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College Developer Struggles
Dev Leader Weekly 113
Read the article here:
https://weekly.devleader.ca/p/college-developer-struggles
Dev Leader Weekly 113
Read the article here:
https://weekly.devleader.ca/p/college-developer-struggles
What do you call a programmer from Scandinavia?
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Nerdic.
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Nerdic.
November 13, 2025 at 7:00 AM
What do you call a programmer from Scandinavia?
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Nerdic.
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Nerdic.
Nobody cares about your career progression more than you do.
Not your boss. Not your partner. Not your mom, dad, cat, dog, or fish.
You can be set up with an amazing manager who wants you to succeed and tries their best to help you grow.
But at the end of the day, YOU are in the driver's seat.
Not your boss. Not your partner. Not your mom, dad, cat, dog, or fish.
You can be set up with an amazing manager who wants you to succeed and tries their best to help you grow.
But at the end of the day, YOU are in the driver's seat.
November 13, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Nobody cares about your career progression more than you do.
Not your boss. Not your partner. Not your mom, dad, cat, dog, or fish.
You can be set up with an amazing manager who wants you to succeed and tries their best to help you grow.
But at the end of the day, YOU are in the driver's seat.
Not your boss. Not your partner. Not your mom, dad, cat, dog, or fish.
You can be set up with an amazing manager who wants you to succeed and tries their best to help you grow.
But at the end of the day, YOU are in the driver's seat.
November 12, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Beginner's Guide To Semantic Kernel In C#
Want to build more interesting AI applications using C#? Let's dive right into Semantic Kernel and see all of the awesome functionality that the framework has to offer!
Watch here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLv5z6NI494
Want to build more interesting AI applications using C#? Let's dive right into Semantic Kernel and see all of the awesome functionality that the framework has to offer!
Watch here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLv5z6NI494
November 12, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Beginner's Guide To Semantic Kernel In C#
Want to build more interesting AI applications using C#? Let's dive right into Semantic Kernel and see all of the awesome functionality that the framework has to offer!
Watch here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLv5z6NI494
Want to build more interesting AI applications using C#? Let's dive right into Semantic Kernel and see all of the awesome functionality that the framework has to offer!
Watch here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLv5z6NI494
CSharp developers are familiar with IServiceCollection in ASP NET Core...
Read more here:
https://www.devleader.ca/2024/05/14/how-to-use-iservicecollection-in-console-applications-what-you-need-to-know/
#CSharp #DotNetCore #DotNet #Coding
Read more here:
https://www.devleader.ca/2024/05/14/how-to-use-iservicecollection-in-console-applications-what-you-need-to-know/
#CSharp #DotNetCore #DotNet #Coding
November 12, 2025 at 8:03 PM
CSharp developers are familiar with IServiceCollection in ASP NET Core...
Read more here:
https://www.devleader.ca/2024/05/14/how-to-use-iservicecollection-in-console-applications-what-you-need-to-know/
#CSharp #DotNetCore #DotNet #Coding
Read more here:
https://www.devleader.ca/2024/05/14/how-to-use-iservicecollection-in-console-applications-what-you-need-to-know/
#CSharp #DotNetCore #DotNet #Coding
Desktop development isn't dead. Here are some helpful resources:
Introduction:
- A Beginner's Look At WPF in C#: https://youtu.be/1FENvqHO210
Dependency Injection:
- Dependency Injection with IServiceCollection: https://youtu.be/AoQnI5St1Qg
Introduction:
- A Beginner's Look At WPF in C#: https://youtu.be/1FENvqHO210
Dependency Injection:
- Dependency Injection with IServiceCollection: https://youtu.be/AoQnI5St1Qg
https://youtu.be/AoQnI5St1Qg
https://youtu.be/AoQnI5St1Qg
youtu.be
November 12, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Desktop development isn't dead. Here are some helpful resources:
Introduction:
- A Beginner's Look At WPF in C#: https://youtu.be/1FENvqHO210
Dependency Injection:
- Dependency Injection with IServiceCollection: https://youtu.be/AoQnI5St1Qg
Introduction:
- A Beginner's Look At WPF in C#: https://youtu.be/1FENvqHO210
Dependency Injection:
- Dependency Injection with IServiceCollection: https://youtu.be/AoQnI5St1Qg
Are you new to CSharp? Have you used the switch statement?
