Argues that ugly, legacy code can hold valuable domain knowledge and be more practical to refactor than to rewrite from scratch.
A daily roundup of links covering .NET, web development, AI tools, Windows updates, and various software engineering topics and tutorials.
An overview of the GitHub Copilot SDK, showing how to embed AI coding assistance into custom applications using .NET, Python, Go, and JavaScript.
Explains the Data Transfer Object (DTO) pattern in ASP.NET Core Minimal APIs to separate domain models from API contracts.
A technical guide to implementing and managing schema migrations in SwiftData, covering automatic and manual migration strategies.
A developer shares key lessons from using AI agents full-time, focusing on workflow improvements, prompt strategies, and productivity gains in software development.
An architect details building Proximity, an open-source tool for visualizing walking-distance isochrones from public transport stops, as a sandbox for cloud architecture.
A technical guide on fixing SSMS 22's unexpected insertion of tabs instead of spaces, highlighting a hidden query window setting.
Explains QuadTrees, a spatial data structure for optimizing 2D spatial queries in games, simulations, and interactive applications.
A guide to automating time zone configuration on Windows servers using Group Policy Objects (GPOs) and PowerShell.
A guide to programmatically reading and writing Java Flight Recorder (JFR) files, comparing built-in APIs and third-party libraries.
Explains the Satellite Cybersecurity Act, its importance due to attacks like Viasat, and why satellites are critical infrastructure.
Experiments with AI coding agents scaling to build a web browser from scratch, generating over a million lines of code.
Experiments with AI coding agents building a web browser from scratch, generating over a million lines of code in a week.
Explores performance and efficiency improvements in .NET 10's Zip and GZip compression APIs, including better async handling and support for concatenated streams.
A defense of operations (ops) in tech, arguing it's not just toil and criticizing the DevOps movement's failure to connect devs with production.
.NET 10 introduces built-in Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) APIs, enabling developers to adopt quantum-resistant algorithms for future security.
Explores prime gaps, their mathematical merit, and their use as proof-of-work in the Gapcoin cryptocurrency.
An article arguing that 'operations' is not a dirty word and advocating for the value of ops in software engineering, challenging DevOps failures.
A developer shares an experiment to improve discoverability in LLMs and AI tools like ChatGPT by directly asking them for SEO advice.
