David McCarter
@dotnetdave.bsky.social
David McCarter is a Microsoft MVP, Solutions Architect, code quality expert, consultant, professional code reviewer, speaker, and author with 25+ years in software engineering.
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Have you ever taken a coding test for a job where you had to build a solution from scratch under tight time limits?
👉Did you finish it all?
👉How did it go?
👉Did you land the job?
Your feedback will help shape an article I’m writing. Let’s connect and share stories!
👉Did you finish it all?
👉How did it go?
👉Did you land the job?
Your feedback will help shape an article I’m writing. Let’s connect and share stories!
November 13, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Have you ever taken a coding test for a job where you had to build a solution from scratch under tight time limits?
👉Did you finish it all?
👉How did it go?
👉Did you land the job?
Your feedback will help shape an article I’m writing. Let’s connect and share stories!
👉Did you finish it all?
👉How did it go?
👉Did you land the job?
Your feedback will help shape an article I’m writing. Let’s connect and share stories!
Warning: Copilot and AI look slick, but don’t trust everything they spit out. They’re Junior Programmers — smart, but lacking real-world experience and best practices. Someday that’ll change, but for now you still need your own brain and judgment.
#dotnetconf #Copilot #dotnet
#dotnetconf #Copilot #dotnet
November 11, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Warning: Copilot and AI look slick, but don’t trust everything they spit out. They’re Junior Programmers — smart, but lacking real-world experience and best practices. Someday that’ll change, but for now you still need your own brain and judgment.
#dotnetconf #Copilot #dotnet
#dotnetconf #Copilot #dotnet
#Sweden is now for the first time the #2 country visiting dotNetTips.com! Thanks so much to all the devs and the organizers at @oredev.org! I had such a good time at my sessions and meeting many devs. I can't wait to come back. 🤞
#oredev2025
#oredev2025
November 7, 2025 at 3:07 PM
#Sweden is now for the first time the #2 country visiting dotNetTips.com! Thanks so much to all the devs and the organizers at @oredev.org! I had such a good time at my sessions and meeting many devs. I can't wait to come back. 🤞
#oredev2025
#oredev2025
Hey conferences, this is a great thing to do so attendees can connect with speakers! @oredev.org #oredev2025
November 6, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Hey conferences, this is a great thing to do so attendees can connect with speakers! @oredev.org #oredev2025
🎸 Øredev 2025 developers! Join me at 14:55 in the Eclipse Room for my session on dealing with disposable types in .NET. I’ll be giving away the 20th Anniversary Edition of my Coding Standards book to one lucky attendee. And yes… watch out for flying guitar picks! 🤘
#ordev2025 @oredev.org #MVPBuzz
#ordev2025 @oredev.org #MVPBuzz
November 6, 2025 at 1:03 PM
🎸 Øredev 2025 developers! Join me at 14:55 in the Eclipse Room for my session on dealing with disposable types in .NET. I’ll be giving away the 20th Anniversary Edition of my Coding Standards book to one lucky attendee. And yes… watch out for flying guitar picks! 🤘
#ordev2025 @oredev.org #MVPBuzz
#ordev2025 @oredev.org #MVPBuzz
Developers of Øredev 2025 — want faster, leaner, rock-solid apps? 🤘
Catch my Code & App Performance session at 11:15 AM in the Orbit Room.
You’ll learn practical tips to supercharge your .NET code — and maybe score a free book! #RockYourCode #ordev2025 @oredev.org #MVPBuzz
Catch my Code & App Performance session at 11:15 AM in the Orbit Room.
You’ll learn practical tips to supercharge your .NET code — and maybe score a free book! #RockYourCode #ordev2025 @oredev.org #MVPBuzz
November 6, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Developers of Øredev 2025 — want faster, leaner, rock-solid apps? 🤘
Catch my Code & App Performance session at 11:15 AM in the Orbit Room.
You’ll learn practical tips to supercharge your .NET code — and maybe score a free book! #RockYourCode #ordev2025 @oredev.org #MVPBuzz
Catch my Code & App Performance session at 11:15 AM in the Orbit Room.
