Peter Ritchie is a veteran software architect and consultant with over 35 years of experience in the tech industry. Peter is renowned for his deep expertise in .NET development, distributed systems, and agile methodologies. He’s an accomplished author of several technical books, a former Microsoft MVP, and a sought-after international speaker. Peter is also actively involved in the .NET community and was a candidate for the .NET Foundation Board of Directors, reflecting his commitment to open-source and developer advocacy. Through his consulting work, he helps teams elevate their architecture, code quality, and development practices — especially in areas like ASP.NET, Clean Architecture, and CI/CD pipelines.

Topics of Discussion:

[3:45 ] Overview of .NET Foundation.

[5:33 ] Support for User Groups and .NET 10.

[5:48 ] The upcoming release of .NET 10 and Visual Studio 2026.

[6:39 ] Stability and backward compatibility.

[9:10 ] Challenges and approaches to business logic.

[11:24 ] Repository structure and team organization.

[15:27 ] Testing and continuous integration.

[17:12 ] The role of experienced developers in mentoring and reviewing the work of junior developers.

[20:02 ] Jeffrey mentions a recent blog post of Peter’s and how we can define clear user stories, including roles, actions, criteria, and benefits, to ensure developers understand the requirements.

[24:15 ] The importance of context in AI-driven development and how it applies to working with people.

[25:06 ] How the AI revolution can lead to better understanding and communication within development teams.

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