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I've heard about Humanitarian Toolbox a few times on the .NET Rocks Show. In case you've never heard of it, this is what it is:

There are scenarios when messages need to be sent in bulk. For example: you recieve a message with CSV-like data and generate multiple messages (message per record in the file). To gain performance, generated messages can be batched and sent out in an atomic operation.

Xavier Decoster has a great post how to restore NuGet packages properly. NuGet team has documented it. An excellent automated solution is on GitHub.

In my previous post I have demonstrated how NServiceBus endpoint can be hosted in a WebJob. To extend that concept and demonstrate that you could host multiple endpoints, I have taken NServiceBus VideoStore sample application and converted non-web endpoints to be hosted int WebJobs. Bits, as usual, are on GitHub.

If you're slowly moving from the current Azure portal to the preview portal (new-new portal), there are a lot of hidden gems. One of those gems is Active Paths feature baked into the portal on the control bar on the left side.

Azure WebSites have become a significant building component on Azure platform lately, with many features and tools built around it. WebJobs is one of the features, based on Kudu engine, that allows to run background tasks in Azure website. There's plenty of information about Azure WebJobs and possibilities it opens for Azure WebSites. I'd like to highlight 2 interesting facts:

This is old news, but still worth sharing. I have shared my architecture with folks from The Azure Podcast for discussion and suggestions. It was a good review and worth listening to.  In case you're interested, Episode 32 has the discussion from minute 20:30. This architecture is now running 3 of our production sites, with another one on its way for international support with multiple regions.