Peter Van Drunen on Atomic Spin

AI for Developers

Thanks to AI, Mentorship Pair Programming Isn’t What It Used To Be

Coding agents have changed what happens when you sit down to pair with someone newer to the codebase for mentorship pair programming.

AI for Developers

When you pair program, you decide when you want to pay for the decisions you’re making. With AI in the loop, it’s easy to defer that cost.

Exploratory Testing

I like the basic idea of snapshot tests. On a recent migration project, we found that same idea worked well for backend data too.

CancellationToken has taken what might have been a messy, hard to manage part of our application and made it pretty simple and lightweight.

.NET / WPF

One C# feature saved our team a lot of work and allowed a more elegant software solution: user-defined implicit type conversion.

Artificial Intelligence

Whenever the topic of AI content comes up, people are appropriately quick to mention that missing, intangible human element.

Project & Team Management

Stalled development can challenge the relationship with a client and lead to a cascading effect on team morale.

.NET / WPF

LINQ seems quite simple, but once you take this easy-to-understand concept and apply it to entities in Entity Framework, things get dicey.

Project & Team Management

Good communication is vital during the early stages of a project. Prioritize regular check-ins like stand-up meetings or weekly syncs.

Extracurricular Activities

I'll explore the art of taking time off and how you can both enjoy your vacation and return to work recharged and more productive than ever.

Development Practices

I’d encourage you to give discriminated unions a shot next time you find yourself needing to model subtypes.