If you use #visualStudio 2026 and occasionally hit F6 (instead of F5 by mistake) when you want to continue debugging and are annoyed that pressing "No" when asked “Do you want to stop debugging?” actually does stop debugging, you can vote here: developercommunity.visualstudio.com/t/11079291 #dotnet

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Shrinking Azure Pipeline task extensions using esbuild - Azure DevOps Blog

TL;DR We bundled an internal Azure Pipelines task extension into a single bundled JavaScript file using esbuild. The task package dropped from tens of

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Blogged: Things That Caught My Attention Last Week - July 6 bit.ly/44ggRW3 #dotnet

A developer I know recently asked: "Since we can produce code so fast now, does the code actually matter that much? Assuming the code fulfills the requirement through actual user testing, who cares what the code looks like?" I have thoughts: ardalis.com/why-care-abo... #AI #code #programming

Why Care About Agent Authored Code Quality

If AI can write code a hundred times faster than humans, and AI is going to be maintaining the app too, why should we care about code quality as long as it works? The assembly language analogy is comp...

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Blogged: Things That Caught My Attention Last Week - June 22 bit.ly/4vypmHY #dotnet

Blogged: Things That Caught My Attention Last Week - June 15 bit.ly/4a91SR3 #dotnet

3rd security update in as many days to Visual Studio 2026. Odd.

I'm building out an @aspire.dev workshop. What things would you want to see outside of "getting started" or adding it to an existing project? What is something you wish you knew how to do when you got started? @davidfowl.com @maddy.fm

🗳️ Voting for the 2026 Board Election is now open! Take a moment to review the candidate videos and profiles, then cast your vote to help shape the future of the .NET ecosystem. Voting closes June 19 — make your voice count. dotnetfoundation.org/board-electi...

Blogged: Things That Caught My Attention Last Week - June 7 bit.ly/3RM77jn #dotnet

Is Cake build layered with vertical slice architecture?

Anyone using Snapshooter over Verify? #dotnet

C# is leveling up memory safety: • unsafe = a contract, not a vibe • every unsafe op goes in an inner unsafe block • <safety> docs make obligations explicit Rust‑inspired, C#‑shaped. Read the blog → ift.tt/Lac3vTB

Recent status: watching someone that works at Zoom take a past due security training about not taking meetings in public spaces while he was on a train going between Copenhagen and Stockholm. He completed his training then had a sales meeting about volume discounts.

Ah, the joy of mixing hobbies. I'm reading @ericlippert.com's "Fabulous Adventures in Data Structures and Algorithms" (which more than lives up to its name; strongly recommended) and the section on change ringing (in the context of enumerating permutations).

Adding AI to the mix only makes it clearer: you need some stability in development. If you're changing every layer of code, you'll spend even more time and frustration chasing problems.

Use What Works with Dylan Beattie

Use What Works! Carl and Richard talk to Dylan Beattie about the Use What Works movement, encouraging developers to use well-maintained open-source projects ava

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Blogged: Things That Caught My Attention Last Week - May 17 bit.ly/3Pi5Lfj #dotnet

Blogged: Things That Caught My Attention Last Week - May 10 bit.ly/4tXg5rr #dotnet

I don’t buy the idea that libraries will go away since everyone can just write their own now. Maybe for small internal company use-cases. But libraries are not just code, they’re time invested in edge cases, they’re hundreds of hours of human eyes. I don’t want to replace that.

That moment when #UniGetUI tells you there's a @vscode.dev update before VS Code does.

This week GitHub Copilot pricing changes were announced, continuing the trend of price increases across all AI products that I anticipated in my recent article about AI Benefits and Costs. I've already had to amend the article 5 times this month to note increases... ardalis.com/ai-benefits-... #AI

Blogged: Things That Caught My Attention Last Week - April 26 bit.ly/3QyA95q #dotnet

Blogged: Things That Caught My Attention Last Week - April 19 bit.ly/4sNkEE0 #dotnet

"That's quite expensive. We'll just build our own." "Your library doesn't do what we need. Fix it now. For free." "Why do you want budget to pay for free software?" "You said this was free! How dare you charge money for the latest version!" Sound familiar? Help us fix it: usewhatworks.org

JSON 5, now arrays may have a single trailing comma. Among other new features. json5.org

Blogged: Things That Caught My Attention Last Week - April 12 bit.ly/4clmQw9 #dotnet

My friend @dylanbeatt.ie is giving a workshop on public speaking and presenting optimized for non-UK time zones in June. Check it out, shares appreciated for reach. Thanks! dylanbeattie.net/workshops/fr...

What's the next Nuget package or library that you plan to explore and integrate next? What's the problem that it's solving for you?

90% of microservices teams still batch-deploy. They pay the coordination cost without getting the independent deployment benefit. $77K/developer/year. For nothing. simplicityfirstphilosophy.substack.com/p/the-archit...

The Architecture Tax

Why Your Technical Decisions Are Your Biggest Budget Line Item

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