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
It sounds an awful lot like Big Design Up Front too. 🙂 From www.commitstrip.com/en/2016/08/2...
November 11, 2025 at 7:31 PM
It sounds an awful lot like Big Design Up Front too. 🙂 From www.commitstrip.com/en/2016/08/2...
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OMG System.CommandLine 2.0.0 stable is finally out!
www.nuget.org/packages/Sys...
www.nuget.org/packages/Sys...
System.CommandLine 2.0.0
Support for parsing command lines, supporting both POSIX and Windows conventions and shell-agnostic command line completions.
www.nuget.org
November 11, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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Visual Studio 2026 will go GA today 🥳 - and it has a LOT of great new features. One of them is built-in support for Mermaid diagrams for database schemas and more - I give an intro in the new episode of the "Visual Studio Toolbox" show
#mermaidjs #visualstudio
#mermaidjs #visualstudio
More on Mermaid Charts in Visual Studio 2026
Erik reviews how you can create Mermaid charts in Visual Studio 2026 and previews support for them in his SQL Database Project Power Tools extension.
⌚ Chapters:
00:00 .NET Conf 2025 teaser…
buff.ly
November 11, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Visual Studio 2026 will go GA today 🥳 - and it has a LOT of great new features. One of them is built-in support for Mermaid diagrams for database schemas and more - I give an intro in the new episode of the "Visual Studio Toolbox" show
#mermaidjs #visualstudio
#mermaidjs #visualstudio
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Happy Birthday, @billwagner.bsky.social
November 9, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Happy Birthday, @billwagner.bsky.social
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.NET Foundation Summit 2025 goes live on Nov 10!
💻 Free • Virtual • Open Source
youtube.com/watch?v=drPR...
Hear project origin stories & insights from community leaders like Tim Hess (Steeltoe), Tomas Herceg (DotVVM), Shaun Walker (Oqtane)
📅 #dnfSummit
💻 Free • Virtual • Open Source
youtube.com/watch?v=drPR...
Hear project origin stories & insights from community leaders like Tim Hess (Steeltoe), Tomas Herceg (DotVVM), Shaun Walker (Oqtane)
📅 #dnfSummit
November 8, 2025 at 1:40 AM
.NET Foundation Summit 2025 goes live on Nov 10!
💻 Free • Virtual • Open Source
youtube.com/watch?v=drPR...
Hear project origin stories & insights from community leaders like Tim Hess (Steeltoe), Tomas Herceg (DotVVM), Shaun Walker (Oqtane)
📅 #dnfSummit
💻 Free • Virtual • Open Source
youtube.com/watch?v=drPR...
Hear project origin stories & insights from community leaders like Tim Hess (Steeltoe), Tomas Herceg (DotVVM), Shaun Walker (Oqtane)
📅 #dnfSummit
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What's the killer tool for effectively managing GitHub notifications?
I feel like the default UI is really holding back at this point and I'm not the type to do GH notifications over email.
Octobox hasn't done the trick for me either.
I feel like the default UI is really holding back at this point and I'm not the type to do GH notifications over email.
Octobox hasn't done the trick for me either.
November 7, 2025 at 6:16 PM
What's the killer tool for effectively managing GitHub notifications?
I feel like the default UI is really holding back at this point and I'm not the type to do GH notifications over email.
Octobox hasn't done the trick for me either.
I feel like the default UI is really holding back at this point and I'm not the type to do GH notifications over email.
Octobox hasn't done the trick for me either.
Reposted by Peter Ritchie
How to Improve Developer Experience in Microservices Applications with .NET Aspire by Opaluwa Emidowojo www.freecodecamp.org/news/improve... #aspnetcore
November 7, 2025 at 6:29 PM
How to Improve Developer Experience in Microservices Applications with .NET Aspire by Opaluwa Emidowojo www.freecodecamp.org/news/improve... #aspnetcore
I've not met many leaders that could tell the difference between day-to-day code changes and architecturally significant changes.
Companies don’t realize their developers often make decisions without leadership involved (to build their own infrastructure because it’s fun) that then burden the company with supporting such systems indefinitely. At the expense of a simpler more maintainable app.
November 7, 2025 at 2:32 PM
I've not met many leaders that could tell the difference between day-to-day code changes and architecturally significant changes.
Things That Caught My Attention Last Week - November 2 bit.ly/49590yc #dotnet
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November 5, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Things That Caught My Attention Last Week - November 2 bit.ly/49590yc #dotnet
It's important to remember than any API is a published contract and that almost any change, including bug fixes and improvements, are breaking changes. Embrace and expect breaking changings. For example: learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet... #dotnet
Breaking changes in .NET 10
Navigate to the breaking changes in .NET 10.
learn.microsoft.com
November 5, 2025 at 2:00 PM
It's important to remember than any API is a published contract and that almost any change, including bug fixes and improvements, are breaking changes. Embrace and expect breaking changings. For example: learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet... #dotnet
Reminds me of an insult I learned years ago: "4 3 3 4"
The kids claim that 67 is so over already but what they don’t know is that older people are going to make it a zombie that will never die
November 3, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Reminds me of an insult I learned years ago: "4 3 3 4"
TIL: In C#, an implicit operator in a super class takes precedence over an explicit operator in a base class.
November 3, 2025 at 9:41 PM
TIL: In C#, an implicit operator in a super class takes precedence over an explicit operator in a base class.
