"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!"
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"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!"
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Use What Works - Choose proven solutions over building from scratch
A manifesto for choosing proven solutions over bespoke frameworks. #UseWhatWorks
usewhatworks.org
April 15, 2026 at 7:52 AM
"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
"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!"
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"Obvious" if you've been around a while, but still needs broader awareness:
> New tech typically has more known unknowns, and many more unknown unknowns
> software that’s been around longer tends to need less care and feeding than software that just came out
#UseWhatWorks
boringtechnology.club
> New tech typically has more known unknowns, and many more unknown unknowns
> software that’s been around longer tends to need less care and feeding than software that just came out
#UseWhatWorks
boringtechnology.club
Choose Boring Technology
How to be old, for young people.
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December 14, 2025 at 9:48 AM
"Obvious" if you've been around a while, but still needs broader awareness:
> New tech typically has more known unknowns, and many more unknown unknowns
> software that’s been around longer tends to need less care and feeding than software that just came out
#UseWhatWorks
boringtechnology.club
> New tech typically has more known unknowns, and many more unknown unknowns
> software that’s been around longer tends to need less care and feeding than software that just came out
#UseWhatWorks
boringtechnology.club
I was on .NET Rocks recently, talking with @richcampbell.bsky.social & @carlfranklin.bsky.social about what we've been doing with #UseWhatWorks, the hidden cost of "roll your own", and why open source matters more than ever in the age of LLMs and AI-assisted coding:
www.dotnetrocks.com/details/2002
www.dotnetrocks.com/details/2002
.NET Rocks! is a weekly talk show for anyone interested in programming on the Microsoft .NET platform. The shows range from introductory information to hardcore geekiness.
www.dotnetrocks.com
May 14, 2026 at 2:04 PM
I was on .NET Rocks recently, talking with @richcampbell.bsky.social & @carlfranklin.bsky.social about what we've been doing with #UseWhatWorks, the hidden cost of "roll your own", and why open source matters more than ever in the age of LLMs and AI-assisted coding:
www.dotnetrocks.com/details/2002
www.dotnetrocks.com/details/2002
> There is only one way to have good open source projects... pay the maintainers. And there is only one way to pay the maintainers: pay the companies that fund them.
#Open-Source #Funding #UseWhatWorks
www.linkedin.com/posts/wmorga...
#Open-Source #Funding #UseWhatWorks
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Linkerd Forever | William Morgan | 18 comments
The highest-impact announcement at Kubecon Atlanta last week had nothing to do with AI. It was the announcement that ingress-nginx was being deprecated. In one fell swoop, ten thousand K8s SREs learne...
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November 17, 2025 at 10:06 PM
> There is only one way to have good open source projects... pay the maintainers. And there is only one way to pay the maintainers: pay the companies that fund them.
#Open-Source #Funding #UseWhatWorks
www.linkedin.com/posts/wmorga...
#Open-Source #Funding #UseWhatWorks
www.linkedin.com/posts/wmorga...
@jimmybogard.com joined me on #UseWhatWorks this week to talk about AutoMapper, MediatR, what it's like running a popular open source package - and what actually happens when you decide to change your project's licensing.
The video's up on YouTube now; check it out:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RE-w...
The video's up on YouTube now; check it out:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RE-w...
Use What Works: Open Source with Jimmy Bogard
YouTube video by Dylan Beattie
www.youtube.com
August 5, 2026 at 9:25 AM
@jimmybogard.com joined me on #UseWhatWorks this week to talk about AutoMapper, MediatR, what it's like running a popular open source package - and what actually happens when you decide to change your project's licensing.
The video's up on YouTube now; check it out:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RE-w...
The video's up on YouTube now; check it out:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RE-w...
fails, a message escapes early, or a visibility timeout expires. Infrastructure becomes a platform faster than you think. #architecture #messaging #dotnet #UseWhatWorks
Message pumps fail in the transaction details
TL;DR: Reading bytes from a queue is the easy part of a message pump. Things get difficult when message handling writes to a database, sends more messages, fails halfway through, moves to another broker, or runs in a cloud service with different transaction semantics. A small infrastructure project can quietly turn into a platform commitment....
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July 4, 2026 at 7:03 AM
fails, a message escapes early, or a visibility timeout expires. Infrastructure becomes a platform faster than you think. #architecture #messaging #dotnet #UseWhatWorks
Every developer has faced the “buy vs. build” dilemma. Truth is, reinventing the wheel can cost way more than you think—both in dollars and lost focus. Adopt existing solutions where possible and spend your energy where it matters #UseWhatWorks
Build or Adopt: Stop Building Your Own Plumbing
Once upon a time, I worked with Chris Sells and the software arm of DevelopMentor (trip down memory lane, huh). We built a developer tool and it was my first experience working on a product where developers were our primary customer. It left me with a bad taste in my mouth. Let's talk about it.
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November 7, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Every developer has faced the “buy vs. build” dilemma. Truth is, reinventing the wheel can cost way more than you think—both in dollars and lost focus. Adopt existing solutions where possible and spend your energy where it matters #UseWhatWorks
Far too many companies choose roll your own over proven solutions because.... IDK???
Use What Works: Choose proven solutions over building from scratch. usewhatworks.org
Use What Works: Choose proven solutions over building from scratch. usewhatworks.org
Use What Works - Choose proven solutions over building from scratch
A manifesto for choosing proven solutions over bespoke frameworks. #UseWhatWorks
usewhatworks.org
April 14, 2026 at 1:26 PM
Far too many companies choose roll your own over proven solutions because.... IDK???
Use What Works: Choose proven solutions over building from scratch. usewhatworks.org
Use What Works: Choose proven solutions over building from scratch. usewhatworks.org
Use What Works!
"Organizations should generally use existing, proven, and sustainable solutions to common problems rather than developing, maintaining, and running their own."
"Organizations should generally use existing, proven, and sustainable solutions to common problems rather than developing, maintaining, and running their own."
Use What Works - Choose proven solutions over building from scratch
A manifesto for choosing proven solutions over bespoke frameworks. #UseWhatWorks
usewhatworks.org
April 16, 2026 at 11:33 AM
Use What Works!
"Organizations should generally use existing, proven, and sustainable solutions to common problems rather than developing, maintaining, and running their own."
"Organizations should generally use existing, proven, and sustainable solutions to common problems rather than developing, maintaining, and running their own."