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    WPF Begins its Long Goodbye

    WPF Begins its Long Goodbye

    It was supposed to replace Windows Forms. Now it will be lucky to live as long.
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    Matthew MacDonald
    Feb 23
    A Mostly Complete Guide to C# 11’s Final Features

    A Mostly Complete Guide to C# 11’s Final Features

    Here’s the last word on what made the cut for .NET 7
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    Matthew MacDonald
    Nov 24, 2022
    Another Way to Run C# in a Web Page

    Another Way to Run C# in a Web Page

    .NET 7 gives you JavaScript interop without Blazor
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    Matthew MacDonald
    Oct 20, 2022
    The Curse of the Indie Game Developer

    The Curse of the Indie Game Developer

    Can a single programmer make a successful computer game — all on their own?
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    Matthew MacDonald
    Jun 20, 2022
    Programming Books that Don’t Exist (But We’ve All Read)

    Programming Books that Don’t Exist (But We’ve All Read)

    What if we wrote the honest truth about software development?
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    Matthew MacDonald
    Mar 10, 2021
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    A Weekend with Midjourney, the AI Artist

    A Weekend with Midjourney, the AI Artist

    The promise is any art you want… if you can ask the right question
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    Matthew MacDonald
    Dec 5, 2022
    The Politics of Choosing a Tech Stack

    The Politics of Choosing a Tech Stack

    The delicate balance between project requirements and professional development
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    Matthew MacDonald
    Aug 11, 2021
    Testing for Pwned Passwords in a Web Application

    Testing for Pwned Passwords in a Web Application

    Don’t overlook the most important password rule
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    Matthew MacDonald
    May 2, 2022
    7 of My Favorite Little JavaScript Tricks

    7 of My Favorite Little JavaScript Tricks

    Short and sweet techniques to keep in your back pocket
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    Matthew MacDonald
    Aug 29, 2021
    VS Code and GitHub Get Closer with Remote Repositories

    VS Code and GitHub Get Closer with Remote Repositories

    The new Remote Repositories extension makes it even easier to work with GitHub projects in Visual Studio
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    Matthew MacDonald
    Jun 14, 2021
    Learn Some Linux: The Single Best Self-Improvement Step for a Windows Developer

    Learn Some Linux: The Single Best Self-Improvement Step for a Windows Developer

    Linux skills expand your reach
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    Matthew MacDonald
    Jul 13, 2021
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