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DotNetDave Says... Value wisdom alongside youthful energy; while fast code might impress, it is smart, sustainable code that drives lasting success! #dotnetdave #CodeQuality #SoftwareEnginners dotnettips.wordpress.com/2025/06/01/t...

🚀 Mastering parallelism in C#! Learn how to use ForEachAsync() with List<>. 💻 Dive into the details and benchmark results in our latest article. 📊 Read more ➡️ dotnettips.wordpress.com/2024/03/22/c... #dotnet #dotnet8 #MVPBuzz #CodePerformance

Recruiters: Engineers don’t hate recruiters. They hate bad recruiting. Transparency, preparation, and understanding the tech industry are what separate great recruiters from the rest. This guide explains what engineers actually want. #TechRecruiting dotnettips.wordpress.com/2026/03/13/r...

Boost .NET performance with Span<T> & Memory<T>! 🚀 See how switching from range indexers to AsSpan() & AsMemory() boosts speed by up to 8x. Benchmark results + code analysis tips are included! dotnettips.wordpress.com/2025/03/19/m... #dotnet10 #CodingTips #Performance #MVPBuzz

🎉 Visual Studio turns 29 today! Here’s to 29 years of: • IntelliSense magic • Build‑break heartbreak • Refactors that save the day • Extensions we can’t live without • An IDE that keeps evolving with us Happy birthday, Visual Studio — still the place where great code begins. 💜

If you follow me, you know I crank the amp to 11 when it comes to calling out bad UX. So when something rocks, I say it loud—H-E-B’s mobile app (especially the pharmacy experience) absolutely shreds. Smooth, intuitive, no missed beats. Full breakdown dropping soon—stay tuned. #HEB #UX

Hey, all! I've got a featured guest post in the #MicrosoftMVP blog today:

Computers are dumb. Software makes them seem intelligent. And humans? We’re still debugging the source code. 🎸🤖 #dotNetDave #MVPBuzz #Computers #Software dotnettips.wordpress.com/2019/10/09/d...

I hate these fucking job applications

The #Claude Pro plan is utterly useless. You run out of tokens so fast you can get absolutely nothing accomplished. What the hell am I paying for?

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Recruiters: transparency isn’t optional — it’s the price of admission. If you won’t share the company, the stack, or the pay… don’t expect a reply. Engineers, stop rewarding vague outreach. Good recruiters earn trust by telling the truth. 🌟 #recruiters dotnettips.wordpress.com/2026/03/18/d...

Logging is one of the easiest ways to destroy performance without realizing it. Hidden allocations, unnecessary string formatting, and bad patterns add up fast. If your app logs heavily, you need to read this. 👇 #dotnet #dotnet10 #CodePerformance #MVPBuzz dotnettips.wordpress.com/2024/03/20/g...

Hiring managers: Great engineers are often filtered out before you ever see their resumes. Recruiters, ATS systems, and broken hiring pipelines are costing companies top talent. Learn how the system fails—and how to fix it. #Hiring #TechHiring #Leadership dotnettips.wordpress.com/2026/03/13/r...

Top o’ the mornin’, geeks! ☘️ Celebrate St. Paddy’s Day—Irish or not! Just don’t drink & drive, or ye might miss the gold at dotNetTips.com! #RockYourCode

🚀 Calling all Software Engineers! 🚀 How do you land your tech jobs? I want to hear from you! 🎯 Take my new survey and share your insights. Your input will help the community, and I’ll publish the results on dotnettips.com! 🔗 bit.ly/TechJobSurvey #TechCareers

Boost your .NET code like a stadium amp turned to 11 🎸 Spargine’s ArrayExtensions make your arrays faster, cleaner & tougher than ever. Performance that SHREDS. #dotnet #performance #MVPBuzz #Spargine dotnettips.wordpress.com/2024/09/15/b...

.NET devs: did you know using CompositeFormat + Resources can seriously boost performance? 🚀 I filed a request to have Visual Studio auto-generate these so we can all ship faster apps with less effort. 🙏 Please vote + share: bit.ly/VSCompositeF...

Tired of race conditions + duplicate data crashing your groove? 🤘 Spargine’s DistinctConcurrentBag<T> keeps your .NET code fast, clean, and thread-safe — with guaranteed uniqueness. #Spargine #MVPBuzz #dotnet10 dotnettips.wordpress.com/2025/09/14/b...

Don't let your next project become a stitched-together nightmare. Avoid building Frankenstein’s Monster applications—cohesive architecture matters more than flashy tech stacks. ⚠️🧟‍♂️ #dotnet #ApplicationArchitecture #MVPBuzz dotnettips.wordpress.com/2025/06/15/d...

Boost your .NET project’s performance with Spargine FastLogger! 🚀 Achieve up to 11x faster logging with ease. Check out my latest guide on how this open-source tool can supercharge your logging framework. dotnettips.wordpress.com/2024/12/15/b... #dotNET #OpenSource #MVPBuzz #NuGet

🎸 Ditch the boilerplate and let Spargine’s FileHelper make file I/O in .NET feel like a killer riff — safer, faster, and way easier to play. From copying and moving to downloading and unzipping, it’s like having a pro tech on rhythm duty. #MVPBuzz dotnettips.wordpress.com/2025/03/16/b...

Recruiters can accelerate your career—or waste months of your time. Learn how to spot bad recruiters, beat ATS filters, protect your resume, and take control of your job search. New eBook: Rock Your Career – Recruiter Survival Guide #SoftwareEngineering dotnettips.wordpress.com/2026/03/13/r...