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Big news for #OpenSource maintainers! NuGet .org now supports project sponsorship, making it easier to show appreciation and support the tools you rely on. A win for the .NET community and OSS sustainability!
See what's new from the #dotNET Blog: msft.it/63320tD2c0
See what's new from the #dotNET Blog: msft.it/63320tD2c0
November 3, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Big news for #OpenSource maintainers! NuGet .org now supports project sponsorship, making it easier to show appreciation and support the tools you rely on. A win for the .NET community and OSS sustainability!
See what's new from the #dotNET Blog: msft.it/63320tD2c0
See what's new from the #dotNET Blog: msft.it/63320tD2c0
Blogged: Things That Caught My Attention Last Week - October 26 bit.ly/47vEmvs #dotnet
Peter Ritchie's Blog - Things That Caught My Attention Last Week - October 26
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October 29, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Blogged: Things That Caught My Attention Last Week - October 26 bit.ly/47vEmvs #dotnet
Top-level domains tied to pollical boundaries seems like a bad idea. Similar issues may arise for .io domains. :/
October 27, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Top-level domains tied to pollical boundaries seems like a bad idea. Similar issues may arise for .io domains. :/
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The .NET Foundation election results are in!
Congrats to @irina.codes and @jtower.bsky.social - I look forward to serving with you both!
Congrats to @irina.codes and @jtower.bsky.social - I look forward to serving with you both!
October 27, 2025 at 1:22 PM
The .NET Foundation election results are in!
Congrats to @irina.codes and @jtower.bsky.social - I look forward to serving with you both!
Congrats to @irina.codes and @jtower.bsky.social - I look forward to serving with you both!
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We have released V10 of Brighter. This represents a significant set of improvements and sets the groundwork for other changes in V10.X releases to come. (We will continue to support V9 with bug fixes until V11; Our release cadence for major versions is 1-2 years.) Details below.
October 27, 2025 at 12:23 PM
We have released V10 of Brighter. This represents a significant set of improvements and sets the groundwork for other changes in V10.X releases to come. (We will continue to support V9 with bug fixes until V11; Our release cadence for major versions is 1-2 years.) Details below.
Happiest fish ever. By Arthur Telle via Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards 2020
October 26, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Happiest fish ever. By Arthur Telle via Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards 2020
Anyone else notice that if you run unit tests in #visualStudio Until Failure that they seem to hang if you computer locks or if another app comes to the foreground?
October 26, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Anyone else notice that if you run unit tests in #visualStudio Until Failure that they seem to hang if you computer locks or if another app comes to the foreground?
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Visual Studio 2026 just dropped its Insiders Release.
Daniel Ward and Mads Kristensen discuss all the new goodies.
Highlights include:
➡️ Deep Copilot + Profiler Agent integration
➡️ DevBox/RDP
➡️ Sleek modern UI
Check out Daniel's blog, msft.it/63326sfNgk
#visualstudio #dotNET
Daniel Ward and Mads Kristensen discuss all the new goodies.
Highlights include:
➡️ Deep Copilot + Profiler Agent integration
➡️ DevBox/RDP
➡️ Sleek modern UI
Check out Daniel's blog, msft.it/63326sfNgk
#visualstudio #dotNET
October 24, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Visual Studio 2026 just dropped its Insiders Release.
Daniel Ward and Mads Kristensen discuss all the new goodies.
Highlights include:
➡️ Deep Copilot + Profiler Agent integration
➡️ DevBox/RDP
➡️ Sleek modern UI
Check out Daniel's blog, msft.it/63326sfNgk
#visualstudio #dotNET
Daniel Ward and Mads Kristensen discuss all the new goodies.
Highlights include:
➡️ Deep Copilot + Profiler Agent integration
➡️ DevBox/RDP
➡️ Sleek modern UI
Check out Daniel's blog, msft.it/63326sfNgk
#visualstudio #dotNET
Worthy of a listen for anyone in today's employment environment; as a bonus, voices of empowered women. open.spotify.com/episode/3rkg...
Ideas Born From Rage w/ Lori LaLonde
open.spotify.com
October 24, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Worthy of a listen for anyone in today's employment environment; as a bonus, voices of empowered women. open.spotify.com/episode/3rkg...
I find CodeLens in Visual Studio to be useful. But the References feature could use improvement. I'm interested in runtime references to types/members (what is _using_ the member), not xmldoc references. And I sometimes want to filter out references by unit tests.
October 24, 2025 at 3:10 PM
I find CodeLens in Visual Studio to be useful. But the References feature could use improvement. I'm interested in runtime references to types/members (what is _using_ the member), not xmldoc references. And I sometimes want to filter out references by unit tests.
Blogged: Things That Caught My Attention Last Week - October 19 bit.ly/4hqlwdE #dotnet
Peter Ritchie's Blog - Things That Caught My Attention Last Week - October 19
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October 21, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Blogged: Things That Caught My Attention Last Week - October 19 bit.ly/4hqlwdE #dotnet
I guess PowerToys LightSwitch is on by default, so after a reboot everything is in Light mode despite Dark mode being the default before. 🙁
October 21, 2025 at 4:52 PM
I guess PowerToys LightSwitch is on by default, so after a reboot everything is in Light mode despite Dark mode being the default before. 🙁