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Jan 28, 2022

6 .NET Myths Dispelled — Celebrating 21 Years of .NET

.NET will be celebrating it’s 21st birthday this year on February 14. Grab a cold one and let’s dispel 6 myths of modern .NET development!

6 .NET Myths Dispelled — Celebrating 21 Years of .NET

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Sep 13

The Unexpected AI Stack: C# + .NET (Part 4)

Setting up the test foundations using Testcontainers and transactions for AI-enabled applications with C# and .NET

The Unexpected AI Stack: C# + .NET (Part 4)

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Aug 27

The Unexpected AI Stack: C# + .NET (Part 3)

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The Unexpected AI Stack: C# + .NET (Part 3)

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Aug 17

The Unexpected AI Stack: C# + .NET (Part 2)

Scaffolding an AI-enabled codebase from the ground up to support agentic engineering

The Unexpected AI Stack: C# + .NET (Part 2)

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Aug 13

The Unexpected AI Stack: C# + .NET (Part 1)

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The Unexpected AI Stack: C# + .NET (Part 1)

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Mar 14

MCP is Dead; Long Live MCP!

MCP’s moment has seemingly come and gone. But is it actually the key to transitioning from vibe-coding to agentic engineering?

MCP is Dead; Long Live MCP!

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Dec 14, 2025

How Mindset Shapes Engineering Success at Startups

Thinking about joining a fast-paced, high-growth startup? Trying to hire the right team to accelerate your growth? Aiming to build a…

How Mindset Shapes Engineering Success at Startups

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May 16, 2025

Beware the Complexity Merchants

Something I’ve come to appreciate over my career in software engineering is simplicity and how it is an enabler of speed and creation.

Beware the Complexity Merchants

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Nov 10, 2024

On Bakers, Ovens, and AI Startup Moats

Discrediting AI startups as mere LLM wrappers is a misguided perception of AI startups and dismissing the baker for the oven.

On Bakers, Ovens, and AI Startup Moats

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Oct 18, 2024

I’m a Gen AI Maximalist and You Should Be, Too.

Putting things into perspective: many think that we are in the trough of disillusionment; but really, generative AI is just getting started

I’m a Gen AI Maximalist and You Should Be, Too.

Charles Chen

Charles Chen

Maker of software ▪ Cofounder @ Turas.app ▪ Maker of CodeRev.app ▪ GCP, AWS, Fullstack, AI, Postgres, NoSQL, JS/TS, React, Vue, Node, and C#/.NET

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