I’m Nick Cosentino, the creator of Dev Leader. I’m a Principal Engineering Manager at Microsoft by day and a software engineering content creator by night! My journey in software engineering and leadership has been fueled by a passion for continuous improvement and a drive to empower teams with trust, transparency, and candor.

Here at Dev Leader, I share insights and experiences from my diverse background, spanning startups, small businesses, and big tech. I’ve been writing code for 20+ years and professionally creating software for 15 years now. I’d love to share my experiences with you!

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09/22/2023
5 minute read

Setup VS Code for ASP.NET Core - A Beginner's How To Guide

If you want to get started with web development in dotnet core, check this out! We'll get you up and running in VS Code for ASP.NET Core web development!

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09/22/2023
- Behind The Screen
1 minute read

Office Travel - Behind The Screen - 2023 September, Week 4

Welcome to another Behind The Screen vlog. This week I discuss meeting with a bunch of Microsoft colleagues at the office!

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09/21/2023
6 minute read

Setup Visual Studio for ASP.NET Core - A Beginner's How To Guide

If you want to get started with web development in dotnet core, check this out! We'll get you up and running in Visual Studio for ASP.NET Core web development!

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09/20/2023
9 minute read

How To Learn Coding For Beginners - What You Need To Know

Interested in learning coding but you've been told it's too hard? This article focused on how to learn coding for beginners - and yes, YOU can code!

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09/19/2023
7 minute read

ASCII vs UTF8 - How To Navigate Character Encoding

If you're a programmer dealing with converting bytes to and from strings, you'll deal with character encodings. But in the ASCII vs UTF8 debate, who wins?

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09/18/2023
8 minute read

dotnet Benchmarks - How To Use BenchmarkDotNet For Beginners

If you're looking to create and analyze dotnet benchmarks, you'll want to get started with BenchmarkDotNet. We'll explore benchmarking in C# to get you started!

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Automatic Module Discovery With Autofac - Simplified Registration

If you're familiar with Autofac and module registration but want to make things easier, automatic module discovery might be for you! Let's see how it works!

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09/16/2023
10 minute read

Plugins and Blazor - Dev Leader Weekly Issue 9

In this issue of Dev Leader Weekly, we have Blazor and plugin architecture taking the spotlight!

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09/15/2023
- Behind The Screen
1 minute read

Content Publishing Machine - Behind The Screen - 2023 September, Week 3

Welcome to another Behind The Screen vlog. This week I discuss the need to transform into a content publishing machine!

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09/15/2023
6 minute read

Blazor Plugin Architecture - How To Manage Dynamic Loading & Lifecycle

Want to have a plugin architecture that supports dynamic loading for Blazor? Follow this tutorial for a Blazor plugin architecture that leverages Autofac!

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Setup VS Code for ASP.NET Core - A Beginner's How To Guide

Office Travel - Behind The Screen - 2023 September, Week 4

Setup Visual Studio for ASP.NET Core - A Beginner's How To Guide

How To Learn Coding For Beginners - What You Need To Know

ASCII vs UTF8 - How To Navigate Character Encoding

dotnet Benchmarks - How To Use BenchmarkDotNet For Beginners

Automatic Module Discovery With Autofac - Simplified Registration

Plugins and Blazor - Dev Leader Weekly Issue 9

Content Publishing Machine - Behind The Screen - 2023 September, Week 3

Blazor Plugin Architecture - How To Manage Dynamic Loading & Lifecycle