DevQuestions with Tim Corey

How do I give proper attribution? If I copy code from Stack Overflow, do I need to cite that in some way? How do I make sure I protect my code so that I am not doing the wrong thing or stealing ideas? These are the questions we will tackle in this episode of Dev Questions. Website: https://www.iamtimcorey.com/   Ask Your Question: https://suggestions.iamtimcorey.com/ Sign Up to Get More Great Deve...

How do I talk to SQL from WPF? How do I get data access in MVC? You showed how to access SQL from the Console, but what about from Blazor? These are the questions we will tackle in this episode of Dev Questions. Website: https://www.iamtimcorey.com/   Ask Your Question: https://suggestions.iamtimcorey.com/ Sign Up to Get More Great Developer Content in Your Inbox: https://signup.iamtimcorey.com/

How do I effectively practice what I learn in C#? How do I come up with applications to build as a practice? Do I need to practice beyond what I am showing in a video? These are the questions we will tackle in this episode of Dev Questions. Link: https://www.iamtimcorey.com/p/prove-it-c-bundle Website: https://www.iamtimcorey.com/   Ask Your Question: https://suggestions.iamtimcorey.com/ Sign Up t...

Is my data safer locally? Should I trust the cloud? Is Azure safe? Is AWS safe? Which is more secure - local data storage or cloud storage? These are the questions we will tackle in this episode of Dev Questions. Website: https://www.iamtimcorey.com/   Ask Your Question: https://suggestions.iamtimcorey.com/ Sign Up to Get More Great Developer Content in Your Inbox: https://signup.iamtimcorey.com/

Where do I store my images? How do I store images in the database? What are the best practices around storing images in SQL? What about MySQL or MongoDB? These are the questions we will tackle in this episode of Dev Questions. Website: https://www.iamtimcorey.com/   Ask Your Question: https://suggestions.iamtimcorey.com/ Sign Up to Get More Great Developer Content in Your Inbox: https://signup.iam...

Which is better: desktop apps or web apps? Which should I learn? Are desktop apps dead? Is ASP.NET Core better than WPF? These are the questions we will tackle in this episode of Dev Questions. Website: https://www.iamtimcorey.com/   Ask Your Question: https://suggestions.iamtimcorey.com/ Sign Up to Get More Great Developer Content in Your Inbox: https://signup.iamtimcorey.com/

How do you deal with hard days at work? How do you break out of a cycle of frustration at your code or your coworkers? How do you recover after a long day of debugging a difficult problem? These are the questions we will tackle in this episode of Dev Questions. Website: https://www.iamtimcorey.com/   Ask Your Question: https://suggestions.iamtimcorey.com/ Sign Up to Get More Great Developer Conten...

How do you record videos for YouTube? What software do you use? What hardware do you use? How have things changed over the years? What should I get to start recording videos? These are the questions we will tackle in this episode of Dev Questions. Link: https://www.amazon.com/shop/iamtimcorey?listId=ROBQK2JERVE1 Website: https://www.iamtimcorey.com/   Ask Your Question: https://suggestions.iamtimc...

How do you become a Microsoft MVP? Is becoming an MVP important? What benefit is there to becoming a Microsoft MVP? What are the steps to becoming a Microsoft MVP? These are the questions we will tackle in this episode of Dev Questions. Website: https://www.iamtimcorey.com/   Ask Your Question: https://suggestions.iamtimcorey.com/ Sign Up to Get More Great Developer Content in Your Inbox: https://...

Are UML diagrams important? Do UML diagrams help developers create better applications? Do we need to know UML to get a job? Can you use UML with Agile? These are the questions we will tackle in this episode of Dev Questions. Website: https://www.iamtimcorey.com/   Ask Your Question: https://suggestions.iamtimcorey.com/ Sign Up to Get More Great Developer Content in Your Inbox: https://signup.iamt...

Which certifications are best for C# developers? Are the Azure certifications the place to go? What happened to the C# certifications? Should I get certified in C#? These are the questions we will tackle in this episode of Dev Questions. Website: https://www.iamtimcorey.com/   Ask Your Question: https://suggestions.iamtimcorey.com/ Sign Up to Get More Great Developer Content in Your Inbox: https:/...

How do you prevent your code from being stolen? How do you stop people from decompiling your application? How do you protect your intellectual property? These are the questions we will tackle in this episode of Dev Questions. Website: https://www.iamtimcorey.com/   Ask Your Question: https://suggestions.iamtimcorey.com/ Sign Up to Get More Great Developer Content in Your Inbox: https://signup.iamt...

