Michigan .NET Users Group (MINT)

Agenda

• 5:30 - 6:30pm Networking
• 6:30 - 7:30pm Presentation
• 7:30 - 7:45pm Closing

Abstract
How many times have you deployed something to production thinking, “This code is perfect—what could possibly go wrong?” Then, the next morning, your leadership is swarming around your desk because production is down? Or maybe a client hands you their code and expects it to “just work” without a proper lower environment?
Production issues happen to all of us—and to me, more times than I’d like to admit. The key to avoiding them starts long before deployment. Quality begins in a developer’s local environment.

In this session, we’ll explore how tools like Docker, Postman, and Azure DevOps can raise the quality of your software from the very first line of code. You’ll learn how to use these tools to improve testing, streamline workflows, and increase both your team’s confidence and leadership’s trust when it’s time to push to production.

Key takeaways:

• How Docker can make local environments more reliable and production-like
• Using Postman to ensure APIs behave before they go live
• Leveraging Azure DevOps for automated testing, CI/CD, and quality gates
• Practical strategies to reduce “surprise” production issues

Bio
Jim Rieck has been helping companies build custom software solutions using a variety of solutions since 1998. Over the years, he has worked in the boating, fin-tech, automotive, accounting, tele-communications, health care, e-commerce and the service industries. He has lead app dev teams, developer training programs and technical user groups. He is very passionate about architecting solutions using the latest technologies and leading teams to strive for excellence.