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Weekly Dev Tips
by Steve Smith (@ardalis)
Weekly Dev Tips offers a variety of technical and career tips for software developers. Each tip is quick and to the point, describing a problem and one or more ways to solve that problem. I don't expect every tip to be useful to every developer, but I hope you'll find enough of them valuable to make listening worth your time.Hosted by experienced software architect, trainer, and entrepreneur Steve Smith, also known online as @ardalis. If you find these useful, you may also want to get a free software development tip delivered to your inbox every Wednesday from ardalis.com/tips.
Episodes
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Blogging with guest Andrew Lock
Show Resources and Links Andrew Lock's blog ASP.NET Core in Action by Manning Follow Andrew on Twitter Your Words are Wasted by Scott Hanselman devBetter Ardalis Blog That's it for this week. If you want to hear more from me, go to ardalis.com/tips to sign up for a free tip in your inbox every...
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.Net Foundation with guest Claire Novotny
Hi and welcome back to Weekly Dev Tips. I'm your host Steve Smith, aka Ardalis. This is episode 74 with guest Claire Novotny. On the Dot Net Foundation This week's tip is brought to you by devBetter.com. Sponsor - devBetter Group Career Coaching for Developers What is devBetter? It's a private...
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Code Comments with Guest Claudio Lassala
On Code Comments This week's tip is brought to you by devBetter.com. Sponsor - devBetter Group Career Coaching for Developers What is devBetter? It's a private group coaching community geared toward accelerating developer careers. We meet weekly for live Q&A sessions and have an active...
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Using the New GitHub CLI with guest John Papa
Hi and welcome back to Weekly Dev Tips. I'm your host Steve Smith, aka Ardalis. This is episode 72 with guest John Papa. GitHub's New Command Line Interface This week's tip is brought to you by devBetter.com. Sponsor - devBetter Group Career Coaching for Developers What is devBetter? It's a…
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Adapter Design Pattern
Hi and welcome back to Weekly Dev Tips. I'm your host Steve Smith, aka Ardalis. This is episode 71. This is the first tip I'm recording since going into quarantine lockdown due to the Coronavirus - the last few months were all recorded well ahead of their publication. I hope you're all staying…
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Defense in Depth with guest Matt Eland
Hi and welcome back to Weekly Dev Tips. I’m your host Steve Smith, aka Ardalis. This is episode 70 on Defense in Depth with guest Matt Eland. Defense in Depth with guest Matt Eland This week's tip is brought to you by devBetter.com. Sponsor - devBetter Group Career Coaching for Developers What is...
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Respawn with guest Jimmy Bogard
Hi and welcome back to Weekly Dev Tips. I'm your host Steve Smith, aka Ardalis. This is episode 68 with guest Jimmy Bogard. This week's tip is brought to you by devBetter.com. ## Sponsor - devBetter Group Career Coaching for Developers What is devBetter? It's a private group coaching community...
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Abstractions with guest Chris Klug
Hi and welcome back to Weekly Dev Tips. I'm your host Steve Smith, aka Ardalis. This is episode 67 with guest Chris Klug. This week's tip is brought to you by devBetter.com. Sponsor - devBetter Group Career Coaching for Developers What is devBetter? It's a private group coaching community geared...
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Blazor with guest Carl Franklin
Hi and welcome back to Weekly Dev Tips. I’m your host Steve Smith, aka Ardalis. This is episode 66 with a Blazor tip from Carl Franklin of .NET Rocks fame. This week's tip is brought to you by devBetter.com. Sponsor - devBetter Group Career Coaching for Developers What is devBetter? It's a…
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A/B Testing with Azure with guest Lars Klint
Hi and welcome back to Weekly Dev Tips. I’m your host Steve Smith, aka Ardalis. This is episode 65 on simple and inexpensive A/B testing with Azure, with guest Lars Klint. This week's tip is brought to you by devBetter.com. Sponsor - devBetter Group Career Coaching for Developers What is…
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Richard Campbell on Teams
Hi and welcome back to Weekly Dev Tips. I’m your host Steve Smith, aka Ardalis. This is episode 64 on team membership with guest Richard Campbell. This week's tip is brought to you by devBetter.com. Sponsor - devBetter Group Career Coaching for Developers What is devBetter? It's a private group...
