Peter Ritchie
@peterritchie.com
Independent software consultant | Former MS Dev MVP ×13 |
3 decades of delivering software | Focusing mostly on solution and software architecture but experienced in back-end development with C#.
https://github.com/peteraritchie
3 decades of delivering software | Focusing mostly on solution and software architecture but experienced in back-end development with C#.
https://github.com/peteraritchie
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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.
September 15, 2026 at 6:02 PM
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.
Blogged: Things That Caught My Attention Last Week - September 14 bit.ly/3VbO4QX #dotnet
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September 15, 2026 at 6:58 PM
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The annual .NET Performance blog post is out for .NET 11 now! devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/perfo...
Performance Improvements in .NET 11 - .NET Blog
Take a tour through hundreds of performance improvements in .NET 11.
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September 15, 2026 at 1:29 PM
The annual .NET Performance blog post is out for .NET 11 now! devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/perfo...
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I updated my post on browsers' restrictions on access to local ports on the device: textslashplain.com/2023/09/14/w...
Web Weirdness: Probing Localhost
If you closely watch the Network tab in the Chromium Developer Tools when you try to log into Fidelity Investments, you might notice something that looks a bit weird. JavaScript on the page attempt…
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September 8, 2026 at 6:24 PM
I updated my post on browsers' restrictions on access to local ports on the device: textslashplain.com/2023/09/14/w...
Blogged: Things That Caught My Attention Last Week - September 7 bit.ly/4yjt1KG #dotnet
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September 8, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Blogged: Things That Caught My Attention Last Week - September 7 bit.ly/4yjt1KG #dotnet
And Canada would do it all over again even though some people only do things because there's something in it for them.
I know they released this in time to mark the 25th anniversary of 9/11 but it sure does feel like a very timely reminder that we do not deserve what America is doing to us right now. 
NEW Heritage Minute: Gander and 9/11
YouTube video by Historica Canada
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September 3, 2026 at 8:54 PM
And Canada would do it all over again even though some people only do things because there's something in it for them.
Hey, Fabulous Adventures in Data Structures and Algorithms by @ericlippert.com was published today! www.manning.com/books/fabulo...
Fabulous Adventures in Data Structures and Algorithms - Eric Lippert
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September 2, 2026 at 1:14 AM
Hey, Fabulous Adventures in Data Structures and Algorithms by @ericlippert.com was published today! www.manning.com/books/fabulo...
Blogged: Things That Caught My Attention Last Week - August 31 bit.ly/4iFdhNi #dotnet
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August 31, 2026 at 9:09 PM
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More people need to understand this.
A language model does exactly one thing. It guesses the next token. Not the answer, the next token, then it stops. Everything we call "agentic" is scaffolding around that one move. Still amazes me it works.
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August 31, 2026 at 8:15 PM
More people need to understand this.
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C# Dev Tip of the Day
Prefer async all the way down. Blocking with .Result or .Wait() can create deadlocks and wasted threads.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/csharp/asynchronous-programming/
Prefer async all the way down. Blocking with .Result or .Wait() can create deadlocks and wasted threads.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/csharp/asynchronous-programming/
August 28, 2026 at 2:00 PM
C# Dev Tip of the Day
Prefer async all the way down. Blocking with .Result or .Wait() can create deadlocks and wasted threads.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/csharp/asynchronous-programming/
Prefer async all the way down. Blocking with .Result or .Wait() can create deadlocks and wasted threads.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/csharp/asynchronous-programming/
Blogged: Things That Caught My Attention Last Week - August 17 bit.ly/4xfTEQw #dotnet
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August 20, 2026 at 12:37 PM
Blogged: Things That Caught My Attention Last Week - August 17 bit.ly/4xfTEQw #dotnet
Blogged: Things That Caught My Attention Last Week - August 10 bit.ly/4hzdtNJ #dotnet
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August 13, 2026 at 6:30 PM
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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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Developer Community
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July 30, 2026 at 4:03 PM
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
Blogged: Things That Caught My Attention Last Week - July 6 bit.ly/44ggRW3 #dotnet
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July 8, 2026 at 9:40 PM
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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:
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#AI #code #programming
"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
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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June 29, 2026 at 8:59 PM
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
"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
Blogged: Things That Caught My Attention Last Week - June 22 bit.ly/4vypmHY #dotnet
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June 24, 2026 at 10:39 PM
Blogged: Things That Caught My Attention Last Week - June 22 bit.ly/4vypmHY #dotnet
Blogged: Things That Caught My Attention Last Week - June 15 bit.ly/4a91SR3 #dotnet
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June 17, 2026 at 7:57 PM
Blogged: Things That Caught My Attention Last Week - June 15 bit.ly/4a91SR3 #dotnet
3rd security update in as many days to Visual Studio 2026. Odd.
June 14, 2026 at 5:23 PM
3rd security update in as many days to Visual Studio 2026. Odd.
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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
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
June 9, 2026 at 4:07 PM
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
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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🗳️ 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...
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...
June 9, 2026 at 11:56 AM
🗳️ 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...
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...
Blogged: Things That Caught My Attention Last Week - June 7 bit.ly/3RM77jn #dotnet
Peter Ritchie's Blog - Things That Caught My Attention Last Week - June 7
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June 8, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Blogged: Things That Caught My Attention Last Week - June 7 bit.ly/3RM77jn #dotnet
Is Cake build layered with vertical slice architecture?
May 29, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Is Cake build layered with vertical slice architecture?