dotNetDave will be speaking at SQL Saturday in Austin, Texas, on June 27, 2026, as part of the No Rest for the Wicked World Tour. His sessions, "Röck Yoür Cäreer" and "Unleash Your Inner Rockstar," focus on valuable career insights for tech professionals and strategies for dynamic public speaking, promising actionable guidance and inspiration.
dotNetDave will be speaking at SQL Saturday in Austin, Texas, on June 27, 2026, as part of the No Rest for the Wicked World Tour. His sessions, "Röck Yoür Cäreer" and "Unleash Your Inner Rockstar," focus on valuable career insights for tech professionals and strategies for dynamic public speaking, promising actionable guidance and inspiration.
For the second time, I’m excited to be a guest on On .NET Live on May 18th at 9 AM PST! I’ll be talking about one of my favorite subjects: coding standards and how they can supercharge .NET code quality, performance, maintainability, and consistency across your projects. Join us live and bring your burning questions. … Continue reading On .NET Live: How Coding Standards Supercharge .NET Quality & Performance
Join Taylor Desseyn and David McCarter live on the Guidance Counselor 2.0 podcast on April 21, 2026, at 9:30 AM CST. They'll discuss strategies for success in the tech job market, insights from McCarter's book "Rock Your Career," and provide valuable advice for preparing for technical interviews. Don't miss it!
In a recent podcast, Christian Buckley and I discussed the dual nature of AI, sparking excitement and anxiety among software engineers. We explored its implications for the future of the profession, its impact on software design and development, and how it will affect everyday life. Join us for insights and perspectives.
The dotNetDave No Rest for the Wicked World Tour will visit Austin on November 20, 2025, where I will present a session titled "Röck Yoür Cöde." This session addresses critical issues in memory management related to disposable types in .NET, offering practical techniques to enhance application performance and prevent slowdowns and leaks.
dotNetDave will speak at the Øredev Developers Conference in Malmö, Sweden, from November 5-7, 2025. His session focuses on optimizing .NET code performance, sharing techniques to improve execution speed by up to 98%. Attendees will learn about effective memory management, enhancing application efficiency while gaining practical insights from his book series.
The dotNetDave No Rest for the Wicked World Tour will feature a session at SQL Saturday Baton Rouge on July 26, 2025. The speaker, a seasoned software engineer and educator, will share insights from 30 years of experience, focusing on career advancement, work-life balance, and effective learning strategies for tech professionals.
In this month's CollabTalk Podcast episode, David McCarter discusses how the tech industry's focus on youth harms code quality and mentorship, sidelining veteran engineers. He emphasizes the need for experienced voices in tech, encouraging all engineers to engage in discussions about long-term career strategies and to prepare for challenges ahead.
The Season 4 finale aired on Saturday, September 7th, 2024, at 10:00 AM PST on C# Corner TV. For this special episode, I brought together a distinguished panel of veteran software engineers to share their valuable advice with those just beginning their careers. Our goal was to equip new developers with the insights and strategies needed for a long, fulfilling, and successful journey in the tech industry. This was more than just another episode—it was a unique opportunity to gain career-shaping wisdom from industry experts.
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