Lee Richardson
@leerichardson.com
Writer, speaker, and youtuber on .NET and OSS. Microsoft MVP. Maker. Organizer of @CapareaDotNet user group.
Next week's .NET Conf Agenda is 🔥 www.dotnetconf.net/agenda. Just schedule my time off.
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November 4, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Next week's .NET Conf Agenda is 🔥 www.dotnetconf.net/agenda. Just schedule my time off.
TIL Copilot Workspace Indexes, which theoretically improve search. Sounds kinda awesome. However, doesn't work for me, just shows "Checking Status" forever. Tried adding local index, but that fails too. Anyone using this feature successfully? code.visualstudio.com/docs/copilot...
October 24, 2025 at 9:23 PM
TIL Copilot Workspace Indexes, which theoretically improve search. Sounds kinda awesome. However, doesn't work for me, just shows "Checking Status" forever. Tried adding local index, but that fails too. Anyone using this feature successfully? code.visualstudio.com/docs/copilot...
I’m excited to share that the CapArea.NET is hosting an AI Community Roundtable tomorrow night. It’s a chance to hear what’s working (and what’s not) in AI from practitioners across the community. Hope can join in-person or online: www.meetup.com/caparea-net/...
Keeping up with AI: Community Round Table, Tue, Oct 7, 2025, 6:30 PM | Meetup
IN PERSON AND ONLINE - NO RECORDING
The AI space is moving so fast that it's nearly impossible to keep up on your own. That's why we're coming together to share what's wor
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October 7, 2025 at 2:45 AM
I’m excited to share that the CapArea.NET is hosting an AI Community Roundtable tomorrow night. It’s a chance to hear what’s working (and what’s not) in AI from practitioners across the community. Hope can join in-person or online: www.meetup.com/caparea-net/...
Coworker reminded me of this fantastic 25-year-old article from Joel Spolsky. Article as poignant today as it was then. Just maybe not the bit about floppy disks :). www.joelonsoftware.com/2000/04/06/t...
Things You Should Never Do, Part I
Netscape 6.0 is finally going into its first public beta. There never was a version 5.0. The last major release, version 4.0, was released almost three years ago. Three years is an awfully long tim…
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October 3, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Coworker reminded me of this fantastic 25-year-old article from Joel Spolsky. Article as poignant today as it was then. Just maybe not the bit about floppy disks :). www.joelonsoftware.com/2000/04/06/t...
📢 Speakers & sessions for NOVA Code Camp 2025 are now live! Hoping you can join us Oct 18 in Reston, VA for a full day of learning, networking, and coding energy. Check out all the awesome speakers and sessions and grab your spot now. Attendance is free, but spots are limited: novacodecamp.org
Northern VA CodeCamp
A FREE community event for developers, by developers.
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October 2, 2025 at 3:10 PM
📢 Speakers & sessions for NOVA Code Camp 2025 are now live! Hoping you can join us Oct 18 in Reston, VA for a full day of learning, networking, and coding energy. Check out all the awesome speakers and sessions and grab your spot now. Attendance is free, but spots are limited: novacodecamp.org
I've started concluding all initial agent mode queries with "Any questions before you begin?". It's been a game changer for quality output. Claude Sonnet 4 in particular asks some *really* good clarifying questions that it would otherwise just guess at.
September 23, 2025 at 11:55 AM
I've started concluding all initial agent mode queries with "Any questions before you begin?". It's been a game changer for quality output. Claude Sonnet 4 in particular asks some *really* good clarifying questions that it would otherwise just guess at.
Mermaid chart rendering! Nicely done `Visual Studio 2022 v17.14 September Update`
September 22, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Mermaid chart rendering! Nicely done `Visual Studio 2022 v17.14 September Update`
If you aren't so familiar with Agent Mode, MCP's, or Copilot Coding Agent, you should come to my talk tonight at Hot Topics, will be fun: www.meetup.com/hot-topics-d...
Code Faster, Ship Sooner with Quality-First .NET Dev Using GitHub Copilot Agent , Thu, Aug 7, 2025, 6:00 PM | Meetup
AI is your omniscient best friend…that’s also a pathological liar. Now, with Copilot’s Agent Mode, it can crank out surprisingly decent C# - but will it ultimately save you
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August 7, 2025 at 1:28 PM
If you aren't so familiar with Agent Mode, MCP's, or Copilot Coding Agent, you should come to my talk tonight at Hot Topics, will be fun: www.meetup.com/hot-topics-d...
📢 Call for Speakers is NOW OPEN!
