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The Web You Know Is About to Be Broken
The Web You Know Is About to Be Broken
How we underestimate the effect of generative AI
Matthew MacDonald
Aug 8
Windows Dev Home Fails to Impress
Windows Dev Home Fails to Impress
Still in preview, it’s a mishmash of good, bad, and boring
Matthew MacDonald
Jul 27
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.
Matthew MacDonald
Feb 23
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?
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?
Matthew MacDonald
Mar 10, 2021
Recent Stories
Introducing C#12’s Future Features
Introducing C#12’s Future Features
What stays in? What gets cut? Let the speculation begin!
Matthew MacDonald
Jul 12
I Tried the Free Rust Courses from Google and Microsoft
I Tried the Free Rust Courses from Google and Microsoft
Here’s which one did the best job introducing the language
Matthew MacDonald
Jul 4
Every Windows Developer Needs a Little Linux
Every Windows Developer Needs a Little Linux
And WSL makes it easy
Matthew MacDonald
Jun 27
Has Reddit Overplayed Its Hand?
Has Reddit Overplayed Its Hand?
It’s easier to own the infrastructure than control the community
Matthew MacDonald
Jun 19
ChatGPT Has a Lying Problem
ChatGPT Has a Lying Problem
AI’s greatest skill is feeding you convincing misinformation, from literary analysis to programming advice
Matthew MacDonald
Jun 13
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
Matthew MacDonald
Oct 20, 2022
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