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This week: We're covering C# events and delegates, encapsulation, collections, and MongoDB BSON mapping, alongside Claude Code permissions, reusable skills, and reviewing generated tests. On the people side, the articles explore sustainable mentoring, one-on-ones, and earning trust as an engineering manager. The videos compare Claude Code with Copilot CLI and discuss code perfectionism and the place of desktop applications.
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Weekly Recap
Claude Code or Copilot CLI? Which Harness Is Superior?!
The battle rages on... which agent coding harness is the best? Can Copilot CLI beat out Claude Code?
The Code Isn't Perfect, So How Can I Let It Go?
From the ExperiencedDevs subreddit, this developer wanted perspectives on how to let go when things just aren't perfect.
Are Desktop Applications Obsolete Now?
From the ExperiencedDevs subreddit, this developer wanted perspectives on whether or not desktop applications are dead.
Events and Delegates in C#: Contracts, Subscriptions, and Notification
Understand events and delegates in C# through practical examples covering notification contracts, subscriptions, multicast calls, failures, and lifetime.
Create a Reusable Claude Code Skill for a .NET Workflow
Create a reusable Claude Code skill for .NET change review, with project-scoped instructions, explicit invocation, useful evidence, and clear workflow limits.
Encapsulation in C#: Preserve Invariants Through Public Operations
Understand encapsulation in C# with constructors, validation, and collection boundaries that preserve invariants without confusing read-only with immutable.
When Support for Junior Engineers Takes Over Your Workday
Understand why support for junior engineers feels overwhelming, improve how you help, and discuss realistic capacity with your manager without blaming juniors.
MongoDB BSON Mapping in C#: Typed Models and Immutable Records
Understand MongoDB BSON mapping in C# with explicit field names, immutable record creation, ID representations, and compatibility checks for stored documents.
Taking One-on-One Meeting Notes Without Losing the Conversation
Take one-on-one meeting notes that help you remember agreed commitments, stay engaged in the conversation, and distinguish private context from shared actions.
Configure Claude Code Permissions for .NET Development
Understand Claude Code permissions for .NET development, including rule syntax, settings scope, command risks, and boundaries for databases and publishing.
Mentoring an Engineer Who Doesn't Want More Responsibility
Mentor an engineer who doesn't want more responsibility by respecting contentment, separating current role expectations, and offering only welcome support.
List and HashSet in C#: Ordering, Membership, and Equality
Learn how List and HashSet in C# represent ordering, duplicates, membership, and equality, with complete examples and clear boundaries for application code.
Your Availability Is Not Your Team's Overtime Expectation
Your availability as a manager can send unintended signals. Separate personal working choices from team expectations without becoming a permanent dependency.
Review Claude-Generated .NET Tests for Real Regression Coverage
Review Claude-generated .NET tests by tracing assertions, reproducing failure paths, checking mock boundaries, and separating passing runs from real coverage.
When Your Manager Keeps Cancelling One-on-Ones
When your manager keeps cancelling one-on-ones, distinguish exceptions from patterns, explain lost support, and agree on realistic continuity without blame.
Object-Oriented Programming in C#: State, Contracts, and Collaboration
Learn object-oriented programming in C# through state, contracts, and collaboration, with clear examples of encapsulation, inheritance, and composition.
Earning Your Team's Trust as a New Engineering Manager
Earn your team's trust as a new engineering manager through listening, follow-through, individual support, and openness to feedback without forcing disclosure.
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