The Angry Dev

I think there’s a huge difference between “vibe coding” and “coding with AI”, and that difference comes down to one thing: you still need to know what you’re doing.

If you’ve spent any time optimizing a home solar and battery setup, you quickly realize that the hardware is only half the battle.

And even though I just said it was indescribable, I’m going to try anyway.

Microsoft is officially ending support for Windows 10 in October 2025, and for millions of PC users, that sounds like bad news, because you may not have the right hardware for Windows 11, or you may not want all of your personal data vacuumed up by Micros…

Having recently read the article “Why are Event Driven Systems Hard?”

If your computer doesn’t meet Microsoft’s system requirements for Windows 11, you may have seen the dreaded message: “This PC can’t run Windows 11.”

One of the first schema decisions you face when designing a database table is: Should I use an INT or a UUID as the primary key?

Let’s get one thing straight.

C#’s Garbage Collector is a powerful tool for automatic memory management, but it doesn’t solve every resource management problem.

Building APIs that handle large datasets can be a challenge.

Yes, I’m saying it, most unit tests feel like a waste of time.

Ubuntu’s Snap packaging system was introduced with the promise of universal Linux applications, easy updates, and robust security through confinement.

Everybody has heard of the leetcode style interview tests, and given their prominence in the tech news recently, you won’t be surprised to find out that this is another story highlighting their inherent flaws.

The headlines have been stark: tech giant after tech giant announcing significant layoffs.

The hum of the AI co-pilot has become a familiar soundtrack in the world of software development.

We’ve all been there.

If you’ve been in software development for more than five minutes, you’ve probably had these acronyms beaten into your head: SOLID: that five-headed monster of principles that’s supposed to make your code amazing.

Artificial Intelligence is often perceived as a technological marvel, a near-mystical force that can predict, automate, and generate at an astonishing rate.

.NET Aspire is a new set of tools, templates, and packages from Microsoft designed to make building cloud-native applications with .NET easier and more efficient.

Garbage collection (GC) is a fundamental component of the .NET runtime, responsible for managing memory automatically and ensuring efficient use of resources.

As a C# developer, you might wonder why you should invest time learning Rust, a systems programming language.

Frontend software development has evolved drastically over the last decade, transforming from simple static HTML pages to dynamic, interactive web applications.

Linux is often heralded as the holy grail for developers - a flexible, open-source playground free of corporate shackles.

Open-source applications play a critical role in technology, offering powerful tools, innovation, and community-driven development.

As a C# developer, I have a wealth of tools at my disposal, each designed to make coding, debugging, and deployment easier, or more efficient.

When choosing your first programming language, the decision can feel overwhelming.

GraphQL is better than OData, and REST… So this guide will show you how to create a GraphQL API allows you to offer a flexible data querying interface where clients can request exactly the data they need.

When it comes to designing software, the SOLID principles are the gold standard for object-oriented programming.

Rust has garnered significant attention in the programming world for its focus on memory safety without the need for a garbage collector, making it an appealing option for systems programming, where safety and performance are both critical.

It’s easy to get carried away when you’re building a new web app.

Over the past few years, the evolution of AI-driven tools like GitHub’s Copilot and other large language models (LLMs) has promised to revolutionise programming.

JetBrains Rider has garnered attention as a modern, cross-platform IDE, especially for .NET developers.

When it comes to .NET development, Visual Studio has long been the go-to integrated development environment (IDE).

I use a lot of programming languages, I use them in different ways for different things because they are tools to do a job, just like a hammer is a tool to hammer in nails and a screwdriver (shockingly) drives screws… And while you can hammer in nails with

In the modern web landscape, understanding how HTTP servers work under the hood can be incredibly empowering.

SOAP and REST have been the dominant protocols for years.

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AI seems to be a very polarising subject.

PirateSoftware on Twitch took a stand against kernel-level anti-cheat in Helldivers 2 but found a workaround by buying a multi-thousand dollar second PC and plays it on there as a way of pretending they have “worked around” the kernel-level anti-cheat req…

A lot of people use ToLower() or ToLowerInvariant() to normalise their strings before comparing them with ==, STOP IT.

In software development, where time is very expensive and efficiency is paramount, it’s crucial to recognize and address common practices that can lead to unnecessary time wastage.

I have to preface this with “I am a man, not a woman, this is an opinion based on what I have seen in 20+ years of working as a software developer in many different companies”.

ML.NET is an open-source, cross-platform machine learning framework for .NET developers, offering exciting capabilities in deep learning, data processing, and more.

Backend development in C# involves more than just writing code.

In a groundbreaking announcement, Canonical and Microsoft have declared the general availability of “.NET Chiseled Ubuntu container images” for production use with .NET 6, 7, and 8.

As applications grow in complexity, the need for responsive and efficient code becomes paramount.

Design patterns offer reusable solutions to common problems in software design, providing a framework for creating flexible and maintainable code.

C# 12 has arrived, bringing a plethora of features aimed at enhancing developer productivity, simplifying code, and boosting application performance.

Entity Framework Core (EF Core) is a powerful and widely used Object-Relational Mapping (ORM) framework for .NET applications.

In the current landscape of technology, Artificial Intelligence stands out as the transformative force with the potential to reshape industries and redefine how we interact with the world.