Jason Evans 🏴
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I love building solutions using the art and science of software engineering.
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@scott.hanselman.com youtu.be/7FhoUAidsFg?...
Noooo, I cannot wait for part 2! 😭😭😭😭
@scott.hanselman.com @markrussinovich.bsky.social
Noooo, I cannot wait for part 2! 😭😭😭😭
@scott.hanselman.com @markrussinovich.bsky.social
EPISODE 26 - Scott and Mark Learn To… AI-Assisted Coding: Can AI Take the Wheel?
YouTube video by Scott Hanselman
youtu.be
October 15, 2025 at 5:57 PM
@scott.hanselman.com youtu.be/7FhoUAidsFg?...
Noooo, I cannot wait for part 2! 😭😭😭😭
@scott.hanselman.com @markrussinovich.bsky.social
Noooo, I cannot wait for part 2! 😭😭😭😭
@scott.hanselman.com @markrussinovich.bsky.social
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The Software Engineer's Guidebook is finally available on the O'Reilly platform! So if you have an O'Reilly subscription, you can read it.
This was a very frequently requested platform: glad that we could make it happen with the O'Reilly team!
This was a very frequently requested platform: glad that we could make it happen with the O'Reilly team!
October 9, 2025 at 3:34 PM
The Software Engineer's Guidebook is finally available on the O'Reilly platform! So if you have an O'Reilly subscription, you can read it.
This was a very frequently requested platform: glad that we could make it happen with the O'Reilly team!
This was a very frequently requested platform: glad that we could make it happen with the O'Reilly team!
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100% this. When starting something new I will *frequently* work for a while, say “OK, now I have a better idea of what I’m doing,” revert, and start over. Of course there’s a “point of no return” where I’m far enough in I’m not going to do that, but this is an essential planning strategy.
Controversial advice: rewrite software three times to get to standout quality. An interesting observation by Steve McConnell, author of Code Complete.
Full episode:
• YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPKm...
• Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/2klD...
• Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...
Full episode:
• YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPKm...
• Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/2klD...
• Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...
September 14, 2025 at 4:30 PM
100% this. When starting something new I will *frequently* work for a while, say “OK, now I have a better idea of what I’m doing,” revert, and start over. Of course there’s a “point of no return” where I’m far enough in I’m not going to do that, but this is an essential planning strategy.
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Alright #dotnet - time to clear your calendars! @stephentoub.bsky.social's review of the huge swath of perf improvements in .NET 10 is LIVE!
devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/perfo...
devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/perfo...
Performance Improvements in .NET 10 - .NET Blog
Take a tour through hundreds of performance improvements in .NET 10.
devblogs.microsoft.com
September 10, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Alright #dotnet - time to clear your calendars! @stephentoub.bsky.social's review of the huge swath of perf improvements in .NET 10 is LIVE!
devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/perfo...
devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/perfo...
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Microsoft’s 6502 BASIC is now Open Source opensource.microsoft.com/blog/2025/09...
Microsoft Releases Historic 6502 BASIC - Microsoft Open Source Blog
Explore the original 6502 BASIC—now open source! Dive into retro code, history, and emulators. Fork it, run it, and relive computing's roots.
opensource.microsoft.com
September 3, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Microsoft’s 6502 BASIC is now Open Source opensource.microsoft.com/blog/2025/09...
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Our newest BrainTeasers title - for C#
From @stevelove.bsky.social
Now out of Beta and released into print
medium.com/pragmatic...
From @stevelove.bsky.social
Now out of Beta and released into print
medium.com/pragmatic...
C# Brain Teasers
by Steve Love
medium.com
April 29, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Our newest BrainTeasers title - for C#
From @stevelove.bsky.social
Now out of Beta and released into print
medium.com/pragmatic...
From @stevelove.bsky.social
Now out of Beta and released into print
medium.com/pragmatic...
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I just wanted to say, I’m probably more proud of this Ted talk than just about anything I’ve ever done so I’m gonna be absolutely useless for the next couple of weeks as I promote the shit out of this because I want you to watch it because it matters in the moment we are in youtu.be/dVG8W-0p6vg
Tech Promised Everything. Did it deliver? | Scott Hanselman | TEDxPortland
YouTube video by TEDx Talks
youtu.be
July 17, 2025 at 8:37 PM
I just wanted to say, I’m probably more proud of this Ted talk than just about anything I’ve ever done so I’m gonna be absolutely useless for the next couple of weeks as I promote the shit out of this because I want you to watch it because it matters in the moment we are in youtu.be/dVG8W-0p6vg
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Security release time! Please upgrade to Git for Windows v2.50.1: github.com/git-for-wind...
Release Git for Windows 2.50.1 · git-for-windows/git
Changes since Git for Windows v2.50.0(2) (July 1st 2025)
This is a security fix release, addressing CVE-2024-50349, CVE-2024-52006, CVE-2025-27613, CVE-2025-27614, CVE-2025-46334, CVE-2025-46835, C...
github.com
July 8, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Security release time! Please upgrade to Git for Windows v2.50.1: github.com/git-for-wind...
