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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.

Tuesday, January 20, 2026 | 7 minutes Read

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.

Wednesday, January 7, 2026 | 9 minutes Read

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2026 - Setting Goals For The Year

New year, new me, new goals, right?

Thursday, January 1, 2026 | 5 minutes Read

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2025 - The Year in Review

Here’s my 2025 year in review

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.

Saturday, December 13, 2025 | 5 minutes Read

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.

Friday, December 5, 2025 | 1 minute Read

My Current Toolset

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

Wednesday, December 3, 2025 | 7 minutes Read

Using Copilot with Power Automate

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

Tuesday, November 25, 2025 | 1 minute Read

Revolutionizing Business Processes with Power Automate Desktop

Here’s a version of a conference talk I recently gave at #SummitNA2025 in Orlando. It covers the capabilities of Power Automate Desktop and an introduction thereto. #powerautomate #powerautomatedesktop #rpa

Friday, November 21, 2025 | 1 minute Read

Techbash 2025 Slide Decks

For those who are interested, here’s the slide decks from my Techbash 2025 talks “Rediscovering Entity Framework Core: Speed, Flexibility, and Power for Modern Development” and “Building Distributed Apps in Minutes with .NET Aspire: Simplifying Complexity” Rediscovering Entity Framework Core Building Distributed Apps with Aspire

Sunday, November 9, 2025 | 1 minute Read

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A Weekend With Github Copilot:ChatGPT 5

I’ve spent time with Claude Sonnet 4. Now it’s time to give the ChatGPT 5 model a try

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Wednesday, October 1, 2025 | 6 minutes Read

A Quick First Look At Visual Studio 2026

Visual Studio 2026 Insiders Edition has been released. It’s the preview of the next version of Visual Studio, and there are things both nice and meh about it so far. I take a quick look, sight unseen, and give some initial impressions of what’s coming for the VS fam.

Friday, September 26, 2025 | 1 minute Read