The switch statement allows us to check conditionals, much like a chain of if-else statements.
Often, a switch statement is more performant but it can also offer the benefit of being more expressive -- especially when dealing with enums!
The switch statement allows us to check conditionals, much like a chain of if-else statements.
Often, a switch statement is more performant but it can also offer the benefit of being more expressive -- especially when dealing with enums!
November 12, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Are you new to CSharp? Have you used the switch statement?
The switch statement allows us to check conditionals, much like a chain of if-else statements.
Often, a switch statement is more performant but it can also offer the benefit of being more expressive -- especially when dealing with enums!
The switch statement allows us to check conditionals, much like a chain of if-else statements.
Often, a switch statement is more performant but it can also offer the benefit of being more expressive -- especially when dealing with enums!
CSharp and DotNet developers: do you use primary constructors, totally against, or on the fence?
November 12, 2025 at 1:00 PM
CSharp and DotNet developers: do you use primary constructors, totally against, or on the fence?
Choosing The Best Programming Language For Beginners
Read it on Medium:
https://medium.devleader.ca/choosing-the-best-programming-language-for-beginners-c2f62c67b7
Read it on Medium:
https://medium.devleader.ca/choosing-the-best-programming-language-for-beginners-c2f62c67b7
Choosing The Best Programming Language For Beginners
It might not be *the* one you’re thinking…
medium.devleader.ca
November 12, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Choosing The Best Programming Language For Beginners
Read it on Medium:
https://medium.devleader.ca/choosing-the-best-programming-language-for-beginners-c2f62c67b7
Read it on Medium:
https://medium.devleader.ca/choosing-the-best-programming-language-for-beginners-c2f62c67b7
What’s a programmer’s favorite snack?
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Microchips.
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Microchips.
November 12, 2025 at 7:00 AM
What’s a programmer’s favorite snack?
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Microchips.
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Microchips.
These posts absolutely TOOK OFF.
They were cross-posted. They were also *GASP* scheduled! Over an API!
But that's not all.
Let's see how @brandghost.bsky.social keeps my social media engine going, and what's so interesting about these posts.
Watch here:
https://youtu.be/hnaSHQEirOc
They were cross-posted. They were also *GASP* scheduled! Over an API!
But that's not all.
Let's see how @brandghost.bsky.social keeps my social media engine going, and what's so interesting about these posts.
Watch here:
https://youtu.be/hnaSHQEirOc
November 12, 2025 at 4:03 AM
These posts absolutely TOOK OFF.
They were cross-posted. They were also *GASP* scheduled! Over an API!
But that's not all.
Let's see how @brandghost.bsky.social keeps my social media engine going, and what's so interesting about these posts.
Watch here:
https://youtu.be/hnaSHQEirOc
They were cross-posted. They were also *GASP* scheduled! Over an API!
But that's not all.
Let's see how @brandghost.bsky.social keeps my social media engine going, and what's so interesting about these posts.
Watch here:
https://youtu.be/hnaSHQEirOc
Don't take it from me -- listen to what Pedro has to say!
Visit here for more info:
https://dometrain.com/course/career-nailing-the-behavioral-interview/?ref=nick-cosentino
Visit here for more info:
https://dometrain.com/course/career-nailing-the-behavioral-interview/?ref=nick-cosentino
November 12, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Don't take it from me -- listen to what Pedro has to say!
Visit here for more info:
https://dometrain.com/course/career-nailing-the-behavioral-interview/?ref=nick-cosentino
Visit here for more info:
https://dometrain.com/course/career-nailing-the-behavioral-interview/?ref=nick-cosentino
Ship Your Product! Let's Build An Installer In Visual Studio
This might not be as glamorous as building a fancy new web application...
But if you're still shipping downloadable software, odds are you've probably found yourself needing an installer!
This might not be as glamorous as building a fancy new web application...
But if you're still shipping downloadable software, odds are you've probably found yourself needing an installer!
