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David McCarter - Microsoft MVP - Looking for remote work! @dotnetdave.bsky.social · 8h

Layoff season may be around the corner. Don’t wait to turn up your job search. Use one of these images to let your network know you’re looking for work. Then get interview-ready with *Rock Your Career: Surviving the Technical Interview*, 7th Edition. dotnettips.com/rock-your-ca... #RockYourCareer

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Today’s dinner: my Sun-Kissed Mediterranean Lemon Chicken with Wild Rice! 🍋🍗 The slow cooker has the house smelling amazing. Waiting until dinner might be the hardest part! 😋 davidmccarter.wordpress.com/2026/01/30/s... #slowcooker

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Sun-Kissed Mediterranean Lemon Chicken with Wild Rice

This slow-cooked Mediterranean Lemon Chicken with wild rice offers a vibrant and comforting blend of flavors. Tender chicken, colorful vegetables, and aromatic herbs create a nourishing dish that&#…

David McCarter - Microsoft MVP - Looking for remote work! @dotnetdave.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

When I tell #ChatGPT or #Copilot that it has a bug, why does it make me fill out a form? You’re the AI. File your own damn bug report. 🤣 If I wanted to report mistakes to myself, I wouldn’t need your help.

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David McCarter - Microsoft MVP - Looking for remote work! @dotnetdave.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

.NET Devs Check out the Spargine Dev Tool—because you deserve a faster, cleaner system. Back up your source files in a snap and get rid of those pesky cached/temp files that are probably slowing you down. Don’t be that dev—download it today! dotnettips.wordpress.com/2023/02/24/s... #dotnet #Spargine

Spargine Dev Tool: For Microsoft .NET Developers

In 2016, the Spargine Dev Tool was launched to aid Microsoft .NET developers. Key features include automatic cleanup of residual files to resolve build issues and a secure source code backup system…

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David McCarter - Microsoft MVP - Looking for remote work! @dotnetdave.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

🎸 Still using ObservableCollection<T> like it’s a power ballad from the ’90s? Crank your UI up to 11 with ObservableList<T> from Spargine — smarter notifications, bulk ops, and total collection control. Rock your data. Rock your UI. 🤘 #dotnet10 #MVPBuzz dotnettips.wordpress.com/2025/09/21/b...

Boost Your .NET Projects with Spargine: Mastering ObservableList

ObservableList from Spargine offers a robust alternative to .NET’s ObservableCollection, designed for modern applications using MVVM patterns. It provides change notifications and intuitive m…

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David McCarter - Microsoft MVP - Looking for remote work! @dotnetdave.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

🚀 Spargine 10 drops October 1—cranked to 11! 🤘 v2026.10.10.1 brings new APIs, expanded benchmarks, and 340 faster methods, with speedups up to 87.52×. Turn up the performance! 🔥 #MVPBuzz #Spargine #dotnet

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David McCarter - Microsoft MVP - Looking for remote work! @dotnetdave.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Boost your .NET projects with Spargine’s Assembly Extensions! Dive into enhanced type discovery and instantiation with our open-source assemblies. 🔗 dotnettips.wordpress.com/2024/09/22/b... 🎉 #dotnet #opensource #programming #MVPBuzz #Spargine

David McCarter - Microsoft MVP - Looking for remote work! @dotnetdave.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

🎸 Milan, crank it up! The dotNetDave No Rest for the Wicked World Tour hits Codemotion Milan, October 28–29. Come for the code, stay for the rock ’n’ roll—and grab a seat up front! 🤘 dotnettips.com/2026/09/24/d... #Codemotion #Career

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Join dotNetDave's Dynamic Public Speaking Session in Milan

Join dotNetDave at Codemotion Milan 2026, Oct 28-29, for a dynamic session on public speaking and unleash your inner rockstar!

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David McCarter - Microsoft MVP - Looking for remote work! @dotnetdave.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I’ve spent an hour trying to cancel my paid Azure support plan and still haven’t found a way to do it. The AI support assistant hasn’t helped either. Has anyone successfully canceled theirs? Please tell me how! #Azure

David McCarter - Microsoft MVP - Looking for remote work! @dotnetdave.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

September 27, 1983: Richard Stallman announced the GNU Project. Meme line: Today, free software plugged in the amp.

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David McCarter - Microsoft MVP - Looking for remote work! @dotnetdave.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Want faster Entity Framework queries? In my article, Database Performance: Making Entity Framework Queries Faster, I look at Dynamic LINQ vs. compiled queries and which one can help reduce overhead in real-world apps. Rock your data access layer. 🎸 dotnettips.com/2026/06/21/d... #MVPBuzz

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Database Performance: Making Entity Framework Queries Faster

The article discusses the advantages of using compiled queries in Entity Framework, especially for frequently executed and complex queries.

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David McCarter - Microsoft MVP - Looking for remote work! @dotnetdave.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

🎸 Want to crank your .NET string formatting up to 11? This article shows how to boost formatting performance by ~1.5× or more with smarter patterns and less churn under the hood. It’s about writing rock-solid, high-performance string code — not hacks. dotnettips.wordpress.com/2024/06/23/s...

