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Hey friend, I realized something recently: AI was slowing me down. I’d send a prompt… and wait. Even though I already knew what to do next. So I changed one thing. I stopped using AI like a tool and started using it like a team. Multiple chats. Multiple tasks. All running at once. Watch it below 👇 Happy prompting! Take care,Patrick P.S. If you want help setting this up for your workflow or your team, click here.
Hey friend, Blazor Server or WebAssembly? Lately, I had a call with a student migrating a desktop app… and this question came up immediately. So I made a quick video to break it down: You'll learn: When Blazor Server is the simplest choice When you actually need WebAssembly And when an API becomes necessary Enjoy! Take care,Patrick P.S. Our next live office hours inside the .NET Web Academy start tomorrow. Join here.
Hey friend, Working from home as a .NET developer sounds great. Freedom. No meetings. Full control. But after a while, it gets heavy. You make every decision alone. Architecture. Azure. Refactoring. Deployment. And sometimes you just want someone to say, “Yeah, that’s fine. Ship it.” AI helps. Tutorials help. But real conversations with other developers hit different. In today's video, I talk about why working alone can slow us down and why feedback from other devs matters more than we think....
Hey friend, Quick one today. GitHub Copilot makes form validation feel easy. But if you are not careful, it slowly decides where your logic lives. Your app still works. But the structure gets worse. In today's video, I show you: A simple Blazor register form How Copilot refactors it the wrong way How to move validation out cleanly How to guide Copilot with clear rules Watch the video here 👇 Have a great start to the new year! 🎆 Take care, Patrick P.S. If you want to learn how to use AI as a...
Hey friend, I just released a new video and wanted to share it with you. Watch the video here 👇 I used GitHub Copilot to build a small Blazor weather app. It worked almost instantly and even used real API calls. At first glance, everything looked great. Then I opened the Razor file. All the logic was sitting in one place. UI, API calls, and business logic mixed together. It worked, but it was not something I would ship. In the video, I show how I fix this using a single refactoring prompt. I...
Hey friend, I just released a new video and I think you will enjoy this one. In the video, I ask GitHub Copilot to build a real mortgage app in Blazor. The app works. But the code is messy. All the business logic ends up in the UI. Fast results. Bad structure. Then I clean it up properly. Same behavior. Same output. Much better code using services, interfaces, and dependency injection. It shows why Copilot is powerful, but dangerous without rules. Watch the video here 👇 Enjoy the breakdown...
Hey friend, I just released a new video and I think you’ll enjoy it. In the video, I ask GitHub Copilot to build a .NET Web API using a short, vague prompt. The result works, but the structure feels random and messy. Then I run the same idea again with a stronger prompt that forces a clean structure. Feature folders. Vertical slice. Mediator. Fluent Validation. The difference is night and day. Watch the video here 👇 Enjoy the breakdown and let me know what you think. Take care, Patrick P.S....
Hey friend, I just released a new video showing a better way to use GitHub Copilot in real .NET projects. Watch it here 👇 If you ever felt like Copilot starts strong but then your code slowly turns into chaos, you’re not alone. It happens to most developers when they start using AI without giving it the right guidance. In the video, I show you one simple file you can add to your project that keeps your code clean, structured, and consistent. No guessing. No random patterns. Just a clear...
Hey friend, I just published a new video that walks you through how to upgrade to .NET 10. Watch it here 👇 If you're already trying the update, you may have seen this: the app builds no errors but… Blazor doesn't load That happened in my project too. And the fix is small, but easy to miss. In the video, I show: how to update the target frameworks how to update NuGet packages what changed for Blazor and how to fix the missing static assets issue No hype. Just a clear step-by-step walkthrough....
Hey friend, I just released a new video that shows how to add AI to a .NET app. Watch it here 👇 In the video, I take a simple .NET project and make it smart with AI. The app can generate item backstories with one click. Like magic. No big setup. No overthinking. Just .NET, Copilot, and the OpenAI API working together. If you’ve ever wondered: How do I call the OpenAI API from a .NET app? Can Copilot help with real features? How do I make my app do more than CRUD? This will help. Give it a...