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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Facade Pattern: A Beginner's How-To for Simplified Code

The facade pattern is useful for hiding complexity by moving dependencies behind an API. Let's dive into the facade design pattern in C# in this article!

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03/24/2023
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1 minute read

Behind The Screen - 2023 March, Week 4

Welcome to another Behind The Screen vlog from Dev Leader! Here's a look into my life outside of all of the things you see on social media and my content!

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03/17/2023
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1 minute read

Behind The Screen - 2023 March, Week 3

Welcome to another Behind The Screen vlog from Dev Leader! Here's a look into my life outside of all of the things you see on social media and my content!

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Iterator Benchmarks That Shocked With Unexpected Results

I wanted to create a follow-up post in my series on IEnumerables, iterators, and collections focusing on performance characteristics. When checking out the runtime performance and memory characteristics between these materialized collections and iterator benchmarks, I was very surprised! Check out this article for performance benchmark characteristics and some curious finds.

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03/13/2023
6 minute read

Hands-On Management: How to Lead Engineers to Success

As an engineering leader, does it make sense to approach things as hands-on management and writing code? Let's see when it makes sense, and when it doesn't.

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03/10/2023
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1 minute read

Behind The Screen - 2023 March, Week 2

Welcome to another Behind The Screen vlog from Dev Leader! Here's a look into my life outside of all of the things you see on social media and my content!

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03/06/2023
9 minute read

How To Choose The Best Beginner Programming Language

Without a doubt you've had to ask yourself, "What is the best beginner programming language?" if you're new to programming. This article will help you decide!

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03/03/2023
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1 minute read

Behind The Screen - 2023 March, Week 1

Welcome to another Behind The Screen vlog from Dev Leader! Here's a look into my life outside of all of the things you see on social media and my content!

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C# Basics: A Guide for New Programmers

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02/24/2023
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Behind The Screen - 2023 February, Week 4

Welcome to another Behind The Screen vlog from Dev Leader! Here's a look into my life outside of all of the things you see on social media and my content!

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Level Up Your Software Engineering

Facade Pattern: A Beginner's How-To for Simplified Code

Behind The Screen - 2023 March, Week 4

Behind The Screen - 2023 March, Week 3

Iterator Benchmarks That Shocked With Unexpected Results

Hands-On Management: How to Lead Engineers to Success

Behind The Screen - 2023 March, Week 2

How To Choose The Best Beginner Programming Language

Behind The Screen - 2023 March, Week 1

C# Basics: A Guide for New Programmers

Behind The Screen - 2023 February, Week 4