Benjamin Day
@benday.bsky.social
Half tech strategist, half software therapist. I fix what's broken in your teams, tech & timelines. Fractional CTO. Microsoft MVP. benday.com
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Benjamin Day
@benday.bsky.social
· Jan 23
Scrum with GitHub Projects - YouTube
Want to learn how to use GitHub Projects to manage your software development delivery? Want to figure out how to implement and support your team's Scrum proc...
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Just started my new video series on YouTube on implementing Scrum with GitHub Projects. Give it a watch and lemme know what you think. #github #githubprojects #scrum youtube.com/playlist?lis...
I killed my team's self-organization by being helpful. Every time someone asked a question I gave them the answer. Turns out that was the problem.
Technical Leadership Essentials: Hugging Self-Organization to Death (Han Solo vs. Picard)
I killed my team's self-organization by being helpful. Every time someone asked a question, I gave them the answer. I was unblocking people, sharing expertis...
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February 14, 2026 at 3:01 PM
I killed my team's self-organization by being helpful. Every time someone asked a question I gave them the answer. Turns out that was the problem.
Rewrite projects look like the easiest project in the building. You already know the business. You have the team. The existing app is right there. That confidence is exactly the problem.
Dev Team Economics #1: Beware the Rewrite Project
Rewrite projects look like the easiest project in the building. You know the business, you have the team, and the existing app proves it can be done. So why ...
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February 13, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Rewrite projects look like the easiest project in the building. You already know the business. You have the team. The existing app is right there. That confidence is exactly the problem.
'Just give me a date. I don't want probabilities.' Sound familiar? Here's the thing: you've been giving exact dates for years. And they've been wrong for years.
"We Need Exact Dates" - How to Handle This Conversation | Flow Metrics
"Just give me a date. I don't want probabilities." Sound familiar? Here's the thing: you've been giving exact dates for years. How's that working out?This vi...
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February 13, 2026 at 3:50 PM
'Just give me a date. I don't want probabilities.' Sound familiar? Here's the thing: you've been giving exact dates for years. And they've been wrong for years.
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If you’re building forms in ASP. NET Core, don’t sleep on System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations.
@benday.bsky.social's post is all about validation and how easy it is to implement the basics and beyond. Check it out! vslive.com/blogs/news-a...
@benday.bsky.social's post is all about validation and how easy it is to implement the basics and beyond. Check it out! vslive.com/blogs/news-a...
May 23, 2025 at 4:03 PM
If you’re building forms in ASP. NET Core, don’t sleep on System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations.
@benday.bsky.social's post is all about validation and how easy it is to implement the basics and beyond. Check it out! vslive.com/blogs/news-a...
@benday.bsky.social's post is all about validation and how easy it is to implement the basics and beyond. Check it out! vslive.com/blogs/news-a...
Reposted by Benjamin Day
If you’re building forms in ASP. NET Core, don’t sleep on System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations.
@benday.bsky.social's post is all about validation and how easy it is to implement the basics and beyond. Check it out! vslive.com/blogs/news-a...
@benday.bsky.social's post is all about validation and how easy it is to implement the basics and beyond. Check it out! vslive.com/blogs/news-a...
May 23, 2025 at 6:02 PM
If you’re building forms in ASP. NET Core, don’t sleep on System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations.
@benday.bsky.social's post is all about validation and how easy it is to implement the basics and beyond. Check it out! vslive.com/blogs/news-a...
@benday.bsky.social's post is all about validation and how easy it is to implement the basics and beyond. Check it out! vslive.com/blogs/news-a...
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Clean up your ASP #dotNET Core MVC views with Editor and Display Templates.
@benday.bsky.social walks through using @ Html.EditorFor to handle nested models like Address, organize shared #templates and keep your #Razor code maintainable.
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@benday.bsky.social walks through using @ Html.EditorFor to handle nested models like Address, organize shared #templates and keep your #Razor code maintainable.
📖 Read more!
Visual Studio Live!: Training Conferences and Events for Enterprise Microsoft .NET and Azure Developers
News, tips and more for .NET developers from Visual Studio Live! conference speakers and other industry experts.
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April 9, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Clean up your ASP #dotNET Core MVC views with Editor and Display Templates.
@benday.bsky.social walks through using @ Html.EditorFor to handle nested models like Address, organize shared #templates and keep your #Razor code maintainable.
📖 Read more!
@benday.bsky.social walks through using @ Html.EditorFor to handle nested models like Address, organize shared #templates and keep your #Razor code maintainable.
📖 Read more!
New Video! Streamlining & supporting the Daily Scrum using GitHub Projects. youtu.be/5uZ0FdNsdUQ #github #scrum
Scrum with GitHub Projects: The Daily Scrum (Demo)
YouTube video by Benjamin Day
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April 7, 2025 at 11:38 AM
New Video! Streamlining & supporting the Daily Scrum using GitHub Projects. youtu.be/5uZ0FdNsdUQ #github #scrum
My column for @vslive.bsky.social just went live and it's one of my favorite things I've written in a while. It's a nerdy deep-dive into how C# top-level statements work. I even get into the weeds of looking at the .NET IL impl of "hello, world". Give it a read! #csharp vslive.com/Blogs/News-a...