String Performance: Optimizing Resource-Based String Formatting in .NET

The content emphasizes the importance of storing user-visible strings in project resources for globalization. It introduces the CompositeFormat class from .NET 5, highlighting its benefits: consist…

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David McCarter - Microsoft MVP - Looking for remote work! @dotnetdave.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Boost your .NET projects with Spargine’s powerful RegexProcessor! 🚀 Efficient text processing with GeneratedRegexAttribute for top performance. Check out the methods and contribute today! dotnettips.wordpress.com/2024/12/22/b... #dotnet #regex #opensource #coding #MVPBuzz

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David McCarter - Microsoft MVP - Looking for remote work! @dotnetdave.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

What happened to GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio this week? It ignores my instructions, writes broken code, and burns through my tokens while I ask it to fix the mess it just made. Apparently, it’s only optimizing my bill. 😡 #GitHubCopilot @visualstudio.com @github.com

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David McCarter @davidmccarter.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

A paddleboarder, a quiet shoreline, and that moment just before the adventure begins. I captured this scene at Sunset Bay. 🌊📷 See the photo: mccarterphotography.smugmug.com/Photography/... #NaturePhotography #CoastalPhotography

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Sunset Bay

Award-winning photography and AI-assisted fine art prints for home offices, studios, and modern interiors—exploring motion, design, and visual storytelling.

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David McCarter - Microsoft MVP - Looking for remote work! @dotnetdave.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Is it always better to use Any() over Count() in #dotnet? I analyzed #CA1827 and benchmarked the performance of Count(), Any(), and LongCount() for checking whether an IEnumerable<T> contains items. The results will surprise you! Check it out! dotnettips.wordpress.com/2025/03/26/m... #MVPBuzz

Microsoft .NET Code Analysis: Optimizing Collection Examination

This content discusses four methods for evaluating items in a collection using predicates or filters, mainly focusing on the LINQ Any() method. It highlights the performance of Count() as superior …

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David McCarter - Microsoft MVP - Looking for remote work! @dotnetdave.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

🎸 Don’t let sloppy JSON serialization turn your .NET app into background noise! Crank up performance and make your serializers scream like a hot-rodded amp! Tune it up 👇 #dotnet #dotnet10 #json #MVPBuzz dotnettips.wordpress.com/2025/02/26/m...

Microsoft .NET Code Analysis: Optimizing JSON Serialization with Cached Options

Caching your JSON serialization options in .NET leads to significant performance benefits.

David McCarter - Microsoft MVP - Looking for remote work! @dotnetdave.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I think GitHub Copilot Chat in Visual Studio woke up on the wrong side of the bed this morning or has a hangover. It's doing a really bad job! Frustrating! 😠 @visualstudio.com #GitHubCopilot

David McCarter - Microsoft MVP - Looking for remote work! @dotnetdave.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

🎸 Spargine Dev Tool now rocks 59 commands! I retired manual testing and put a PowerShell script on soundcheck. It takes a while, but it works! 👍️ New release Oct 1: dotnettips.com/2023/02/24/s... #dotnet #visualstudio #MVPBuzz

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David McCarter @davidmccarter.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

We built AI to save us time. Apparently, thinking was the first thing we decided to cut. A mind is a terrible thing to waste. mccarterphotography.smugmug.com/Graphic-Arts... #AI #CriticalThinking

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A Mind Is A Terrible Thing To Waste

Graphic memes and culturally-inspired art prints — expressive, humorous, and thought-provoking imagery for contemporary interiors, creative spaces, and fun wall décor.

David McCarter - Microsoft MVP - Looking for remote work! @dotnetdave.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The worst part of air travel isn’t the flight — it’s fighting for a decent seat at a reasonable price when you’re tall. Instant anxiety. Tried AI to help. #Copilot and #ChatGPT. Copilot whiffed. ChatGPT at least got the flight numbers.

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David McCarter - Microsoft MVP - Looking for remote work! @dotnetdave.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Do you hate dealing with nulls in your code? Tired of the bugs and headaches they cause when not handled properly? Make a statement and let your fellow developers know where you stand—grab the "No Nulls" t-shirt today! www.zazzle.com/no_null_t_sh... #NoNull #SoftwareEngineers #Programming #MVPBuzz

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Do you hate nulls in your code? Then show that to your fellow geeks!

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David McCarter @davidmccarter.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Zürich, Switzerland, surprised me—in the best ways. 🇨🇭 I wrote about the scenery, salaries, healthcare, retirement, public transit, politics, and its very different gun culture. davidmccarter.wordpress.com/2026/09/20/e... #Zurich #Switzerland #Travel

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Exploring Zürich: The Scenery, the Culture, and a Different Way of Life

In August 2026, the author visited Zürich, Switzerland, for a software engineering conference, highlighting the city’s blend of history and modernity. The trip included exploring the Old Town…

David McCarter - Microsoft MVP - Looking for remote work! @dotnetdave.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Boost your .NET projects with Spargine’s latest Assembly Extensions! Dive into enhanced type discovery and instantiation with our open-source assemblies. 🔗 dotnettips.wordpress.com/2024/09/22/b... 🎉 #dotnet #opensource #programming #MVPBuzz #Spargine

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David McCarter - Microsoft MVP - Looking for remote work! @dotnetdave.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

NuGet version drift can quietly break builds. The free Spargine Dev Tool's nuget command finds package-version mismatches across projects, consolidates references to the highest version, and can clear local NuGet caches. dotnettips.com/2023/02/24/s... #dotnet #MVPBuzz

David McCarter @davidmccarter.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

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From Amazon Prime ads to OpenAI lockout limits, "subscription shrinkflation" has to end. Lawmakers need to step in and protect consumers from paying more for less. 📉 davidmccarter.wordpress.com/2026/09/18/c...

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Calling All Lawmakers: Subscription Shrinkflation Has to End

The article discusses the pervasive rise of subscription shrinkflation, where companies reduce the value of subscriptions after customers sign up, often without warning. Using Amazon Prime Video an…