What setup should a developer have? What chair? What type of computer? What peripherals? Should I use a laptop or a desktop? What about software? What things should I focus most on in my setup? These are the questions we will tackle in this episode of Dev Questions. Website: https://www.iamtimcorey.com/   Ask Your Question: https://suggestions.iamtimcorey.com/ Sign Up to Get More Great Developer C...

When should I use a library? When should I build my own code? What is the balance between the two approaches? This is an evaluation that every developer should know how to work through since it will be something you need to understand for every project you undertake. In this episode of Dev Questions, we will go through the criteria to evaluate every time you are faced with this decision. Website:...

How do I share how difficult a project is with a non-technical boss? How do I explain that lines of code do not equal complexity or progress? How do I explain the reasons why a project will take a certain amount of time? Communicating with non-technical people about your progress, the difficulties you go through, and more can be very difficult. In this episode of Dev Questions, we will be covering...

I try to be perfect in everything I do. How do I fight that urge so I can complete projects on time? How do I know when to say that a project is complete? I have so many more things to fix. How do I know when I should declare it done and launch my C# application. These are great questions and we will be answering them in this episode of Dev Questions. Website: https://www.iamtimcorey.com/   Ask Yo...

Am I ready to be a C# consultant? What should I know about starting out as a consultant? Is consulting right for me? What are the pros and cons of becoming a C# consultant? These are great questions and we will be answering them in this episode of Dev Questions. Website: https://www.iamtimcorey.com/   Ask Your Question: https://suggestions.iamtimcorey.com/ Sign Up to Get More Great Developer Conte...

Employers often ask for a computer science degree. So how do you succeed in the industry without one? Do you need a specific degree to be a C# developer? What degree do I need as a C# developer? In this episode of Dev Questions, we will be diving into what benefits a degree offers as well as if you even need a degree to succeed. Website: https://www.iamtimcorey.com/   Ask Your Question: https://su...

Can you be a C# developer after 50? Can you become a C# developer after 40? What is the age where you need to stop being a developer? In this episode, we will go over the ways in which it matters how old you are as a developer, as well as the ways it does not matter. We will identify how to make an impact as a developer no matter your age in this episode of Dev Questions. Website: https://www.iamt...

Avoiding burnout as a developer has always been important to understand, but it is even more important during a worldwide pandemic. In this episode, we will go over the five ways to prevent burnout as a developer, as well as the one excuse to avoid. Website: https://www.iamtimcorey.com/   Ask Your Question: https://suggestions.iamtimcorey.com/ Sign Up to Get More Great Developer Content in Your In...

So you have decided to be a freelancer. Now what? How do you get clients? Just announcing that you are a freelancer isn't enough. There are clear steps you need to take to get your first client (and the dozen after that). Learn how to launch yourself forward faster with this episode of Dev Questions. Website: https://www.iamtimcorey.com/   Ask Your Question: https://suggestions.iamtimcorey.co...

C# is constantly changing, plus new technologies, libraries, and packages are being added all of the time. How do you keep up? How do you figure out what to learn and then how do you get the time to learn it all? Morning Dew: https://www.alvinashcraft.com/ Morning Brew: http://themorningbrew.net/ Website: https://www.iamtimcorey.com/   Ask Your Question: https://suggestions.iamtimcorey.com/ Sign U...

Time estimation in software development is incredibly hard to get right, but there are some clear things you can do to make it much easier. In this episode, we will discuss some of the best ways to improve your time estimates for your next project. Website: https://www.iamtimcorey.com/   Ask Your Question: https://suggestions.iamtimcorey.com/ Sign Up to Get More Great Developer Content in Your Inb...

Being afraid you are going to be fired can be a self-fulfilling prophecy. So how do you break the cycle of feeling bad, doing poorly because you feel bad, then feeling worse? In this episode, we will cover the root cause of being afraid at work and how we can overcome it. Website: https://www.iamtimcorey.com/   Ask Your Question: https://suggestions.iamtimcorey.com/ Sign Up to Get More Great Devel...

One of the biggest killers of applications is scope creep. Whether you are just starting out or you are a senior developer, learning to prevent scope creep in your applications is critical to successfully launching applications. Website: https://www.iamtimcorey.com/   Ask Your Question: https://suggestions.iamtimcorey.com/ Sign Up to Get More Great Developer Content in Your Inbox: https://signup.i...