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Domain-Driven Design Europe @dddeu.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Over six sessions, this loop is what turns "I understand tactical patterns" into "I can build a working domain model and defend every decision in it." If you've been meaning to move from knowing DDD to actually doing it: buff.ly/l82hY4k and we start on October 5th.

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Deliberate Practice: Why Reading About DDD Isn't Enough

Move from knowing DDD to actually doing it

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Peter Ritchie @peterritchie.com · 25/09/2026

"Start with a spec, not a vibe". I can't agree more.

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Peter Ritchie @peterritchie.com · 25/09/2026

I'm surprised that `dotnet pack --include-symbols` defaults to .symbols.nupkg and not .snupkg in #dotnet 10

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Peter Ritchie @peterritchie.com · 24/09/2026

TIL there is a Trump Ave in Ottawa Canada, named after donald trump about 20 years ago. And yesterday the city decided to rename it after residents of the street decided they didn't want to live on a street by that name.

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Shawn Wildermuth @wildermuth.com · 22/09/2026

EF internals are like IKEA instructions: confusing until someone explains them properly. That someone is this course. -> shawnl.ink/ps-efinte... #dotnet #efcore

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Peter Ritchie @peterritchie.com · 20/09/2026

"once again this is the final boarding call for flight...". I don't think you know what "final" means. #airtravel

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.NET @dot.net · 18/09/2026

.NET 10.0.12 ✅ .NET 9.0.20 ✅ .NET 8.0.31 Security fixes, runtime updates, msft.it/63326aZcZp Core + EF Core refreshes, and updated containers/installers. 🚀 📖 Read the blog: msft.it/63322aZcZw #dotNET #DevOps

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Khalid ⚡ @khalidabuhakmeh.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 16/09/2026

Anyone consider themselves a #Blazor Consultant and would like to try out an experiment with me? Looking for a handful of professionals who like working with the technology. #dotnet

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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

The right to vote is one of the most fundamental parts of our democracy. Check your voter registration at IWillVote.com and make a plan to vote early or on Election Day on November 3.

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Kevin Jones @vcsjones.dev · 15/09/2026

The annual .NET Performance blog post is out for .NET 11 now! devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/perfo...

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Performance Improvements in .NET 11 - .NET Blog

Take a tour through hundreds of performance improvements in .NET 11.

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Peter Ritchie @peterritchie.com · 03/09/2026

And Canada would do it all over again even though some people only do things because there's something in it for them.

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Peter Ritchie @peterritchie.com · 02/09/2026

Hey, Fabulous Adventures in Data Structures and Algorithms by @ericlippert.com was published today! www.manning.com/books/fabulo...

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Fabulous Adventures in Data Structures and Algorithms - Eric Lippert

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Peter Ritchie @peterritchie.com · 31/08/2026

More people need to understand this.

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Barret Blake @barretblake.dev · 28/08/2026

C# Dev Tip of the Day Prefer async all the way down. Blocking with .Result or .Wait() can create deadlocks and wasted threads. learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/cs…

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Peter Ritchie @peterritchie.com · 30/07/2026

If you use #visualStudio 2026 and occasionally hit F6 (instead of F5 by mistake) when you want to continue debugging and are annoyed that pressing "No" when asked “Do you want to stop debugging?” actually does stop debugging, you can vote here: developercommunity.visualstudio.com/t/11079291 #dotnet

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ardalis (Steve Smith) @ardalis.com · 29/06/2026

A developer I know recently asked: "Since we can produce code so fast now, does the code actually matter that much? Assuming the code fulfills the requirement through actual user testing, who cares what the code looks like?" I have thoughts: ardalis.com/why-care-abo... #AI #code #programming

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Why Care About Agent Authored Code Quality

If AI can write code a hundred times faster than humans, and AI is going to be maintaining the app too, why should we care about code quality as long as it works? The assembly language analogy is comp...

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Peter Ritchie @peterritchie.com · 14/06/2026

3rd security update in as many days to Visual Studio 2026. Odd.

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Joseph Guadagno @jguadagno.com · 09/06/2026

I'm building out an @aspire.dev workshop. What things would you want to see outside of "getting started" or adding it to an existing project? What is something you wish you knew how to do when you got started? @davidfowl.com @maddy.fm

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.NET Foundation @dotnetfoundation.org · 09/06/2026

🗳️ Voting for the 2026 Board Election is now open! Take a moment to review the candidate videos and profiles, then cast your vote to help shape the future of the .NET ecosystem. Voting closes June 19 — make your voice count. dotnetfoundation.org/board-electi...

