Sean Killeen

A mind at work. Microsoft MVP && Passionate .NET dev lead && VP, Innovation and Products at SCT Software. Opinions here are mine. Trying to be all the human I can be with the time I have.

Arlington, VA Joined on Dec 27, 2017 seankilleen@gmail.com https://SeanKilleen.com

Education

Muhlenberg College

Pronouns

he/him

Work

VP, Innovation and Products at SCT Software

Sean Killeen

Nov 27 '22

Introducing TF WhatsUp, a Tool for Better Terraform Notes

#terraform #opensource #dotnet #nuget

1 min read

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Sean Killeen

Oct 18 '22

My #hacktoberfest Theme: Adding Spellcheck to Docs. Join Me!

#node #dotnet #opensource #hacktoberfest

6 min read

Sean Killeen

Oct 18 '22

Extracting VA Townhall Comments on Youngkin's Reversed School Protections for Transgender Students

#artoo #javascript #docker #sqlserver

8 min read

Sean Killeen

Jan 23 '22

Hot off the Press: The .NET OSS Maintainer Support Survey!

#dotnet #opensource #community #survey

3 min read

Sean Killeen

Dec 19 '21

Ensuring Santa's Success With Automated Tests (C# Advent 2021)

#csharp #dotnet #nunit #xunit

1 min read

Sean Killeen

Sep 20 '21

How to Use GitHub Codespaces With Your docfx Project

#docfx #github #codespaces #documentation

3 min read

Sean Killeen

Aug 16 '21

How To Automate AWS CloudFront Distribution Folder Changes When Deploying a Static Web Site

#cicd #devops #aws #octopusdeploy

5 min read

Sean Killeen

Jan 23 '21

Announcement: Introducing FlavorsOf.NET!

#dotnet #net #netcore

1 min read

Sean Killeen

Jan 15 '21

Adding Spell Checking to my Blog’s Build Process with GitHub Actions and cSpell

#github #githubactions #cspell #jekyll

3 min read

Sean Killeen

Jan 5 '21

How to Force git to Prompt You For a Password

#git #github #authorization #passwords

2 min read

Sean Killeen

Jan 5 '21

Adding Markdown Linting to my Blog’s Build Process with GitHub Actions and markdownlint

#github #githubactions #linting #markdown

2 min read

Sean Killeen

Jan 5 '21

Utilizing Bogus with the Builder Pattern for better Mocks

#dotnet #csharp #tests #bogus

4 min read

Sean Killeen

Jan 5 '21

What does the “runs-on” machine type of a GitHub Action mean?

#docker #githubactions #devops #ci

1 min read

Sean Killeen

Dec 10 '20

Using Calendly to run remote coaching sessions

#coaching #tools #remotework #scheduling

3 min read

Sean Killeen

Dec 10 '20

Quick Tip: A Keyboard Shortcut to Start a Taskbar App as an Administrator

#windowsterminal #windows10 #windows

1 min read

Sean Killeen

Dec 5 '20

Cool things I learned about NUnit while re-launching the docs

#nunit #testing #csharp #dotnet

4 min read

Sean Killeen

Dec 5 '20

Getting Started With PowerShell Core in Windows Terminal

#powershell #powershellcore #windowsterminal #shells

2 min read

Sean Killeen

Aug 28 '20

How to Contribute to OSS Projects When You’re Unfamiliar With Their Code

#opensource #contributions #culture #gettingstarted

3 min read

Sean Killeen

Aug 28 '20

From the AMA: “How do you find/make time to stay productive?”

#ama #balance #productivity

6 min read

Sean Killeen

Aug 27 '20

Random Thoughts: Considerations Around Web Scraping

#webscraping #ethics #goodpractices #opinions

3 min read

Sean Killeen

Jul 28 '20

Announcement: I am now the lead for the NUnit docs project!

#nunit #documentation #opensource #dotnet

3 min read

Sean Killeen

Jul 18 '20

Building my Jekyll blog with Ubuntu on WSL2

#wsl #wsl2 #ruby #jekyll

3 min read

Sean Killeen

Jul 18 '20

From the AMA: “How did you become a Microsoft MVP?”

#ama #microsoft #mvp #community

5 min read

Sean Killeen

Jun 25 '20

Solved: Blazor IdentityServer 500.30 Error (ANCM Issue)

#blazor #azure #ssl #certificate

2 min read

Sean Killeen

Jun 25 '20

How to: Move Azure Resources into another Azure AD

#azure #ad #subscriptions #management

2 min read

Sean Killeen

Jun 25 '20

Solved: .NET Core Azure AD in Docker Container Incorrectly Uses a non-https redirect URI

#azure #docker #containers #dotnetcore

2 min read

Sean Killeen

Jun 17 '20

How to rename your default branch away from master while using GitHub pages

#github #jekyll #dotnet #video

3 min read

Sean Killeen

Jun 8 '20

Announcement: Now on Twitch!

