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One of the challenges teams face when working with large boards or displaying multiple fields on work item cards is limited screen space. This became even more noticeable with the rollout of the New Boards hub, which introduced additional spacing and padding for improved readability. While this enhances clarity, it can …
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Ever wanted to run a personal AI assistant that monitors your WhatsApp messages 24/7, but worried about giving it access to your entire system? Docker Sandboxes' new shell sandbox type is the perfect solution. In this post, I'll show you how to run NanoClaw, a lightweight Claude-powered WhatsApp assistant, inside a …
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Master Abstract Factory pattern best practices in C#. Learn code organization strategies, interface design principles, dependency injection integration, and maintainability tips. Link to article: https://www.devleader.ca/2026/02/16/abstract-factory-pattern-best-practices-in-c-code-organization-and-maintainability
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When writing GitHub Actions workflows, it is generally recommended to keep your scripts in separate files and reference them using the path attribute of the run step. This allows you to lint and test your scripts easily using standard tools. However, this approach is not always practical. For instance, when creating a …
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The article looks at implementing security using OAuth for the swiyu Public Beta Trust Infrastructure generic containers. The container provides endpoint for OpenID verification and the management APIs. The OpenID endpoints are publicly accessible using a reverse proxy, the management APIs can only be accessed in the …
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Welcome to another issue of Dev Leader Weekly! In this issue, I discuss the challenges of being stuck on legacy systems, how to use AI tools effectively even in rough codebases, and bridging the communication gap with your PM. Link to article: …
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Learn how to build modular .NET applications using Needlr's plugin system, including IServiceCollectionPlugin, IWebApplicationPlugin, and automatic plugin discovery. Link to article: https://www.devleader.ca/2026/02/15/plugin-architecture-with-needlr-in-net-building-modular-applications
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The Clock type in the DotNetTips.Spargine.Core assembly and NuGet package centralizes time-related functions to enhance application consistency and reduce fragmentation. It provides a comprehensive and reliable abstraction for developers, ensuring efficient time handling while minimizing bugs. By streamlining time …
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I’m busy all the time with the Critter Stack tools, answering questions on Slack or Discord, and trying like hell to make JasperFx Software go. I’ve admittedly had my head in the sand a bit about the AI tools for coding, thinking that what I do being relatively novel for the most part and that … Continue reading 2 …
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Learn how to implement Abstract Factory pattern in C# with a complete step-by-step guide. Includes code examples, best practices, and common pitfalls to avoid. Link to article: https://www.devleader.ca/2026/02/14/how-to-implement-abstract-factory-pattern-in-c-stepbystep-guide
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Vision models can do more than describe images. I used Ollama and Microsoft.Extensions.AI to extract structured receipt data into strongly typed C# objects, all running locally. Link to article: https://www.milanjovanovic.tech/blog/how-to-extract-structured-data-from-images-using-ollama-in-dotnet
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In the rapidly evolving landscape of large language models (LLMs), achieving precise control over model behavior while maintaining quality has become a critical challenge. While models like GPT-4 demonstrate impressive capabilities, ensuring their outputs align with human preferences—whether for safety, helpfulness, or …
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Today, we are announcing three new capabilities that address these requirements: proxy configuration, browser profiles, and browser extensions. Together, these features give you fine-grained control over how your AI agents interact with the web. This post will walk through each capability with configuration examples …
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Introduction A medical imaging customer recently approached our team with a need to modernize their legacy Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) Framework desktop applications into ASP.NET Core MVC Web applications. They wanted to use an agentic approach to speed up their modernization to achieve the up to 4x speed …
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A new release of the Microsoft build of Go is now available for download. For more information about this release and the changes included, see the table below: Microsoft Release Upstream Tag Link to article: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/go/go-1-26-0-1-microsoft-build-now-available
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Introduction Today’s LLMs have already ingested basically all of the publicly available information they can to build their models. In order to improve further, they’re going to need to seek out additional sources of information. One obvious such source is the countless interactions they have with their users, and …
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Last time, we looked at how to distinguish the numeric keypad 0 and the top-row 0 in the WM_KEYDOWN message. We may as well look at th Link to article: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20260213-00/?p=112062
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If you’ve worked with local language models, you’ve probably run into the context window limit, especially when using smaller models on less powerful machines. While it’s an unavoidable constraint, techniques like context packing make it surprisingly manageable. Hello, I’m Philippe, and I am a Principal Solutions …
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This article was brought to you by Adeyinka Adegbenro, draft.dev. Developers know the frustration well. Code works perfectly on their laptop, then breaks the moment it hits staging or production. It’s easy to overlook slight environmental differences that hide latent bugs like race conditions, platform-specific library …
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Working on an existing Go project rarely starts with a plan to modernize it. More often, you open a file to make a small change, add a field, or adjust some logic. The code compiles, tests pass, and everything looks fine, but the language has moved forward, and your code hasn’t kept up. As you […] Link to article: …
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