Resilient Systems

    ✍️ By Abhishek Kumar | #firstcrazydeveloper Microservices Architecture Leads to Chaos — Unless Designed Right Microservices are like independent puzzle pieces of a large system — each one performs a specific task, communicates through well-defined APIs, and can be deployed independently. When done right, microservices enable rapid scaling, continuous delivery, and fault isolation. But when…

  • REST vs GraphQL – Choosing the Right API for Modern Enterprise

    ✍️ By Abhishek Kumar | #FirstCrazyDeveloper 🌐 Why This Matters Modern businesses rely on APIs to connect systems, apps, and data.Choosing between REST and GraphQL defines how efficiently your front-ends, mobile apps, and cloud systems communicate. 🧩 Understanding the Basics Feature REST GraphQL Architecture Resource-based endpoints Single endpoint with queries Data Retrieval Fixed response per…

  • Azure DevOps vs. GitHub Actions — Which Suits Enterprise?

    ✍️ By Abhishek Kumar | #FirstCrazyDeveloper Business Impact: “Leveraging Azure AI Services to Accelerate Digital Transformation.” 🌍 Why Understanding This Matters Modern DevOps isn’t just about automation — it’s about aligning development velocity with governance, compliance, and collaboration. Every organization today — whether it’s a startup or a Fortune 500 enterprise — relies on a…

  • Why Unit Testing & Quality Gates Matter in Real-World Product Development

    ✍️ By Abhishek Kumar | #FirstCrazyDeveloper 🚀 Introduction: Code That Works Is Not Always Code That Wins Developers often say — “It works on my machine.”But what about your customer’s machine? Your colleague’s branch? Or production at scale? The truth: Code without tests is like a building without a foundation.It might stand today but collapse…

  • Your Azure PaaS Bill Isn’t High Because You’re Doing It Wrong — It’s High Because You Never Checked the Defaults

    ✍️ By Abhishek Kumar | #FirstCrazyDeveloper 🧭 The Hidden Cost of “Default is Fine” When teams build quickly in Azure, they pick the fastest path to “it works.” ✅ Azure App Service → Premium SKU✅ Azure Function → Elastic Premium Plan✅ Logic App → Recurring trigger every 5 minutes✅ Cosmos DB → Fixed 10,000 RU/s…

  • Event-Driven Agentic Architecture: From Events to Intelligence

    ✍️ By Abhishek Kumar | #FirstCrazyDeveloper In today’s world of intelligent automation and AI-driven operations, event-driven agentic systems are becoming the architectural backbone for enterprises integrating AI, microservices, and human workflows. These systems are not just reactive—they are autonomous, adaptive, and context-aware, capable of executing tasks intelligently across diverse environments. This blog explores the transformative…

  • Azure Functions vs. App Service — Decision Patterns & Reference Architectures

    ✍️ By Abhishek Kumar | #FirstCrazyDeveloper 🌍 Why This Comparison is Critical When building solutions in Azure, one of the first and most strategic decisions is choosing the right compute model. 🌍 Why this matters In Azure, you’ll often hear the question:👉 Should I deploy my workload in an Azure Function or in an App…

  • .Net 10 LTS Unpacked: What’s New and Why It Matters for Everyday Development

    ✍️ By Abhishek Kumar | #FirstCrazyDeveloper Why .NET 10 Matters .NET 10 is a Long-Term Support (LTS) release, meaning it will receive support (patches, security updates) for three years. Microsoft Learn Because of that, many teams will adopt it as a baseline for stability, performance, and new features. It’s the successor to .NET 9. Microsoft…