#twitch #announcement #streaming

1 min read

Sean Killeen

Jun 8 '20

Fix: Azure DevOps “An image does not exist locally with the tag”

#azure #devops #azuredevops #docker

1 min read

Sean Killeen

May 24 '20

How to: Use AzureSignTool to sign files with Azure DevOps using a certificate in Azure Key Vault

#azure #azuredevops #azurekeyvault #ci

6 min read

Sean Killeen

May 24 '20

Fix: Logitech Touchpad T650 not Working on Windows 10

#peripherals #logitech #t650 #windows10

2 min read

Sean Killeen

May 24 '20

How to: Create a PowerShell alias with parameters

#powershell #aliases

1 min read

Sean Killeen

Mar 13 '20

How to: Set up a new Windows laptop quickly (with some prep and tooling beforehand)

#setup #machinesetup #chocolatey

3 min read

Sean Killeen

Mar 4 '20

Jekyll Two Ways on Windows: Installing & building Jekyll / GitHub Pages blogs with Ruby on Windows 10

#jekyll #ruby #windows #githubpages

3 min read

Sean Killeen

Feb 27 '20

Avoid the Blue/Green Deployment Blues: Watch out for these 10 Pitfalls

#ci #cd #deployments #devops

10 min read

Sean Killeen

Feb 19 '20

How to: "warm up" an environment using PowerShell and TeamCity

#ci #cd #powershell #teamcity

1 min read

Sean Killeen

Feb 16 '20

How to: Show Jasmine test results in TeamCity

#testing #jasmine #teamcity #automation

2 min read

Sean Killeen

Feb 11 '20

How to: Call a TeamCity build from OctopusDeploy

#ci #octopusdeploy #teamcity #devops

2 min read

Sean Killeen

Feb 7 '20

How to: Deploy GitHub Pages on a Schedule to Publish Future Posts

#github #githubpages #githubactions #serverless

2 min read

Sean Killeen

Feb 2 '20

Help Me Help You: How your RFPs are setting you up for failure before you begin

#rfps #consulting #agile #contracts

8 min read

Sean Killeen

Feb 2 '20

Quick tip: NTLM / Windows pass-through authentication with Selenium and ChromeDriver

#chromedriver #selenium #testing #registry

1 min read

Sean Killeen

Oct 16 '19

Better Technical Interviews: Part 5 – My Common Interview Questions

#interviewing #culture #hiring

15 min read

Sean Killeen

Sep 25 '19

Better Technical Interviews: Part 4 – My Opinions on Various Techniques

#interviewing #culture #hiring

4 min read

Sean Killeen

Sep 22 '19

How to: Check your Jekyll-based blog for dead links

#tips #jekyll #proofing #ruby

2 min read

Sean Killeen

Sep 22 '19

Better Technical Interviews: Part 3 – The Interview Itself

#interviewing #culture #hiring

4 min read

Sean Killeen

Sep 22 '19

Better Technical Interviews: Part 2 – Preparation

#interviewsculture #hiring

6 min read

Sean Killeen

Sep 22 '19

Better Technical Interviews: Part 1 – What’s the point?

#interview #culture #hiring

6 min read

Sean Killeen

Aug 9 '19

Adventures in Azure Architecture: A Home Desktop Setup

#azure #architecture #blueprints

6 min read

Sean Killeen

Aug 9 '19

Automagically Update Your Package Dependencies With Dependabot – For Free!

#tutorial #dependencymanagemen #devops #bots

4 min read

Sean Killeen

Jun 2 '19

Agile Survival Guide: Retrospective Safety

#agilesurvivalguide #agile #retrospectives #safety

5 min read

Sean Killeen

Jun 2 '19

What I Learned From Taking a Two-Week Vacation for my Honeymoon

#personal #balance #burnout #productivity

6 min read

Sean Killeen

May 29 '19

Software/Solution Architects: The Sommeliers of the IT World

#jobs #career #metaphors #architecture

4 min read

Sean Killeen

May 27 '19

That Time I Almost Got Elected to the .NET Foundation Board of Directors

#dotnet #community

5 min read

Sean Killeen

May 26 '19

How I Combine my Work (Outlook) and Personal (Google) Calendars

#productivity #outlook #google #calendar

2 min read

Sean Killeen

May 19 '19

Adding public CI/CD to a Node project with Azure Pipelines

#azure #devops #pipelines #node

11 min read

Sean Killeen

Mar 19 '19

I’m Running for the .NET Foundation’s Board of Directors!

#dotnet #community #leadership #opensource

1 min read

Sean Killeen

Jan 24 '19

Tutorial: An Automated reading list with Feedly and Azure Functions

#azure #dotnet #functions #kevault

3 min read

Sean Killeen

Jan 14 '19

How to Forward to a Long Conference Number Using Twilio

3 min read

Sean Killeen

Dec 30 '18

Why I keep an 'Accomplishments / Good Stuff' List

#selfhelp #tips #softskills

4 min read

Sean Killeen

Dec 30 '18

Quick Writing Tip: Content and Perception

#writing #quicktips

1 min read

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