You’ll learn practical tips to supercharge your .NET code — and maybe score a free book! #RockYourCode #ordev2025 @oredev.org #MVPBuzz
November 5, 2025 at 3:50 PM
This is a cool way to enter conference area! @oredev.org #oredev2025
November 5, 2025 at 12:50 PM
This is a cool way to enter conference area! @oredev.org #oredev2025
@oredev.org come to one of my sessions tomorrow and you could win my book about interviewing! Plus my sessions are fun too!
#oredev2025 #RockYourCareer
#oredev2025 #RockYourCareer
November 5, 2025 at 12:01 PM
@oredev.org come to one of my sessions tomorrow and you could win my book about interviewing! Plus my sessions are fun too!
#oredev2025 #RockYourCareer
#oredev2025 #RockYourCareer
#Oredev2025, I’m here! A little jet lagged but excited! Have a burning question you want to ask a Microsoft MVP? Come find me and let’s chat!
@oredev.org
@oredev.org
November 5, 2025 at 10:17 AM
#Oredev2025, I’m here! A little jet lagged but excited! Have a burning question you want to ask a Microsoft MVP? Come find me and let’s chat!
@oredev.org
@oredev.org
Pinball machines at @oredev.org! I can’t wait to play!! 😎
November 5, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Pinball machines at @oredev.org! I can’t wait to play!! 😎
@oredev.org friends! Look what just landed — the hardbound edition of my brand-new .NET Coding Standards book! 🤘
One lucky developer will win it during my session Thursday, 11:15 – 11:55 in Room ORBIT.
Sit up front, keep your phone ready, and you might walk away with a signed copy!
#MVPBuzz
One lucky developer will win it during my session Thursday, 11:15 – 11:55 in Room ORBIT.
Sit up front, keep your phone ready, and you might walk away with a signed copy!
#MVPBuzz
November 4, 2025 at 9:15 PM
@oredev.org friends! Look what just landed — the hardbound edition of my brand-new .NET Coding Standards book! 🤘
One lucky developer will win it during my session Thursday, 11:15 – 11:55 in Room ORBIT.
Sit up front, keep your phone ready, and you might walk away with a signed copy!
#MVPBuzz
One lucky developer will win it during my session Thursday, 11:15 – 11:55 in Room ORBIT.
Sit up front, keep your phone ready, and you might walk away with a signed copy!
#MVPBuzz
🎸 Happy Halloween, code rockers! Be safe out there—and save some candy for the kids! When mine were little, I called it “jet fuel.” 🤘 Register on dotNetTips.com
so you don’t miss my next article drop! 👻
#Holloween #RockYourCode
so you don’t miss my next article drop! 👻
#Holloween #RockYourCode
October 31, 2025 at 5:01 PM
🎸 Happy Halloween, code rockers! Be safe out there—and save some candy for the kids! When mine were little, I called it “jet fuel.” 🤘 Register on dotNetTips.com
so you don’t miss my next article drop! 👻
#Holloween #RockYourCode
so you don’t miss my next article drop! 👻
#Holloween #RockYourCode
Quick poll: When you apply for a job, do you prefer A) a rejection email or B) no reply? Comment A or B + why. Curious what stings less (or helps more).💼
#Career #JobSearch
#Career #JobSearch
October 31, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Quick poll: When you apply for a job, do you prefer A) a rejection email or B) no reply? Comment A or B + why. Curious what stings less (or helps more).💼
#Career #JobSearch
#Career #JobSearch
I’m thrilled that Microsoft Copilot can finally generate images in more than just square format! 🙌 Next step: true photo-quality resolution. Imagine the creative possibilities once we get there—AI art will be unstoppable!
@microsoft.com #Copilot
@microsoft.com #Copilot
October 30, 2025 at 10:43 AM
I’m thrilled that Microsoft Copilot can finally generate images in more than just square format! 🙌 Next step: true photo-quality resolution. Imagine the creative possibilities once we get there—AI art will be unstoppable!
