It's AWESOME when AI picks up on the coding conventions unprompted! When reviewing this AI-created pull request, it was a good reminder that context is KEY, and Copilot was able to pick up on my coding conventions automatically! Watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4z1gON7lso

Thoughts on dedicated DevOps teams vs DevOps role within the team vs software engineers owning their own DevOps?

Should Software Engineers Create Content as a Side Hustle? Should software engineers create content as a side hustle? After 13 years and a 10-year break, here's the honest truth about what it actually takes. Read the article here:

CQRS Pattern In C# And Clean Architecture — A Simplified Beginner’s Guide Read it on Medium: https://medium.devleader.ca/cqrs-pattern-in-c-and-clean-architecture-a-simplified-beginners-guide-01a0fe6907bb

How do you know when to rewrite it all instead of refactor? Read more here: https://www.devleader.ca/2023/11/26/rewriting-vs-refactoring-code-how-to-navigate-the-two/ #refactor #refactoring #programming

Once upon a time, we had a performance problem. And performance problems are always fun, especially when they're not super consistent and occur over multiple hours of processing.

Software engineers, how often do you find you're using SQL vs NoSQL solutions for your systems?

Data Replication Ain't Easy! Josh Hicks of Jumpmind knows a thing or two about just how complicated data replication can get. On the surface, it's a simple problem. Data in one spot needs to get to another spot. Add a new location in? No problem...

Unit Of Work Pattern In C# For Clean Architecture: What You Need To Know Read it on Medium: https://medium.devleader.ca/unit-of-work-pattern-in-c-for-clean-architecture-what-you-need-to-know-ee156c2d13e7

My code doesn’t have bugs … .. . it just develops unexpected features.

When would we ever want to throw a new exception wrapping an inner one in CSharp? When we rethrow exceptions from a catch block in CSharp, there are two frequently used options: - Rethrow the captured exception reference by using the throw keyword followed by the exception variable

Does This Senior Engineer With AWS Experience Have What It Takes?! This senior software engineer has a lot of experience working with the AWS stack in the cloud. A solid amount of backend experience! But... Does their resume showcase all of their great work? Let's find out in this resume review!

When should we refactor code? Read more here: https://www.devleader.ca/2023/11/24/when-to-refactor-code-how-to-maximize-efficiency-and-minimizing-tech-debt/ #refactor #refactoring #programming

Interested in learning more about ASP NET Core? Check out these videos! Here are a collection of videos that I've put together on this topic. All full-length. All for free! Testing: - Testing Strategy Gap in ASP NET: https://youtu.be/RWEe99iRMeM

When would we ever want to throw a new exception wrapping an inner one in CSharp? When we rethrow exceptions from a catch block in CSharp, there are two frequently used options: - Rethrow the captured exception reference by using the throw keyword followed by the exception variable

If you were helping beginner devs, would you say specializing in one of frontend or backend is better? Or both?

XUnit In ASP.NET Core — What You Need To Know To Start Read it on Medium: https://medium.devleader.ca/xunit-in-asp-net-core-what-you-need-to-know-to-start-c6c96f9048b7

I love deadlines … .. . Especially the sound they make as they go whooshing by while I debug.

What kind of monster would confuse CamelCase and snake_case? #SoftwareEngineering #Developers #Memes

3 Flavors of Burnout As A Software Engineer (And What To Do About It!)

How can we supercharge our Observer Pattern in CSharp Read more here: https://www.devleader.ca/2023/11/23/how-to-harness-system-reactive-for-the-observer-pattern/ #csharp #designpattern #designpatterns #observer

Interested in learning more about Autofac? Check out these videos! Here are a collection of videos that I've put together on this topic. All full-length. All for free! - Autofac in ASP NET Core: https://youtu.be/Pto8w7TbMlg

I wasn't expecting Claude to one-shot this app idea! Our AI tools keep getting better -- and this tutorial I put together for Claude Flow was the perfect example of getting lucky with vibe coding. Visit my channel to see, or watch the tutorial here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4z1gON7lso

If you have blended responsibilities in your dev role, do you carve out focus time? Is it the same time every day, or do you have some days structured for different types of tasks?

