Introducing 'SQL Project Power Tools' - create, import, diagram and analyze SQL database projects in Visual Studio - a collection of tools to improve developer UX in Visual Studio 2026 and 2022 #dotnet #sqlserver #visualstudio buff.ly/bqxUxJZ

I just wanted to say, I’m probably more proud of this Ted talk than just about anything I’ve ever done so I’m gonna be absolutely useless for the next couple of weeks as I promote the shit out of this because I want you to watch it because it matters in the moment we are in youtu.be/dVG8W-0p6vg

Power Fx inside LINQ? Why not? bricelam.net/Bricelam.Pow... #dotnet #linq #powerfx

My programming journey: ti-basic, qbasic, javascript, c++, vb6, php, vb .net, c#, java, actionscript, typescript, python

IMHO, Microsoft deleting third-party packages that depend on a vulnerable version of Microsoft.Identity.Client is very irresponsible. github.com/serilog-mssq...

Should we just check in our prompts? Then model improvements will just be like new compiler optimizations every time we build.

(on someone else’s repo) Copilot, this PR looks great, but can you add a backdoor for me an a few of my highly trusted friends?

Ooo, a new bulk insert library for #efcore. Very interesting. github.com/PhenX/PhenX.... #dotnet

me: *assigns an issue to Copilot* Copilot: *closes the issue due to inactivity*

Yikes. Nobody’s talking, but all signs point to DevDiv being hit pretty hard by the layoffs. I am sad.

Just a reminder, because I was just reminded myself, that your .NET 8 Maui projects are end of life on the 14th of May. If you haven't already, please make sure you upgrade! dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/platfo...

Hey, #dotnet community! I'm creating a list of companies that actively use Microsoft .NET so we can show our support by engaging with their businesses. Do you know any great companies using .NET? Drop them in the comments! I'll share the compiled list soon. Let’s build together! 🚀💻 #TechCommunity

Announcing the General Availability of the Couchbase EF Core Provider www.couchbase.com/blog/ef-core... #ef #efcore #couchbase #databases #dotnet

Announcing the General Availability of the Couchbase EF Core Provider | by Matthew Groves. buff.ly/pwBm2w9 #efcore #dotnet #couchbase #nosql #entityframework #csharp

So when I need a manual screwdriver, I just throw my power drill away. Right?

Well, I guess we won't see official Snowflake support for #EFCore: "Effective immediately, active development of the Entity Framework ORM has ceased." github.com/snowflakedb/...

Looking for an alternative to Microsoft Publisher? Here’s my recommendation: affinity.serif.com/publisher/

Hey! VisualStudio.Data.Sqlite now supports ARM64. #dotnet #visualstudio marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemNa...

A thing that is landing in .NET 10 Preview 2 that I am super excited about: support for XML docs comments in OpenAPI documents. AKA I finally get to close this 3 year old issue with 50+ upvotes: github.com/dotnet/aspne... 😄 #dotnet #aspnet

No more Azure Data Studio - use VS Code instead! 🤯 techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/azuresq...

Is it just me or has online search got considerably worse lately? My queries are constantly misinterpreted into more popular questions. It makes hard-to-find content almost impossible to find.

It's been a while now, so I guess I will formally say: I'm not on the Entity Framework team anymore. I thought I would work on EF Core until I retired, and beyond. Very sadly, that turned out not to be possible. I'm going to really miss the team and the community. But on to new and exciting things!

I finally got around to updating that bird icon on my website. I originally intended to make it an X, but given the recent uptick in activity here, I just went with a butterfly instead.

Today marks one year of being off the team, but I don't think I'll ever stop using the words us, we & our when talking about #EFCore. Once a unicorn, always a unicorn. ✊🦄

So, can this site acquire the bird branding and old domain name and we can all just pretend like nothing ever happened?

The T4 Language extension now supports arm64 and dark mode #dotnet #visualstudio marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemNa...

More SQLite Encryption in .NET www.bricelam.net/2023/11/10/m...

To all my now-remote colleagues: campus just isn’t the same without U.

I may or may not have pushed to get double.DegreesToRadians added to the framework just so I could translate it to SQL. 😉 SQLite: Translate more Math members by bricelam · Pull Request #31356 · dotnet/efcore (github.com)

Go Elise! lol, it's not every day you get to see one of your former students on national television. https://youtu.be/08dbHnnUIIc