Peter Ritchie
@peterritchie.com
Independent software consultant | Former MS Dev MVP ×13 |
3 decades of delivering software | Focusing mostly on solution and software architecture but experienced in back-end development with C#.
https://github.com/peteraritchie
3 decades of delivering software | Focusing mostly on solution and software architecture but experienced in back-end development with C#.
https://github.com/peteraritchie
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continvoucly morged
February 17, 2026 at 12:53 AM
continvoucly morged
Reminder: a change in naming standards in software design/architecture ensures inconsistency in naming.
February 16, 2026 at 4:54 PM
Reminder: a change in naming standards in software design/architecture ensures inconsistency in naming.
Blogged: Things That Caught My Attention Last Week - February 8 bit.ly/4s0vK8P #dotnet
Peter Ritchie's Blog - Things That Caught My Attention Last Week - February 8
Peter Ritchie
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February 9, 2026 at 9:39 PM
Blogged: Things That Caught My Attention Last Week - February 8 bit.ly/4s0vK8P #dotnet
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Get your apps off .net 3.5.
I only have it installed because developers on steam suck. Your two year old game shouldn’t be using .net 3.5 damn it.
I only have it installed because developers on steam suck. Your two year old game shouldn’t be using .net 3.5 damn it.
.NET Framework 3.5 Moves to Standalone Deployment in new versions of Windows - .NET Blog
An announcement of .NET Framework 3.5 servicing updates on new versions of Windows.
devblogs.microsoft.com
February 9, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Get your apps off .net 3.5.
I only have it installed because developers on steam suck. Your two year old game shouldn’t be using .net 3.5 damn it.
I only have it installed because developers on steam suck. Your two year old game shouldn’t be using .net 3.5 damn it.
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💢 Your ability to respond quickly to prod fires greatly depends on debugging what went wrong.
💡 Effective observability provides you with the logging, details, and insights that will guide your efforts from failure to recovery.
Learn more about OTel: https://blog.nimblepros.com/blogs/otel/
💡 Effective observability provides you with the logging, details, and insights that will guide your efforts from failure to recovery.
Learn more about OTel: https://blog.nimblepros.com/blogs/otel/
February 5, 2026 at 2:00 PM
💢 Your ability to respond quickly to prod fires greatly depends on debugging what went wrong.
💡 Effective observability provides you with the logging, details, and insights that will guide your efforts from failure to recovery.
Learn more about OTel: https://blog.nimblepros.com/blogs/otel/
💡 Effective observability provides you with the logging, details, and insights that will guide your efforts from failure to recovery.
Learn more about OTel: https://blog.nimblepros.com/blogs/otel/
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Welcome to the .NET Foundation, HeroDevs! 🛡️ As a new corporate sponsor, they’re helping users stay secure with Never-Ending Support (NES) for EOL .NET versions. Proud to have you fueling OSS sustainability!
Learn more: hubs.li/Q0414Tf_0
Learn more: hubs.li/Q0414Tf_0
February 4, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Welcome to the .NET Foundation, HeroDevs! 🛡️ As a new corporate sponsor, they’re helping users stay secure with Never-Ending Support (NES) for EOL .NET versions. Proud to have you fueling OSS sustainability!
Learn more: hubs.li/Q0414Tf_0
Learn more: hubs.li/Q0414Tf_0
Chocolatey has had meta-packages for a while--enabled by nuspec dependencies. Doing something similar with a simpler YAML with WinGet file is intriguing. developer.microsoft.com/blog/winget-...
WinGet Configuration: Set up your dev machine in one command - Microsoft for Developers
I’ve set up a lot of dev machines in my life. Traditionally, this takes a lot of time to get everything just right, but now there’s a faster way with WinGet Configuration files. Let me show you how to...
developer.microsoft.com
February 5, 2026 at 2:20 PM
Chocolatey has had meta-packages for a while--enabled by nuspec dependencies. Doing something similar with a simpler YAML with WinGet file is intriguing. developer.microsoft.com/blog/winget-...
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The latest .NET Rocks podcast has me on it, talking about one of my favorite topics: source generators in C#!
#dotnet #csharp
www.dotnetrocks.com/details/1988
#dotnet #csharp
www.dotnetrocks.com/details/1988
.NET Rocks! is a weekly talk show for anyone interested in programming on the Microsoft .NET platform. The shows range from introductory information to hardcore geekiness.
www.dotnetrocks.com
February 5, 2026 at 1:41 PM
The latest .NET Rocks podcast has me on it, talking about one of my favorite topics: source generators in C#!
#dotnet #csharp
www.dotnetrocks.com/details/1988
#dotnet #csharp
www.dotnetrocks.com/details/1988
Blogged: Things That Caught My Attention Last Week - February 1 bit.ly/4qXrc2Q #dotnet
Peter Ritchie's Blog - Things That Caught My Attention Last Week - February 1
Peter Ritchie
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February 3, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Blogged: Things That Caught My Attention Last Week - February 1 bit.ly/4qXrc2Q #dotnet
Stew and dumplings for dinner.
February 1, 2026 at 1:48 AM
Stew and dumplings for dinner.
