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Advantages Over Raw JavaScript", "url": "https://www.darrenhorrocks.co.uk/embracing-typescript-advantages-over-raw-javascript/", "published_at": "2023-10-02T07:41:59+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08768-2fe6-71d3-9ecb-4c4cbe377c13", "title": "Evaluating Go: Why It Might Not Always Be a Suitable Replacement for C++", "url": "https://www.darrenhorrocks.co.uk/evaluating-go-why-it-might-not-always-be-suitable-replacement-c/", "published_at": "2023-10-01T07:12:53+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08768-2fe6-71d3-9ecb-4c4cbf0a14dd", "title": "Debunking the Rust Hype: Why It's Not Always a Good Replacement for C++", "url": "https://www.darrenhorrocks.co.uk/debunking-rust-hype-why-its-not-always-good-replacement-c/", "published_at": "2023-09-30T07:10:13+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08768-2fe6-71d3-9ecb-4c4cbf4a226b", "title": "Unraveling the Causes of Burnout in Software Developers and Strategies for Prevention", "url": 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"01a08768-2fe6-71d3-9ecb-4c4cc0cd2f6f", "title": "Feedback Culture: Constructive Criticism vs. Destructive Blame in Software Companies", "url": "https://www.darrenhorrocks.co.uk/constructive-criticism-vs-destructive-blame-in-software-companies/", "published_at": "2023-09-25T07:10:43+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08768-2fe6-71d3-9ecb-4c4cc15c6c4e", "title": "What is the difference betwen Promises and Observables in angular?", "url": "https://www.darrenhorrocks.co.uk/what-difference-betwen-promises-observables-angular/", "published_at": "2023-09-24T07:52:45+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08768-2fe6-71d3-9ecb-4c4cc17d7ac5", "title": "Navigating Moral Dilemmas in Software Development", "url": "https://www.darrenhorrocks.co.uk/navigating-moral-dilemmas-in-software-development/", "published_at": "2023-09-23T07:00:42+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08768-2fe6-71d3-9ecb-4c4cc22398f1", "title": "Securing ASP.NET Core Applications Against SQL Injection Attacks with Microsoft SQL Server", "url": "https://www.darrenhorrocks.co.uk/securing-asp-net-core-against-sql-injection-attacks/", "published_at": "2023-09-22T20:23:32+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08768-2fe6-71d3-9ecb-4c4cc2573684", "title": "Understanding the Gap between Sales and Software Development in Software Companies", "url": "https://www.darrenhorrocks.co.uk/the-divide-understanding-the-gap-between-sales-and-developers/", "published_at": "2023-09-21T08:09:31+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08768-2fe6-71d3-9ecb-4c4cc2b149b1", "title": "Working with Entity Framework Core in C#", "url": "https://www.darrenhorrocks.co.uk/working-with-entity-framework-core/", "published_at": "2023-09-21T08:00:46+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08768-2fe6-71d3-9ecb-4c4cc2f21f3f", "title": "Building Marlin 2.0.x Firmware for Ender 3 3D Printer and Ender 3 Clones", "url": "https://www.darrenhorrocks.co.uk/building-marlin-firmware-for-ender-3-3d-printer/", "published_at": "2023-09-20T15:58:05+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08768-2fe6-71d3-9ecb-4c4cc3eb6135", "title": "When Does Automating Away a Coworkers Job Cross The Line into Bullying", "url": "https://www.darrenhorrocks.co.uk/when-is-automating-away-a-job-considered-bullying/", "published_at": "2023-09-20T07:00:10+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08768-2fe6-71d3-9ecb-4c4cc44fa71f", "title": "Time Series Anomaly Detection with ML.NET in C#", "url": "https://www.darrenhorrocks.co.uk/anomaly-detection-ml-net/", "published_at": "2023-09-19T13:47:33+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08768-2fe6-71d3-9ecb-4c4cc52c6c87", "title": "Company Culture: \"No Blame\" vs \"Know Blame\"", "url": "https://www.darrenhorrocks.co.uk/company-culture-no-blame-vs-know-blame/", "published_at": "2023-09-19T08:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08768-2fe6-71d3-9ecb-4c4cc53b9b6f", "title": "How a Zero Trust Policy Hampers Software Developer Productivity", "url": "https://www.darrenhorrocks.co.uk/how-zero-trust-hampers-software-developers/", "published_at": "2023-09-18T07:19:18+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08768-2fe6-71d3-9ecb-4c4cc564e707", "title": "The Pitfalls of Overmanaging Software