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  • A computer monitor displaying an error message with a sad face emoji. Text overlay reads Implementing RFC 9457: Problem Details for HTTP APIs in ASP.NET.
    Sep 26, 2025

    Implementing RFC 9457: Problem Details for HTTP APIs in ASP.NET

    Tell your clients what went wrong, not just that something went wrong. With RFC 9457 and ASP.NET it's easy to do.
  • A computer monitor displaying colourful lines labeled AuthenticationHandler, with a magnifying glass showing a question mark in front and a shield with a checkmark. Text overlay reads Testing an AuthenticationHandler in ASP.NET.
    Sep 26, 2025

    Testing an AuthenticationHandler in ASP.NET

    How to set up an AuthenticationHandler for testing
  • Two silhouettes with a glowing connection between them representing equal C# records.
    Dec 25, 2023

    Comparing records with collections in C#

    Records have surprising equality-semantics when they contain collections. Here is a simple way to fix it.
  • Computer screen displaying C# code with a magnifying glass highlighting logging functions and a checklist of passed test cases.
    Dec 22, 2023

    Testing your logging in C#

    When you want to test that you are logging correctly it can be tricky - as extension methods and statics are hard to mock. Here is a way to do it.
  • illustration of a vibrant Fediverse community rising like a phoenix with interconnected nodes representing various platforms, set against a starry cyberspace background, symbolizing a welcoming and interconnected online world
    Dec 17, 2023

    A new home in the Fediverse

    I have my own Fediverse server now, and I think you should join the Fediverse.
  • A new computer setup with various applications
    Dec 11, 2023

    Setting Up a New Windows PC

    Setting up a new computer can be a bit of a chore, this is my list of things I always set up on a new Windows PC.
  • A diverse group of people gathering around a computer discussing ideas and creating something
    Dec 10, 2023

    From big ideas to small wins

    From big ideas to small wins - a story about a hackathon.
  • A split monolith with a smaller statue in front of it
    Sep 30, 2023

    On microservices

    Much has been written about microservices. I have thoughts on when they make sense and the consequences of using them.
  • Make it go fast
    Sep 6, 2023

    Optimizing this site

    I've put some effort into optimizing this site
  • drawing of a server-room
    Sep 4, 2023

    Going serverless with Jekyll

    This blog is now powered by Jekyll
  • A Commodore 64
    May 25, 2023

    Reconnecting

    I met an old friend and colleague at a conference, and we talked about old computers. I am now intrigued and slightly intimidated!
  • Merging roots
    May 23, 2023

    Merging aggregates

    As we learn and evolve our system we sometimes need to move the responsibilities of one aggregate-root into another. This article explains how to do that in a consistent, event-sourced manner.
  • A black car in a very clean garage with two red doors
    May 9, 2023

    Generating domain-driven code

    Letting a large-language-model generate a domain in code
  • decision trees
    Apr 2, 2023

    OneOf (with benchmarks)

    OneOf is a library that gives something close to discriminated unions in C#. How does it perform?
  • A plate of creamy chicken pasta with spinach and sun-dried tomatoes
    Mar 17, 2023

    AI Chicken

    AI-made recipe for chicken pasta with spinach and sun-dried tomatoes
  • multicoloured cogs on a blue background
    Mar 16, 2023

    VSCode tasks

    Setting up tasks in vscode to get a smoother red-green-refactor cycle.
  • Screenshot of vscode with a devcontainer active
    Mar 12, 2023

    DevContainers

    How to use devcontainers in vscode to make your development environment repeatable and contained
  • A snowy landscape with trees, houses, garages a road and a gray sky
    Feb 24, 2023

    Winter is back

    The cold and snow has returned to Norway
  • Feb 24, 2023

    We care about your privacy

    if a website tells you that they “care about your privacy” while presenting tracking cookies – they don’t.

  • looking up towards bookshelves with books in a modern library with a glass roof
    Feb 23, 2023

    Domains in docs

    Do not use real domains or ip-addresses in your documentation!
  • An open book with a wooden stick lying across the pages
    Jan 29, 2023

    BookWyrm

    BookWyrm is a social site that supports ActivityPub and centers on reading and books.
  • Kate Morley’s palette of 12 muted colours
    Jan 29, 2023

    A nice palette

    A nice palette of 12 muted colours
  • Jan 17, 2023

    Choir

    I have started singing in a few choirs local to me.
  • man listening to headphones in a forest
    Jan 17, 2023

    Podcasts

    Podcasts I follow
  • Jan 16, 2023

    Hello world!

    Own your words, they say. So I started this blog on my own domain.

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A collection of thoughts and stuff, primarily about programming and technology.

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