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Ship the Damn Thing
This is about working with AI, the heartburn I feel about using it, and why I use it anyway. I don't know that how I feel is completely "right," I'm sure it's not morally sound, but I think it's a way that a lot of other developers like me are probably feeling now too. I've had this site up & running for quite a while now. Probably since about October 2024, when the first commit was (I don't know when I actually put it on a server with a domain though... knowing me it could have been months lat
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Studying for Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104)
I managed to pass the cert test for AZ-104 today, and I'll be honest it was not easy. There's nothing quite like watching every review video say "don't feel bad if you have to re-take it" or "this is one of the hardest cert tests" the night before the test. I won't lie I didn't go into the test with the highest confidence, but my preparation paid off, and now I've got the certification to show for it. It's been rewarding to flex my azure chops well past what I need day-to-day with my work, and h
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There's nothing quite as nice as folks talking about something you've had rattling in your head for quite a while.
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Some new updates to my feed have just rolled out. Quick thoughts are now easier, writing is now in Ghost instead of Markdown, and linking out to things I find is simple & clean.
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2026: A Year of Stability
Going into 2026 and reflecting on all of 2025, I think I've settled on a yearly theme of Stability. Between buying a home in 2025, and my position at work changing to be more of a team lead, and a million other small things, last year had a whole lot of change. I'm sure this coming year will bring more, too, but what I'm choosing to focus myself on is making sure everything is stable, and providing a good foundation to build upon. Some of the outcomes that I want to see from this year is just a
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What Every Dev Should Know About Integrating with AI
Note: This post was originally written for and published on Seven Hills Technology's blog, and as such, does not include my personal feelings about generative AI. AI is being integrated everywhere, and if you're reading this, you may be excited about it, fatigued by it, planning how to add it to your app at the behest of an excited project manger, or trying to figure out how it can actually be valuable enough to ask your developers to start working on it. Wherever you're at with AI, you just kn
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www001
Hey folks, I want to try something out this year, I want to write a monthly newsletter. "Newsletter," I guess. You may notice this isn't in your mailbox, if you're reading this, its probably posted on my website, and depending on when you're reading it, there may not even be a place to input your email. It's a bit rushed, and I don't know how I'd want to host a newsletter just yet (more on that later), so I chose to do probably the harder part of just writing it. I'll post it, and it'll exist.
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Lessons Learned from Dotnet Upgrades
Lessons Learned from Dotnet Upgrades Let's get one thing out of the way first, this is not a guide to upgrading your .NET Framework project to .NET 6(+). I am here to share some pitfalls from my experience of doing two .NET upgrades in 2023 to help anyone else that may be trying to go through a similar process in the new year (and beyond). I think that learning and sharing knowledge gained along the way, even if I'm not a comprehensive expert on the topic is valuable. First, we should lay the g
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Terminal Basics
Terminal Basics Originally written to accompany a Lunch & Learn talk given for Seven Hills Technology. What is the Terminal The terminal is essentially your computer, without a graphical interface on top of it. You can run commands, start programs, view/copy/edit files, and more – all from one place! Terminals are also often called a CLI (Command Line Interface), which contrasts with a GUI (Graphical User Interface). You have a lot of options for what terminal you use, listed are a few you
A solid new-ish meetup for discussing how AI is affecting software engineering jobs. It's nice to connect with local folks about how fast things are changing, and see the varying opinions / rates of adoption in person, rather than just online.