Developers", "url": "https://www.darrenhorrocks.co.uk/the-pitfalls-of-overmanaging-software-developers/", "published_at": "2023-09-15T10:03:54+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08768-2fe6-71d3-9ecb-4c4cc5a4bb74", "title": "Linus Tech Tips, Gamers Nexus, Ethics and Responsibility", "url": "https://www.darrenhorrocks.co.uk/linus-tech-tips-gamers-nexus-ethics-and-responsibility/", "published_at": "2023-08-15T13:04:59+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08768-2fe6-71d3-9ecb-4c4cc69f5d91", "title": "5 Reasons C# Is Better Than Java", "url": "https://www.darrenhorrocks.co.uk/5-reasons-c-sharp-is-better-than-java/", "published_at": "2023-08-15T12:59:17+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08768-2fe6-71d3-9ecb-4c4cc71f3c59", "title": "Yes You Can Block Elon Musk on Twitter", "url": "https://www.darrenhorrocks.co.uk/yes-you-can-block-elon-musk-on-twitter/", "published_at": "2023-07-28T20:21:46+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08768-2fe6-71d3-9ecb-4c4cc7e0e207", "title": "How to Become a Better Software Developer With These GitHub Repos", "url": "https://www.darrenhorrocks.co.uk/become-a-better-developer-with-these-github-repos/", "published_at": "2023-07-26T09:23:44+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08768-2fe6-71d3-9ecb-4c4cc81a6d20", "title": "New and Interesting Features in C# 12", "url": "https://www.darrenhorrocks.co.uk/whats-interesting-in-csharp-12/", "published_at": "2023-07-12T23:08:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08768-2fe6-71d3-9ecb-4c4cc8a52ec8", "title": "Creating Windows and Linux background services in dotnet 6.0/7.0", "url": "https://www.darrenhorrocks.co.uk/dotnet-7-background-worker-services/", "published_at": "2023-07-02T21:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08768-2fe6-71d3-9ecb-4c4cc8bd6ab6", "title": "C# Basics: Generate Random Numbers", "url": "https://www.darrenhorrocks.co.uk/csharp-basics-generate-random-numbers/", "published_at": "2023-07-01T10:27:32+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08768-2fe6-71d3-9ecb-4c4cc99c0140", "title": "How To: Move Windows 11 Taskbar/Start Menu Back to the Left", "url": "https://www.darrenhorrocks.co.uk/how-to-move-windows-11-taskbar-back-to-the-left/", "published_at": "2022-10-30T20:47:13+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08768-2fe6-71d3-9ecb-4c4cca00187d", "title": "Native pico-sdk ILI9341/ILI9342 display drivere library for Raspberry Pi Pico in C++", "url": "https://www.darrenhorrocks.co.uk/native-pico-sdk-ili9341-ili9342-for-raspberry-pi-pico/", "published_at": "2022-09-19T19:08:23+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08768-2fe6-71d3-9ecb-4c4ccade7370", "title": "Native pico-sdk mpu6050 accelerometer and gyroscope library for Raspberry Pi Pico in C++", "url": "https://www.darrenhorrocks.co.uk/native-pico-sdk-mpu6050-for-raspberry-pi-pico/", "published_at": "2022-09-19T19:08:23+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08768-2fe6-71d3-9ecb-4c4ccb8eb3de", "title": "Native pico-sdk BMP280 temperature sensor and air pressure sensor library for Raspberry Pi Pico in C++", "url": "https://www.darrenhorrocks.co.uk/native-pico-sdk-bmp280-for-raspberry-pi-pico/", "published_at": "2022-09-18T21:38:46+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08768-2fe6-71d3-9ecb-4c4ccb930018", "title": "C# Basics - Deep Copy Object Tree", "url": "https://www.darrenhorrocks.co.uk/csharp-basics-deep-copy-object-tree/", "published_at": "2022-07-01T10:26:06+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08768-2fe6-71d3-9ecb-4c4ccc2e5f73", "title": "C# Basics: Loop Through a Dictionary", "url": "https://www.darrenhorrocks.co.uk/csharp-basics-loop-through-dictionary/", "published_at": "2022-04-27T10:25:28+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08768-2fe6-71d3-9ecb-4c4ccc76b328", "title": "C# Basics: What is the difference between 'string' and 'System.String'", "url": "https://www.darrenhorrocks.co.uk/csharp-basics-difference-between-string-system-string/", "published_at": "2022-04-27T10:25:13+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08768-2fe6-71d3-9ecb-4c4ccc9692b8", "title": "C Sharp 11 Raw String Literals", "url": "https://www.darrenhorrocks.co.uk/c-sharp-11-raw-string-literals/", "published_at": "2022-04-25T21:59:26+00:00" } ] posts Claim your blog
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2026

