David McCarter (Microsoft MVP)

Turn up the standards. Turn down the price! 🤘 Celebrate one year of Rock Your Code: Coding Standards for Microsoft .NET (20th Anniversary Edition)—just $24 USD all October! Grab copies for your team, too! bit.ly/CodingStandards20th #dotnet #MVPBuzz

TCP vs. UDP in .NET: Which one should you use? I benchmarked both protocols across real-world scenarios like market data, gaming updates, sensor data, and large-message streaming. Read the full breakdown: dotnettips.com/2026/07/19/tc… #dotnet #MVPBuzz

Are bin and obj trying to sneak into your repo? They’re not on the guest list. 🚪 spargine gitignore checks your rules against the Visual Studio template and flags what’s missing. 🤘 dotnettips.com/2023/02/24/sp… #dotnet #MVPBuzz

🎸 Don’t let List<T> leaks turn your API into a dumpster fire! Exposing generic lists publicly invites mutation bugs and performance pain. Learn the rock-solid patterns to keep your .NET interfaces tight and safe. 👇 #dotnet #dotnet10 #MVPBuzz dotnettips.wordpress.com/202…

Type conversion in .NET may look like a small riff but pick the wrong move and your performance can start playing flat. I break down the common approaches, the safer options, and which one really brings the heat. #dotnet #MVPBuzz #CodePerformance dotnettips.com/2024/05/10/ge…

Do you have what it takes to be a Code Shark? 🦈 If not, dive into dotNetTips.com and subscribe today! 🌟 Since 1994, we've been sharing invaluable tips and insights to help developers level up their skills. 💻🐟 Become a Code Shark now! #dotnet #MVPBuzz

Encapsulation isn’t optional. If you’re not validating data coming into your types, you’re breaking OOP at the first pillar. Protect your code. Rock your standards. 🎸🔥 #CodeQuality #MVPBuzz #dotNetDave dotnettips.wordpress.com/202…

If your .NET code relies on Substring(), this article could change how you think about string performance. ✨ Full explanation here. #dotnet #dotnet10 #CodePerformance #MVPBuzz dotnettips.wordpress.com/202…

Thank you, Codemotion Milan 2026, for rocking with me! 🤘 If my session helped you unleash your inner rockstar, help keep the show on the road! Buy a book, join dotNetTips, or sponsor my work: dotnettips.com/rock-the-worl… #CodemotionMilan @CodemotionIT

Turn up the standards. Turn down the price! 🤘 Celebrate one year of Rock Your Code: Coding Standards for Microsoft .NET (20th Anniversary Edition)—just $24 USD all October! Grab copies for your team, too! bit.ly/CodingStandards20th #dotnet #MVPBuzz

🎸 Ditch the old is-then-cast dance and let pattern matching rip! In .NET, pattern matching cleans up your code and boosts performance — like swapping a squeaky pickup for a high-gain humbucker. 👇 #dotnet #dotnet10 #MVPBuzz dotnettips.wordpress.com/202…

🎸 Turn your .NET dictionaries into high-gain gear! Spargine’s Dictionary extensions bring safer lookups, cleaner code, and performance that roars — no more boilerplate or gotchas. 👇 #dotnet #dotnet10 #Spargine #MVPBuzz dotnettips.wordpress.com/202…

Discover how the InformationAttribute in Spargine revolutionizes code maintenance! 🛠️ Learn how to enhance class and member documentation effortlessly. Check out the article here: dotnettips.wordpress.com/202… #CodeMaintenance #Spargine #DeveloperTools #MVPBuzz #OpenSource

🤘 Austin, crank it up! I’m bringing Röck Yoür Cäreer to SpiceWorld Austin 2026 on Nov. 13 — 30+ years of software engineering wins, mistakes, scars & lessons from the road. 🎸🔥 dotnettips.com/2026/09/03/do… #SpiceWorld #Austin #TechCareers #spiceworks

Are async database inserts really faster in .NET—or are you making a costly assumption? I benchmarked ExecuteNonQuery() against ExecuteNonQueryAsync() across multiple record counts. Paid subscribers can see which approach wins. dotnettips.com/2026/10/25/ar… #dotnet #MVPBuzz

🎸 Your .NET code shouldn’t be doing extra work just to look cool — unnecessary casts are like noise in a great solo: they add nothing and slow you down. Trim the fat, tighten the performance, and let your code shred. 👇 #dotnet #IDE0004 #MVPBuzz dotnettips.wordpress.com/202…

🎸 Codemotion attendees: don’t just watch from the crowd—connect with your favorite speakers! We’re here to share what we’ve learned, hear your challenges, and help you rock your next step. I’m always glad to chat! #CodemotionMilan @CodemotionIT dotnettips.com/2024/03/01/un…

I had a blast on Guidance Counselor 2.0 with Taylor Desseyn. We talked careers, AI, the job hunt, and how to stay ahead. Want to level up your career? Watch this. You might learn something that changes the game. dotnettips.com/2026/04/20/gu… #SoftwareEngineers #CareerGrowth #JobHunting

Spargine 10 is cranked up and ready to ROCK! 🤘 v2026.10.10.1 brings new APIs, expanded benchmarks, and 340 faster methods—with gains up to 87.52x. Turn up the performance! dotnettips.com/2026/10/01/co… #dotnet #MVPBuzz #Spargine #RockYourCode

.NET Devs! Check out the Spargine Dev Tool—because you deserve a faster, cleaner system. Backup your source files in a snap and get rid of those pesky cached/temp files that are probably slowing you down. Don’t be that dev—download it today! dotnettips.wordpress.com/202… #Spargine

🎸 Codemotion Milan—ready to rock your career? Don’t miss my session, “Unleash Your Inner Rockstar: The 5 Steps to Dynamic Public Speaking!” Learn to command the stage, connect with your audience, and deliver a talk that earns an encore! 🤘 @CodemotionIT #CodemotionMilan