Daniel Schroeder | aka deadlydog
@danskingdom.com
Experienced software developer & IC. Dual MS MVP. FOSS creator, maintainer, & contributor. Loves C#, .NET, PowerShell, AutoHotkey, DevOps. Automate Everything!
I mostly share tech-related posts and memes. Blog and socials at https://blog.danskingdom.com
I mostly share tech-related posts and memes. Blog and socials at https://blog.danskingdom.com
Disappointed in the #VisualStudio #Copilot "Modernize" feature. Updated a small #Blazor app from .NET 8 to 10. Took 10+ minutes. It only updated the #dotnet & NuGet versions from 8 to 10 in csproj files. No code changes. Breaks at runtime. Tests fail. Report said "all good" 😕
November 14, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Disappointed in the #VisualStudio #Copilot "Modernize" feature. Updated a small #Blazor app from .NET 8 to 10. Took 10+ minutes. It only updated the #dotnet & NuGet versions from 8 to 10 in csproj files. No code changes. Breaks at runtime. Tests fail. Report said "all good" 😕
Gotta love when a single #PowerShell command can safely `git clean -xfd` 277 #git repos and free up 55GB of space 😎 You can do the same.
blog.danskingdom.com/Reclaim-disk...
blog.danskingdom.com/Reclaim-disk...
November 6, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Gotta love when a single #PowerShell command can safely `git clean -xfd` 277 #git repos and free up 55GB of space 😎 You can do the same.
blog.danskingdom.com/Reclaim-disk...
blog.danskingdom.com/Reclaim-disk...
When you’re a software engineer but don’t work at the company and they ignore your issue reports for too long 😛
November 6, 2025 at 12:48 AM
When you’re a software engineer but don’t work at the company and they ignore your issue reports for too long 😛
Not sure who needs to hear this, but a reminder to keep an eye on your cloud costs. I had availability (ping) tests set up for 3 websites, and it cost almost $100/month. I never noticed because (luckily) it's never gone over my free monthly credits. After cleanup, my new #Azure bill is $13/month
October 20, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Not sure who needs to hear this, but a reminder to keep an eye on your cloud costs. I had availability (ping) tests set up for 3 websites, and it cost almost $100/month. I never noticed because (luckily) it's never gone over my free monthly credits. After cleanup, my new #Azure bill is $13/month
Also, did you specify a restricting glob pattern perhaps?
September 17, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Also, did you specify a restricting glob pattern perhaps?
If you find #GitHub #Copilot interrupts your flow while writing code in #VisualStudio, you can now disable it. Go to Tools → Options → IntelliCode → General → Automatically generate code completions in the Editor and uncheck it. Instead, use Alt+, or Alt+. to generate code completions on demand.
August 20, 2025 at 12:02 AM
If you find #GitHub #Copilot interrupts your flow while writing code in #VisualStudio, you can now disable it. Go to Tools → Options → IntelliCode → General → Automatically generate code completions in the Editor and uncheck it. Instead, use Alt+, or Alt+. to generate code completions on demand.
The 2025 StackOverflow #developer survey is out: survey.stackoverflow.co/2025/
Seeing Notepad++ as the 3rd most popular #dev IDE has me really questioning the validity of these surveys 🙃
Seeing Notepad++ as the 3rd most popular #dev IDE has me really questioning the validity of these surveys 🙃
August 1, 2025 at 5:30 PM
The 2025 StackOverflow #developer survey is out: survey.stackoverflow.co/2025/
Seeing Notepad++ as the 3rd most popular #dev IDE has me really questioning the validity of these surveys 🙃
Seeing Notepad++ as the 3rd most popular #dev IDE has me really questioning the validity of these surveys 🙃
TIL: If you don't see the "Unreads" at the top of your #Slack sidebar, use Ctrl+Shift+A to access it. It disappears once you navigate away from it though :(
Not sure why it stays sticky for some workspaces, but disappears in others. Maybe it's a paid pro feature?
Not sure why it stays sticky for some workspaces, but disappears in others. Maybe it's a paid pro feature?
April 7, 2025 at 4:47 PM
TIL: If you don't see the "Unreads" at the top of your #Slack sidebar, use Ctrl+Shift+A to access it. It disappears once you navigate away from it though :(
Not sure why it stays sticky for some workspaces, but disappears in others. Maybe it's a paid pro feature?
Not sure why it stays sticky for some workspaces, but disappears in others. Maybe it's a paid pro feature?
#GitHub #Copilot Agent mode is now available in the stable release of #VSCode. If you haven't tried it yet, I highly recommend it, especially for creating things from scratch. It's not perfect, but can be a great learning resource and time saver.