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New Blog Post: (01/30/2026): "Introducing MoreSpeakers.com." RPs and feedback are always appreciated! https://jjg.me/46pnZR9 #Articles #.NET #dotnet #Development #csharp #Community #Bootstrap #ASP.NET #Microsoft Azure #Azure Functions #Aspire
Introducing MoreSpeakers.com
MoreSpeakers.com is a new platform dedicated to bridging the gap between aspiring and experienced speakers in the technology community by creating meaningful mentorship relationships that foster growth, confidence, and knowledge sharing.
www.josephguadagno.net
January 30, 2026 at 6:24 PM
New Blog Post: (01/30/2026): "Introducing MoreSpeakers.com." RPs and feedback are always appreciated! https://jjg.me/46pnZR9 #Articles #.NET #dotnet #Development #csharp #Community #Bootstrap #ASP.NET #Microsoft Azure #Azure Functions #Aspire
Got this email to an Outlook.Com email, viewed in the Android Outlook app and it was not flagged as SPAM. 😔
January 29, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Got this email to an Outlook.Com email, viewed in the Android Outlook app and it was not flagged as SPAM. 😔
Blogged: Things That Caught My Attention Last Week - January 26 bit.ly/4k0zxzO #dotnet
Peter Ritchie's Blog - Things That Caught My Attention Last Week - January 26
Peter Ritchie
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January 26, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Blogged: Things That Caught My Attention Last Week - January 26 bit.ly/4k0zxzO #dotnet
Blogged: Introducing Pri.ProductivityExtensions.Source - A .NET Standard Package to Enable Modern C# Language Features bit.ly/4sSicgK #dotnet
Peter Ritchie's Blog - Introducing Pri.ProductivityExtensions.Source - A .NET Standard Package to Enable Modern C# Language Features
Peter Ritchie
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January 21, 2026 at 4:26 PM
Blogged: Introducing Pri.ProductivityExtensions.Source - A .NET Standard Package to Enable Modern C# Language Features bit.ly/4sSicgK #dotnet
Blogged: Things That Caught My Attention Last Week - January 19 bit.ly/4pZ2XQA #dotnet
Peter Ritchie's Blog - Things That Caught My Attention Last Week - January 19
Peter Ritchie
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January 20, 2026 at 3:06 PM
Blogged: Things That Caught My Attention Last Week - January 19 bit.ly/4pZ2XQA #dotnet
Blogged: Things That Caught My Attention Last Week - January 12 bit.ly/4sIDeOL #dotnet
Peter Ritchie's Blog - Things That Caught My Attention Last Week - January 12
Peter Ritchie
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January 15, 2026 at 9:57 PM
Blogged: Things That Caught My Attention Last Week - January 12 bit.ly/4sIDeOL #dotnet
Blogged: Announcing DotnetPsCmds - PowerShell CmdLets for .NET bit.ly/49QfUXM #dotnet
Peter Ritchie's Blog - Announcing DotnetPsCmds - PowerShell CmdLets for .NET
Peter Ritchie
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January 12, 2026 at 9:48 PM
Blogged: Announcing DotnetPsCmds - PowerShell CmdLets for .NET bit.ly/49QfUXM #dotnet
TIL you can search for emojis in text via regex with \p{Emoji_Presentation}
January 9, 2026 at 3:42 PM
TIL you can search for emojis in text via regex with \p{Emoji_Presentation}
Blogged: Things That Caught My Attention Last Week - January 5 bit.ly/4jrm0kG #dotnet
Peter Ritchie's Blog - Things That Caught My Attention Last Week - January 5
Peter Ritchie
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January 7, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Blogged: Things That Caught My Attention Last Week - January 5 bit.ly/4jrm0kG #dotnet
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mermaid FTW
Visual Studio now supports rendering Mermaid diagrams in the Markdown editor, where you can provide your own Mermaid syntax or have Copilot generate it for you!
Here's how to visualize complex data structures and workflows directly within your editor, msft.it/63328tsOdE
Here's how to visualize complex data structures and workflows directly within your editor, msft.it/63328tsOdE
January 5, 2026 at 11:06 PM
mermaid FTW
The irony of the Windows GnuPG pinentry form popping up but not having focus leading to people entering passwords in-the-clear into another application.
January 3, 2026 at 4:58 PM
The irony of the Windows GnuPG pinentry form popping up but not having focus leading to people entering passwords in-the-clear into another application.
TIL that some people use the right arrow and backspace instead of delete.
January 3, 2026 at 3:46 PM
TIL that some people use the right arrow and backspace instead of delete.
Anyone else noticed that Visual Studio 18 (2026, 18.1.1) sometimes puts a " d18.0" suffix in the sln file for 'VisualStudioVersion'? #dotnet
January 2, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Anyone else noticed that Visual Studio 18 (2026, 18.1.1) sometimes puts a " d18.0" suffix in the sln file for 'VisualStudioVersion'? #dotnet
Want to assign a secret value to a variable in PowerShell but don't want it to end up in ConsoleHost_history.txt? Copy it to the clipboard and then:
`$secret = Get-Clipboard`
`$secret = Get-Clipboard`
December 25, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Want to assign a secret value to a variable in PowerShell but don't want it to end up in ConsoleHost_history.txt? Copy it to the clipboard and then:
`$secret = Get-Clipboard`
`$secret = Get-Clipboard`