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EF Core Global Query Filters - The Soft Delete Pattern You Should Be Using

It’s one of the eternal debates of software development data management: How do you manage records that get deleted?

  • ef-core
  • dotnet
Wednesday, March 25, 2026 | 9 minutes Read
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
  • power-automate
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

  • dotnet
  • scheduling
  • hangfire
Thursday, February 12, 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
An elf working in IT writing code. He's not having a good day
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-methods
  • 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
  • power-automate
  • 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
  • power-automate
  • copilot
  • flow
  • summitna
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

  • youtube
  • power-automate
  • power-automate-desktop
  • summitna
Friday, November 21, 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

  • copilot
Wednesday, October 1, 2025 | 6 minutes Read
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