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Windows is getting rid of the Blue Screen of Death after 40 years 😲 Microsoft is saying hello to a redesigned black error message instead. Full details on the BSOD overhaul, below 👇 www.theverge.com/news/692648/...
Windows is getting rid of the Blue Screen of Death after 40 years
Black is the new blue.
www.theverge.com
June 26, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Windows is getting rid of the Blue Screen of Death after 40 years 😲 Microsoft is saying hello to a redesigned black error message instead. Full details on the BSOD overhaul, below 👇 www.theverge.com/news/692648/...
Reposted by Jason Evans 🏴
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Microsoft is starting to move antivirus providers out of the Windows kernel. Security vendors are about to test new Windows changes in a private preview that's designed to prevent another CrowdStrike incident. Full details and interview 👇 www.theverge.com/news/692637/...
Microsoft is moving antivirus providers out of the Windows kernel
Microsoft wants to avoid another CrowdStrike incident.
www.theverge.com
June 26, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Microsoft is starting to move antivirus providers out of the Windows kernel. Security vendors are about to test new Windows changes in a private preview that's designed to prevent another CrowdStrike incident. Full details and interview 👇 www.theverge.com/news/692637/...
Another great episode @scott.hanselman.com @markrussinovich.bsky.social
Regards sitting for long periods, I took advice I read about "exercise snacks" - every 45 mins or so, I'll get up and do body squats or take the stairs, stretches, that type of thing.
youtu.be/SGk9iampcZw?...
Regards sitting for long periods, I took advice I read about "exercise snacks" - every 45 mins or so, I'll get up and do body squats or take the stairs, stretches, that type of thing.
youtu.be/SGk9iampcZw?...
EPISODE 19 - How Do Executives at Microsoft Manage Their Stress?
YouTube video by Scott Hanselman
youtu.be
June 25, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Another great episode @scott.hanselman.com @markrussinovich.bsky.social
Regards sitting for long periods, I took advice I read about "exercise snacks" - every 45 mins or so, I'll get up and do body squats or take the stairs, stretches, that type of thing.
youtu.be/SGk9iampcZw?...
Regards sitting for long periods, I took advice I read about "exercise snacks" - every 45 mins or so, I'll get up and do body squats or take the stairs, stretches, that type of thing.
youtu.be/SGk9iampcZw?...
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Check it out, folks! Finally ReSharper OoP has been released in our EAP (Early Access Program)! You can be some of the very first developers to try it out. Let us know what you think!
We've just enabled Out-of-Process mode by default in ReSharper 2025.2 EAP 6, and we're quietly sweating 😰
We know it's solid, but there's still that voice "What if we broke everything?".
Will you try EAP 6 and let us know? If it explodes, someone's having a panic attack over here.
🔗 jb.gg/rsrp-eap6
We know it's solid, but there's still that voice "What if we broke everything?".
Will you try EAP 6 and let us know? If it explodes, someone's having a panic attack over here.
🔗 jb.gg/rsrp-eap6
June 23, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Check it out, folks! Finally ReSharper OoP has been released in our EAP (Early Access Program)! You can be some of the very first developers to try it out. Let us know what you think!
@markrussinovich.bsky.social With its momentum building and Microsoft adopting it more, I wonder what Dave Cutler would make of Rust?
June 14, 2025 at 12:12 PM
@markrussinovich.bsky.social With its momentum building and Microsoft adopting it more, I wonder what Dave Cutler would make of Rust?
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For your weekend viewing, latest episode of the Scott and Mark Learn To podcast series is out. This one is Scott and Mark Learn To Self Promote, where we try to define self-promotion and discuss when it's appropriate and when it's not in a corporate context:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukzb...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukzb...
EPISODE 18 - Scott & Mark Learn To… Self-Promotion
YouTube video by Scott Hanselman
www.youtube.com
June 13, 2025 at 11:44 PM
For your weekend viewing, latest episode of the Scott and Mark Learn To podcast series is out. This one is Scott and Mark Learn To Self Promote, where we try to define self-promotion and discuss when it's appropriate and when it's not in a corporate context:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukzb...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukzb...
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One reason Apple fought tooth and nail to disallow web payments for apps:
Because Apple’s IAP is SO bad in many ways, and *so many* apps will move to web-based payments now not mainly because of the 30% Apple fee, but because of how bad IAP is (from a dev perspective).
Let me give you21 examples:
Because Apple’s IAP is SO bad in many ways, and *so many* apps will move to web-based payments now not mainly because of the 30% Apple fee, but because of how bad IAP is (from a dev perspective).
Let me give you21 examples:
May 3, 2025 at 11:43 AM
One reason Apple fought tooth and nail to disallow web payments for apps:
Because Apple’s IAP is SO bad in many ways, and *so many* apps will move to web-based payments now not mainly because of the 30% Apple fee, but because of how bad IAP is (from a dev perspective).
Let me give you21 examples:
Because Apple’s IAP is SO bad in many ways, and *so many* apps will move to web-based payments now not mainly because of the 30% Apple fee, but because of how bad IAP is (from a dev perspective).
