Opinion

We all have hot takes, don't we? Sometimes they're fun to read, other times aggravating. I'll make you a promise, however: I'll always try to make you think, never try to get under your skin. We don't have to agree, but the conversation can help us both.
👹 The Wrath of the Junior Developer
Dec 18 Career

👹 The Wrath of the Junior Developer

There are a lot of opinions about AI, whether it helps or hinders our coding process and our team in general. Many are concerned that junior devs will be the ones impacted the most....

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Embracing Mediocrity
Sep 06 Life

Embracing Mediocrity

AI returns mediocre results by definition - so what do you do to make things better? And why is this "by definition"?...

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Repositories and Unit of Work Don't Mix
Apr 30 Databases

Repositories and Unit of Work Don't Mix

There is a trend in the .NET space of trying to abstract EF behind a Repository. This is a fundamentally bad idea and hopefully I'll explain why....

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The First Draft of Anything Is Shit
Dec 24 Front End

The First Draft of Anything Is Shit

I'm allergic to crappy, non-sensical, faked up demos that try to convey highly technical concepts. Yet I find myself falling into that lazy trap constantly. This requires intervention....

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It's Time To Get Over That Stored Procedure Aversion You Have
Feb 21 Databases

It's Time To Get Over That Stored Procedure Aversion You Have

There is a lot of opinion about stored procedures out there that are just......

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