2023 Year in Review
A review of my online content, goals, etc. from 2023 written in early 2024.
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.
Scaling Your Software Team: Development vs. Hiring
Scaling up and scaling out, originally application terms, offer a fresh perspective on team development. In team contexts, scaling up enhances existing members' skills, offering depth and cost efficiency, whereas scaling …
How to Embed a YouTube Video in GitHub ReadMe Markdown
I keep wanting to do this and forgetting how, so I'm writing it down. Here's how to embed a YouTube video in a GitHub ReadMe markdown file.
New Course - Refactoring to SOLID C# Code
I'm thrilled to announce the release of my latest Pluralsight course, Refactoring to SOLID C# Code. This course is designed for software developers, architects, and anyone interested in enhancing their coding skills, …
Understanding Migrations, Snapshots, and Synchronization in Entity Framework Core
This article delves into how Entity Framework Core keeps your database schema synchronized with your data model using migration files, snapshots, and a special database table. Learn the differences between.designer.cs …
Process Bloat: The Silent Killer of Developer Productivity
Uncover how Process Bloat stealthily undermines your software development team's efficiency and innovation. Learn to identify and combat this detrimental phenomenon to safeguard your project's success.
Principles of Lean Software Development
Lean Software Development is an agile project management and product development framework that originated from Lean manufacturing principles. It focuses on delivering value to the customer by optimizing resources, …
Introduction to MassTransit: A Guide to Streamlined Messaging in C#
Explore how to simplify message-based architecture in C# applications using MassTransit. This comprehensive guide introduces MassTransit's key features, shows you how to set up a service bus, and integrates with …
Trunk-Based Development vs. Long-Lived Feature Branches: Which One is Right for Your Software Team?
Uncover the pros and cons of Trunk-Based Development and Long-Lived Feature Branches to make an informed decision for your software development strategy.
Building a Resilient Email Sending Method in.NET with SmtpClient, Retry Support, and the Outbox Pattern
Learn how to build a resilient email sending method in.NET using the SmtpClient class. This guide covers implementing retry logic for better reliability and introduces the Outbox pattern to preserve email content in case …