Richard Harding

I use .NET because because it allows me to use a functional language like F# and still get the benefit of a massively rich ecosystem of libraries and tools. Coupled with the ability to target different OSs and platforms (from cloud to mobile to IoT) it really feels like a solid investment. In my current contract we are using .Net to build REST APIs and websites - we do this using F# and the Giraffe framework (a functional wrapper on Asp.Net Core) allowing us to benefit from teh advantages of functional approach and yet leverage security and speed of Asp.Net Core. We package these as Docker containers based on an Alpine image and deploy into Azure manage Kubernetes service in the form of Helm Charts. The build and continuous delivery are handled by Azure Dev Ops.