David McCarter
@dotnetdave.bsky.social
David McCarter is a Microsoft MVP, Solutions Architect, code quality expert, consultant, professional code reviewer, speaker, and author with 25+ years in software engineering.
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Happy Thanksgiving, geeks of America! 🦃✨
Wishing you a day filled with great food, big laughs, and time with the people who matter most. And hey—don’t forget to swing by dotNetTips.com… a fresh new article drops on Monday! �#RockYourCodede
November 27, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Happy Thanksgiving, geeks of America! 🦃✨
Wishing you a day filled with great food, big laughs, and time with the people who matter most. And hey—don’t forget to swing by dotNetTips.com… a fresh new article drops on Monday! �#RockYourCodede
Behold the sacred rule of software engineering! 🚀 'THOU SHALT NOT WRITE CODE UNTIL PROPERLY ARCHITECTED.' 🖥️✨ A reminder for every developer to build with structure before diving into code. #SoftwareEngineering #dotnet #BestPractices #CodeWisdom #MVPBuzz
November 18, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Behold the sacred rule of software engineering! 🚀 'THOU SHALT NOT WRITE CODE UNTIL PROPERLY ARCHITECTED.' 🖥️✨ A reminder for every developer to build with structure before diving into code. #SoftwareEngineering #dotnet #BestPractices #CodeWisdom #MVPBuzz
Do you have a question about software engineering or boosting your career? 🚀 dotNetDave is here to help! Submit your question using the link below, and it might be featured in an article or video on dotNetTips.com! 💡🎥
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#SoftwareEngineering #CareerGrowth #dotNetTips
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#SoftwareEngineering #CareerGrowth #dotNetTips
November 18, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Do you have a question about software engineering or boosting your career? 🚀 dotNetDave is here to help! Submit your question using the link below, and it might be featured in an article or video on dotNetTips.com! 💡🎥
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#SoftwareEngineering #CareerGrowth #dotNetTips
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#SoftwareEngineering #CareerGrowth #dotNetTips
Almost one week since @visualstudio.com 2026 was released, and #Copilot can not create unit tests that actually compile or are correct. Seems it's not following the code it's supposed to be testing! 😡 Back to the drawing board!
November 17, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Almost one week since @visualstudio.com 2026 was released, and #Copilot can not create unit tests that actually compile or are correct. Seems it's not following the code it's supposed to be testing! 😡 Back to the drawing board!
I swear, using #Copilot in Visual Studio 2026 is getting worse the more I use it. Fixing MSTest changes shouldn’t be a nightmare! Isn’t this thing supposed to improve? Instead of saving time, it’s wasting a ton of mine!
@visualstudio.com
@visualstudio.com
November 17, 2025 at 5:31 PM
I swear, using #Copilot in Visual Studio 2026 is getting worse the more I use it. Fixing MSTest changes shouldn’t be a nightmare! Isn’t this thing supposed to improve? Instead of saving time, it’s wasting a ton of mine!
@visualstudio.com
@visualstudio.com
🚨 Attention .NET Teams! 🚨
Want a veteran engineer who’s been rocking .NET since day one to review your codebase? I’ve written the books on clean, high-performance .NET code—and I know how to spot trouble fast.
Let’s talk. I can help.
📩 Contact me with your needs!
#MVPBuzz #RockYourCode
Want a veteran engineer who’s been rocking .NET since day one to review your codebase? I’ve written the books on clean, high-performance .NET code—and I know how to spot trouble fast.
Let’s talk. I can help.
📩 Contact me with your needs!
#MVPBuzz #RockYourCode
November 17, 2025 at 4:16 PM
🚨 Attention .NET Teams! 🚨
Want a veteran engineer who’s been rocking .NET since day one to review your codebase? I’ve written the books on clean, high-performance .NET code—and I know how to spot trouble fast.
Let’s talk. I can help.
📩 Contact me with your needs!
#MVPBuzz #RockYourCode
Want a veteran engineer who’s been rocking .NET since day one to review your codebase? I’ve written the books on clean, high-performance .NET code—and I know how to spot trouble fast.
Let’s talk. I can help.
📩 Contact me with your needs!
#MVPBuzz #RockYourCode
Is anyone seeing issues like this in @visualstudio.com 2026? On my laptop it's fine, but on my desktop, I see this in some of the windows.
