https://jrdev.io//A minimal, portfolio, sidebar, bootstrap Jekyll theme with responsive web design and focuses on text presentation. 2026-03-01T21:56:35-06:00 Cameron Young https://jrdev.io// Jekyll © 2026 Cameron Young /assets/img/favicons/favicon.ico /assets/img/favicons/favicon-96x96.png 2026-03-01T00:00:00-06:00 2026-03-01T21:56:10-06:00 https://jrdev.io//posts/You're-Not-A-Code-Writer-Anymore-Now-What/ Cameron Young

Workflow thoughts We now can have AI create features as needed, but the new problem is code bloat. Given no instructions your generated code will be unsecured and most likely a spaghetti mess. We mitigate that with architecture and tests. You can use an MCP server but we will keep it simple. If you have an existing architecture you can have AI review it, have it create a markdown file for i...

2025-09-04T00:00:00-05:00 2025-10-05T09:25:15-05:00 https://jrdev.io//posts/Intro-To-Functional-Thinking/ Cameron Young

This is not an intro to functional thinking; this is more of a good to know while diving into FP. There is a joke: at the high level, it’s just a way to replace design patterns and many tricks we use in OOP with functions, while avoiding state mutation. (This is a joke, but it gets to the heart of the matter: it’s about shifting your mindset and embracing functions.) As you read the article, yo...

2025-04-19T00:00:00-05:00 2025-04-19T12:52:45-05:00 https://jrdev.io//posts/A-Framework-Without-MediatR/ Cameron Young

Simplify Your Clean Architecture Practice I stopped using MediatR just to practice clean architecture fundamentals. If you are working a simple project or a quick kata, you need things to be available. You need focus, not complex abstractions. Discover an explicit framework designed to get your hands dirty. Many clean architecture examples, often drawing inspiration from Uncle Bob’s famous di...

2024-12-20T00:00:00-06:00 2024-12-20T14:26:00-06:00 https://jrdev.io//posts/Building-AI-Powered-Applications/ Cameron Young

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming the way developers create applications. It’s up to us to adapt and grow with it. With frameworks like .NET Aspire, building local AI-powered solutions has never been more accessible. Having a local environment to prototype innovative solutions is essential—whether you’re working on a chatbot, processing images, or analyzing text. Plus, with Aspire, y...

2024-11-14T00:00:00-06:00 2024-11-14T00:00:00-06:00 https://jrdev.io//posts/Cracking-The-Dependency-Inversion-Principle/ Cameron Young

Cracking the Dependency Inversion Principle (DIP) Dependency Inversion Principle (DIP) might sound intimidating, but it’s a powerful tool to improve the flexibility, testability, and maintainability of your code. Here’s the main idea: high-level modules (your core business logic) shouldn’t depend on low-level modules (like specific services or infrastructure details). Instead, both should depe...