Northern Virginia Code Camp is happing Oct 18, 2025, and is looking for local developer led technical sessions. Whether you're a first‑time speaker or a seasoned pro, we’d love your contributions! Submit your topic today: novacodecamp.org
Northern Virginia Code Camp is happing Oct 18, 2025, and is looking for local developer led technical sessions. Whether you're a first‑time speaker or a seasoned pro, we’d love your contributions! Submit your topic today: novacodecamp.org
Northern VA CodeCamp
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August 1, 2025 at 8:49 PM
📢 Call for Speakers is NOW OPEN!
Northern Virginia Code Camp is happing Oct 18, 2025, and is looking for local developer led technical sessions. Whether you're a first‑time speaker or a seasoned pro, we’d love your contributions! Submit your topic today: novacodecamp.org
Northern Virginia Code Camp is happing Oct 18, 2025, and is looking for local developer led technical sessions. Whether you're a first‑time speaker or a seasoned pro, we’d love your contributions! Submit your topic today: novacodecamp.org
📢 I'm so excited to announce the Fall 2025 Northern Virginia Code Camp is happening! Please save the date: Oct 18, 2025. Call for speakers opens this Friday, Aug 1. Please help share the great news. novacodecamp.org
Northern VA CodeCamp
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July 29, 2025 at 2:08 AM
📢 I'm so excited to announce the Fall 2025 Northern Virginia Code Camp is happening! Please save the date: Oct 18, 2025. Call for speakers opens this Friday, Aug 1. Please help share the great news. novacodecamp.org
I think I'm finally getting the hang of using CoPilot Agent Mode to do real-world non-prototype coding. Specificity is critical. Now though I'm now struggling with how much detail is too much and whether hand-coding would be less effort. Any opinions?
July 17, 2025 at 9:18 PM
I think I'm finally getting the hang of using CoPilot Agent Mode to do real-world non-prototype coding. Specificity is critical. Now though I'm now struggling with how much detail is too much and whether hand-coding would be less effort. Any opinions?
I am honored to have been renewed as a Microsoft MVP for the 5th year. It's a privilege to be a part of such a vibrant and passionate community. Thank you to everyone who makes this journey so meaningful.
July 11, 2025 at 1:52 PM
I am honored to have been renewed as a Microsoft MVP for the 5th year. It's a privilege to be a part of such a vibrant and passionate community. Thank you to everyone who makes this journey so meaningful.
Finally getting around to trying Cursor, but I can't create an account, keep getting this error. Anyone else experienced this issue or have a workaround?
June 12, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Finally getting around to trying Cursor, but I can't create an account, keep getting this error. Anyone else experienced this issue or have a workaround?
I'm so excited that @consultwithgriff.com is driving up from Virginia Beach to present to the CapArea User Group tonight. If you're in the Northern VA / DC area you should absolutely swing by and say hi: www.meetup.com/caparea-net/...
Dumb Mistakes I've Made with Relational Databases - Kevin Griffin, Tue, Jun 3, 2025, 6:30 PM | Meetup
IN PERSON ONLY
CapArea is so excited to host Kevin Griffin, MVP and head of the .NET Foundation. He is traveling from Virginia Beach just for this event!
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June 3, 2025 at 1:08 PM
I'm so excited that @consultwithgriff.com is driving up from Virginia Beach to present to the CapArea User Group tonight. If you're in the Northern VA / DC area you should absolutely swing by and say hi: www.meetup.com/caparea-net/...
In case you missed @thesoftwarementor.com 's awesome presentation at CapArea.NET on Type Driven Design a couple of weeks ago it is now live and you should totally check it out: youtu.be/JIf-jVYPZCQ
Preventing Bugs with Better Types - An Intro to Type Driven Design
YouTube video by CapArea User Group & NoVA CodeCamp
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May 24, 2025 at 6:58 PM
In case you missed @thesoftwarementor.com 's awesome presentation at CapArea.NET on Type Driven Design a couple of weeks ago it is now live and you should totally check it out: youtu.be/JIf-jVYPZCQ
Looking forward to speaking at Hampton Roads .NET Users Group with @consultwithgriff.com tomorrow night. If you're in the Virginia Beach area come on by! www.meetup.com/hampton-road...
Chaos Monkeys, Open Telemetry, and .NET Aspire: Taming Complexity in Modern Apps, Tue, Mar 11, 2025, 6:00 PM | Meetup
**IN PERSON ONLY. NO VIRTUAL OPTION. Come on out, network, and learn something!**
Join us for another great meeting! Come at 6pm to network and have conversations with fel
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March 10, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Looking forward to speaking at Hampton Roads .NET Users Group with @consultwithgriff.com tomorrow night. If you're in the Virginia Beach area come on by! www.meetup.com/hampton-road...
