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GitHub Copilot is moving to usage-based billing on June 1, 2026, prompting user concerns about predictability, model access, monthly credit

GitHub #Copilot just announced token-based billing and now every agentic workflow costs real money! The era of unlimited #AI tooling was always going to end. Devs who spent this time learning to use tools efficiently are going to feel a lot better about what's coming!

#dev #ai

The recent news of the triple OS phone (android, linux, AND windows!) has me re-missing my Windows Phone! It had this incredibly clean design language and UI that just disappeared when the platform died. Were you a fan? What long lost tech are you missing lately?

#windows phone

I've been trying to batch similar tasks together (all API endpoints one day, all UI another) and so far it seems more efficient than bouncing between layers. Context switching is expensive! Do you prefer staying in one layer or bouncing around to keep things fresh?

#dev

After a chaotic 2025 filled with burnout and unfinished projects, I'm reviving my blog. Here is how a late-night breakthrough and a new 'Rot

Blogging again after over a YEAR, and it was discipline (plus a little help from AI!) not more time that unlocked my creativity.

Hoping my story and the new system I'm creating can be helpful to others who keep putting their own projects at the end of the list!

#dotnet #webdevelopment #productivity #developerlife #blogging #aspnetcore #csharp #techwriting #contentcreation

Life has a way of getting in the way, you know? For the longest time, my studio gear has been sitting in the corner; the passion was still there, but the time and energy? Not so much. But I finally broke the cycle. I had this idea to mess around with some AI tools as a sort of creative kickstart—just to see what would happen. It threw a cool chord progression at me, and suddenly, the spark was back. That little idea became the foundation for my new track, "Stay." It’s a deep, melodic house tune that I poured a lot of late nights into. Everything you hear—the synths, the drums, the mix—is all me. It feels incredible to not only be creating again but to actually finish something. This is the first of what I hope is much more to come. The fire's re-lit. If you want to listen, you can find "Stay" here. Would love to know what you think. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K66Fzpb_93Q

There’s something special about talking tech with a local meetup group. I had the chance to present an intro to Blazor for RGV Cyber, and it was a ton of fun. We walked through the journey of a single #Blazor component, from rendering in a browser to running as a native app on a desktop and a phone. It's one of those things that sounds like a marketing slogan until you see it in action. The whole idea of using your #CSharp skills to build a UI for literally any platform is just… really cool. It feels less like a clunky, compromised abstraction and more like a natural extension of the ecosystem. Makes you think about all the project ideas that suddenly seem a lot more achievable.

Andrew Lock tours through the latest #dotnet #AI Chat Web App Template showing a complete kit to start using #LLM #RAG and even #Aspire — A great A to Z overview to get you started! https://link.content360.io/utc0h4v

If you're diving into #Blazor, understanding #dependencyinjection is crucial. I should know, this just tripped me up on a project (blog post about it coming soon!) Check out this article for best practices across #BlazorServer and #BlazorWebAssembly https://link.content360.io/gfpb5ki

Whew, just finished reading this exhaustive list on all the different ways to set environment variables in #IIS — you can even do it without forcing a restart! good low level stuff to have in your back pocket! https://link.content360.io/kdgmrgp

I've been experimenting a lot with #AI code tools and was surprised to discover there's some #opensource options! Here are seven to check out; void looks particularly interesting. Have you given any of these a shot? https://link.content360.io/gucvhuf

As a career-long #dotnet guy, I love the ecosystem it offers, but the threat of sliding back into "enterprisey" worries me that it won't remain the fun, accessible, and productive platform I've grown to love! https://link.content360.io/qxsnkkp

I'm a big fan of the #syncfusion suite of #blazor tools and with over 100 components I'm still discovering new ones! the Data Form was a nice find: auto-generated create and edit forms! this will definitely come in handy https://link.content360.io/sktkudz

If you like benchmarks, stats, and raw data, you'll enjoy this #dotnet 8 vs 9 comparison. Love how he puts it: "Recompile and benefit!" I've definitely felt the difference! https://link.content360.io/4vrmduc #csharp #performance

Path resolution in #aspnetcore has always been a challenge, so RickStrahl explores building it from scratch. Love it but wish it was just part of the native #dotnet framework already! https://link.content360.io/v13kc7r

Discovered this nifty #AI #SpeechToText utility for windows to enable voice input for text fields and docs. Asked it to write an email, gave it the gist, and the results were pretty good! Give it a go: https://whispertyping.com what #tools have you found useful recently? I'd love to discover more!

Need to timeout an #async await in c#? Ensuring your tasks complete or fail gracefully is crucial, and whether you use the newer built in #dotnet framework features or need to build one yourself, this post shows you how to do it! https://link.content360.io/xmeuex0

Despite the importance of #errortracking I always felt my small projects didn't justify the effort (or price!) Discovered #BugSink with SUPER simple integration using #SentrySDK, and you can #selfhost it for FREE! Took 10 minutes to get started, check it out! https://link.content360.io/6fhasvm

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