Is DotNet 8 Faster than DotNet 7?

Taking a pause from my series on becoming a manager(latest post), I took a morning to update my Expressur basic arithmetic library so I can test claims that .NET 8 had significant performance improvements over .NET 7.

Short answer? Add me to the people who say “apparently yes”, at least for pure C# code.

Becoming a Manager Part 4 - Getting Ready for Interviews - Part 1

Over the last few months, I’ve put a few thoughts out there about creating job postings and reviewing the resumes you receive. In this month’s post, I share some thoughts about preparing to conduct interviews. There’s much more said on the internet about conducting interviews versus creating job postings and reviewing resumes, so this is going to be a bunch of notes.

Added a Resources Page

I added a resources page (https://www.jimsrules.com/resources/) to help collect some of the books, blogs, websites, and podcasts that either were instrumental in my own education (formal or self-guided). I’m also including the list in this post so you can look at it here or there. Both will have the same content.

Becoming a Manager Part 3 - Reviewing resumes

Last time I threw a few thoughts out there about creating a job posting. In this month’s post, I share some notes on the next stage: reviewing those resumes you got in response to your job posting.

Becoming a Manager Part 2 - Job Postings

Do you think about hiring when you think about being a manager? What comes to mind? Do you first think about crafting job postings? I am going out on a limb and guessing the answer is “no.” It is underrated and underappreciated and it is hard. No one ever taught me how to create a job posting! In this article, I share a few thoughts on that important first impression you make on your applicant by taking a “what not to do” approach. As a bonus, I also coin a new term: “bureaucroware”. Warning! Opinions ahead!