Vibe Coding vs Coding with AIoriginal ↗
30 Jun 2026
Why I Built My Own Solar Forecasting Tool (To Destroy My Energy Bills)original ↗
12 Jun 2026
Amazon Q is Indescribably Badoriginal ↗
12 Jun 2026

2025

Windows 10 Is Dying, but Gaming (and working) on Linux Is Easyoriginal ↗
7 Oct 2025
Why Event Driven Systems Are Not That Hardoriginal ↗
16 Sept 2025
How to Upgrade Windows 10 to Windows 11 on Unsupported Hardware (Step-by-Step with Rufus)original ↗
11 Sept 2025
Why UUIDs Beat Integers as Primary Keys (And Why Performance Isn’t the Issue)original ↗
8 Sept 2025
The Lie You Are Being Told About AI and Junior Developersoriginal ↗
19 Aug 2025
The C# Mistake You're Probably Making with Memoryoriginal ↗
19 Aug 2025
Don't Buffer, Stream! How IAsyncEnumerable Solves API Performance Issuesoriginal ↗
18 Aug 2025
Most Unit Tests Are a Waste of Time, but You Need to Write Them Anywayoriginal ↗
26 Jul 2025
Snap Unsnapped: Why Ubuntu's Packaging Isn't the Universal Dream You Were Promisedoriginal ↗
22 Jul 2025
Why Leetcode Style Interview Tests Are Bullshitoriginal ↗
9 Jun 2025
The Darker Side of Tech Layoffs (it's darker than it seems)original ↗
14 May 2025
AI is Making Developers Lazy: RIP Core Coding Skillsoriginal ↗
7 May 2025
The Optimisation Lie: Why Your 'Optimised' Code Might Still Be Sloworiginal ↗
1 May 2025
The Dirty Secret of Clean Code: When Breaking Programming Principles Makes You a Better Developeroriginal ↗
8 Apr 2025
AI Is Smart Because You Are Stupidoriginal ↗
30 Mar 2025
.NET Aspire - Microsoft's Attempt at Infrastructure as Codeoriginal ↗
28 Mar 2025
Understanding Garbage Collection - How the dotnet Garbage Collector Worksoriginal ↗
5 Feb 2025
Why C# Developers Should Also Learn Rust, and What It Can Teach Themoriginal ↗
19 Jan 2025
Why Frontend Software Development Is Needlessly Complex, When It Does Not Need to Beoriginal ↗
2 Jan 2025

