Constructors vs static methods in C#

We create objects in C# by calling their constructor. Simple, just a “new Class()”. There are other ways to create objects though: one is…

On versioning

I didn’t investigate the history of versioning per se, but I’m pretty sure first version numbers were just simple integers: 1, 2… Apollo…

The case against SET NOCOUNT ON

Going over one of the greatest myths of RDBMS world

The forsaken world of Windows Task Scheduler

My adventures with Task Scheduler on Windows

EF6 to EF Core migration cheatsheet

This is from my old notes around EF Core 3.1 timeframe in case it's useful for anyone else. It might be outdated now though.

Click here to see the content

My ramblings about "click here to".

Use MySQL on WSL2 without a container

My firsthand experience with using MySQL on WSL2 without a container

Isn't WSL2 just a VM?

My take on Windows NT subsystems and the thin line between VMs and subsystems.

Are cellular towers the next landlines?

Is there an impending doom for cellular carriers?

Vibe coding in the 90's

Hey folks. You know how programming is hard in 1994. You need books, help files, manuals, references to learn about a certain feature. You read all those. Then you go through endless iteration of trial and errors to find out how to accomplish a certain task. Well, I found a

From passwords to passkeys

A partially accurate historical account on how we finally arrived at passkeys as the ultimate solution to accessible and secure authentication from simple passwords.

Safe zero-copy operations in C#

My attempt at talking about one of the most underrated features of C#.