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Password Managers with guest Troy Hunt
Hi and welcome back to Weekly Dev Tips. I’m your host Steve Smith, aka Ardalis. This is episode 63 on password managers with guest Troy Hunt. This week's tip is brought to you by devBetter.com. Sponsor - devBetter Group Career Coaching for Developers What is devBetter? It's a private group…
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Requirements and Change with Guest Juval Löwy
Hi and welcome back to Weekly Dev Tips. I’m your host Steve Smith, aka Ardalis. This is episode 62 on the nature of mapping requirements to our software design and architecture and how we deal with change. This week's tip is brought to you by devBetter.com. Sponsor - devBetter Group Career…
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Mise en Place with guest Ryan Lanciaux
Hi and welcome back to Weekly Dev Tips. I’m your host Steve Smith, aka Ardalis. This is episode 61. # Mise en Place This week's tip is brought to you by devBetter.com. ## Sponsor - devBetter Group Career Coaching for Developers What is devBetter? It's a private group coaching community geared...
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How Developers Fail
Hi and welcome back to Weekly Dev Tips. I’m your host Steve Smith, aka Ardalis. This is episode 60. How Developers Fail This week's tip is brought to you by devBetter.com. Sponsor - devBetter Group Career Coaching for Developers What is devBetter? It's a private group coaching community geared...
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Versioning with guest Jon Skeet
Hi and welcome back to Weekly Dev Tips. I’m your host Steve Smith, aka Ardalis. This is episode 59, on versioning and semver, with guest Jon Skeet. # Versioning This week's tip is brought to you by devBetter.com. ## Sponsor - devBetter Group Career Coaching for Developers devBetter is a career...
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Boundaries with guest James Hickey
Hi and welcome back to Weekly Dev Tips. I’m your host Steve Smith, aka Ardalis. This is episode 58, on the concept of boundaries, with guest James Hickey. Boundaries This week's tip is brought to you by devBetter.com. Sponsor - devBetter Group Career Coaching for Developers Need to level up your...
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Dependency Inversion Principle
Hi and welcome back to Weekly Dev Tips. I’m your host Steve Smith, aka Ardalis. This is episode 57, on the Dependency Inversion principle. Dependency Inversion Principle This week's tip is brought to you by devBetter.com. Sponsor - devBetter Group Career Coaching for Developers Need to level up...
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One Step Build Test Run
Hi and welcome back to Weekly Dev Tips. I’m your host Steve Smith, aka Ardalis. This is episode 56, on the importance of having a simple way to build, test, and run your application locally. One Step Build Test Run This week's tip is brought to you by devBetter.com. Sponsor - devBetter Group…
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Interface Segregation
Hi and welcome back to Weekly Dev Tips. I’m your host Steve Smith, aka Ardalis. This is episode 55, on the Interface Segregation principle. Interface Segregation Principle This week's tip is brought to you by devBetter.com. Sponsor - devBetter Group Career Coaching for Developers You can find…
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Customize Key Mappings in Visual Studio with Kendra Havens
Hi and welcome back to Weekly Dev Tips. I’m your host Steve Smith, aka Ardalis. This is episode 54, on customizing key bindings in Visual Studio with guest Kendra Havens. Customize Key Mappings with Kendra Havens This week's tip is brought to you by devBetter.com. Sponsor - devBetter Group Career...
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Liskov Substitution
Hi and welcome back to Weekly Dev Tips. I’m your host Steve Smith, aka Ardalis. This is episode 53, on the Liskov Substitution principle. Liskov Substitution Principle This week's tip is brought to you by devBetter.com. Sponsor - devBetter Group Career Coaching for Developers Need to level up…
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Continuous Testing Continuously with Guest Al Rodriguez
Hi and welcome back to Weekly Dev Tips. I’m your host Steve Smith, aka Ardalis. This is episode 52, on feedback loops and continuous testing with guest Al Rodriguez. Continuous Testing Continuously This week's tip is brought to you by devBetter.com. Sponsor - devBetter Group Career Coaching for...
