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For quite some time now, my go-to tool for testing REST API requests has been Postman. Each development team that builds an API service manages their own Postman Collection, which they subsequently share with me on a regular basis. One of my biggest issues with this approach is that every time a team changes the API, I need to import the updated collection. While Postman offers a service through which teams can share collections, this operates by placing a given collection outside the project’s version control system. »

These days, I spend a lot of time working with Microsoft Azure. I also make a conscious effort to use the Azure CLI and Azure PowerShell module when managing my Azure resources. These resources help me get a better understanding of the platform and allow me to move freely between devices. If we add Azure Resource Manager (ARM) templates on top of these tools, we can make provisioning and managing resources a much better experience. »