- 2/23/2026
- 4 minute read
Being stupid is fun: Let's create long exception messages!
Sometimes doing arbitrary stuff feels just good! So let's do that!
Hey, I'm Steven a .NET Developer in Switzerland. I am a Microsoft MVP. Also, this blog is open source on GitHub.
Recent Posts
- 2/15/2026
- 5 minute read
New runtime async is hitting .NET 11 - Part 1
Some time back I wrote about "async2 - The .NET Runtime Async experiment concludes" basically moving the async state machine into the runtime. Now with .NET 11 we are seeing the fruits of that labor.
- 2/12/2026
- 1 minute read
Collection Expression Arguments in C# 15 are "out"
The first preview of .NET 11 and C# 15 did just release. Some weeks back I did add already an article about that: "Collection Expression Arguments in C# 15+". Well quicker than anticipated that feature is now part of it!
- 2/10/2026
- 1 minute read
.NET Toolbox February Update
In Dezember 2025 and January 26 I created a small helper tool: the .NET Toolbox. I also made a post about, if you wanna be "up to speed": ".NET Toolbox". I did some bug fixes and updates.
- 1/25/2026
- 2 minute read
Sometimes you just need extensions methods to model your stuff
I came across a recent thing, where I hit the limit with the "normal" approach of modeling my entity and had to resort to extension methods.
- 1/12/2026
- 2 minute read
Collection Expression Arguments in C# 15+
There is a nice proposal which would make collection expressions a bit better - Giving the users the ability to pass in arguments to the creation.
- 1/5/2026
- 4 minute read
.NET Toolbox
Let's start the new year with a bang: I created a new tool called "Toolbox" to offer some helpful tools for your everyday .NET life. Totally free, open-source and everything client-side!
- 12/28/2025
- 4 minute read
Task.Delay fails if you wait longer than 49.7 days
Task.Delay fails if you wait longer than 49.7 days. So something like: await Task.Delay(TimeSpan.FromDays(50)); will fail. But why and should you care?
- 12/15/2025
- 1 minute read
One Minute Knowledge: Is ToArrayAsync or ToListAsync faster for Entity Framework?
Short question, and a short answer: ToListAsync - but why?
- 12/9/2025
- 5 minute read
GitHub Runners might not be a good benchmark baseline
I saw mutliple places where people use GitHub runners to do some benchmarking. That can be a tricky thing to do.