Social media alt text for journalists (with examples)
First published Saturday April 5, 2025
Home-made Time Tracking Cube with Home Assistant - Yekta Leblebici
Smart Cube as it sits on my desk
Markdown Lipsum API v3 - BrettTerpstra.com
I’ve published an entirely reworked version of my Markdown Lorem Ipsum API. It’s a fix, but also a major improvement.
Tracking the international space station with an Arduino || Farid Rener
A collection of Farid's notes
There is no such thing as sleep
“Ninety percent of success in life is just showing up.” ― Woody Allen
MCP Tool Poisoning: Taking over your Favorite MCP Client
Exploring the security boundaries of the Model Context Protocol (MCP) and how tool descriptions can be exploited for prompt injection.
I don't like traveling anymore · Sid Verma
One of my biggest motivators to make money in my early 20s was traveling. I would book one way tickets to places near and far, enjoy the nature, the food, the culture, and the lovely people. I would come back a slightly wiser, friendlier and a happier person.
The Age Of Abundance
<p>I wrote a Twitter post at the weekend that caused a bit of a stir.</p><img src="https://mhmhn1dp6ko6cnzp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/img_1743527...
Bumps In the Gumroad
It’s hard to overstate just how much my opinion on Gumroad has changed since the beginning of 2025. I’m not mad, just disappointed. Incredibly disappointed. Strike One: Unintended Consequences Let me preface this by saying I get problems with email delivery. T…
Things I learned rewriting a project from scratch
Around two years ago I wrote about a project I have been working on and off for a few years. In that post I explain how and why I decided to rewrite it from scracth, splitting it in multiple parts. I ended up not following exactly the plan that I laid out, and…
Trip To China
Everyday life Life here feels way easier. Paying, ordering, getting around—everything’s smooth and efficient. Technology is more advanced and more integrated. The quality of service is on another level. Workers are more involved and friendly, which makes daily…
Legacy Software is Good
People have to stop throwing the word “legacy” around as a pejorative for things that are more than 5 years old. Software that can stand the test of time is rare, and should be celebrated.
Continuous integration ≠ Continuous delivery
Discover why separating CI from CD using cloud platforms like AWS or Google Cloud enhances security and efficiency in your software delivery pipeline.
How to Replace LeetCode with Something That Actually Works
Recently there has been an interest in cheating(?) leetcode style interviews(Yang 2025). These articles highlight a longstanding issue in tech recruiting: puzzle-style assessments have little to no correlation with actual job performance(Konnikova 2013; McAlli…
to do nothing
On a rainy Saturday in Montreal, I sat alone with my thoughts—until I realized they weren’t me. I call them Becky, and she never stops talking.
The Llama 4 herd: The beginning of a new era of natively multimodal AI innovation
We’re introducing Llama 4 Scout and Llama 4 Maverick, the first open-weight natively multimodal models with unprecedented context support and our first built using a mixture-of-experts (MoE) architecture.
What If We Made Advertising Illegal?
What if we banned all advertising? Not regulate it—abolish it. This proposal would transform manipulation machines, and maybe save democracy itself. A thought experiment worth considering.
Tracking NuGet Updates with PowerShell: Handling Pinned Versions & Constraints
Extend the .NET SDK to check outdated NuGet packages using PowerShell, with special handling for version ranges and pinned dependencies.
Make the Most of Your One on Ones - Dev Leader Weekly 90
Welcome to another issue of Dev Leader Weekly! In this issue, I discuss how to approach one on ones with your software engineering manager.
Nebula Sans
Nebula Sans is the brand typeface for Nebula, available under the SIL Open Font License.
Laurent Kempé - SSE-Powered MCP Server with C# and .NET in 15.7MB executable
Now that we’ve explored how to leverage Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers to utilize external Tools and AI models in C# applications, how to write your own Standard Input/Output (STDIO) MCP server in C# using the modelcontextprotocol / csharp-sdk, and how w…
One on Ones: What The HECK Do You Talk About? - Engineering Manager AMA
So you have regular one on ones with your manager -- that's a good start! But are you stuck in a status update infinite loop? Let's break out and focus on different things you can use your one on one time for as a software developer. As with all livestreams,…
SimonMonk.org
A website supporting the books of author Simon Monk.
Weekly Recap - 2025-04-04
Check out this week from Dev Leader! Here's a list including articles and videos on software engineering, career development, and programming in C#!
8-pin Linux - Dmitry.GR
Dmitry.GR: Interactive-speed Linux on a tiny board you can easily build with only 3 8-pin chips
.NET Aspire Community Standup - .NET Aspire 9.2 Release Party
Let's talk about the new features in .NET Aspire 9.2! Community Links: We'll link to the release blog post.. more when that is available Featuring: Jeff Fritz (@csharpfritz) Maddy Montaquila (@maddymontaquila), Damian Edwards (@damianedwards), David Fowler (…
The blissful zen of a good side project
One of life's greatest simple pleasures is creating something just for yourself.
Exploring .NET Aspire and Adding it to my existing boilerplate
Hi everyone! Glad to see you again! I'm coming up with a new topic, which is still regarding...
Stargazing 4
MediatR and MassTransit Going Commerical: What This Means For You
Popular .NET libraries MediatR, AutoMapper, and MassTransit are transitioning to commercial licenses after over a decade of free open-source availability. This article examines the reasons behind these changes, what they mean for your projects, and the practic…