2024

Linux Is NOT the Developers Paradise You Have Been Told It Isoriginal ↗
11 Dec 2024
Why Do Open Source Applications Often Have Less Polished UIs Than Commercial Softwareoriginal ↗
5 Dec 2024
My Top 6 Productivity Tools as C# Developeroriginal ↗
4 Dec 2024
Why C# Should Be Your First Language and is the Best Programming Language for Beginnersoriginal ↗
3 Dec 2024
How To: Create a Basic GraphQL API with dotnet in C#original ↗
9 Nov 2024
SOLID Design Principles Rust (with examples)original ↗
25 Oct 2024
Why Rust and Its Memory Safety Lulls Developers Into a False Sense of Security, Leading to More Serious Bugsoriginal ↗
2 Oct 2024
Stop Designing Your Web Application for Millions of Users When You Don’t Even Have 100original ↗
15 Sept 2024
Why Copilot is Making Programmers Worse at Programmingoriginal ↗
11 Sept 2024
Five Reasons Visual Studio is Better than Rideroriginal ↗
11 Sept 2024
Five Reasons Rider is Better than Visual Studiooriginal ↗
11 Sept 2024
The Single Best and Worst Things About Popular Programming Languagesoriginal ↗
11 Sept 2024
HTTP Server Tutorial in Rustoriginal ↗
23 Jul 2024
Why GraphQL is Better Than Basic REST and SOAP APIsoriginal ↗
4 Jun 2024
Save KSP2 - An Open Letter to Take-Two and CEO Strauss Zelnickoriginal ↗
1 Jun 2024
Why is AI Such a Polarising Subject? Does it Change Everything? Or Nothing?original ↗
15 May 2024
PirateSoftware is a Hypocrite - Helldivers 2 and Securityoriginal ↗
3 May 2024
Stop Using string.ToLowerInvariant() to Compare Strings. InvariantCulture Comparisons are Sloworiginal ↗
7 Mar 2024
Respecting the Clock: Unveiling the Time-Wasting Pitfalls in Professional Software Developmentoriginal ↗
10 Jan 2024