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Open Closed
Hi and welcome back to Weekly Dev Tips. I’m your host Steve Smith, aka Ardalis. This is episode 51, on the Open/Closed principle. Open/Closed Principle This week's tip is brought to you by devBetter.com. Sponsor - devBetter Group Career Coaching for Developers Need to level up your career?…
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Test All The Things with Guest Corey Weathers
Hi and welcome back to Weekly Dev Tips. I’m your host Steve Smith, aka Ardalis. This is episode 50 with some guest tips on Testing All The Things! Test All The Things This week's tip is brought to you by devBetter.com. Sponsor - devBetter Group Career Coaching for Developers Are you a software...
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Single Responsibility Principle
Hi and welcome back to Weekly Dev Tips. I’m your host Steve Smith, aka Ardalis. This is episode 49 on the Single Responsibility Principle. Single Responsibility This week's tip is brought to you by devBetter.com. Sponsor - devBetter Group Career Coaching for Developers Are you a software…
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Effective Ways to Accelerate Your Career
Hi and welcome back to Weekly Dev Tips. I’m your host Steve Smith, aka Ardalis. This is episode 48 on Effective Ways to Accelerate Your Career, with guest James Hickey. Effective Ways to Accelerate Your Career This week's tip is brought to you by devBetter.com. Sponsor - devBetter Group Career...
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Introducing SOLID Principles
Hi and welcome back to Weekly Dev Tips. I’m your host Steve Smith, aka Ardalis. This is episode 47, in which we'll introduce the SOLID principles. I'll spend a little time reviewing these principles in the upcoming episodes. What are the SOLID principles of object-oriented design? Sponsor -...
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On Sleep with Guest Jamie Taylor
Hi and welcome back to Weekly Dev Tips. I’m your host Steve Smith, aka Ardalis. This is episode 46, with guest Jamie Taylor, aka GaProgMan. On The Importance of Sleep Sponsor - devBetter Group Career Coaching for Developers Are you a software developer looking to advance in your career more...
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Work Alone with Mystery Guest
Hi and welcome back to Weekly Dev Tips. I’m your host Steve Smith, aka Ardalis. This is episode 45 on working alone with a mystery guest. Working Alone Show Notes / Transcript This week's show was recorded on 1 April 2019 with a special guest who has chosen to remain anonymous. I'm a developer…
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Work From Home Tips with Andrew Lock
Hi and welcome back to Weekly Dev Tips. I’m your host Steve Smith, aka Ardalis. This is episode 44 with some guest tips on working from home that I hope you'll find useful. Working From Home Tips Sponsor - devBetter Group Career Coaching for Developers Are you a software developer looking to...
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A Dependency Injection Story
Hi and welcome back to Weekly Dev Tips. I’m your host Steve Smith, aka Ardalis. This is episode 43, with a quick story about dependency injection. A Dependency Injection Story Sponsor - devBetter Group Career Coaching for Developers Are you a software developer looking to advance in your career...
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On Learning TDD and LISP with Uncle Bob Martin
Hi and welcome back to Weekly Dev Tips. I’m your host Steve Smith, aka Ardalis. This is episode 42 - the answer to life, the universe, and everything - with some guest tips on learning TDD and Lisp. Learning TDD and Lisp This week we have a special guest. He is the author of the books Clean Code,...
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Sprints Versus Continuous Flow
Hi and welcome back to Weekly Dev Tips. I’m your host Steve Smith, aka Ardalis. This is episode 41, in which I'll talk about the difference between sprint and iteration-based software processes compared to continuous processes. If you’re enjoying these tips, please subscribe in your app. You can...
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If It Hurts, Do It More Often
Hi and welcome back to Weekly Dev Tips. I’m your host Steve Smith, aka Ardalis. This is episode 40, in which I'll talk about the paradoxical advice, "if it hurts, do it more often." If you’re enjoying these tips, please subscribe in your app. You can leave a rating and better yet, a comment in…
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Better Code Reviews
Hi and welcome back to Weekly Dev Tips. I’m your host Steve Smith, aka Ardalis. This is episode 39, in which I'll talk a bit about how to make code reviews a little less painful of an experience. If you’re enjoying these tips, please leave a comment or rating in your podcast app, tell a friend...
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How do you get so much done?