November 11, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Ship Your Product! Let's Build An Installer In Visual Studio
This might not be as glamorous as building a fancy new web application...
But if you're still shipping downloadable software, odds are you've probably found yourself needing an installer!
This might not be as glamorous as building a fancy new web application...
But if you're still shipping downloadable software, odds are you've probably found yourself needing an installer!
So it looks like there's more than one way to compare strings in CSharp, eh?
Read more here:
https://www.devleader.ca/2024/01/01/how-to-compare-strings-in-csharp-tips-and-tricks-you-need-to-know/
#csharp #dotnet #dotnetcore #beginners
Read more here:
https://www.devleader.ca/2024/01/01/how-to-compare-strings-in-csharp-tips-and-tricks-you-need-to-know/
#csharp #dotnet #dotnetcore #beginners
November 11, 2025 at 8:00 PM
So it looks like there's more than one way to compare strings in CSharp, eh?
Read more here:
https://www.devleader.ca/2024/01/01/how-to-compare-strings-in-csharp-tips-and-tricks-you-need-to-know/
#csharp #dotnet #dotnetcore #beginners
Read more here:
https://www.devleader.ca/2024/01/01/how-to-compare-strings-in-csharp-tips-and-tricks-you-need-to-know/
#csharp #dotnet #dotnetcore #beginners
What the heck is a bitwise AND operator? And... Why?!
When we're dealing with enums in CSharp that are setup as flags, using the bitwise AND operator can be tremendously helpful.
When we're dealing with enums in CSharp that are setup as flags, using the bitwise AND operator can be tremendously helpful.
November 11, 2025 at 5:01 PM
What the heck is a bitwise AND operator? And... Why?!
When we're dealing with enums in CSharp that are setup as flags, using the bitwise AND operator can be tremendously helpful.
When we're dealing with enums in CSharp that are setup as flags, using the bitwise AND operator can be tremendously helpful.
Let's pretend you can only pick one... What’s more important for a high-performance dev team:
- High technical ability
- Great communication
Why?
- High technical ability
- Great communication
Why?
November 11, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Let's pretend you can only pick one... What’s more important for a high-performance dev team:
- High technical ability
- Great communication
Why?
- High technical ability
- Great communication
Why?
Should Engineering Managers Be Writing Code?
Read it on Medium:
https://medium.devleader.ca/should-engineering-managers-be-writing-code-4721a7bf83e3
Read it on Medium:
https://medium.devleader.ca/should-engineering-managers-be-writing-code-4721a7bf83e3
Should Engineering Managers Be Writing Code?
A response to a Quora question…
medium.devleader.ca
November 11, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Should Engineering Managers Be Writing Code?
Read it on Medium:
https://medium.devleader.ca/should-engineering-managers-be-writing-code-4721a7bf83e3
Read it on Medium:
https://medium.devleader.ca/should-engineering-managers-be-writing-code-4721a7bf83e3
I have a great joke about concurrency bugs...
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get it wouldn't but. you probably
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get it wouldn't but. you probably
November 11, 2025 at 7:00 AM
I have a great joke about concurrency bugs...
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get it wouldn't but. you probably
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get it wouldn't but. you probably
Vibe Coding 2.0 - Dev Leader Weekly 115
A recording from Dev Leader's live video
Read the article here:
https://weekly.devleader.ca/p/vibe-coding-20-dev-leader-weekly
A recording from Dev Leader's live video
Read the article here:
https://weekly.devleader.ca/p/vibe-coding-20-dev-leader-weekly
Vibe Coding 2.0 - Dev Leader Weekly 115
A recording from Dev Leader's live video
weekly.devleader.ca
November 11, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Vibe Coding 2.0 - Dev Leader Weekly 115
A recording from Dev Leader's live video
Read the article here:
https://weekly.devleader.ca/p/vibe-coding-20-dev-leader-weekly
A recording from Dev Leader's live video
Read the article here:
https://weekly.devleader.ca/p/vibe-coding-20-dev-leader-weekly
Host Your MySQL Blog Database On Azure In Only Minutes!
