Tooling
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.NET CLI Commands I Actually Use
A practical guide from daily development experience
Code Editors: What I Actually Use
The practical reality: which editors I reach for day-to-day, and a framework for making your own tooling decisions.
Code Editors: Rider and Neovim
When Visual Studio and VS Code aren't quite right—a look at JetBrains Rider for cross-platform .NET and Neovim for terminal-based workflows.
Code Editors: Why VS Code Won
How Microsoft built the most popular editor in the world, and where it fits alongside heavier IDEs.
Code Editors: From Eclipse to Visual Studio
From Eclipse's instability to Visual Studio's polish—how my first IDE experiences shaped the way I think about development tooling.
Code Editors: A 15-Year Perspective
After 15 years of .NET development, I've used every major editor and IDE. This series shares what I've learned—not which tool is "best," but how to make tooling decisions that actually help you work.