2025 Year in Review
A (late again) review of 2025 and all the things I did and learned.
Blog Posts
MANY articles on a wide array of topics. You’ll find a lot of my newer content is going to my YouTube channel first, but I do still blog occasionally.
Why a Free Market Fire Department System Beats the Archaic Public Model
In a nation that prizes personal responsibility, it's time to ask whether a single, taxpayer-funded fire department model still serves us best. A market of competing fire protection providers would let every household …
Single File Test Suites in Dotnet Csharp
With .NET 10, C# now supports single file apps. And with a bit of work, this means we can also create single file test suites, which can be useful in a variety of scenarios!
Use cd - in Powershell 7 to Return to Previous Directory
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How to Update .NET on Wsl or Ubuntu
Learn how to update the .NET SDK on WSL or Ubuntu Linux using the official Microsoft package feeds and dotnet-install script.
Ardalis Fall 2025 Speaking Tour Review
A quick recap of my October speaking tour that spanned continents and five different developer conferences.
The Ardalis Cli
Using the latest .NET tools, you can easily run simple console applications anywhere dotnet is installed! To demonstrate, I created an ardalis CLI that you can run by just running dnx ardalis in your terminal.
Use TimeSpan Or Specify Units In Duration Properties And Parameters
Learn why using int for timeouts and delays causes bugs, and discover two simple patterns to make your code more explicit and maintainable.
Ardalis Fall 2025 Speaking Tour
Join Steve Smith (Ardalis) at 5 major developer conferences in October 2025 across 3 countries. Sessions on Clean Architecture, SOLID principles, microservices, and modular monoliths. Includes JetBrains.NET Days, …
How to Combine MP4 Files on Windows Using FFmpeg
Learn how to merge multiple MP4 video files into one seamless file on Windows using FFmpeg with lossless quality.