dev-log: Weekly Developer Work Log Tool

A command-line utility to help developers create and edit weekly work logs, persisting them as structured markdown files. Track project accomplishments and delivery status week by week, all without leaving your terminal. Overview dev-log is a lightweight .NET global tool built for developers who want a simple, structured way to record what they accomplished each week. … Continue reading dev-log: Weekly Developer Work Log Tool →

Notepad.Tui Alpha 0.2: Full-Featured Text Editor

After a couple of weeks of steady development, I'm excited to share the Alpha 0.2 release of Notepad.Tui - a terminal-based reimplementation of the classic Notepad app built entirely in .NET 10. This release marks a major milestone: the editor now covers the core editing capability that you'd expect from a daily-use text editor, all running … Continue reading Notepad.Tui Alpha 0.2: Full-Featured Text Editor →

Dev-Log: Week of 02/22/2026

Weekly tracker of the projects that I worked on this week. Notepad.Tui Implemented editing features into Notepad.Tui. Added support for undo/redo functionality, allowing users to revert or reapply changes. Implemented Find and Replace functionality, enabling users to search for specific text and replace it within the document. Implemented Find/Replace/Go to Line dialogs using Terminal.Gui library. … Continue reading Dev-Log: Week of 02/22/2026 →

Announcing Notepad.Net TUI: A Modern Terminal Text Viewer

A fast, familiar, Notepad‑style text viewer for Your Terminal. I’m excited to introduce the first public alpha release of Notepad.Net TUI, a lightweight, terminal‑native text reader designed for anyone who wants a clean, fast, and familiar Notepad‑style experience, without ever leaving the command line. This early release is intentionally focused and stable, giving you a … Continue reading Announcing Notepad.Net TUI: A Modern Terminal Text Viewer →

Gridlock – A Number Puzzle Game

Welcome to Gridlock (https://arcade.d20tek.com/games/gridlock), a challenging number-based puzzle game that combines logic, deduction, and a bit of mathematical intuition. If you enjoy games like Wordle or Sudoku, Gridlock offers a fresh twist that will put your puzzle-solving skills to the test! What is Gridlock? Gridlock is a daily puzzle game where players must fill a 3×3 … Continue reading Gridlock – A Number Puzzle Game →

Multi-Targeting NuGet Packages

I am updating some NuGet packages to support .NET 10 and had to refresh my memory on how to multi-target NuGet packages that support multiple target frameworks. In my case, I am adding support for .NET 9 and .NET 10, but these steps are applicable to other .NET versions. I just decided to write it … Continue reading Multi-Targeting NuGet Packages →

CSS Media Query for display-mode

This media query property lets you style your web application differently when your app runs as a PWA (Progressive Web App). This lets you hide/show or resize HTML elements when your application is launched in standalone mode. Hide that header or footer when you're in app mode, so your application feels more native. Use case: Make … Continue reading CSS Media Query for display-mode →

Blazor WASM in .NET 10 has Faster Startup

With .NET 10, Microsoft went back to the drawing board on how Blazor WASM starts up and ships assets. Instead of making minor, pathed fixes to Blazor WASM, they reworked compression, caching, and bootstrapping. The results are smaller downloads, faster first loads, and a developer experience that finally competes with the mature front-end frameworks. Here’s … Continue reading Blazor WASM in .NET 10 has Faster Startup →

D20Tek.Functional Migration Guide: Option → Optional

Why the Change? The Option<T> class served as a good starting point for building a functional class that manages having a value or not, but its naming doesn’t align well with .NET conventions because it already has the concept of Option for defining application settings. Therefore, we’ve introduced a new Optional<T> type that’s cleaner, more … Continue reading D20Tek.Functional Migration Guide: Option → Optional →

Evaluating Open Source Dependencies

In the evolving world of open-source software (OSS), it's becoming more common for widely used packages to shift from free offerings to subscription-based models. For software teams, especially senior developers, team leads, and architects, this trend introduces new considerations when evaluating which libraries to adopt. As engineers, our primary responsibility is to balance these decisions … Continue reading Evaluating Open Source Dependencies →