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MSBuild, OutDir, Cargo Cults, and Why Nothing Is Ever Unchangeable

MSBuild started it. Where it ended was with an idea that I am constantly being reminded of: nothing is ever unchangeable.

Dapper vs EF Core Query Performance Benchmarking

More than four years ago, I published a post called Dapper vs Entity Framework vs ADO.NET Performance Benchmarking [https://exceptionnotfound.net/dapper-vs-entity-framework-vs-ado-net-performance-benchmarking/]. In that post, I determined that Dapper [https://github.com/StackExchange/Dapper] performed markedly better for queries against a SQL Server database than Entity Framework did, and

A Blazor Tutorial: Building Connect Four in ASP.NET Core

Let's learn Blazor in ASP.NET Core 3.0 by building the classic childhood game ConnectFour!

The Bittersweet End of the Read-Aloud Corner

"Dad, don't you think we're a bit too old for this?"