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Lee Richardson @leerichardson.com · 2d

TIL Copilot Workspace Indexes, which theoretically improve search. Sounds kinda awesome. However, doesn't work for me, just shows "Checking Status" forever. Tried adding local index, but that fails too. Anyone using this feature successfully? code.visualstudio.com/docs/copilot...

Lee Richardson @leerichardson.com · 20d

I’m excited to share that the CapArea.NET is hosting an AI Community Roundtable tomorrow night. It’s a chance to hear what’s working (and what’s not) in AI from practitioners across the community. Hope can join in-person or online: www.meetup.com/caparea-net/...

Keeping up with AI: Community Round Table, Tue, Oct 7, 2025, 6:30 PM | Meetup

IN PERSON AND ONLINE - NO RECORDING The AI space is moving so fast that it's nearly impossible to keep up on your own. That's why we're coming together to share what's wor

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Lee Richardson @leerichardson.com · 23d

Coworker reminded me of this fantastic 25-year-old article from Joel Spolsky. Article as poignant today as it was then. Just maybe not the bit about floppy disks :). www.joelonsoftware.com/2000/04/06/t...

Things You Should Never Do, Part I

Netscape 6.0 is finally going into its first public beta. There never was a version 5.0. The last major release, version 4.0, was released almost three years ago. Three years is an awfully long tim…

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Lee Richardson @leerichardson.com · 24d

📢 Speakers & sessions for NOVA Code Camp 2025 are now live! Hoping you can join us Oct 18 in Reston, VA for a full day of learning, networking, and coding energy. Check out all the awesome speakers and sessions and grab your spot now. Attendance is free, but spots are limited: novacodecamp.org

Northern VA CodeCamp

A FREE community event for developers, by developers.

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Lee Richardson @leerichardson.com · Sep 23

I've started concluding all initial agent mode queries with "Any questions before you begin?". It's been a game changer for quality output. Claude Sonnet 4 in particular asks some *really* good clarifying questions that it would otherwise just guess at.

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Lee Richardson @leerichardson.com · Sep 22

Mermaid chart rendering! Nicely done `Visual Studio 2022 v17.14 September Update`

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Lee Richardson @leerichardson.com · Aug 7

If you aren't so familiar with Agent Mode, MCP's, or Copilot Coding Agent, you should come to my talk tonight at Hot Topics, will be fun: www.meetup.com/hot-topics-d...

Code Faster, Ship Sooner with Quality-First .NET Dev Using GitHub Copilot Agent , Thu, Aug 7, 2025, 6:00 PM | Meetup

AI is your omniscient best friend…that’s also a pathological liar. Now, with Copilot’s Agent Mode, it can crank out surprisingly decent C# - but will it ultimately save you

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Lee Richardson @leerichardson.com · Aug 1

📢 Call for Speakers is NOW OPEN!

Northern Virginia Code Camp is happing Oct 18, 2025, and is looking for local developer led technical sessions. Whether you're a first‑time speaker or a seasoned pro, we’d love your contributions! Submit your topic today: novacodecamp.org

Northern VA CodeCamp

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Lee Richardson @leerichardson.com · Jul 29

📢 I'm so excited to announce the Fall 2025 Northern Virginia Code Camp is happening! Please save the date: Oct 18, 2025. Call for speakers opens this Friday, Aug 1. Please help share the great news. novacodecamp.org

Northern VA CodeCamp

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Lee Richardson @leerichardson.com · Jul 17

You mean Cursor? Copilot supports various Claude models, but I've found them to be over-eager. I'm willing to try Cursor. This is for my work project though which is pretty big at 1.4M lines of code and I really do like Visual Studio and my various plugins.

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Lee Richardson @leerichardson.com · Jul 17

I think I'm finally getting the hang of using CoPilot Agent Mode to do real-world non-prototype coding. Specificity is critical. Now though I'm now struggling with how much detail is too much and whether hand-coding would be less effort. Any opinions?

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Lee Richardson @leerichardson.com · Jul 11

I am honored to have been renewed as a Microsoft MVP for the 5th year. It's a privilege to be a part of such a vibrant and passionate community. Thank you to everyone who makes this journey so meaningful.

Lee Richardson @leerichardson.com · Jun 12

Finally getting around to trying Cursor, but I can't create an account, keep getting this error. Anyone else experienced this issue or have a workaround?

