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I've been making software work for over 39 years! As a twenty-time Microsoft MVP, I've helped lots of companies build better software, better teams, and better outcomes.

1,000+
Developers Taught
Microsoft MVP
Since 2002

The Latest from Shawn

News and Announcements
Pragmatic Architecture in .NET Core Workshop
February 24, 2025

The European version of the course is here! On February 24th, I'll be holding a one-day architecture workshop!

Videos
New Features of Entity Framework Tools | Coding Shorts 113
February 3, 2025

My Pragmatic Architecture for ASP.NET Core Workshop takes place February 24th, 2025 (9:00 - 15:00 CET). Time is running out to get your seat. See this link for more information: https://shawnl.ink/arch-workshop As .NET Core matures, Entity Framework Core comes with it. In this new video, I'll show you some new tricks that ef-tools has up it's sleeve! 00:00 Introduction 01:24 The Problem 02:18 Has Pending Changes 03:01 Scripting Updates 07:03 Migration Bundles 08:49 Optimize Model Loading 10:29 Wrapping Up For more information about my training and coaching, visit: - https://wildermuth.com If you like this video, you might like other videos in my Instructional Videos: - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtOvnDRdH12e3vOq4zvpI2cKsancIwMcP

blog post
What's Up with Tech's Job Crunch?
What's Up with Tech's Job Crunch?
February 9, 2025

In the past couple of years, I've been looking at my career and my impending future. As many of you might know, I was contemplating moving from independent to employee.

Software Engineer
1+ Years
Experience

My Story

I've been in the software engineering field since 1985. From my first job through to today, I've been passionate about solving the hard problems in software development. My approach is clearly pragmatic and practical. I've worked at companies from small start-ups to large corporations in a variety of vertical markets.

I've spent many years with one leg in user interface design, and the other leg in back-end development. These days that means I spend most of my time digging into web development with a variety of tools from ASP.NET Core and Node.js, to JavaScript, TypeScript, and SPA frameworks like Angular and Vue.

Technologies and Frameworks

C#

C#

.NET Core

.NET Core

REST APIs

REST APIs

.NET Aspire

.NET Aspire

JavaScript

JavaScript

TypeScript

TypeScript

CSS

CSS

Tailwind CSS

Tailwind CSS

Vue

Vue

Angular

Angular

Azure

Azure

Docker

Docker

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Location

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