Quality isn't decided in the final review. The teams with the smoothest launches built it through daily habits, long before anyone thought about a release date.

A few years ago, I wrote about using a Maturity Matrix to assess software engineering teams. The idea was simple - what does a great team look like, and how honestly can you measure yourself against that picture?Since then, I've moved into the gaming industry. Anyone who has

As AI shrinks engineering teams and the EM role splits in two, the Technical Program Manager could be the most overlooked answer hiding in plain sight.

Meeting Notes is a free offline desktop app for 1:1s. Organise notes by person, tag topics, and transcribe meetings on-device with Whisper.

Ever wished your AI assistant actually knew your stuff? Your files, your schedule, or even a custom data source? That's exactly what the Model Context Protocol (MCP) makes possible.MCP is an open standard for connecting AI assistants like Claude to external data sources and tools. Think of

Learn how to build a custom MCP server in Node.js. Connect Claude or VS Code to your own data and tools with just one dependency and a few lines of code.

The technical skills every TPM needs in 2026 from cloud basics to AI agents and governance. A practical guide to staying close to the tech.

The technical skills every TPM needs in 2026 from cloud basics to AI agents and governance. A practical guide to staying close to the tech.

PowerToys Advanced Paste transforms your clipboard - paste as plain text, Markdown, JSON, extract text from images, and reformat content with AI.

PowerToys Advanced Paste transforms your clipboard - paste as plain text, Markdown, JSON, extract text from images, and reformat content with AI.

Tired of arranging windows every morning? PowerToys Workspaces launches your ideal Windows desktop management setup with two clicks 🫰.

Tired of arranging windows every morning? PowerToys Workspaces launches your ideal Windows desktop management setup with two clicks 🫰.

Learn practical ways Technical Program Managers can stay technical - daily habits, internal engineering practices, and hands-on routines that keep skills sharp while leading programs at scale.

Learn practical ways Technical Program Managers can stay technical - daily habits, internal engineering practices, and hands-on routines that keep skills sharp while leading programs at scale.

Have you ever wanted to create a backup of your website or blog? Maybe you're migrating to a new platform, or perhaps you just want a portable archive of your content that you can read offline. I've previously experienced issues with this site going down and

Have you ever wanted to create a backup of your website or blog? Maybe you're migrating to a new platform, or perhaps you just want a portable archive of your content that you can read offline. I've previously experienced issues with this site going down and

If you’ve ever had an app crash at the worst possible moment, you’ll know how frustrating it can be - both for developers and players. Recently, I wrote an article for the Microsoft Developer blog that dives deep into this exact challenge: how to diagnose and

If you’ve ever had an app crash at the worst possible moment, you’ll know how frustrating it can be - both for developers and players. Recently, I wrote an article for the Microsoft Developer blog that dives deep into this exact challenge: how to diagnose and

Master OAuth 2.0 in .NET 9.0! This tutorial covers using OAuth 2 to acquire tokens and access Microsoft Graph user data.

Master OAuth 2.0 in .NET 9.0! This tutorial covers using OAuth 2 to acquire tokens and access Microsoft Graph user data.

Discover the 12-year journey behind HTML Minifier an open source tool that helped developers optimize web performance and reduce page load times.

Discover the 12-year journey behind HTML Minifier an open source tool that helped developers optimize web performance and reduce page load times.

If you've ever played a game on a modern handheld device, you'll know how much fun it can be. I recently wrote an article on the Microsoft Game Dev Blog about some key recommendations to help you craft exceptional gaming experiences for handheld devices.Please head

If you've ever played a game on a modern handheld device, you'll know how much fun it can be. I recently wrote an article on the Microsoft Game Dev Blog about some key recommendations to help you craft exceptional gaming experiences for handheld devices.Please head

Over the past few months, I've been experimenting with Azure's Text-to-Speech service. It is a super powerful API that enables fluid, natural-sounding text to speech that matches the tone and emotion of human voices.Whether you are building an app or a game, Text-to-Speech can be

Over the past few months, I've been experimenting with Azure's Text-to-Speech service. It is a super powerful API that enables fluid, natural-sounding text to speech that matches the tone and emotion of human voices.Whether you are building an app or a game, Text-to-Speech can be

If you've recently ventured into the world of Azure Functions, you're likely familiar with the versatility they offer when it comes to scheduling tasks. In this guide, we'll delve into using Azure Functions' Time Trigger function with Node.js and Visual Studio Code,

If you've recently ventured into the world of Azure Functions, you're likely familiar with the versatility they offer when it comes to scheduling tasks. In this guide, we'll delve into using Azure Functions' Time Trigger function with Node.js and Visual Studio Code,

In this article I go into detail about how I hooked up a Raspberry to continually track and monitor the progress of my beer all whilst graphing it out to another application. It gets a little geeky!

In this article I go into detail about how I hooked up a Raspberry to continually track and monitor the progress of my beer all whilst graphing it out to another application. It gets a little geeky!