2023

Why are Women so Underrepresented in Software Development?original ↗
30 Nov 2023
Whats New in ML.NET 3.0original ↗
28 Nov 2023
Mastering Backend Development in C#: 5 Essential Skillsoriginal ↗
24 Nov 2023
.NET Chiseled Containers: A Revolution in Deployment Efficiencyoriginal ↗
21 Nov 2023
Asynchronous Programming in C#: A Practical Guideoriginal ↗
21 Nov 2023
C# Design Patterns: A Practical Guideoriginal ↗
20 Nov 2023
Exploring What's New in C# 12original ↗
14 Nov 2023
Optimizing SQL Queries in Entity Framework Coreoriginal ↗
12 Nov 2023
The Dual Nature of Artificial Intelligence: Strengths and Limitationsoriginal ↗
11 Nov 2023
From Chaos to Clarity: The Tale of PHP and .NET Namingoriginal ↗
10 Nov 2023
Why is AI So Bad at Financial Trading When Computers Are Just Better at Mathsoriginal ↗
9 Nov 2023
Solving Common Database Performance Bottlenecksoriginal ↗
8 Nov 2023
Mastering Git: Tips and Tricks for Version Controloriginal ↗
7 Nov 2023
Image Recognition with C# and AI: A Practical Guideoriginal ↗
6 Nov 2023
Unleashing the Power of C#: Integrating AI for Intelligent Applicationsoriginal ↗
5 Nov 2023
Setting Up Bitlocker With SSD/NVME Hardware Encryption (it can be faster than no encryption at all)original ↗
24 Oct 2023
Best Practices for Exception Handling in C#original ↗
18 Oct 2023
Effective Code Reviews in a Development Teamoriginal ↗
17 Oct 2023
Building a Cross-Platform Desktop App with .NET MAUIoriginal ↗
16 Oct 2023
Efficient Debugging with Visual Studiooriginal ↗
14 Oct 2023
Unit Testing vs Manual Testingoriginal ↗
13 Oct 2023
Essential Things Every Professional Software Developer Should Knoworiginal ↗
6 Oct 2023
Comparing GraphQL and OData: Which is Best and When?original ↗
5 Oct 2023
Why Your Language Choice Doesn't Matter as Good Programmeroriginal ↗
3 Oct 2023
Choosing the Right IDE: Visual Studio vs. JetBrains Rideroriginal ↗
3 Oct 2023
Embracing TypeScript: The Advantages Over Raw JavaScriptoriginal ↗
2 Oct 2023
Evaluating Go: Why It Might Not Always Be a Suitable Replacement for C++original ↗
1 Oct 2023
Debunking the Rust Hype: Why It's Not Always a Good Replacement for C++original ↗
30 Sept 2023
Unraveling the Causes of Burnout in Software Developers and Strategies for Preventionoriginal ↗
29 Sept 2023
Embracing Efficiency: Shorter Work Hours for Software Developers (And everyone else)original ↗
28 Sept 2023
Mental Health in Tech: Prioritizing Employee Wellbeing for Enhanced Productivityoriginal ↗
27 Sept 2023
Enhancing Unity Game Performance with Universal Render Pipeline (URP)original ↗
26 Sept 2023
Feedback Culture: Constructive Criticism vs. Destructive Blame in Software Companiesoriginal ↗
25 Sept 2023
What is the difference betwen Promises and Observables in angular?original ↗
24 Sept 2023
Navigating Moral Dilemmas in Software Developmentoriginal ↗
23 Sept 2023
Securing ASP.NET Core Applications Against SQL Injection Attacks with Microsoft SQL Serveroriginal ↗
22 Sept 2023
Understanding the Gap between Sales and Software Development in Software Companiesoriginal ↗
21 Sept 2023
Working with Entity Framework Core in C#original ↗
21 Sept 2023
Building Marlin 2.0.x Firmware for Ender 3 3D Printer and Ender 3 Clonesoriginal ↗
20 Sept 2023
When Does Automating Away a Coworkers Job Cross The Line into Bullyingoriginal ↗
20 Sept 2023
Time Series Anomaly Detection with ML.NET in C#original ↗
19 Sept 2023
Company Culture: "No Blame" vs "Know Blame"original ↗
19 Sept 2023
How a Zero Trust Policy Hampers Software Developer Productivityoriginal ↗
18 Sept 2023
The Pitfalls of Overmanaging Software Developersoriginal ↗
15 Sept 2023
Linus Tech Tips, Gamers Nexus, Ethics and Responsibilityoriginal ↗
15 Aug 2023
5 Reasons C# Is Better Than Javaoriginal ↗
15 Aug 2023
Yes You Can Block Elon Musk on Twitteroriginal ↗
28 Jul 2023
How to Become a Better Software Developer With These GitHub Reposoriginal ↗
26 Jul 2023
New and Interesting Features in C# 12original ↗
12 Jul 2023
Creating Windows and Linux background services in dotnet 6.0/7.0original ↗
2 Jul 2023
C# Basics: Generate Random Numbersoriginal ↗
1 Jul 2023

2022

How To: Move Windows 11 Taskbar/Start Menu Back to the Leftoriginal ↗
30 Oct 2022
Native pico-sdk ILI9341/ILI9342 display drivere library for Raspberry Pi Pico in C++original ↗
19 Sept 2022
Native pico-sdk mpu6050 accelerometer and gyroscope library for Raspberry Pi Pico in C++original ↗
19 Sept 2022
Native pico-sdk BMP280 temperature sensor and air pressure sensor library for Raspberry Pi Pico in C++original ↗
18 Sept 2022
C# Basics - Deep Copy Object Treeoriginal ↗
1 Jul 2022
C# Basics: Loop Through a Dictionaryoriginal ↗
27 Apr 2022
C# Basics: What is the difference between 'string' and 'System.String'original ↗
27 Apr 2022
C Sharp 11 Raw String Literalsoriginal ↗
25 Apr 2022
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