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Dependabot is one of those tools that can either quietly keep your dependencies moving or bury your team under a pile of tiny pull requests. The difference is configuration. Out of the box, Dependabot tends to think in …
Between Satire and Ridicule It started, as these things often do, with a comparison nobody asked for. I made a post saying that, with AI-assisted workflows, I can contribute anywhere from 20 to 300,000 lines of change in …
TypeScript is excellent at telling you what you meant to pass around. Runtime is excellent at reminding you that expectations are not a security boundary. I published TypeScript Type Guards as a small utility package for …
AI-assisted development has a trust problem. Generated code can look polished, type-safe, and reviewable while still smuggling in shortcuts that quietly erode a codebase over time. The faster teams move with agents, the …
For too long, legacy enterprise development has been constrained by a top-down model that stifles innovation and impedes progress. The conventional emphasis on individual developers paired with rigid managerial oversight …
Rules to Follow FIRST Principles Fast – Tests should run quickly to allow frequent execution. Independent – Tests must not depend on each other. Repeatable – A test should always yield the same result. Self-Checking – …
Here’s a quick heads-up that might save you some serious headaches. Gmail doesn’t treat dots in email addresses as unique. Whether your address is john.smith@gmail.com or jo.hn.smith@gmail.com, if it has a dot a copy of …
If you’re like me, you’ve probably dealt with your fair share of long, messy deeply nested if-else chains. They can get out of hand pretty fast, right? One minute you’re making a simple decision, the …
Developers need consistency in the tools they use, as well as a clear understanding of what is expected of them to be productive and successful in their roles. These tools not only impact productivity but also play a …
My First .Net Contribution Today a feature enhancement I proposed and implemented was merged into the .Net runtime main branch for .Net 6 release! The Background At the time I was working for a company called, WatchGuard …
What does that even mean? I love creating something that didn’t exist before, and then ‘bam’—it’s a thing that others can use. It’s thrilling if it’s something people need to use, and …
