Save the date! .NET Conf is coming November 10th-12th - watch for the call for speakers and more info on the .NET blog in the coming weeks! #dotNETConf

Welcome to a mid-week helping of the August dotInsights newsletter! Highlights this month: 🚀 A gentle introduction to Git worktrees: @humanwhocodes.com 🧠 C# closed class hierarchies: @andrewlock.bsky.social 🛠️ Async/await with @louella.dev Read & subscribe here: blog.jetbrains.com/dotnet/2026/...

dotInsights | August 2026 - The JetBrains Blog

Did you know? Ever wondered why C# uses the semicolon to terminate a statement? Obviously it comes from the C/C++ heritage it shares with other languages like Java, but where did C get it from? That w

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The new "5 Years" ring on my MVP award looks so good 😍 #mvpbuzz

I've been mentoring a select group of young, motivated women who want to get into the field. Seeing their hard work, perseverance, and motivation, just like I had when I first started learning, is lovely.

I got an email saying someone was trying to bid on a domain I own. Nice try. It's mine.

I keep thinking I've finally figured myself out. Then life reminds me I haven't. Rethinking and relearning how I function in my twenties isn't easy, but it might be one of the most important things I'll ever do.

My partner: builds a career that only works at a handful of Dutch companies, on location. Also my partner, atleast 10 times a year: "Should we buy a house in Sweden? Maybe some land? Maybe just rent there?" This man has some wild plans 😆

Sometimes I do miss being stuck on a silly little bug and scrolling through Stack Overflow for hours, then finally feeling the rush of solving it

Talk 2/2 of Update Conference has been given. Now I'm tired 😴 Don't worry, there were people sitting there while I was speaking.

My calendar for the next quarter is looking pretty empty. Looking for an experienced speaker for a conference in Europe or online, or a meetup in the Netherlands or online? Hit me up 🔥

I’m so out of sync with Dutch working life that I kind of forgot today is a holiday. Whoops.

If you love TypeScript, you’ll probably enjoy C#. If you love C#, you’ll probably enjoy TypeScript. Hard pill to swallow for some, but it’s true.

All the Michael Jackson songs being back on the charts makes me want to buy a vinyl player and steal all my parents’ MJ records. It’s so good.

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Went outside and touched grass instead of my keyboard.

I'm so sorry for your loss 🫂

How much money do you spend on AI subscriptions? I'm at 20 USD a month but I feel like a lot of developers spend way more than that.

Not an engineer? You might be exactly who the .NET Foundation Board is looking for. This election cycle is focused on leaders in business, partnerships, operations, marketing, and community. dotnetfoundation.org/board-electi...

Are you ready, Krakow? At the end of this month I'll be speaking about Aspire and modern C# development at @updateconference.bsky.social You can get 10% off your ticket with promo code LOUËLLACREEMERS10 at checkout.

🎶 Old McMicrosoft had a server, AI-AI-O And on that server lived Copilot, AI-AI-O With a Copilot here and a Copilot there Here a bot, there a bot, everywhere a chatbot Old McMicrosoft had a server, AI-AI-O 🎶

🎶 Old McMicrosoft had a server, AI-AI-O And on that server lived Copilot, AI-AI-O With a Copilot here and a Copilot there Here a bot, there a bot, everywhere a chatbot Old McMicrosoft had a server, AI-AI-O 🎶

I don't have a sticker collection habit at all. Nope. Not me.

My grandparents love what I do and I always take keychains with me for them when I get back from a foreign country. And the keychain board is finally full! Here we have Brussels, Texel, Seattle, Prague, Kansas City, Stockholm, Lichtenstein, Berlin, Zürich, Warsaw, Tokyo and Luxembourg 🤩

I have been coding in C# for years now but I still need glasses 🥲

I found this ancient business card. This was back when I was still working as an IT support employee. This design still kind of slaps tbh

It's this kind of day...

Finally got a well needed upgrade on the 3D printer. I tried to print a multicolored MVP coaster with my new AMS system. It's not a perfect print but I'll be queen of the 3D prints one day! 🤩

GitHub's reliability isn't great right now. I propose a return to the good old days. Back to FTP.

10 talks. 15 blog posts. 3 mentees. Another year on the .NET Foundation board. And, most importantly, another year of caring for and contributing to this amazing community. MVP renewal submitted. Here’s hoping for year 4 as a Microsoft MVP ✨

Vibecoded a simple React Native app with GPT Codex to track whether or not I need to check / water my plants ☘️💦 All plant apps in the play store are way too much.

My magnet collection is very Microsoft oriented