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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

Thursday, February 12, 2026 | 7 minutes Read
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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
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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.

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
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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.

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.

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.

Tuesday, November 25, 2025 | 1 minute Read
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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
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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

Wednesday, October 1, 2025 | 6 minutes Read