Hi and welcome back to Weekly Dev Tips. I’m your host Steve Smith, aka Ardalis. This is episode 38, in which I'll offer some personal productivity tips. If you’re enjoying these tips, please leave a comment or rating in your podcast app, tell a friend about the podcast, or follow us on twitter…
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Debugging Tips
Hi and welcome back to Weekly Dev Tips. I’m your host Steve Smith, aka Ardalis. This is episode 37, in which I'll talk a bit about how I debug problems I find in my code. If you’re enjoying these tips, please leave a comment or rating in your podcast app, tell a friend about the podcast, or…
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Exceptions and Guard Clauses
Hi and welcome back to Weekly Dev Tips. I’m your host Steve Smith, aka Ardalis. This is episode 36, in which we'll discuss a question I recently received about guard clauses and exceptions. If you’re enjoying these tips, please leave a comment or rating in your podcast app, tell a friend about…
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Why is Immutability Desirable?
Why Immutability is Desirable This week's tip is on the topic of immutability, and why it's often considered a good thing for your data structures. I'll share my thoughts on the topic in a moment, but first a quick note from this week's sponsor. Sponsor - devBetter Group Career Coaching for...
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Avoid Lazy Loading in ASP.NET Apps
Hi and welcome back to Weekly Dev Tips. I’m your host Steve Smith, aka Ardalis. This is episode 34, in which we'll talk about lazy loading in ASP.NET and ASP.NET Core apps, and why it's evil. If you’re enjoying these tips, please leave a comment or rating in your podcast app, tell a friend about...
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Use the Right Object Lifetime
Use the right object lifetime This week we talk about object lifetimes, why they matter, and how to choose the right one. We'll focus a little bit on Entity Framework since it's very popular and also very frequently misconfigured. Sponsor - devBetter Group Career Coaching for Developers This week...
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How much do you make?
Hi and welcome back to Weekly Dev Tips. I’m your host Steve Smith, aka Ardalis. This is episode 32, in which we'll talk a little about money, salaries, and workplace taboos on sharing details about such things. If you’re enjoying these tips, please leave a comment or rating in your podcast app,...
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Breaking Bad Coding Habits
Breaking Bad Coding Habits This week guest Joe Zack talks about how to apply the power of habit to break bad coding habits. Joe is a software developer based in Central Florida. He is a host of the Coding Blocks podcast and is particularly excited about Search Engines and the JAMStack these days....
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On Code Smells
I've talked quite a bit about code smells over the course of my career. My Refactoring Fundamentals and Azure Refactoring courses on Pluralsight both discuss the topic, with the former going into great depth and covering literally dozens of code smells. The course is over 8 hours long, but it not...
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Shared Kernel as a Package
Shared Kernel as a Package Code shared between applications within an organization is typically referred to as a shared kernel in domain-driven design. This week's tip discusses this approach and how best to do the sharing. Sponsor - DevIQ Thanks to DevIQ for sponsoring this episode! Check out...
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Applying Pain Driven Development to Patterns
Applying Pain Driven Development to Patterns This week we talk about specific ways you can apply my strategy of Pain Driven Development to the use of design patterns. This is an excerpt from my Design Pattern Mastery presentation that goes into more detail on design patterns. Sponsor - DevIQ…
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How Do You Even Know This Crap?
How Do You Even Know This Crap? This week we have a special guest offering a dev tip - please welcome Scott Hanselman who blogs at Hanselman.com and has a great long-running podcast, Hanselminutes. Scott's going to share with us some tips on how you can leverage your experience to know when a...
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Layering Patterns on Repositories
Layering Patterns on Repositories This week we're sticking to the patterns and repositories theme. I started down the design patterns path with Episode 17 so start at least from there if you want to listen to the sequence more-or-less in order. In this episode, we'll look at some combinations…
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Weekly Dev Tips offers a variety of technical and career tips for software developers. Each tip is quick and to the point, describing a problem and one or more ways to solve that problem. I don't expect every tip to be useful to every developer, but I hope you'll find enough of them valuable to make listening worth your time.Hosted by experienced software architect, trainer, and entrepreneur Steve Smith, also known online as @ardalis. If you find these useful, you may also want to get a free software development tip delivered to your inbox every Wednesday from ardalis.com/tips.
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