Let's continue on the Blazor blog tutorial! Next stop:
Hosting your database in the cloud!
The reality is that for most folks you're probably fine to run with the base SQLite settings.
Let's continue on the Blazor blog tutorial! Next stop:
Hosting your database in the cloud!
The reality is that for most folks you're probably fine to run with the base SQLite settings.
November 10, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Host Your MySQL Blog Database On Azure In Only Minutes!
Let's continue on the Blazor blog tutorial! Next stop:
Hosting your database in the cloud!
The reality is that for most folks you're probably fine to run with the base SQLite settings.
Let's continue on the Blazor blog tutorial! Next stop:
Hosting your database in the cloud!
The reality is that for most folks you're probably fine to run with the base SQLite settings.
Do you use optional parameters in CSharp?
Read more here:
https://www.devleader.ca/2023/12/03/how-to-take-advantage-of-csharp-optional-parameters-for-cleaner-code/
#csharp #dotnet #dotnetcore #coding
Read more here:
https://www.devleader.ca/2023/12/03/how-to-take-advantage-of-csharp-optional-parameters-for-cleaner-code/
#csharp #dotnet #dotnetcore #coding
November 10, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Do you use optional parameters in CSharp?
Read more here:
https://www.devleader.ca/2023/12/03/how-to-take-advantage-of-csharp-optional-parameters-for-cleaner-code/
#csharp #dotnet #dotnetcore #coding
Read more here:
https://www.devleader.ca/2023/12/03/how-to-take-advantage-of-csharp-optional-parameters-for-cleaner-code/
#csharp #dotnet #dotnetcore #coding
Interested in learning more about vertical slice architecture? Check out these videos!
Here are a collection of videos that I've put together on this topic. All full-length. All for free!
- Practical Vertical Slices With Blazor Plugins: https://youtu.be/OUL85F3NYy4
Here are a collection of videos that I've put together on this topic. All full-length. All for free!
- Practical Vertical Slices With Blazor Plugins: https://youtu.be/OUL85F3NYy4
https://youtu.be/OUL85F3NYy4
https://youtu.be/OUL85F3NYy4
youtu.be
November 10, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Interested in learning more about vertical slice architecture? Check out these videos!
Here are a collection of videos that I've put together on this topic. All full-length. All for free!
- Practical Vertical Slices With Blazor Plugins: https://youtu.be/OUL85F3NYy4
Here are a collection of videos that I've put together on this topic. All full-length. All for free!
- Practical Vertical Slices With Blazor Plugins: https://youtu.be/OUL85F3NYy4
Not every decision we make in software can or will be a permanent solution.
In fact, I'd probably argue that the only real guarantee we have is that things will change.
In fact, I'd probably argue that the only real guarantee we have is that things will change.
November 10, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Not every decision we make in software can or will be a permanent solution.
In fact, I'd probably argue that the only real guarantee we have is that things will change.
In fact, I'd probably argue that the only real guarantee we have is that things will change.
Do you think Leetcode-style interview prep helps or hurts actual software engineers? Would you ever use it as a hiring signal?
(I have my thoughts...)
(I have my thoughts...)
November 10, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Do you think Leetcode-style interview prep helps or hurts actual software engineers? Would you ever use it as a hiring signal?
(I have my thoughts...)
(I have my thoughts...)
Iterator Benchmarks That Shocked With Unexpected Results
Read it on Medium:
https://medium.devleader.ca/iterator-benchmarks-that-shocked-with-unexpected-results-ea3ffb48bcc8
Read it on Medium:
https://medium.devleader.ca/iterator-benchmarks-that-shocked-with-unexpected-results-ea3ffb48bcc8
Iterator Benchmarks That Shocked With Unexpected Results
(This article was originally posted on my blog)
medium.devleader.ca
November 10, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Iterator Benchmarks That Shocked With Unexpected Results
Read it on Medium:
https://medium.devleader.ca/iterator-benchmarks-that-shocked-with-unexpected-results-ea3ffb48bcc8
Read it on Medium:
https://medium.devleader.ca/iterator-benchmarks-that-shocked-with-unexpected-results-ea3ffb48bcc8