Been playing with Blazor and found some cool differences from React. Blazor puts UI first and logic at the bottom, but you can move the logic into a clean “code-behind” partial class to keep things tidy. Routing is also simple: just add an @page declaration in the component.

It's chili season! That's right, there are beans, jalapeños, green chillies, and it's amazing. Once the temp gets below 50 I'm ready for some chili. How do you like your chili?

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Dockerized my pickleball scoreboard app and moved it from Azure ($15/mo) to Render (free). Containerized a React + .NET 9 monorepo, fixed CORS, OAuth redirects, Vite env vars, and DB configs. Cleaner deploys, better dev/prod exp., zero cost. Love when refactors simplify things.

Back on my Mac after some WinForms/WPF work. Had to use Razor Pages and remembered I’m not a Bootstrap fan. So I JS’d my .NET, added Node, tossed in Tailwind… and boom — Razor Pages in the 25th century. Here’s a quick test I ran to make sure it worked.

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The hardest part of freelancing isn’t coding, it’s sales. Most people think sales means pushy, but I just want to help local businesses get seen and grow. Built a demo site for Italiano’s to show the value firsthand. Demo: https://t.co/NjgsmQz9Wo Current:

I finally gave my website an overdue redesign. New layout, cleaner UI, and a much better reflection of my current work. It feels good to bring some life back into it. I’d love your feedback. What do you think of the new design? https://t.co/hKsrEbYJXY

Inspiring chat with @BrittanyEllich on time management, learning strategies, and how new devs can stand out. Her insights on AI and @github were top-tier. Appreciate you taking the time, Brittany! I love connecting with new people and hearing their stories.

When you put things to a vote, anything can happen, and in my family, that usually means taking the road less traveled. You found the dark side of the moon. 🎃 It’s a trick, not a treat. Better luck next year!

Just launched a new site for Tacos Los Troncos. 100% across all Lighthouse scores, Performance, Accessibility, Best Practices & SEO. I love seeing the domino effect of getting small businesses online. One client’s DoorDash orders blew up once his site started ranking on Google.

I was digging through the garage looking for lights and only found one strand of red. I hung them up anyway, but when my neighbor got home, I had to tell him that next year I’m going to need at least two or three. His single strand barely covered my doorway.

Playwright might be my new favorite tool. Just added end-to-end tests to my Pickleball app, watching it log in and play a full match on its own was wild. Let’s see how long before I start breaking tests.

A little jam to end the day, it's a work in progress.

Overengineered it to death. Probably won’t use it. Now I understand the universal hatred for writing tests. 3–4 tests per method. Tests > code

Saying “but what if…” added 50 hours to a 1-hour project. Friend: Aren’t you a tech guy? Go build an app! Me: There are 100 of them already. Not worth it. Me 5 min later: Let’s use https://t.co/sEm1plgQGC, EF, Supabase, React, unit tests, JWT, Google OAuth, and deploy to Azure.

If you’re not following @DevLeaderCa , you’re missing out. Shoutout to @shashiwhocodes for connecting us 2 yrs ago. Nick always gives back, AMA streams, podcasts, etc, and somehow answers every question I’ve asked. Finally thanked him & heard his insights on learning new skills.

Had an amazing time at CYC 25 (Commit Your Code)! Tons of insight on JavaScript, .NET, Cloud, AI, Java & Leadership—plus fun socials like pickleball, Truck Yard, and Fowling bowling (look it up 😅). Grateful for this community & already excited for the next one!

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Everyone asked when the call for volunteers would be. Here it is! Has to be in person in Dallas!