Modernizing .NETpad (2024)

It's time to document the work I've done modernizing the WPF version of .NETpad. Here's…

Developers often utilize design patterns that logically separate an app's presentation and business logic and…

In addition to implementing a tab-based user interface, the modern Notepad also does something else…

It's been a frustrating week for the .NETpad modernization project. Some of it was self-inflicted.…

Last week, a reader asked me why I wasn't posting the source code for the…

When I started this year's .NETpad modernization project, it wasn't entirely clear where the new…

Not that I needed a reminder of my failings as a software developer, but the…

The WPF version of .NETpad has always been my favorite, but the limitations of this…

This week, I started refactoring the WPF version of .NETpad to make the code cleaner,…

It's been a whirlwind week of rapid improvements to .NETpad: Settings is done, the menus…

This past weekend, I got much further than expected, and more quickly than expected, in…

We’re still months away from the release of .NET 9, but there’s no reason not…

As part of my .NETpad modernization work, I'm investigating various ways one might update an…

I've taken the first steps in modernizing the WPF version of my .NETpad app, and…