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Weekly Recap
Just How Slow Are StronglyTypeIds in C#?
In this video, we'll use VS2026 and Copilot to build benchmarks for the StronglyTypedIds Nuget package! How much overhead do we pay for having strongly typed IDs in our code? Let's find out!
Commit Your Code CYC2025 Recap - Thoughts On Networking at Conferences
I was fortunate enough not only to attend but to SPEAK at Commit Your Code 2025 in Dallas. Here are my thoughts and reflections from the event!
Firefighting to Flow: Forecasting For Developers - Interview with Tom Ridge
I was really grateful to have Tom Ridge join me for a deep, honest conversation about leadership, agile delivery, and what it really takes to help engineering teams succeed.
Tom shared how his team turned things around after projects fell behind schedule -- using data, reducing scope, and applying Little’s Law to make forecasting less about guesses and more about measurable flow. We also dug into the human side of engineering: having difficult conversations, building psychological safety, and creating team environments where people feel supported instead of pressured.
Huge thanks to Tom for being so open about the challenges, the experiments, and the wins. I think you’ll really enjoy this one.
New Manager Woes... How To Deal With The Friend-of-the-Execs
From ExperiencedDevs subreddit, this Redditor wanted to hear thoughts on their new manager coming in -- a friend of the executives. Are they cooked? Let's find out.
Crucial Coachability Lessons In Software Engineering - Interview With Noah Cantor
What's one sure-fire recipe for disaster when it comes to coaching?
Not being coachable.
This could come from a lack of self-awareness or not being willing to be coached -- but if you're not ready for it, it's going to feel like friction.
In my conversation with Noah Cantor, we walked through the various considerations that come into play when it comes to getting coaching and mentorship.
Noah's framing certainly helped me see how you can try to take all the right steps, but the order and reason behind the steps can REALLY make a difference.
Thanks for the chat, Noah!
LeetCode Sucks - Don't Let Your Critical Thinking Suck Too
My favorite thing about LeetCode is imagining the point in my life where I never have to think about it again. Until then, we have to put up with this crap -- but let's see what lessons we can extract.
Benchmarking StronglyTypedIds with Dapper in C#
In this video, we'll build on a previous example where we measure the overhead of using StronglyTypedIds with Dapper. Using BenchmarkDotNet, just how much overhead is being added for the convenience of strongly typed IDs? Let's find out!
Test Driven Development & Developer Advocacy - Interview With Gui Ferreira
You're not a real developer unless you do TDD.
Gui Ferreira is a TDD expert -- but no, not even he would tell you this.
In our chat together, we covered a lot of ground. It was great to sit down with a fellow Dometrain course author to go over:
- His career journey
- Developer advocacy
- Test-driven development
- And MUCH more!
Huge thanks to Gui for the talk, and I'd love to do more in the future!
Is It Worth Doing Extra Work To Get Promoted As A Software Developer?
From the ExperiencedDevs subreddit, this Redditor wanted to know about doing extra work as a developer in order to get promoted. Did they listen to their manager's feedback?
Don't Burn Yourself Out - Your Developer Journey Will Take Time
Responding to a question that I received on LinkedIn... I don't think they were asking for a video response, but I figured this could potentially be a helpful lesson for aspiring developers.
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