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Michael Eaton @mjeaton.net · 05/05/2026

A lot of work goes into planning and running a tech event. Here are some thoughts I put together the day after @stirtrek.com

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The Invisible Work

Four months behind a single perfect day

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Michael Eaton @mjeaton.net · 30/04/2026

There was a time when I balked at having AI write my commit comments or PR descriptions, but now? Why would I when it does a more thorough job than I'd ever do myself.

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Michael Eaton @mjeaton.net · 27/04/2026

I'm trying something new. I got tired of Medium and all its shenanigans. This is where I write about community, leadership, the craft of software, and intentional growth — for the people who are in it for the long haul.

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Michael Eaton | Substack

Software Architect and Developer. Leader. Speaker. Click to read Michael Eaton on Substack. Launched a few seconds ago.

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Michael Eaton @mjeaton.net · 10/03/2026

OMG! THE Cory House! :-) Looking forward to seeing him again at this year's event!

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Stir Trek @stirtrek.com · 25/02/2026

We've got a puzzle for you to solve. There have been lots of questions about what movie will be shown at Stir Trek this year, and we decided to make it a contest for the first person to guess correctly. Here's your only clue.

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Stir Trek @stirtrek.com · 24/02/2026

Tickets for Stir Trek 2026 are now available at Early Bird and Super Early Bird pricing (first 50 sales only). Get them now before they go up in price. events.humanitix.com/stir-trek-20...

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Stir Trek @stirtrek.com · 23/02/2026

Reminder: Stir Trek tickets go on sale in 24 hours and we have limited super early bird pricing for the first 50 tickets sold. Set your clocks for noon tomorrow!

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Stir Trek @stirtrek.com · 20/02/2026

It's happening! Tickets for Stir Trek 2026 go on sale next Tuesday the 24th at noon! We're offering Super Early Bird ticket rates for the first 50 purchases before shifting to early bird pricing for the May 1st event. Stay tuned for details on movies! stirtrek.com

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Stir Trek @stirtrek.com · 20/02/2026

We just sent out our speaker acceptance notices, and the lineup is looking fantastic. Later today, we’ll be sending the rest of the notifications to everyone who submitted. Excited for May 1! Don't forget, tickets go on sale on Tuesday, February 24 at noon eastern!

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C# Advent @csadvent.christmas · 08/12/2025

#CSAdvent post 1 for December 8, 2025! "A Christmas Trivia game using C# and Spectre.Console" by @mjeaton.net samestuffdifferentday.net/2025/12/08/c... #dotnet #csharp

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2025 C# Advent - A Christmas Trivia Game

My entry for the 2025 C# Advent - A Christmas Trivia game using C# and Spectre.Console

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torcdotdev @torcdotdev.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

Laid off ➡️ New job offer in 19 days. Yep, @mjeaton.net did that. Join us and @tdesseyn.bsky.social as they break down exactly how he turned rejection into momentum (and interviews into offers). 🗓️ July 22 | 10:30 AM EST 📍 On Discord 🔗 torc.community Because the comeback always hits harder 💼

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Torc Community Team

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Michael Eaton @mjeaton.net · 07/07/2025

Interesting Links of the Week 2025-28 Here are the most interesting articles, blog posts, videos, podcasts, and GitHub repositories I’ve run into over the last week (June 30, 2025 - July 06, 2025). Enjoy! samestuffdifferentday.net/2025/07/07/I...

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Interesting links of the week 2025-28

Here are the best and most interesting articles, blog posts, videos, podcasts, and GitHub repositories I’ve run into over the last week (June 30, 2025 - July 06, 2025). Enjoy!

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Jimmy Bogard @jimmybogard.com · 02/07/2025

It's been a ton of work getting here but today I'm excited to announce the official commercial launch of AutoMapper and MediatR! More details here: www.jimmybogard.com/automapper-a... WHEW

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AutoMapper and MediatR Commercial Editions Launch Today

Today I'm excited to announce the official launch and release of the commercial editions of AutoMapper and MediatR. Both of these libraries have moved under their new corporate owner (me), Lucky Penny...

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Michael Eaton @mjeaton.net · 01/07/2025

Interesting Links of the Week 2025-27 Here are the most interesting articles, blog posts, videos, podcasts, and GitHub repositories I’ve run into over the last week (June 23, 2025 - June 29, 2025). Enjoy! samestuffdifferentday.net/2025/06/30/I...

