Cephas Lin
Senior Programming Writer at Microsoft
Germany
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Top SchoolCephas Lin is a Senior Programming Writer at Microsoft with 12 years of experience translating complex cloud and database technologies into practical guidance for developers and operators. Based in Germany, he recently joined the ASP.NET content team after a long tenure authoring documentation on SQL Server high availability, disaster recovery, and hybrid Azure scenarios. He blends hands-on DevOps and full-stack experience—contributing Azure deployment scripts, PowerShell automation, and .NET Core app updates across well-known Azure sample repositories—with clear, production-ready writing. His work shows a particular strength in automating Azure App Service deployments, managing deployment slots, custom domains, SSL, and backup/restore workflows. Previously he authored technical product documentation through multiple release cycles at enterprise software firms, giving him a rare combination of editorial discipline and infrastructure know-how. He holds a BSc in Computer Engineering from the University of Washington and often surfaces practical deployment fixes that bridge docs and real-world ops.
12 years of coding experience
Bachelor of Science, Computer Engineering, Bachelor of Science, Computer Engineering at University of Washington
English, Chinese, German
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Github Skills (39)
git10
deploying10
scripting10
mysql10
laravel-mix10
mvc10
bash10
microsoft-azure10
laravel10
cicd10
migration10
azure-cli10
azure-resource-manager10
php10
app-service10
Programming languages (15)
Github contributions (5)
Azure-Samples/dotnetcore-sqldb-tutorial
Sep 2017 - Jan 2022
A simple MVC application that demonstrates how to build data-driven .NET Core apps in Azure App Service
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:25 commits, 8 PRs, 15 pushes in 4 years 5 months
Contributions summary:Cephas primarily contributed to the .NET Core MVC application, demonstrating skills in both front-end and back-end development. Their commits included adding and updating various files, including CSS and project configurations, as well as fixing a SQLDB migration issue and upgrading the project to different .NET Core versions, from 2.0 to 6.0. They also integrated Azure logging and made adjustments to support the latest framework versions.
data-drivendotnetazure-app-servicemvc-applicationnet-core
Azure-Samples/laravel-tasks
May 2017 - Jul 2022
A simple Laravel application that demonstrates how to build data-driven PHP apps in Azure App Service.
Role in this project:Back-end & DevOps Engineer
Back-end & DevOps EngineerContributions:17 commits, 12 PRs, 16 pushes in 5 years 3 months
Contributions summary:Cephas primarily contributed to the configuration and deployment aspects of the Laravel application. They upgraded the Laravel framework to version 5.4 and addressed database compatibility issues related to MySQL versions. Additionally, the user made changes to the deployment script (deploy.sh), resolving issues with npm and bower installations, ensuring the application's dependencies are correctly installed during deployment. Finally, the user reverted some database configuration changes.
data-drivenazure-app-servicephpazurelaravel
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