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
Want to assign a secret value to a variable in PowerShell but don't want it to end up in ConsoleHost_history.txt? Copy it to the clipboard and then:
`$secret = Get-Clipboard`
`$secret = Get-Clipboard`
December 25, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Want to assign a secret value to a variable in PowerShell but don't want it to end up in ConsoleHost_history.txt? Copy it to the clipboard and then:
`$secret = Get-Clipboard`
`$secret = Get-Clipboard`
Freezing rain in Windsor. www.am800cklw.com/news/special... but what caught my eye is the author of the article. It must have been rough growing up with the name Dustin Coffman.
Special weather statement issued for Boxing Day as freezing rain expected
The national weather service says freezing rain is expected to begin Friday morning and continue into the afternoon.
www.am800cklw.com
December 25, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Freezing rain in Windsor. www.am800cklw.com/news/special... but what caught my eye is the author of the article. It must have been rough growing up with the name Dustin Coffman.
Reposted by Peter Ritchie
Behind the scenes of the Visual Studio feedback system … in short, if you want Visual Studio to do something, speak up! It might actually happen!
Behind the scenes of the Visual Studio feedback system - Visual Studio Blog
Here on the Visual Studio team, our top priority is making your coding experience smoother and more enjoyable. And that begins with truly listening to your feedback. We understand that sometimes sharing your thoughts can feel like tossing bug reports and suggestions into a black hole. It doesn’t feel good, and we get it. But […]
devblogs.microsoft.com
December 24, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Behind the scenes of the Visual Studio feedback system … in short, if you want Visual Studio to do something, speak up! It might actually happen!
Is anyone aware of anything like vs-solutionpersistence but for Visual Studio project file persistence?
GitHub - microsoft/vs-solutionpersistence: Shared serializers and models for Visual Studio solution files. Handles traditional .sln file and new .slnx file.
Shared serializers and models for Visual Studio solution files. Handles traditional .sln file and new .slnx file. - microsoft/vs-solutionpersistence
github.com
December 24, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Is anyone aware of anything like vs-solutionpersistence but for Visual Studio project file persistence?
Blogged: Things That Caught My Attention Last Week - December 22 bit.ly/44GjrVM #dotnet
Peter Ritchie's Blog - Things That Caught My Attention Last Week - December 22
Peter Ritchie
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December 23, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Blogged: Things That Caught My Attention Last Week - December 22 bit.ly/44GjrVM #dotnet
TIL: `gh repo create --source=. --public --push` with a workflow that publishes to GitHub Packages, can run before GitHub Packages is ready to accept publication from the new repo. 😞
December 22, 2025 at 3:01 PM
TIL: `gh repo create --source=. --public --push` with a workflow that publishes to GitHub Packages, can run before GitHub Packages is ready to accept publication from the new repo. 😞
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🚀 Project Renamifier v2025.12.20.33 for #VisualStudio has been released!
Check out the release notes here!
Marketplace: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=CodingWithCalvin.VS-ProjectRenamifier
Check out the release notes here!
Marketplace: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=CodingWithCalvin.VS-ProjectRenamifier
December 20, 2025 at 5:29 PM
🚀 Project Renamifier v2025.12.20.33 for #VisualStudio has been released!
Check out the release notes here!
Marketplace: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=CodingWithCalvin.VS-ProjectRenamifier
Check out the release notes here!
Marketplace: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=CodingWithCalvin.VS-ProjectRenamifier
I don't like Matryoshka dolls, they're too full of themselves.
December 19, 2025 at 1:45 AM
I don't like Matryoshka dolls, they're too full of themselves.
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Check out the new Geo-Replication feature for #Azure Service Bus, which is now Generally Available!
youtu.be/hKV5InTSXzA?...
youtu.be/hKV5InTSXzA?...
Azure Service Bus Geo Replication
YouTube video by Azure Messaging
youtu.be
December 17, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Check out the new Geo-Replication feature for #Azure Service Bus, which is now Generally Available!
youtu.be/hKV5InTSXzA?...
youtu.be/hKV5InTSXzA?...
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How is zero-trust security evolving?
@michelebusta.bsky.social talks on RunAs Radio at runasradio.com/Shows/Show/1... about the challenges that CISOs face today controlling access!
@michelebusta.bsky.social talks on RunAs Radio at runasradio.com/Shows/Show/1... about the challenges that CISOs face today controlling access!
December 17, 2025 at 2:02 PM
How is zero-trust security evolving?
@michelebusta.bsky.social talks on RunAs Radio at runasradio.com/Shows/Show/1... about the challenges that CISOs face today controlling access!
@michelebusta.bsky.social talks on RunAs Radio at runasradio.com/Shows/Show/1... about the challenges that CISOs face today controlling access!
Blogged: Things That Caught My Attention Last Week - December 16 bit.ly/3KZWKoV #dotnet
Peter Ritchie's Blog - Things That Caught My Attention Last Week - December 16
Peter Ritchie
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December 16, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Blogged: Things That Caught My Attention Last Week - December 16 bit.ly/3KZWKoV #dotnet
When did Visual Studio start showing the file system folder name in addition to the project name (only when they are different) in Solution Explorer? #visualstudio
December 13, 2025 at 6:44 PM
When did Visual Studio start showing the file system folder name in addition to the project name (only when they are different) in Solution Explorer? #visualstudio
Blogged: Things That Caught My Attention Last Week - December 8 bit.ly/4pBMGS9 #dotnet
Peter Ritchie's Blog - Things That Caught My Attention Last Week - December 8
Peter Ritchie
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December 12, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Blogged: Things That Caught My Attention Last Week - December 8 bit.ly/4pBMGS9 #dotnet
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Kind of scary when you think about it: nesbitt.io/2025/12/06/g...