It's off by default. Search "chat agent" in settings
It's off by default. Search "chat agent" in settings
April 4, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Another amazing New Outlook UX. Have a reminder due in 24 hours? We'll allow you to snooze it for up to 2 whole hours! Why would anyone want 8, 12, or 16 hour options 😕
March 31, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Another amazing New Outlook UX. Have a reminder due in 24 hours? We'll allow you to snooze it for up to 2 whole hours! Why would anyone want 8, 12, or 16 hour options 😕
The new MS Outlook continues to impress... 🙄
March 31, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The new MS Outlook continues to impress... 🙄
I ran into @mdowst.dowst.dev at #MVPSummit and he asked if I ever made a web form to easily submit new #PowerShell tips for my tiPS module like I planned. I sadly said no. Then I had some time to kill in my hotel... So you can now submit #pwsh tips via a GitHub issue! 😁
github.com/deadlydog/Po...
github.com/deadlydog/Po...
March 30, 2025 at 3:05 AM
I ran into @mdowst.dowst.dev at #MVPSummit and he asked if I ever made a web form to easily submit new #PowerShell tips for my tiPS module like I planned. I sadly said no. Then I had some time to kill in my hotel... So you can now submit #pwsh tips via a GitHub issue! 😁
github.com/deadlydog/Po...
github.com/deadlydog/Po...
Unfortunately, the dotnet image is more than 2x the size, and increases the potential attack surface. @posh.guru was quick to start a discussion on potential next steps: bsky.app/profile/posh...
He also shares how he creates smaller modern PowerShell images at: github.com/JustinGrote/...
He also shares how he creates smaller modern PowerShell images at: github.com/JustinGrote/...
March 27, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Unfortunately, the dotnet image is more than 2x the size, and increases the potential attack surface. @posh.guru was quick to start a discussion on potential next steps: bsky.app/profile/posh...
He also shares how he creates smaller modern PowerShell images at: github.com/JustinGrote/...
He also shares how he creates smaller modern PowerShell images at: github.com/JustinGrote/...
I found Clippy and Master Chief at #MVPSummot today. For some reason I thought Master Chief would be taller 😛
March 27, 2025 at 3:31 AM
I found Clippy and Master Chief at #MVPSummot today. For some reason I thought Master Chief would be taller 😛
3am is too early of a start for my first day at #MVPSummit. At least I’ve got some good reading material for the plane.
March 24, 2025 at 10:26 AM
3am is too early of a start for my first day at #MVPSummit. At least I’ve got some good reading material for the plane.
Spent the past 2 hours debugging an obscure #PowerShell 5.1 bug where Get-ChildItem doesn't respect the -Depth parameter when you use -Include 🫠 How's your Thursday night going? 🙃 #pwsh
February 14, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Spent the past 2 hours debugging an obscure #PowerShell 5.1 bug where Get-ChildItem doesn't respect the -Depth parameter when you use -Include 🫠 How's your Thursday night going? 🙃 #pwsh
A former coworker messaged me that he saw one of my tweets from last year in a YouTube video. Does this mean I'm officially an influencer? 😛😄
February 11, 2025 at 12:08 AM
A former coworker messaged me that he saw one of my tweets from last year in a YouTube video. Does this mean I'm officially an influencer? 😛😄
Just tried to register but it says registration is closed 😕
February 10, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Just tried to register but it says registration is closed 😕
Hey, me too 😅
January 31, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Hey, me too 😅
Updated to #Windows11 recently and was excited as I've seen @jenmsft.bsky.social skeet a bunch of improvements the past couple years.
I must say though I'm disappointed in the emoji picker. How can I pick an emoji that's 2nd or 3rd in the list using just the keyboard? Tab & arrow keys don't work 😕
I must say though I'm disappointed in the emoji picker. How can I pick an emoji that's 2nd or 3rd in the list using just the keyboard? Tab & arrow keys don't work 😕
January 30, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Updated to #Windows11 recently and was excited as I've seen @jenmsft.bsky.social skeet a bunch of improvements the past couple years.
I must say though I'm disappointed in the emoji picker. How can I pick an emoji that's 2nd or 3rd in the list using just the keyboard? Tab & arrow keys don't work 😕
I must say though I'm disappointed in the emoji picker. How can I pick an emoji that's 2nd or 3rd in the list using just the keyboard? Tab & arrow keys don't work 😕
Where do you do your best thinking? 😅😛 #ProgrammingHumor
January 20, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Where do you do your best thinking? 😅😛 #ProgrammingHumor
Hey #PowerShell friends. Sanity check here. I encounter this issue intermittently (~couple times a month) where PowerShell fails to call a script b/c it does not recognize the script file path. Simply rerunning typically works. Happens locally and in pipelines. Has anyone else noticed this? #pwsh
January 19, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Hey #PowerShell friends. Sanity check here. I encounter this issue intermittently (~couple times a month) where PowerShell fails to call a script b/c it does not recognize the script file path. Simply rerunning typically works. Happens locally and in pipelines. Has anyone else noticed this? #pwsh
I feel like 4 Hobbits would eat more than just a Nibble. #ProgrammingHumor #DadJoke
January 17, 2025 at 3:15 PM
I feel like 4 Hobbits would eat more than just a Nibble. #ProgrammingHumor #DadJoke