#VisualStudio
#VisualStudio
November 14, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Is anyone seeing issues like this in @visualstudio.com 2026? On my laptop it's fine, but on my desktop, I see this in some of the windows.
#VisualStudio
#VisualStudio
Have you ever taken a coding test for a job where you had to build a solution from scratch under tight time limits?
👉Did you finish it all?
👉How did it go?
👉Did you land the job?
Your feedback will help shape an article I’m writing. Let’s connect and share stories!
👉Did you finish it all?
👉How did it go?
👉Did you land the job?
Your feedback will help shape an article I’m writing. Let’s connect and share stories!
November 13, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Have you ever taken a coding test for a job where you had to build a solution from scratch under tight time limits?
👉Did you finish it all?
👉How did it go?
👉Did you land the job?
Your feedback will help shape an article I’m writing. Let’s connect and share stories!
👉Did you finish it all?
👉How did it go?
👉Did you land the job?
Your feedback will help shape an article I’m writing. Let’s connect and share stories!
Warning: Copilot and AI look slick, but don’t trust everything they spit out. They’re Junior Programmers — smart, but lacking real-world experience and best practices. Someday that’ll change, but for now you still need your own brain and judgment.
#dotnetconf #Copilot #dotnet
#dotnetconf #Copilot #dotnet
November 11, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Warning: Copilot and AI look slick, but don’t trust everything they spit out. They’re Junior Programmers — smart, but lacking real-world experience and best practices. Someday that’ll change, but for now you still need your own brain and judgment.
#dotnetconf #Copilot #dotnet
#dotnetconf #Copilot #dotnet
#Sweden is now for the first time the #2 country visiting dotNetTips.com! Thanks so much to all the devs and the organizers at @oredev.org! I had such a good time at my sessions and meeting many devs. I can't wait to come back. 🤞
#oredev2025
#oredev2025
November 7, 2025 at 3:07 PM
#Sweden is now for the first time the #2 country visiting dotNetTips.com! Thanks so much to all the devs and the organizers at @oredev.org! I had such a good time at my sessions and meeting many devs. I can't wait to come back. 🤞
#oredev2025
#oredev2025
Hey conferences, this is a great thing to do so attendees can connect with speakers! @oredev.org #oredev2025
November 6, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Hey conferences, this is a great thing to do so attendees can connect with speakers! @oredev.org #oredev2025
🎸 Øredev 2025 developers! Join me at 14:55 in the Eclipse Room for my session on dealing with disposable types in .NET. I’ll be giving away the 20th Anniversary Edition of my Coding Standards book to one lucky attendee. And yes… watch out for flying guitar picks! 🤘
#ordev2025 @oredev.org #MVPBuzz
#ordev2025 @oredev.org #MVPBuzz
November 6, 2025 at 1:03 PM
🎸 Øredev 2025 developers! Join me at 14:55 in the Eclipse Room for my session on dealing with disposable types in .NET. I’ll be giving away the 20th Anniversary Edition of my Coding Standards book to one lucky attendee. And yes… watch out for flying guitar picks! 🤘
#ordev2025 @oredev.org #MVPBuzz
#ordev2025 @oredev.org #MVPBuzz
Developers of Øredev 2025 — want faster, leaner, rock-solid apps? 🤘
Catch my Code & App Performance session at 11:15 AM in the Orbit Room.
You’ll learn practical tips to supercharge your .NET code — and maybe score a free book! #RockYourCode #ordev2025 @oredev.org #MVPBuzz
Catch my Code & App Performance session at 11:15 AM in the Orbit Room.
You’ll learn practical tips to supercharge your .NET code — and maybe score a free book! #RockYourCode #ordev2025 @oredev.org #MVPBuzz
November 6, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Developers of Øredev 2025 — want faster, leaner, rock-solid apps? 🤘
Catch my Code & App Performance session at 11:15 AM in the Orbit Room.
You’ll learn practical tips to supercharge your .NET code — and maybe score a free book! #RockYourCode #ordev2025 @oredev.org #MVPBuzz
Catch my Code & App Performance session at 11:15 AM in the Orbit Room.
You’ll learn practical tips to supercharge your .NET code — and maybe score a free book! #RockYourCode #ordev2025 @oredev.org #MVPBuzz
November 5, 2025 at 3:50 PM
This is a cool way to enter conference area! @oredev.org #oredev2025
November 5, 2025 at 12:50 PM
This is a cool way to enter conference area! @oredev.org #oredev2025
@oredev.org come to one of my sessions tomorrow and you could win my book about interviewing! Plus my sessions are fun too!
