DevQuestions with Tim Corey

Which programming techniques are important to know? Are there some things that every developer should know? Is dependency injection important to know? Should every C# developer know how to work with SQL?  These are the questions we are going to answer in today's episode of Dev Questions. Website: https://www.iamtimcorey.com/   Ask Your Question: https://suggestions.iamtimcorey.com/ Sign Up to...

Should I join a local user group? Is it really going to help me be a better developer? How much effort should I put into finding and joining a group? Is joining a group online enough?  These are the questions we are going to answer in today's episode of Dev Questions. Website: https://www.iamtimcorey.com/   Ask Your Question: https://suggestions.iamtimcorey.com/ Sign Up to Get More Great Deve...

Which project types are the most important in C#? When you are learning C#, which projects should you focus on first? Are there some that everyone should know? What project types should you know in order to get a job? These are the questions we are going to answer in today's episode of Dev Questions. Website: https://www.iamtimcorey.com/   Ask Your Question: https://suggestions.iamtimcorey.co...

What is the cloud? What do people mean when they say to put something in the cloud? Is the cloud just serverless? Is the cloud the same thing as a web host? Do I need to learn about one or more cloud providers? Should I learn Azure? AWS? Google Cloud?  These are the questions we are going to answer in today's episode of Dev Questions. Website: https://www.iamtimcorey.com/   Ask Your Question:...

Do I need to learn older versions of .NET? Should I know about .NET Framework? How about .NET Core 3.1? When .NET 7 comes out, should I learn just that? What is the point of learning older technologies?  These are the questions we are going to answer in today's episode of Dev Questions. Website: https://www.iamtimcorey.com/   Ask Your Question: https://suggestions.iamtimcorey.com/ Sign Up to...

How do I get the most out of the conference I will be attending? Should I even attend developer conferences? Am I going to learn a lot attending a conference? Should I try to convince my boss to send me to a conference? These are the questions we are going to answer in today's episode of Dev Questions. Website: https://www.iamtimcorey.com/   Ask Your Question: https://suggestions.iamtimcorey....

Why do employers ask for work experience for an entry-level job? Why don't they allow people with no experience to apply? Why does no one want a new developer with no experience? These are the questions we are going to answer in today's episode of Dev Questions. Website: https://www.iamtimcorey.com/   Ask Your Question: https://suggestions.iamtimcorey.com/ Sign Up to Get More Great Devel...

Can we overuse design patterns? How about design principles? Are there certain patterns and principles that we should always use? What is the balance between a simple app and an app that is well architected? These are the questions we are going to answer in today's episode of Dev Questions. Website: https://www.iamtimcorey.com/   Ask Your Question: https://suggestions.iamtimcorey.com/ Sign Up...

How do I know when I am overdoing a given principle? Principles like SOLID, DRY, and TDD are useful, but can I overdo them? When is it too much of a good thing? These are the questions we are going to answer in today's 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 In...

Should I learn Blazor in more depth or should I better understand ASP.NET Core? Which one is the better one to learn well first? Should I bounce back and forth or specialize in one? These are the questions we are going to answer in today's episode of Dev Questions. Website: https://www.iamtimcorey.com/   Ask Your Question: https://suggestions.iamtimcorey.com/ Sign Up to Get More Great Develop...

With everything changing, how do I keep up? With .NET changing each year, Visual Studio just updating, .NET MAUI, and more, how do I stay on top of all of the changes to C#? How can I learn it all? These are the questions we are going to answer in today's episode of Dev Questions. Website: https://www.iamtimcorey.com/   Ask Your Question: https://suggestions.iamtimcorey.com/ Sign Up to Get Mo...

I just started at a new company. How do I learn to work with their code? How do I get up to speed on the code I have to work on? What if it is complicated, spaghetti code with no code comments? How do I learn to support it? These are the questions we are going to answer in today's episode of Dev Questions. Website: https://www.iamtimcorey.com/   Ask Your Question: https://suggestions.iamtimco...

When should I stop adding new features and start optimizing my application? When is the right time to optimize the performance of my application? How do I balance optimization and new features? These are the questions we are going to answer in today's episode of Dev Questions. Website: https://www.iamtimcorey.com/   Ask Your Question: https://suggestions.iamtimcorey.com/ Sign Up to Get More G...

How much should I charge for consulting? What things should I think through when setting my rates for freelancing? What if I don't feel comfortable charging enough? These are the questions we are going to answer in today's episode of Dev Questions. Website: https://www.iamtimcorey.com/   Ask Your Question: https://suggestions.iamtimcorey.com/ Sign Up to Get More Great Developer Content i...

How do I set an appropriate price for my software? What criteria should I consider when setting up a price? What is the right price for paid software? These are the questions we are going to answer in today's 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 I solve problems like a developer? How do I come up with the right logic to solve a given problem? Can I study logic to be a better developer? These are the questions we are going to answer in today's 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:...

In this special 100th episode of Dev Questions, I am going to tell you the 6 things I want every developer to know. 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 get good user requirements? How do I ensure that they are comprehensive? Then, how do I get them to sign off on user acceptance testing (UAT)? These are the questions we are going to answer in today's 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: http...

How do I set a 5-year goal as a developer? What should my goals be? What should I plan to do as a developer and how long should I plan out? Should I do just short-term goals? These are the questions we are going to answer in today's episode of Dev Questions. Website: https://www.iamtimcorey.com/   Ask Your Question: https://suggestions.iamtimcorey.com/ Sign Up to Get More Great Developer Cont...

What is a good way to organize all of my common libraries? I have multiple reusable libraries that I have built up. What are some best practices around organizing them? How do I maintain them in a logical, easy-to-use manner? These are the questions we are going to answer in today's episode of Dev Questions. Website: https://www.iamtimcorey.com/   Ask Your Question: https://suggestions.iamtim...

How do I get to know a team when I work fully remote? How do I integrate well into a remote team? Are there things I can do to better fit into the team? These are the questions we are going to answer in today's 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: htt...

What is the right way to plan a project? Should I use agile for everything? Should I start out with waterfall? Should I do both? What is the right choice? These are the questions we are going to answer in today's 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: h...

I've been told Azure DevOps is going away? Is that true? Should we move all of our tasks in-house? Is there an alternative to Azure DevOps if it truly is going away? Will my Azure DevOps training be lost if it does go away? These are the questions we are going to answer in today's episode of Dev Questions. Website: https://www.iamtimcorey.com/   Ask Your Question: https://suggestions.iam...

What is the best way to get out of stagnation as a C# developer? I feel so outdated and unemployable. How do I get up to speed and become employable again as a developer? These are the questions we are going to answer in today's episode of Dev Questions. Website: https://www.iamtimcorey.com/   Ask Your Question: https://suggestions.iamtimcorey.com/ Sign Up to Get More Great Developer Content...

Which is better: tabs or spaces? Is it just about opinion? Does it matter? Is there one right choice based upon objective fact or is everyone just arguing based upon their preferences? These are the questions we are going to answer in today's episode of Dev Questions. Website: https://www.iamtimcorey.com/   Ask Your Question: https://suggestions.iamtimcorey.com/ Sign Up to Get More Great Deve...