David McCarter (Microsoft MVP)

Microsoft MVP (Developer Technologies), Software Architect, Code Quality Zar, Speaker, Trainer, Inventor, Mentor. **LOOKING FOR REMOTE POSITION**

[David McCarter (Microsoft MVP) @realDotNetDave]

Turn up the standards. Turn down the price! 🤘
Celebrate one year of Rock Your Code: Coding Standards for Microsoft .NET (20th Anniversary Edition)—just $24 USD all October!
Grab copies for your team, too!
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[David McCarter (Microsoft MVP) @realDotNetDave]

@codewithsimon 🤣

[David McCarter (Microsoft MVP) @realDotNetDave]

Yesterday in Austin, I wrapped up my 2026 speaking season. Thank you to everyone who made it special! 🤘

For 2027 and beyond: the “End of the Code World Tour.”

Here’s to new stages, new connections, and more chances to teach and inspire!

What do you think of the name?

[David McCarter (Microsoft MVP) @realDotNetDave]

Is your .gitignore missing rules that should protect your repo?
The free Spargine Dev Tool's gitignore command compares it with GitHub's Visual Studio template, reports missing entries, and can merge them automatically.
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[David McCarter (Microsoft MVP) @realDotNetDave]

🚨 .NET devs: Are you checking string prefixes the right way?
One common pattern looks fine… but code analysis says otherwise.
Cleaner intent. Better efficiency. Fewer surprises.
👉 Read the breakdown.
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[David McCarter (Microsoft MVP) @realDotNetDave]

Attention developers: Exercise caution when utilizing static fields in your code. This insightful article dives into the reasons why.
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Enhance .NET logging with LoggingHelper in Spargine! 🛠️ Capture system & app details, log exceptions, and boost reliability. Check out the full article here.
#dotnet #Logging #Spargine #MVPBuzz
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[David McCarter (Microsoft MVP) @realDotNetDave]

dotNetDave Says… Take care of technical debt before it takes down your team! One dev shouldn’t be stuck cleaning up a decade of chaos. Fix it early or pay for it later.
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[David McCarter (Microsoft MVP) @realDotNetDave]

Feeling frustrated with the current technical interview process? It often seems like it doesn't truly showcase your skills. Fortunately, there's a better approach. Check out this article to learn more.
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🚀 "dotNetDave’s Faster or Not!" series! Discover a faster method to decode Base64 strings in .NET. Benchmark results show a 1.45x speed boost! Perfect for performance-critical apps! Read more.
#dotNet #MVPBuzz
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[David McCarter (Microsoft MVP) @realDotNetDave]

Boost your .NET performance with Span-based string concatenation! 🚀 Check out how a simple change can cut memory allocation and double your performance.
#dotnet #csharp #codeoptimization #span #performance #MVPBuzz
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[David McCarter (Microsoft MVP) @realDotNetDave]

Blaming Friday the 13th for your production outage? Bold move from someone who ignored 347 analyzer warnings.

The black cat reviewed your code. It’s requesting changes. 🐈‍⬛
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[David McCarter (Microsoft MVP) @realDotNetDave]

Need compact IDs and codes that humans can actually read, type, and share?
Discover how Spargine’s `Crockford32` delivers human-friendly Base32 encoding and decoding for .NET.
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[David McCarter (Microsoft MVP) @realDotNetDave]

Mastering substring extraction in C# with slicing! 🚀 Learn how to efficiently obtain substrings using the slice technique or the AsSpan() method. Check out the article here: https://t.co/3ZADTfO6hz
#dotnet #dotnet10 #MVPBuzz #CodePerformance

[David McCarter (Microsoft MVP) @realDotNetDave]

Code it any way you want 🤘
When working with Span<T>, you might expect Clear vs Fill to have a big performance impact… but the results may surprise you.
Sometimes the “optimization” is really about clarity, intent, and correctness, not speed.
#MVPBuzz
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[David McCarter (Microsoft MVP) @realDotNetDave]

Master the art of captivating technical demos! Learn my proven strategies to engage your audience, create fail-proof demos, and ensure your message leaves a lasting impact. Check out my latest article and level up your presentations!
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#TechDemos #Speaking

[David McCarter (Microsoft MVP) @realDotNetDave]

Want your .NET apps to log like a headlining act? 🎸
Spargine’s ComputerInfo class cranks system + runtime diagnostics up to 11 — clean, fast, developer-approved.
Read more + rock your code 👇
#dotnet10 #Spargine #logging #MVPBuzz
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[David McCarter (Microsoft MVP) @realDotNetDave]

Avoid memory leaks in .NET! 🚀 Failing to call `.Dispose()` can slow down or crash apps. Learn how to prevent virtual memory leaks with IDisposableAnalyzers, memory profilers & #Spargine extensions. Read more: https://t.co/qBo7SFnMwO
#dotnet #performance #MVPBuzz #dotNetDave

[David McCarter (Microsoft MVP) @realDotNetDave]

Technical interviews can make or break your software career. 🎸
My new book, Rock Your Career: Surviving the Technical Interview, helps you beat ATS filters, handle recruiters, crush interviews, and negotiate smarter.
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#Interviewing

[David McCarter (Microsoft MVP) @realDotNetDave]

@coolcsh Why did I have to go to Sweden to find out you are no longer at MS? 😅

[David McCarter @DavidMcCarter]

Guitarists know the truth: you only need 3 chords to rock the world. 🎸

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Grab yours now!
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