Oh dude, this is awesome! Implemented numeric sorting on current project less thoroughly and less efficiently. C# 10 may not be ready, but wish I'd known about github.com/tompazourek/... sooner.
March 5, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Oh dude, this is awesome! Implemented numeric sorting on current project less thoroughly and less efficiently. C# 10 may not be ready, but wish I'd known about github.com/tompazourek/... sooner.
This is one of the best talks, I've watched it 3-4 times and always get something new. tldr "if it's hard to test it's probably a design issue", but check it out, Michael Feathers is awesome vimeo.com/15007792
The Deep Synergy Between Testability and Good Design
Michael Feathers, NDC 2010
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February 18, 2025 at 3:59 PM
This is one of the best talks, I've watched it 3-4 times and always get something new. tldr "if it's hard to test it's probably a design issue", but check it out, Michael Feathers is awesome vimeo.com/15007792
youtube.com/watch?v=ZTPr... Fascinating! Number of surprises there for me including Pascal’s early popularity, Java’s precipitous recent decline and C#’s consistency over time.
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February 16, 2025 at 11:56 PM
youtube.com/watch?v=ZTPr... Fascinating! Number of surprises there for me including Pascal’s early popularity, Java’s precipitous recent decline and C#’s consistency over time.
Started generating e-mails to difficult family members using ChatGPT like "Craft something in the spirit of Dale Carnegie's Win Friends and Influence People". omg, it works beautifully. Also, canvas is awesome.
February 12, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Started generating e-mails to difficult family members using ChatGPT like "Craft something in the spirit of Dale Carnegie's Win Friends and Influence People". omg, it works beautifully. Also, canvas is awesome.
ICYMI just published @jasonbock.net 's Modern C# CapArea.NET presentation. So many great tips and tricks, even for seasoned C# pro's, highly recommend: youtu.be/_vo_MVcba7g
Writing Modern C# - Jason Bock
YouTube video by CapArea User Group & NoVA CodeCamp
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February 8, 2025 at 5:09 PM
ICYMI just published @jasonbock.net 's Modern C# CapArea.NET presentation. So many great tips and tricks, even for seasoned C# pro's, highly recommend: youtu.be/_vo_MVcba7g
Reposted by Lee Richardson
Microsoft’s Build developer conference starts on May 19th in Seattle by Tom Warren.
https://www.theverge.com/news/606387/microsoft-build-conference-may-19th-seattle
#devconference #msbuild #build2025 #microsoft #ai #dotnet #visualstudio #techevents
https://www.theverge.com/news/606387/microsoft-build-conference-may-19th-seattle
#devconference #msbuild #build2025 #microsoft #ai #dotnet #visualstudio #techevents
Microsoft’s Build developer conference starts on May 19th
Microsoft Build 2025 will be very focused on AI.
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February 5, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Microsoft’s Build developer conference starts on May 19th in Seattle by Tom Warren.
https://www.theverge.com/news/606387/microsoft-build-conference-may-19th-seattle
#devconference #msbuild #build2025 #microsoft #ai #dotnet #visualstudio #techevents
https://www.theverge.com/news/606387/microsoft-build-conference-may-19th-seattle
#devconference #msbuild #build2025 #microsoft #ai #dotnet #visualstudio #techevents
Gonna be 🔥, hope to see you tonight!
Reminder: I'm doing a talk called "Writing Modern C#" tonight (remotely) for the Capital Area .NET Users Group. Hope to see you there!
#dotnet #csharp
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#dotnet #csharp
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Writing Modern C# - Jason Bock, Tue, Feb 4, 2025, 6:30 PM | Meetup
EVENT IS ONLINE AND IN-PERSON @ NEW ONE LOUDOUN LOCATION!
C# has been in existence for more than 20 years. In recent history, the number of features and changes have subst
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February 4, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Gonna be 🔥, hope to see you tonight!
Peer reviewed, quality focused work is as important in PR’s as it is in journalism, that’s why I’m a proud Washington Post subscriber.
February 2, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Peer reviewed, quality focused work is as important in PR’s as it is in journalism, that’s why I’m a proud Washington Post subscriber.
Great read. An awesome framework for any big go/no-go decision. Article gifted: wapo.st/40FrRKf
Opinion | Should you take the Musk buyout? Here’s a test.
How to decide whether the “deferred resignation” offer makes sense for you.
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February 2, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Great read. An awesome framework for any big go/no-go decision. Article gifted: wapo.st/40FrRKf