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Lee Richardson @leerichardson.com · Jun 3

I'm so excited that @consultwithgriff.com is driving up from Virginia Beach to present to the CapArea User Group tonight. If you're in the Northern VA / DC area you should absolutely swing by and say hi: www.meetup.com/caparea-net/...

Dumb Mistakes I've Made with Relational Databases - Kevin Griffin, Tue, Jun 3, 2025, 6:30 PM | Meetup

IN PERSON ONLY CapArea is so excited to host Kevin Griffin, MVP and head of the .NET Foundation. He is traveling from Virginia Beach just for this event! \-\-\- Maybe yo

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Lee Richardson @leerichardson.com · May 24

In case you missed @thesoftwarementor.com 's awesome presentation at CapArea.NET on Type Driven Design a couple of weeks ago it is now live and you should totally check it out: youtu.be/JIf-jVYPZCQ

Preventing Bugs with Better Types - An Intro to Type Driven Design

YouTube video by CapArea User Group & NoVA CodeCamp

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Lee Richardson @leerichardson.com · May 24

Hey Kevin, I'm sorry, that was the plan, but it got delayed and we are now planning on doing it in the Fall. Details to follow.

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Lee Richardson @leerichardson.com · Mar 13

Awesome, ty! The switch to OTel was actually a bit of a transition for me, but I think the documentation has improved significantly

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Lee Richardson @leerichardson.com · Mar 10

Looking forward to speaking at Hampton Roads .NET Users Group with @consultwithgriff.com tomorrow night. If you're in the Virginia Beach area come on by! www.meetup.com/hampton-road...

Chaos Monkeys, Open Telemetry, and .NET Aspire: Taming Complexity in Modern Apps, Tue, Mar 11, 2025, 6:00 PM | Meetup

**IN PERSON ONLY. NO VIRTUAL OPTION. Come on out, network, and learn something!** Join us for another great meeting! Come at 6pm to network and have conversations with fel

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Lee Richardson @leerichardson.com · Mar 5

Oh dude, this is awesome! Implemented numeric sorting on current project less thoroughly and less efficiently. C# 10 may not be ready, but wish I'd known about github.com/tompazourek/... sooner.

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Lee Richardson @leerichardson.com · Feb 18

This is one of the best talks, I've watched it 3-4 times and always get something new. tldr "if it's hard to test it's probably a design issue", but check it out, Michael Feathers is awesome vimeo.com/15007792

The Deep Synergy Between Testability and Good Design

Michael Feathers, NDC 2010

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Lee Richardson @leerichardson.com · Feb 16

youtube.com/watch?v=ZTPr... Fascinating! Number of surprises there for me including Pascal’s early popularity, Java’s precipitous recent decline and C#’s consistency over time.

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Lee Richardson @leerichardson.com · Feb 12

Started generating e-mails to difficult family members using ChatGPT like "Craft something in the spirit of Dale Carnegie's Win Friends and Influence People". omg, it works beautifully. Also, canvas is awesome.

Lee Richardson @leerichardson.com · Feb 8

ICYMI just published @jasonbock.net 's Modern C# CapArea.NET presentation. So many great tips and tricks, even for seasoned C# pro's, highly recommend: youtu.be/_vo_MVcba7g

Writing Modern C# - Jason Bock

YouTube video by CapArea User Group & NoVA CodeCamp

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Alvin Ashcraft @alvinashcraft.com · Feb 5

Microsoft’s Build developer conference starts on May 19th in Seattle by Tom Warren.

https://www.theverge.com/news/606387/microsoft-build-conference-may-19th-seattle

#devconference #msbuild #build2025 #microsoft #ai #dotnet #visualstudio #techevents

Microsoft’s Build developer conference starts on May 19th

Microsoft Build 2025 will be very focused on AI.

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Lee Richardson @leerichardson.com · Feb 4

Gonna be 🔥, hope to see you tonight!

Jason Bock @jasonbock.net · Feb 4

Reminder: I'm doing a talk called "Writing Modern C#" tonight (remotely) for the Capital Area .NET Users Group. Hope to see you there!

#dotnet #csharp

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Writing Modern C# - Jason Bock, Tue, Feb 4, 2025, 6:30 PM | Meetup

EVENT IS ONLINE AND IN-PERSON @ NEW ONE LOUDOUN LOCATION! C# has been in existence for more than 20 years. In recent history, the number of features and changes have subst

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