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Gloomstep Dungeon: A Rogue-like Game By Barret Blake and Claude
Experiments with AI - Building a Roguelike Game

I spent a weekend with Claude Code and made a Rogue-like dungeon crawler game

  • claude
  • typescript
  • AI
Monday, March 16, 2026 | 8 minutes Read
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I Made an API

Some things in Power Automate work great. Some of them can be better done by a dedicated programming language like .NET. So, I made an API for myself

  • githubspeckit
  • dotnet
  • API
  • powerautomate
Wednesday, March 11, 2026 | 10 minutes Read
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The Value of Immutability in .NET

Immutability - the state or quality of being unchangeable, unalterable, or unable to be modified over time.

  • dotnet
  • immutability
Friday, March 6, 2026 | 9 minutes Read
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Getting Started with .NET Scheduling in Hangfire

Scheduling tasks in .NET is a lot easier these days. While scheduling libraries have been around a long time, the options available today are better than ever. We’re going to take a look at one of the available libraries: Hangfire

  • NET
  • scheduling
  • hangfire
Thursday, February 12, 2026 | 7 minutes Read
Disapproving gorilla
CodeMash 2026

Got to attend CodeMash 2026 last week. Thought I’d share a few of my thoughts about CodeMash and conferences in general in this post-pandemic world.

  • CodeMash
  • user groups
Tuesday, January 20, 2026 | 7 minutes Read
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SQL Safe Habits

Messing around with a production database can be dangerous, but sometimes it’s necessary. A few safe habits can go a long way to protecting your data, your applications, and your company.

  • sql
  • safe habits
Wednesday, January 7, 2026 | 9 minutes Read
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2026 - Setting Goals For The Year

New year, new me, new goals, right?

  • goals
  • 2026
Thursday, January 1, 2026 | 5 minutes Read
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2025 - The Year in Review

Here’s my 2025 year in review

  • YearInReview
  • 2025
Tuesday, December 30, 2025 | 5 minutes Read
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C# Advent 2025 - Extension Members

You’ve been able to create extension methods for C# types for a long time. With C# 14, extensions get a whole new look and feel. And, some new functionality as well.

  • csharp
  • extension members
  • extension methods
Saturday, December 13, 2025 | 5 minutes Read
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Power Automate Connectors - Encodian Excel

Taking a look at the Excel connector from Encodian and what it offers above and beyond the built-in Excel connector that Microsoft provides for the Power Platform and Logic Apps.

  • YouTube
  • powerautomate
  • flow
  • encodian
  • excel
Friday, December 5, 2025 | 1 minute Read
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My Current Toolset

Here’s a look at all the tools I currently use for development, speaking, and blogging.

  • visual studio
  • visual studio code
  • jetbrains datagrip
  • streamlabs desktop
  • davinci resolve
Wednesday, December 3, 2025 | 7 minutes Read
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Using Copilot with Power Automate

An introduction to Copilot in Power Automate and Power Automate in Copilot.

  • YouTube
  • powerautomate
  • copilot
  • flow
  • SummitNA
Tuesday, November 25, 2025 | 1 minute Read
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