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Peter Ritchie @peterritchie.com · 29/05/2026

Is Cake build layered with vertical slice architecture?

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Peter Ritchie @peterritchie.com · 28/05/2026

Anyone using Snapshooter over Verify? #dotnet

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.NET @dot.net · 28/05/2026

C# is leveling up memory safety: • unsafe = a contract, not a vibe • every unsafe op goes in an inner unsafe block • <safety> docs make obligations explicit Rust‑inspired, C#‑shaped. Read the blog → ift.tt/Lac3vTB

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Ian Dees @iandees.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Recent status: watching someone that works at Zoom take a past due security training about not taking meetings in public spaces while he was on a train going between Copenhagen and Stockholm. He completed his training then had a sales meeting about volume discounts.

A photo of a Dell laptop screen taken between two train seats. The screen has a training video with the text "You never know who's sitting next to you" showing on it. The picture taker is sitting behind the person taking the training, so it's OK.

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Jon Skeet @jonskeet.uk · 21/05/2026

Ah, the joy of mixing hobbies. I'm reading @ericlippert.com's "Fabulous Adventures in Data Structures and Algorithms" (which more than lives up to its name; strongly recommended) and the section on change ringing (in the context of enumerating permutations).

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Particular Software @particular.net · 21/05/2026

Adding AI to the mix only makes it clearer: you need some stability in development. If you're changing every layer of code, you'll spend even more time and frustration chasing problems.

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Use What Works with Dylan Beattie

Use What Works! Carl and Richard talk to Dylan Beattie about the Use What Works movement, encouraging developers to use well-maintained open-source projects ava

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Vicki @vickiboykis.com · 30/04/2026

I don’t buy the idea that libraries will go away since everyone can just write their own now. Maybe for small internal company use-cases. But libraries are not just code, they’re time invested in edge cases, they’re hundreds of hours of human eyes. I don’t want to replace that.

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Peter Ritchie @peterritchie.com · 29/04/2026

That moment when #UniGetUI tells you there's a @vscode.dev update before VS Code does.

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ardalis (Steve Smith) @ardalis.com · 29/04/2026

This week GitHub Copilot pricing changes were announced, continuing the trend of price increases across all AI products that I anticipated in my recent article about AI Benefits and Costs. I've already had to amend the article 5 times this month to note increases... ardalis.com/ai-benefits-... #AI

What's changing on June 1 for Copilot Billing

Premium request units, or PRUs, will be replaced by GitHub AI Credits which are a monthly allotment of credits consumed based on token consumption (input, output, and cached tokens) according to the listed API rates per model. This change aligns Copilot pricing with actual usage and is an important step toward a sustainable, reliable Copilot business and experience for all users.
Copilot code review’s agentic architecture runs on GitHub Actions. Copilot code review will now consume GitHub Actions minutes, in addition to GitHub AI Credits. These minutes are billed at the same per-minute rates as other GitHub Actions workflows.
Fallback experiences will no longer be available. Under the new model, usage will instead be governed by available credits.
What's changing on June 1 for Copilot Annual Plans

GitHub is retiring Copilot annual plans. As a current annual subscriber your Copilot Pro or Pro+ plan will continue as-is with premium request-based pricing. When your annual plan ends, your account will automatically transition to Copilot Free, which you can continue using at no cost.
The experience on annual plans will change significantly: model multipliers will increase, and standard-tier models (currently 0x) will no longer be available, reflecting increased compute costs and the transition to usage-based billing, and no new models or features will be added to annual plans going forward.
To keep getting new models and features, we recommend switching to a Copilot Pro or Pro+ monthly plan with the new usage-based billing system starting June 1. If you switch before your annual subscription expires, you'll receive prorated credits for the remaining value of your annual plan.

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Dylan Beattie @dylanbeatt.ie · 15/04/2026

"That's quite expensive. We'll just build our own." "Your library doesn't do what we need. Fix it now. For free." "Why do you want budget to pay for free software?" "You said this was free! How dare you charge money for the latest version!" Sound familiar? Help us fix it: usewhatworks.org

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Use What Works - Choose proven solutions over building from scratch

A manifesto for choosing proven solutions over bespoke frameworks. #UseWhatWorks

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Peter Ritchie @peterritchie.com · 14/04/2026

JSON 5, now arrays may have a single trailing comma. Among other new features. json5.org

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