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🚨 Attention .NET Teams! 🚨 Want a veteran engineer who’s been rocking .NET since day one to review your codebase? I’ve written the books on clean, high-performance .NET code—and I know how to spot trouble fast. Let’s talk. I can help. 📩 Contact me with your needs! #RockYourCode

.NET devs: did you know using CompositeFormat + Resources can seriously boost performance? 🚀 I filed a request to have Visual Studio auto-generate these so we can all ship faster apps with less effort. 🙏 Please vote + share: bit.ly/VSCompositeF...

Tired of race conditions + duplicate data crashing your groove? 🤘 Spargine’s DistinctConcurrentBag<T> keeps your .NET code fast, clean, and thread-safe — with guaranteed uniqueness. #Spargine #MVPBuzz #dotnet10 dotnettips.wordpress.com/2025/09/14/b...

Don't let your next project become a stitched-together nightmare. Avoid building Frankenstein’s Monster applications—cohesive architecture matters more than flashy tech stacks. ⚠️🧟‍♂️ #dotnet #ApplicationArchitecture #MVPBuzz dotnettips.wordpress.com/2025/06/15/d...

Boost your .NET code like a stadium amp turned to 11 🎸 Spargine’s ArrayExtensions make your arrays faster, cleaner & tougher than ever. Performance that SHREDS. #dotnet #performance #MVPBuzz #Spargine dotnettips.wordpress.com/2024/09/15/b...

Boost your .NET project’s performance with Spargine FastLogger! 🚀 Achieve up to 11x faster logging with ease. Check out my latest guide on how this open-source tool can supercharge your logging framework. dotnettips.wordpress.com/2024/12/15/b... #dotNET #OpenSource #MVPBuzz #NuGet

🎸 Ditch the boilerplate and let Spargine’s FileHelper make file I/O in .NET feel like a killer riff — safer, faster, and way easier to play. From copying and moving to downloading and unzipping, it’s like having a pro tech on rhythm duty. 👇 #dotnet #MVPBuzz dotnettips.wordpress.com/2025/03/16/b...

So far this year, not a single one of the conference sessions I have submitted has been accepted. Not even at Beer City Code! I thought for sure the attendees would like the No Rest for the Wicked tour! Maybe they are afraid!🎸🎤😆 dotnettips.wordpress.com/rock-the-wor... #BeerCityCode

Happy Friday the 13th. Today is the day the software gremlins turn clean architecture into spaghetti code. Senior engineers know the solution: Close the laptop. Walk away. #RockYourCode #FridayThe13th #dotNet #DevHumor

AI: hype, fear, opportunity… or all three? I had a great conversation with Christian Buckley about what AI really means for software engineers and everyday life. If you're curious where this is all going, check out the podcast. Listen here: dotnettips.wordpress.com/2026/03/12/c... #MVPBuzz

If your code needs a walkthrough every time someone opens a file… naming is the problem. Clear naming standards create clearer code—and clearer code leads to better software. dotNetDave breaks it down 👇 dotnettips.wordpress.com/2026/03/11/d... #RockYourCode #MVPBuzz #CodeSmell

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Want your .NET app to get its own process path without costing you performance or allocations? 🚀 There’s a much better way than calling into Process.MainModule—especially if you’re doing it often. Don’t let hidden costs creep into your code! 👇 #MVPBuzz dotnettips.wordpress.com/2024/03/15/g...

Think AnyAsync() is always faster than CountAsync()? Think again. 🚀 Benchmark results for CA1828 in .NET may surprise you! Learn when CountAsync() outperforms AnyAsync() and how to adjust your code for optimal performance. dotnettips.wordpress.com/2025/03/12/m... #dotNET #CodePerformance #MVPBuzz

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🎸 .NET devs—Copilot’s premium models have been out there for a while now. Which ones are you using in the real world—and why? Drop a reply and share your experience. I’m collecting perspectives for a new article. #MVPBuzz #Copilot #VisualStudio

Another great product ruined by enshittification. Sora 2 removed features, broke workflows, and added limits — even for paying users. I spent 2 years mastering Sora. Now it feels like starting over. UX Chronicles: How OpenAI Broke Sora: dotnettips.wordpress.com/2026/03/12/u... #AI #UX #Sora

When a developer interviewing you seems nervous about what you might say publicly later… That’s not a question. That’s a warning sign. Read the room. Rock your career. 🎸🔥 #dotNetDave #Interviewing #TechInterview dotnettips.wordpress.com/2020/06/13/d...

There are several ways to get a string’s character count in .NET… but they don’t all perform the same. Span, Length, LINQ—each tells a different story. 👀 See which approach comes out on top 👇 #dotnet10 #MVPBuzz #CodePerformance dotnettips.wordpress.com/2021/09/22/s...

Exposing arrays via properties is fast—but breaks encapsulation and violates CA1819. Collections are safer and future-proof. I keep CA1819 as a warning in my .editorconfig. More details 👇 #dotnet10 #MVPBuzz dotnettips.wordpress.com/2024/01/26/c...

🚀 Microsoft .NET Developers! 🚀 Need a "code review" by a .NET veteran? With decades of experience, I can quickly spot issues and provide expert recommendations to improve your projects. 🔍 Let’s optimize your code—contact me here: dotnettips.wordpress.com/about/ #dotnet #RockYourCode

Software engineers: My new book, Rock Your Career: The Recruiter Survival Guide for Software Engineers, is now available for pre-order! Packed with practical advice for engineers, hiring managers, and recruiters. Pre-order here: www.amazon.com/dp/B0GS6LJ4N6 #recruiters #interviewing #career

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