In the tech world, articles on various topics like adding a context menu to .NET MAUI ListView, the impact of gamification in learning, and enabling .NET Aspire for existing solutions were popular.
Web and cloud development discussions focused on advanced React forms, Azure Functions cost considerations, Angular basics, and Deno's JavaScript registry project.
Articles in the Visual Studio & .NET category covered topics like the .NET Developer Roadmap 2025, IEnumerable vs IEnumerator in C#, and the power of Dapper in .NET Core.
AI-related articles discussed rebuilding a podcast website quickly, advancements in AI models, intelligent automation with AI agents, and Microsoft Copilot Academy's extensibility features.
Design, methodology & testing articles delved into Terraform 101 for infrastructure as code, innovation theory, building Windows driver projects, and the defense of having multiple works in progress.
Mobile, IoT & game development covered projects like a Raspberry Pi-based home security system, gRPC Swift 2, and the TrustedTime API for reliable timekeeping in apps.
Podcast highlights included discussions on self-taught coding journeys, software failures and recovery, and the evolution of Blazor over seven years.
Community and events news featured Microsoft Build and Google I/O dates, Redgate Summit's return to London, and Instagram testing a feature to downrank comments.
In the database realm, topics like aggregates in SQL Server, disk space reclamation in RavenDB 7.1, and cursor pagination were explored.
Miscellaneous articles covered writing a GIMP 3.0 plugin, toxic brake pad dust, and updates on Windows 11 Insider Preview Builds.
The Geek Shelf recommendation was for the book 'Learn WinUI 3, Second Edition' by Alvin Ashcraft.