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Interesting links of the week 2025-27

Here are the best and most interesting articles, blog posts, videos, podcasts, and GitHub repositories I’ve run into over the last week (June 23, 2025 - June 29, 2025). Enjoy!

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Michael Eaton @mjeaton.net · 09/06/2025

Interesting Links of the Week 2025-24 Here are the most interesting articles, blog posts, videos, podcasts, and GitHub repositories I’ve run into over the last week (June 2, 2024 - June 8, 2025). Enjoy! samestuffdifferentday.net/2025/06/09/I...

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Interesting links of the week 2025-24

Here are the best and most interesting articles, blog posts, videos, podcasts, and GitHub repositories I’ve run into over the last week (June 2, 2024 - June 8, 2025). Enjoy!

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Michael Eaton @mjeaton.net · 02/06/2025

Interesting Links of the Week 2025-23 Here are the most interesting articles, blog posts, videos, podcasts, and GitHub repositories I’ve run into over the last week (May 26, 2024 - June 1, 2025). Enjoy! Oh, and I finally added a new category for AI. samestuffdifferentday.net/2025/06/02/I...

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Interesting links of the week 2025-23

Here are the best and most interesting articles, blog posts, videos, podcasts, and GitHub repositories I’ve run into over the last week (May 26, 2024 - June 1, 2025). Enjoy!

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Stir Trek @stirtrek.com · 28/05/2025

All of our 2025 sessions are now available on YouTube! Check them out here (full playlist - over 60 sessions): www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

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2025 - All Sessions - YouTube

All sessions from 2025 Stir Trek Thunderbolts* edition

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Michael Eaton @mjeaton.net · 23/04/2025

Interesting Links of the Week for 2025-17! Here are the most interesting articles, posts, videos, podcasts, and GitHub repos I’ve run into over the last week (April 14, 2024 - April 20, 2025). Enjoy! samestuffdifferentday.net/2025/04/21/I... #agile #azure #ai #csharp #dotnet #leadership #github

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Interesting links of the week 2025-17

Here are the best and most interesting articles, blog posts, videos, podcasts, and GitHub repositories I’ve run into over the last week (April 14, 2024 - April 20, 2025). Enjoy!

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Michael Eaton @mjeaton.net · 31/03/2025

Interesting Links of the Week 2025-14 Here are the most interesting articles, blog posts, videos, podcasts, and GitHub repositories I’ve run into over the last week (March 24, 2024 - March 30, 2025). Enjoy! #agile #azure #csharp #dotnet #ai #github samestuffdifferentday.net/2025/03/31/I...

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Interesting links of the week 2025-14

Here are the best and most interesting articles, blog posts, videos, podcasts, and GitHub repositories I’ve run into over the last week (March 24, 2024 - March 30, 2025). Enjoy!

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Michael Eaton @mjeaton.net · 24/03/2025

I found a new question for standup that makes a lot of sense, and gets the team focused on what's important rather than the laundry list of things they did yesterday. Check it out! #leadership #agile

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My New Favorite Question for the Daily Standup

The one where I talk about a new question I’m asking at standup.

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Michael Eaton @mjeaton.net · 24/03/2025

Interesting Links of the Week - 2025-13 Here are the best and most interesting articles, blog posts, videos, podcasts, and GitHub repositories I’ve run into over the last week (March 10, 2024 - March 16, 2025). Enjoy! #agile #azure #csharp #dotnet #leadership #github #ai

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Interesting links of the week 2025-13

Here are the best and most interesting articles, blog posts, videos, podcasts, and GitHub repositories I’ve run into over the last week (March 17, 2024 - March 23, 2025). Enjoy!

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Stir Trek @stirtrek.com · 20/03/2025

📣𝗧𝗜𝗖𝗞𝗘𝗧 𝗣𝗥𝗜𝗖𝗘 𝗜𝗡𝗖𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗘 𝗔𝗟𝗘𝗥𝗧! 📣 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 ($𝟮𝟬𝟬) 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝘁𝗶𝗿 𝗧𝗿𝗲𝗸 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗶𝗱𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆! 🔔 Prices will increase to $𝟮𝟱𝟬 starting at 𝟭𝟮:𝟬𝟭 𝗔𝗠 𝗘𝗧 𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝟮𝟮𝗻𝗱.