Under the Hood: How Do C# Top-Level Statements Actually Work? -- Visual Studio Live!: Training Conferences and Events for Enterprise Microsoft .NET and Azure Developers
Benjamin Day is inspired by a student's question.
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February 25, 2025 at 1:36 PM
My column for @vslive.bsky.social just went live and it's one of my favorite things I've written in a while. It's a nerdy deep-dive into how C# top-level statements work. I even get into the weeds of looking at the .NET IL impl of "hello, world". Give it a read! #csharp vslive.com/Blogs/News-a...
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Join Microsoft MVP and certified Scrum trainer @benday.bsky.social at Visual Studio Live! Las Vegas this March 10-14, where he'll bring his wealth of expertise to this premier developer conference.
February 7, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Join Microsoft MVP and certified Scrum trainer @benday.bsky.social at Visual Studio Live! Las Vegas this March 10-14, where he'll bring his wealth of expertise to this premier developer conference.
Just started my new video series on YouTube on implementing Scrum with GitHub Projects. Give it a watch and lemme know what you think. #github #githubprojects #scrum youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Scrum with GitHub Projects - YouTube
Want to learn how to use GitHub Projects to manage your software development delivery? Want to figure out how to implement and support your team's Scrum proc...
youtube.com
January 23, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Just started my new video series on YouTube on implementing Scrum with GitHub Projects. Give it a watch and lemme know what you think. #github #githubprojects #scrum youtube.com/playlist?lis...
DevExpress released an ARM64 version of CodeRush!!! YES! https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=DevExpress.CodeRushforARM
August 5, 2023 at 8:13 PM
DevExpress released an ARM64 version of CodeRush!!! YES! https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=DevExpress.CodeRushforARM
I just published a new course! Ever get the feeling that your estimates are always wrong? Is your team struggling to figure out when features will done and delivered? You should try flow metrics. #flowmetrics #throughput #cycletime #scrum #agile
https://courses.benday.com/c/flow-metrics-2023
https://courses.benday.com/c/flow-metrics-2023
Predicting the Future, Estimating, and Running Your Projects with Flow Metrics - Benjamin Day
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July 18, 2023 at 11:13 PM
I just published a new course! Ever get the feeling that your estimates are always wrong? Is your team struggling to figure out when features will done and delivered? You should try flow metrics. #flowmetrics #throughput #cycletime #scrum #agile
https://courses.benday.com/c/flow-metrics-2023
https://courses.benday.com/c/flow-metrics-2023
Just pushed a new version of Azure DevOps Utils. This update has more flow metric features: view aging work, get suggested service level expectation (SLE), and cycle time/delivery confidence ranges.
https://github.com/benday-inc/azdoutil #scrum #flowmetrics
https://github.com/benday-inc/azdoutil #scrum #flowmetrics
GitHub - benday-inc/azdoutil: A collection of useful Azure DevOps utilities.
A collection of useful Azure DevOps utilities. Contribute to benday-inc/azdoutil development by creating an account on GitHub.
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June 27, 2023 at 5:55 PM
Just pushed a new version of Azure DevOps Utils. This update has more flow metric features: view aging work, get suggested service level expectation (SLE), and cycle time/delivery confidence ranges.
https://github.com/benday-inc/azdoutil #scrum #flowmetrics
https://github.com/benday-inc/azdoutil #scrum #flowmetrics
I'm a little slow to notice this but there's a new C# extension for VSCode! VSCode now knows what to do with .sln files?!?!? Yes, please. https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/announcing-csharp-dev-kit-for-visual-studio-code/
Announcing C# Dev Kit for Visual Studio Code - Visual Studio Blog
Announcing a new extension for C# developers and Visual Studio code - the C# Dev Kit. Providing added reliability and productivity features for those working in Visual Studio Code.
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June 14, 2023 at 11:15 AM
I'm a little slow to notice this but there's a new C# extension for VSCode! VSCode now knows what to do with .sln files?!?!? Yes, please. https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/announcing-csharp-dev-kit-for-visual-studio-code/
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New Video Alert! Do you know all the “stuff” that makes up your code? Learn how to generate a software bill of materials (SBOM) using the GitHub dependency graph. https://youtu.be/fuwHL22Wa98
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June 6, 2023 at 10:54 AM
New Video Alert! Do you know all the “stuff” that makes up your code? Learn how to generate a software bill of materials (SBOM) using the GitHub dependency graph. https://youtu.be/fuwHL22Wa98
I did a webinar yesterday for Scrum.org -- "How to Fix a Failing Project". The recording is posted to YouTube. Enjoy! https://youtu.be/prqdhA9uhkA #scrum #projectmanagement
How to Fix a Failing Project
We’ve all been there – you’re on a project and it just isn’t going well. The customers are unhappy. The stakeholders are unhappy. Management is unhappy. And ...
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June 7, 2023 at 1:36 PM
I did a webinar yesterday for Scrum.org -- "How to Fix a Failing Project". The recording is posted to YouTube. Enjoy! https://youtu.be/prqdhA9uhkA #scrum #projectmanagement