GitHub Actions Has a Package Manager, and It Might Be the Worst
GitHub Actions has a package manager that ignores decades of supply chain security best practices: no lockfile, no integrity verification, no transitive pinning
nesbitt.io
December 9, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Kind of scary when you think about it: nesbitt.io/2025/12/06/g...
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Ubiquitous language is one of the key things in Domain-Driven Design. What better to get everyone on the same page with the same language than by 🗣️ telling the stories?
Get our on-demand Domain Storytelling webinar: https://mailchi.mp/nimblepros/domain-storytelling
#DDDesign #UbiquitousLanguage
Get our on-demand Domain Storytelling webinar: https://mailchi.mp/nimblepros/domain-storytelling
#DDDesign #UbiquitousLanguage
December 7, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Ubiquitous language is one of the key things in Domain-Driven Design. What better to get everyone on the same page with the same language than by 🗣️ telling the stories?
Get our on-demand Domain Storytelling webinar: https://mailchi.mp/nimblepros/domain-storytelling
#DDDesign #UbiquitousLanguage
Get our on-demand Domain Storytelling webinar: https://mailchi.mp/nimblepros/domain-storytelling
#DDDesign #UbiquitousLanguage
Blogged: Things That Caught My Attention Last Week - December 1 bit.ly/3MnaN8k #dotnet
Peter Ritchie's Blog - Things That Caught My Attention Last Week - December 1
Peter Ritchie
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December 5, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Blogged: Things That Caught My Attention Last Week - December 1 bit.ly/3MnaN8k #dotnet
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Amazing! Free Code Signing for Open Source software signpath.org
SignPath Foundation
https://signpath.org
signpath.org
December 1, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Amazing! Free Code Signing for Open Source software signpath.org
Blogged: Things That Caught My Attention Last Week - November 23 bit.ly/3XTUySA #dotnet
Peter Ritchie's Blog - Things That Caught My Attention Last Week - November 23
Peter Ritchie
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November 26, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Blogged: Things That Caught My Attention Last Week - November 23 bit.ly/3XTUySA #dotnet
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Struggling to align your team on complex system designs? Our on-demand EventStorming webinar will show you how to visualize events and processes for clearer communication and better outcomes. 💡
https://youtu.be/iF_znCiF7KM
#DDDesign #EventStorming
https://youtu.be/iF_znCiF7KM
#DDDesign #EventStorming
November 22, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Struggling to align your team on complex system designs? Our on-demand EventStorming webinar will show you how to visualize events and processes for clearer communication and better outcomes. 💡
https://youtu.be/iF_znCiF7KM
#DDDesign #EventStorming
https://youtu.be/iF_znCiF7KM
#DDDesign #EventStorming
Blogged: Things That Caught My Attention Last Week - November 16 bit.ly/3JVzfgh #dotnet
Peter Ritchie's Blog - Things That Caught My Attention Last Week - November 16
Peter Ritchie
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November 20, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Blogged: Things That Caught My Attention Last Week - November 16 bit.ly/3JVzfgh #dotnet
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Do I know any Blazor experts here?
If I click the "MyComponent" button below, I get an error saying "The render handle is not yet assigned". However, if I first click the "Click me" button, and THEN the "MyComponent" button, it will work as expected.
If I click the "MyComponent" button below, I get an error saying "The render handle is not yet assigned". However, if I first click the "Click me" button, and THEN the "MyComponent" button, it will work as expected.
November 19, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Do I know any Blazor experts here?
If I click the "MyComponent" button below, I get an error saying "The render handle is not yet assigned". However, if I first click the "Click me" button, and THEN the "MyComponent" button, it will work as expected.
If I click the "MyComponent" button below, I get an error saying "The render handle is not yet assigned". However, if I first click the "Click me" button, and THEN the "MyComponent" button, it will work as expected.
Reposted by Peter Ritchie
What books do you recommend for Blazor development, specifically? Beginner or advanced.
November 18, 2025 at 1:00 PM
What books do you recommend for Blazor development, specifically? Beginner or advanced.
Plus, we end up doing more of the things we measure. If you can't measure the productivity gain from going for a walk, nothing will reinforce that behavior.
Trying to measure coding productivity is, and always will be, a fool's errand.
Why? Because I can go for a walk then take a shower and have an idea, then write a single line of code that fixes everything I was working on.
Immense productivity, but by most metrics I didn't do anything at all.
Why? Because I can go for a walk then take a shower and have an idea, then write a single line of code that fixes everything I was working on.
Immense productivity, but by most metrics I didn't do anything at all.
November 16, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Plus, we end up doing more of the things we measure. If you can't measure the productivity gain from going for a walk, nothing will reinforce that behavior.
Reposted by Peter Ritchie
Visual Studio subscribers can now activate a 12-month subscription to CODE Magazine (available with select levels). Each issue delivers expert tutorials, architecture patterns, and actionable guidance to help you stay current and build smarter.
Activate here: aka.ms/myvs
Activate here: aka.ms/myvs
November 15, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Visual Studio subscribers can now activate a 12-month subscription to CODE Magazine (available with select levels). Each issue delivers expert tutorials, architecture patterns, and actionable guidance to help you stay current and build smarter.
Activate here: aka.ms/myvs
Activate here: aka.ms/myvs
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You’ve got 10,000+ photos on a PC with Windows. How do you plow through them?
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November 14, 2025 at 5:47 PM
You’ve got 10,000+ photos on a PC with Windows. How do you plow through them?
I’m looking for a PC equivalent of Clever Cleaner.
www.cleverfiles.com/clever-clean...
I’m looking for a PC equivalent of Clever Cleaner.
www.cleverfiles.com/clever-clean...