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Michael Eaton @mjeaton.net · 27/02/2025

I wrote this a couple years ago, and as I sit on standup with a new team, I can't help but be frustrated as each developer lists EVERY SINGLE THING they did yesterday. Ugh. samestuffdifferentday.net/2023/02/14/t...

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Developer Standup: Rethinking the Three Questions

My thoughts on the Three Questions that are so common in the daily standup.

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Stir Trek @stirtrek.com · 12/02/2025

Our Call for Volunteers if Open! Each year we have a great team of volunteers who help us put on our show. If you'd like to join, please submit your info via this form and let us know how you'd like to help! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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Stir Trek 2025 Call for Volunteers

Fill out this form if you'd like to volunteer at Stir Trek 2025!

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Michael Eaton @mjeaton.net · 11/02/2025

I have a website deployed as an Azure App Service. For some reason, robots.txt is not accessible to the search engines and I don't know why. I've looked at two other sites deployed in the same fashion, but don't have the same problem. I've looked at configs, permissions, etc. Any ideas?

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Brian T. Jackett @briantjackett.com · 28/01/2025

Get your session submissions in for @stirtrek.com before CFP closes tonight! Looking forward to reviewing the great submissions 📄👀👍

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Michael Eaton @mjeaton.net · 06/12/2024

People who sit in waiting rooms watching videos with the volume turned up deserve their own special place in hell.

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Michael Eaton @mjeaton.net · 05/12/2024

I saw someone on LI post that they created their GitHub account 16 years ago, so I had to see when I created mine. 15 years, 8 months, 22 days ago on March 13, 2009 Damn. Seems like just yesterday I was using VSS or Vault/SourceOffsite for everything. :-)

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Michael Eaton @mjeaton.net · 04/12/2024

I hate creating architectural diagrams

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Codemash @codemash.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

🏨 Part of what makes #CodeMash so great is staying onsite with all the other attendees. The hotel room block fills up quickly and we only have about 29 rooms left. If you've been dragging your feet on registering, this is your sign to do that today! #DeveloperCommunity #MidwestTech

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2025 CodeMash Conference

CodeMash is a conference for developers. We eat, drink, and learn about all things code and do it all in shorts and sandals by a pool.

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Michael Eaton @mjeaton.net · 02/12/2024

Working on an assessment for a client. Does the term "Technical Debt" adequately cover the instances of long out of date components and libraries? Can anyone think of a better term?

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David Neal @reverentgeek.com · 02/12/2024

I’m giving away five free avatars for #GivingTuesday! Comment and share to enter the giveaway 🙂 I encourage you to find a good cause and give!

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Michael Eaton @mjeaton.net · 01/12/2024

I left that other site a few years ago, although I did come back for a bit and used it as a write-only way to publicize blog posts. I wrote this in 2022. I still struggle with social media even though I do see some value in it.

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Priorities and Twitter

The one about priorities and Twitter

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Michael Eaton @mjeaton.net · 01/12/2024

I'm working on this year's @csadvent.christmas post (coming up on December 8) and have been looking over my posts from the last couple years. This was my C# Advent post from December 15, 2022! It was a fun one to write! samestuffdifferentday.net/2022/12/16/1...

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12 Days of Christmas in C#

The 12 Days of Christmas in C#.

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pottereric.bsky.social @pottereric.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

I'm looking for good books about software testing. Any recommendations?

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Michael Eaton @mjeaton.net · 27/11/2024

I spoke at conferences/user groups steadily from 2008-2019 then got burned out and stopped. Yesterday was my 20th and final scheduled talk of 2024. This year was an experiment to see if I wanted to get back into speaking after that break. I'm still not sure how I feel, or what I'll do in 2025.

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Merill Fernando 💚 @merill.net · 26/11/2024

Want to get rid of reposts on Bluesky? It already exists. 👇 Here's a custom feed that shows posts from people you follow without reposts and replies bsky.app/profile/did:... Pin it and you switch to this when you only want to see posts.

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Michael Eaton @mjeaton.net · 25/11/2024

On a new project. Following the README, trying to get things running. Get a stream of errors on the first app I try to build. "Oh, that's normal. It'll still work." Go to the next app...SAME THING. 3rd app...SAME THING. Good times. I think I picked the wrong week to quit sniffing glue.

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a group of people standing next to each other on a plane .

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