@microsoft.com #Copilot
@microsoft.com #Copilot
Dear #Apple, maybe it’s time to teach macOS how not to corrupt a drive every time the power blinks—which happens a lot here in Texas! I’ve bought more replacement disks than I have guitars. Even Windows can fix it, but your Disk Utility just shrugs. Do better—or I’ll keep my money elsewhere. 😡
October 29, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Dear #Apple, maybe it’s time to teach macOS how not to corrupt a drive every time the power blinks—which happens a lot here in Texas! I’ve bought more replacement disks than I have guitars. Even Windows can fix it, but your Disk Utility just shrugs. Do better—or I’ll keep my money elsewhere. 😡
Well this is awesome: Claude.ai is checking out dotNetTips.com! Thrilled more folks can learn to rock their code! 😀
#RockYourCode
#RockYourCode
October 29, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Well this is awesome: Claude.ai is checking out dotNetTips.com! Thrilled more folks can learn to rock their code! 😀
#RockYourCode
#RockYourCode
Whoever said AI would replace software engineers clearly never tried to get it to generate code that actually runs. Managers, CTOs, CEOs — still think the robots are coming for our jobs? They can’t even pass a unit test!
October 28, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Whoever said AI would replace software engineers clearly never tried to get it to generate code that actually runs. Managers, CTOs, CEOs — still think the robots are coming for our jobs? They can’t even pass a unit test!
Love ChatGPT, hate when a single thread gets slower the longer it lives. Thought my Wi-Fi died. It didn’t. Speed matters—this UX needs tuning.
#ChatGPT
#ChatGPT
October 27, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Love ChatGPT, hate when a single thread gets slower the longer it lives. Thought my Wi-Fi died. It didn’t. Speed matters—this UX needs tuning.
#ChatGPT
#ChatGPT
Hej Sweden! For the first time ever, you’ve hit #3 for visitors on dotNetTips.com! I’ll be in Malmö soon for Øredev 2025, and I couldn’t be more pumped to meet all the amazing developers there. Get ready, Sweden — I’m coming to rock your code! 🎸💻😀
@oredev.org #Oredev2025
@oredev.org #Oredev2025
October 25, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Hej Sweden! For the first time ever, you’ve hit #3 for visitors on dotNetTips.com! I’ll be in Malmö soon for Øredev 2025, and I couldn’t be more pumped to meet all the amazing developers there. Get ready, Sweden — I’m coming to rock your code! 🎸💻😀
@oredev.org #Oredev2025
@oredev.org #Oredev2025
🚨 Stop the presses! I just discovered a blazing-fast way to iterate over a Dictionary in .NET 10 — up to 20,483× faster than traditional approaches! 🤘
This is a massive leap over previous versions.
👉 Don’t miss the deep dive — register now at dotNetTips.com!
🎸 Rock your code.
#dotnet10 #MVPBuzz
This is a massive leap over previous versions.
👉 Don’t miss the deep dive — register now at dotNetTips.com!
🎸 Rock your code.
#dotnet10 #MVPBuzz
October 24, 2025 at 6:29 PM
🚨 Stop the presses! I just discovered a blazing-fast way to iterate over a Dictionary in .NET 10 — up to 20,483× faster than traditional approaches! 🤘
This is a massive leap over previous versions.
👉 Don’t miss the deep dive — register now at dotNetTips.com!
🎸 Rock your code.
#dotnet10 #MVPBuzz
This is a massive leap over previous versions.
👉 Don’t miss the deep dive — register now at dotNetTips.com!
🎸 Rock your code.
#dotnet10 #MVPBuzz
What’s up with @visualstudio.com Insiders? My unit tests all broke while I was writing them using Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk, MSTest.TestAdapter, and MSTest.TestFramework. Had to roll back to the previous version. Not ready yet! Beyond frustrating to be forced to use this for .NET 10!
#dotnet #dotnet10
#dotnet #dotnet10
October 23, 2025 at 8:16 PM
What’s up with @visualstudio.com Insiders? My unit tests all broke while I was writing them using Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk, MSTest.TestAdapter, and MSTest.TestFramework. Had to roll back to the previous version. Not ready yet! Beyond frustrating to be forced to use this for .NET 10!
#dotnet #dotnet10
#dotnet #dotnet10
Warning: last night’s The Morning Show nailed it—be careful with AI. I’m hearing some companies are replacing software engineers outright. That’s not progress; it’s a gamble with quality, safety, and trust. Slow down. Humans first. It’s not ready.
#AI
#AI
October 23, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Warning: last night’s The Morning Show nailed it—be careful with AI. I’m hearing some companies are replacing software engineers outright. That’s not progress; it’s a gamble with quality, safety, and trust. Slow down. Humans first. It’s not ready.
#AI
#AI