Google Sheets In C# — How To Build Your Own Levels.Fyi! Read it on Medium: https://levelup.gitconnected.com/google-sheets-in-c-how-to-build-your-own-levels-fyi-0076c658e0df

Being a programmer is like being a detective in a crime movie … .. . where you're both the criminal and the investigator.

I don't always use document DBs, but when I do... Read more here: https://www.devleader.ca/2024/03/22/mongodb-in-c-simplified-guide-for-inserting-data/ #MongoDB #Databases #CSharp #DotNet

Serious question for devs: Mechanical keyboard or not? I feel like every "fancy" keyboard is mechanical, but it's also an extra reason my wife hates me coding 😅

Weak Events In C# — How To Avoid Nasty Memory Leaks Read it on Medium: https://levelup.gitconnected.com/weak-events-in-c-how-to-avoid-nasty-memory-leaks-7cce351e30b5

There are two types of devs: Those who’ve accidentally wiped a production database … .. . and those who are about to.

I really like iterators and IEnumerables in CSharp but... I continue to see situations where developers aren't aware of some of the differences in behavior. - A return type of IEnumerable could be backed by am array or list, for example, and it's *not* lazy

Building Software Outside of Work - AMA A recording from Dev Leader's live video Read the article here: https://weekly.devleader.ca/p/building-software-outside-of-work-818

Testing How ASP.NET Core Registered Routes Are Configured [xUnit] In this video, we'll look at how we can write functional tests in xUnit to assert different characteristics about the routes that we have registered in our ASP.NET Core application! Watch here:

Looking to learn more about CSharp and dotnet? Every weekend I publish a FREE newsletter discussing CSharp and dotnet topics. Each newsletter touches on general software engineering to get you thinking as well as linking out to some useful learning resources.

What Blazor UI packages are you using for components? Read more here: https://www.devleader.ca/2024/03/20/mudblazor-list-items-how-to-create-awesome-blazor-list-views/ #Blazor #ASPNETCore #DotNet #CSharp

I really like iterators and IEnumerables in CSharp but... I continue to see situations where developers aren't aware of some of the differences in behavior. - A return type of IEnumerable could be backed by am array or list, for example, and it's *not* lazy

What do you think? Should coding be a mandatory subject in schools? If so, how early?

NUnit In ASP.NET Core — What You Need To Get Started Read it on Medium: https://stories.devleader.ca/nunit-in-asp-net-core-what-you-need-to-get-started-88bc6f0c2b31

"I'll just fix this one thing" said every developer ever … .. . 5 hours before discovering 20 other issues.

Next up: all aboard the Sea Sharp! #SoftwareEngineering #Developers #Memes

How To List All Routes In A Minimal API ASP.NET Core Application Have you started using minimal APIs in your ASP.NET Core applications? If you're like me, maybe you've encountered situations where you need to be able to list all of the registered routes.

That feel when you've solved something 100 times but forget the solution. Read more here: https://www.devleader.ca/2024/03/19/autofac-in-asp-net-core-how-to-avoid-this-debugging-nightmare/ #ASPNet #ASPNetCore #DotNet #CSharp

Is it wise to implement the solution that users bring to you? When talking to Derek Comartin, he called out a trap many developers fall into: the problem users need solved is often not what it looks like on the surface. Watch the interview here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=juEGL2Edyr0

Do you find you're able to pair program effectively? Does your answer change when in person vs remote?

Quitting the Plan: How One Developer Reinvented His Career from Scratch

Testcontainers In ASP.NET Core — A Simplified Beginner’s Guide Read it on Medium: https://stories.devleader.ca/testcontainers-in-asp-net-core-a-simplified-beginners-guide-4e25c1cf813f

Being a dev means trying to explain something to a non-dev... … .. . and halfway through, realizing you don’t fully understand it either.

Getting Started with AI Coding Tools - A Developer's Practical Guide Looking to get started using AI tools for building software but feeling left behind? Here's a primer on AI-assisted development concepts to get you started! Read the article here:

The ultimate loophole. I knew being a programmer would pay off! #SoftwareEngineering #Developers #Memes

How To Use BenchmarkDotNet - A Beginner's Guide For C# Benchmarks Want to write high-performance C# code? Ever wanted to get your code benchmarked like all of your favorite C# and dotnet content creators that you watch? How are they doing it with consistent results?