#oredev2025 #RockYourCareer
#oredev2025 #RockYourCareer
November 5, 2025 at 12:01 PM
@oredev.org come to one of my sessions tomorrow and you could win my book about interviewing! Plus my sessions are fun too!
#oredev2025 #RockYourCareer
#oredev2025 #RockYourCareer
#Oredev2025, I’m here! A little jet lagged but excited! Have a burning question you want to ask a Microsoft MVP? Come find me and let’s chat!
@oredev.org
@oredev.org
November 5, 2025 at 10:17 AM
#Oredev2025, I’m here! A little jet lagged but excited! Have a burning question you want to ask a Microsoft MVP? Come find me and let’s chat!
@oredev.org
@oredev.org
Pinball machines at @oredev.org! I can’t wait to play!! 😎
November 5, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Pinball machines at @oredev.org! I can’t wait to play!! 😎
@oredev.org friends! Look what just landed — the hardbound edition of my brand-new .NET Coding Standards book! 🤘
One lucky developer will win it during my session Thursday, 11:15 – 11:55 in Room ORBIT.
Sit up front, keep your phone ready, and you might walk away with a signed copy!
#MVPBuzz
One lucky developer will win it during my session Thursday, 11:15 – 11:55 in Room ORBIT.
Sit up front, keep your phone ready, and you might walk away with a signed copy!
#MVPBuzz
November 4, 2025 at 9:15 PM
@oredev.org friends! Look what just landed — the hardbound edition of my brand-new .NET Coding Standards book! 🤘
One lucky developer will win it during my session Thursday, 11:15 – 11:55 in Room ORBIT.
Sit up front, keep your phone ready, and you might walk away with a signed copy!
#MVPBuzz
One lucky developer will win it during my session Thursday, 11:15 – 11:55 in Room ORBIT.
Sit up front, keep your phone ready, and you might walk away with a signed copy!
#MVPBuzz
🎸 Happy Halloween, code rockers! Be safe out there—and save some candy for the kids! When mine were little, I called it “jet fuel.” 🤘 Register on dotNetTips.com
so you don’t miss my next article drop! 👻
#Holloween #RockYourCode
so you don’t miss my next article drop! 👻
#Holloween #RockYourCode
October 31, 2025 at 5:01 PM
🎸 Happy Halloween, code rockers! Be safe out there—and save some candy for the kids! When mine were little, I called it “jet fuel.” 🤘 Register on dotNetTips.com
so you don’t miss my next article drop! 👻
#Holloween #RockYourCode
so you don’t miss my next article drop! 👻
#Holloween #RockYourCode
Quick poll: When you apply for a job, do you prefer A) a rejection email or B) no reply? Comment A or B + why. Curious what stings less (or helps more).💼
#Career #JobSearch
#Career #JobSearch
October 31, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Quick poll: When you apply for a job, do you prefer A) a rejection email or B) no reply? Comment A or B + why. Curious what stings less (or helps more).💼
#Career #JobSearch
#Career #JobSearch
I’m thrilled that Microsoft Copilot can finally generate images in more than just square format! 🙌 Next step: true photo-quality resolution. Imagine the creative possibilities once we get there—AI art will be unstoppable!
@microsoft.com #Copilot
@microsoft.com #Copilot
October 30, 2025 at 10:43 AM
I’m thrilled that Microsoft Copilot can finally generate images in more than just square format! 🙌 Next step: true photo-quality resolution. Imagine the creative possibilities once we get there—AI art will be unstoppable!
@microsoft.com #Copilot
@microsoft.com #Copilot
Dear #Apple, maybe it’s time to teach macOS how not to corrupt a drive every time the power blinks—which happens a lot here in Texas! I’ve bought more replacement disks than I have guitars. Even Windows can fix it, but your Disk Utility just shrugs. Do better—or I’ll keep my money elsewhere. 😡
October 29, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Dear #Apple, maybe it’s time to teach macOS how not to corrupt a drive every time the power blinks—which happens a lot here in Texas! I’ve bought more replacement disks than I have guitars. Even Windows can fix it, but your Disk Utility just shrugs. Do better—or I’ll keep my money elsewhere. 😡