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Code always contains the answer. What it never contains is the reasoning that led there. Some reflections on what software engineering actually is — and the five things I try to hold myself to.
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I’m an independent software developer and the founder of Appelta, where I help companies and agencies across Europe and the US with .NET, CMS and AI. In my spare time, I love experimenting with new tech and staying updated on the latest industry trends.
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I write about coding with .NET, C#, and Linux related topics. Practical dev posts, side projects, and experiments from real work.
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Mexico is 7–8 hours behind Central Europe. Here is what the overlap actually looks like, how I structure a day around it, and the habits it forced on me — including the one that nearly broke me.- Published on
If restore cannot find a newly published NuGet version --- even though it exists in the feed --- you are likely hitting cached NuGet metadata, not a broken package.- Published on
If you have a Dell laptop with a 14th gen Intel CPU, your built-in webcam probably does not work on Linux. Here is how I got mine working on Ubuntu 24.04 — after a lot of pain.- Published on
Part 2: Comparing CancellationTokenSource timeouts and HttpClient. Timeout in ASP.NET Core, and which patterns to chose