Let me give you21 examples:
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Directions on Microsoft offers podcasts, too, that are Microsoft enterprise tech and licensing focused: www.directionsonmicrosoft.com/services/mic...
May 2, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Directions on Microsoft offers podcasts, too, that are Microsoft enterprise tech and licensing focused: www.directionsonmicrosoft.com/services/mic...
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If you like history stuff, I came across a neat little daily game you might like: You guess the year of some historical images, and then it gives you a score. The basement server image sure does take me back. Here's more: whichyr.com
April 24, 2025 at 7:54 PM
If you like history stuff, I came across a neat little daily game you might like: You guess the year of some historical images, and then it gives you a score. The basement server image sure does take me back. Here's more: whichyr.com
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👏 Happening Tomorrow: .NET Conf, Focus on Modernization 🙌
Learn how to modernize your .NET applications and unlock the benefits of modern app development in this
virtual event on April 22 and 23, 2025. Tune in during for the LIVE event! 🔗 https://msft.it/63327qANXl
Learn how to modernize your .NET applications and unlock the benefits of modern app development in this
virtual event on April 22 and 23, 2025. Tune in during for the LIVE event! 🔗 https://msft.it/63327qANXl
April 21, 2025 at 5:00 PM
👏 Happening Tomorrow: .NET Conf, Focus on Modernization 🙌
Learn how to modernize your .NET applications and unlock the benefits of modern app development in this
virtual event on April 22 and 23, 2025. Tune in during for the LIVE event! 🔗 https://msft.it/63327qANXl
Learn how to modernize your .NET applications and unlock the benefits of modern app development in this
virtual event on April 22 and 23, 2025. Tune in during for the LIVE event! 🔗 https://msft.it/63327qANXl
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From an eng manager at a full remote company:
"We just fired an engineer after ~15 days on the job who lacked basics skills on the job but aced the interview - clearly, using cheat tools.
He admitted to how he did it: he used iAsk, ChatGPT and Interview Coder throughout"
"We just fired an engineer after ~15 days on the job who lacked basics skills on the job but aced the interview - clearly, using cheat tools.
He admitted to how he did it: he used iAsk, ChatGPT and Interview Coder throughout"
April 11, 2025 at 4:04 PM
From an eng manager at a full remote company:
"We just fired an engineer after ~15 days on the job who lacked basics skills on the job but aced the interview - clearly, using cheat tools.
He admitted to how he did it: he used iAsk, ChatGPT and Interview Coder throughout"
"We just fired an engineer after ~15 days on the job who lacked basics skills on the job but aced the interview - clearly, using cheat tools.
He admitted to how he did it: he used iAsk, ChatGPT and Interview Coder throughout"
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[BLOGGED] How I Used Azure AI To Consume a 2 Hour Lex Friedman Podcast in 10 Minutes
Read more here:
https://jamiemaguire.net/index.php/2024/04/06/how-i-used-ai-to-consume-a-2-hour-lex-friedman-podcast-in-10-minutes/
Read more here:
https://jamiemaguire.net/index.php/2024/04/06/how-i-used-ai-to-consume-a-2-hour-lex-friedman-podcast-in-10-minutes/
How I Used AI To Consume a 2 Hour Lex Friedman Podcast in 10 Minutes
If you are reading this blog, you probably listen to one or many podcasts.
Some of my personal favourites include Seth Godin’s Akimbo, Lex Friedmans, Mike Tysons, and Andrew Hubermans.
Most of these podcasts span multiple hours, and despite wanting to listen to or watch them, I just don’t have that amount of free time.
~
The Idea
This got me thinking. I could use AI to create a tool that would use speech-to-text to transcribe the audio. I could then use AI to perform document summarisation on the transcription.
This would let me skim read the summarised points to get a feel for the main points, and outcome of the discussion points in the podcast.
I could use the summarisations to help me decide if the podcast was worth listening to.
~
CLI Tool
In this blog post, you will see how I built a CLI tool using a combination of Azure AI services to save me hours each week.
Specifically, you learn about:
Creating a CLI tool that accepts a podcast URL
Batch transcription
jamiemaguire.net
April 9, 2025 at 8:05 PM
[BLOGGED] How I Used Azure AI To Consume a 2 Hour Lex Friedman Podcast in 10 Minutes
Read more here:
https://jamiemaguire.net/index.php/2024/04/06/how-i-used-ai-to-consume-a-2-hour-lex-friedman-podcast-in-10-minutes/
Read more here:
https://jamiemaguire.net/index.php/2024/04/06/how-i-used-ai-to-consume-a-2-hour-lex-friedman-podcast-in-10-minutes/
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Biggest commitment to a 3 second joke I've ever seen
April 9, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Biggest commitment to a 3 second joke I've ever seen
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The #MSBuild session catalog is now live with 200+ breakout sessions, live demos, and MORE. 👀
Build your schedule today: msft.it/040825b
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April 8, 2025 at 5:07 PM
The #MSBuild session catalog is now live with 200+ breakout sessions, live demos, and MORE. 👀
Build your schedule today: msft.it/040825b
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