Christopher Johnson
That Amazing Programmer

That Amazing Programmer

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Christopher Johnson

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I write about .NET, Software Development, being LGBT+ 🏳️‍⚧️, and Life as a Developer

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Using DateOnly and TimeOnly in .NET 6 to Simplify Your Code

Dec 12, 20215 min read

This blog post is part of the 2021 C# Advent Calendar. Go check out the other 49 great posts after you read mine, of course. .NET 6 introduced two new types that many developers have been eagerly awaiting; DateOnly and TimeOnly. Both represent Date ...

Using DateOnly and TimeOnly in .NET 6 to Simplify Your Code

My Goals and Systems for 2021

Mar 9, 20214 min read

Oh, look, another blog post about me. I know, I know, most of the posts lately have been about me and not much else. Don't worry that's changing this month. Like I mentioned in my last blog post I'm committing to two blog posts a week. Sadly, this co...

My Goals and Systems for 2021

Moving Forward Into 2021

Mar 8, 20214 min read

I'm finished with focusing solely on goals. At the beginning of every year I write a blog post about the goals I want to accomplish. Sadly most of those posts have been lost to time and the great WordPress corruption of 2016. For the most part I brea...

Moving Forward Into 2021

Don't Worry About What Others Think: Coming Out of the Closet

Jan 10, 20215 min read

I've spent most of my professional life worrying about how I present myself to others and it all started with this sentence: "Hey dad, I think I like boys." My father said nothing as he pulled the car over to the side of the road. I can still hear th...

Don't Worry About What Others Think: Coming Out of the Closet

Ethics in Programming: The Project I Refused

Jul 2, 20204 min read

From time to time you hear people in the developer community talk about how we should be more ethical. This usually revolves around A.I. and if a driverless car should prioritize passengers or pedestrians. Yet today I'm going to tell you a story abou...

Ethics in Programming: The Project I Refused

Reorganizing My Digital Workspace

Feb 21, 20203 min read

I recently came across a tweet by Kyle Shook that simply read What is your coding folder called? I didn't think much about it as I'd used the same folder structure for years. After reading some of the replies it occurred to me that I really should re...

Reorganizing My Digital Workspace