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Welcome to another issue of Dev Leader Weekly! In this issue, I dig into an ExperiencedDevs Reddit thread from someone who feels their ideas always get ignored -- and why it's almost never about the quality of the ideas. Link to article: …
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To try to explain “Dynamic Consistency Boundary” usage in Event Sourcing, I’d contrast it to “traditional” Event Sourcing where events are only organized into a stream of related events. For example, all the events related to a single invoice in an invoicing system are an example of an event stream. DCB came about …
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Master the chain of responsibility design pattern in C# with practical examples showing handler chains, middleware pipelines, and real-world .NET implementations. Link to article: https://www.devleader.ca/2026/05/25/chain-of-responsibility-design-pattern-in-c-complete-guide-with-examples
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Master caching reflection metadata with FrozenDictionary in .NET 10 -- eliminate PropertyInfo overhead, build thread-safe metadata caches, and maximize read performance. Link to article: https://www.devleader.ca/2026/05/24/caching-reflection-metadata-with-frozendictionary-in-net-10
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The JasperFx AI Skills are already updated with content to help you upgrade quickly to our new versions. The Critter Stack 2026 releases that I first mentioned a couple weeks ago have all hit Nuget — and in some cases might already have bug fix or even a small enhancement release since that major version … Continue …
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Discover when to use the template method pattern in C# with decision criteria, practical scenarios, and examples showing where it fits best in your codebase. Link to article: https://www.devleader.ca/2026/05/24/when-to-use-template-method-pattern-in-c-decision-guide-with-examples
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Learn to create, apply, and read custom attributes in C# using reflection -- with practical examples for validation, routing, and plugin registration in .NET 10. Link to article: https://www.devleader.ca/2026/05/23/custom-attributes-in-c-build-apply-and-read-them-with-reflection
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There’s a moment every developer knows. You ask an AI coding assistant a simple question like: “Rename this variable and update the related tests.” Then… Link to article: https://build5nines.com/stop-burning-premium-requests-how-to-choose-the-right-github-copilot-model-for-the-job/
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Build a production-ready proxy pattern example in C# with a multi-layered API client featuring caching, rate limiting, and circuit breaker proxies. Link to article: https://www.devleader.ca/2026/05/23/proxy-pattern-realworld-example-in-c-complete-implementation
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When a single API call takes minutes to finish, it punishes both your users and your server. Here's the progression I walk through to turn long-running endpoints into something responsive, scalable, and operable - and when to reach for managed cloud services instead. Link to article: …
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Activator.CreateInstance vs compiled expressions in C# .NET 10 -- understand when each wins and how to build a high-performance factory with cached delegates. Link to article: https://www.devleader.ca/2026/05/22/activatorcreateinstance-vs-compiled-expressions-in-c-net-10-performance-deep-dive
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At a glance — Native regular expression (regex) functions in T-SQL now accept varchar(max) and nvarchar(max) inputs of up to 2 MB across all seven regex functions, including the two table-valued functions (REGEXP_MATCHES and REGEXP_SPLIT_TO_TABLE Link to article: …
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One of the rules for COM single-threaded apartments (STA) is that the thread in that apartment must pump messages. But we also see code that initializes COM in single-threaded mode but which never pumps messages. Consider Link to article: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20260522-00/?p=112348
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If you’ve ever wondered what it’s really like to work at JetBrains, this post is for you. We could tell you about our products, our offices, or the number of developers who use our tools, but the truth is, the real story of JetBrains is about the people who build those tools, the way they […] Link to article: …
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Learn how to implement the template method pattern in C# with step-by-step examples covering abstract classes, hooks, sealed methods, and DI integration. Link to article: https://www.devleader.ca/2026/05/22/how-to-implement-template-method-pattern-in-c-stepbystep-guide
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When you ask an AI agent to write a new feature, a good agent will eventually say: “I need to write a test for this.” But what happens next is usually messy. To figure out where that new test belongs, the agent has to start searching through your project. It might scan file names, inspect […] Link to article: …
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JetBrains Rider 2026.2 EAP 3 is out! You can download this version from our website, update directly from within the IDE, use the free Toolbox App, or install it via snap packages. Here’s what you can expect from this update: New AI agent skill to reduce token use for test generation We’re also experimenting with […] …
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Python developers working with Agent Skills can now author skills as files on disk, as inline Python code, or as reusable classes - and mix them freely through composable source classes that handle discovery, filtering, and deduplication. A skill living in your local repository, one installed from your organization's …
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I'm pleased to announce that the first preview builds of NAudio 3 are available on NuGet. I have put a lot of time into this over the past few months, and with the assistance of Claude Code (which I wrote about recently) I've managed to make significant progress. In this post I want to cover the most important things …
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