A Like Is Worth 0.5: How the X Algorithm Actually Ranks Your Feed
How X’s For You feed works, from candidate retrieval and Phoenix scoring to engagement weights, visibility rules, diversification, caching, and final feed assembly.
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In this article, I will explain 10 anti-patterns in Architecture Decision Records and how to avoid them. Consider this article a guide to following Best Practices and creating a good Architecture Decision Record (ADR).
Prepare for your next .NET interview with 800+ interview questions and answers covering C#, ASP.NET Core, SQL, NoSQL, microservices, distributed systems, testing, AI, Agile, desktop and mobile development. For developers, senior engineers, architects and tech leads.
In this article, we review AI, LLM, prompting, .NET AI integration, Semantic Kernel, Microsoft Agent Framework, MCP, RAG, resilience, testing, observability, security, and AI coding tools for .NET engineers.
A practical guide to C# mobile development interviews in 2026. Covers .NET MAUI, Xamarin, architecture, performance, UI patterns, and real-world mobile engineering concepts with clear explanations and examples.
This part of C# / .NET interview questions and answers covering modern desktop development: WinUI 3, .NET MAUI, Avalonia UI, MVVM architecture with CommunityToolkit, performance optimization, data storage with EF Core and SQLite, secure credentials, background sync, MSIX packaging, and auto-update strategies.
60+ C# / .NET testing interview questions with code examples. Covers unit testing, integration testing, gRPC, contracts, distributed systems, Playwright, and performance.
In this article, we explore microservices and distributed systems interview questions and answers, and what every .NET engineer should know, from service boundaries and BFF to sagas, events, service discovery, and communication patterns.
A practical guide to the Outbox and Inbox patterns for reliable asynchronous messaging in distributed systems. Learn how Outbox ensures safe event publishing and Inbox ensures idempotent event processing, with step-by-step diagrams and implementation insights.
This article explains how to identify service boundaries using Domain-Driven Design and Bounded Contexts. It shows how to move from a messy business domain to clear, well-defined contexts, and then to microservices, using a realistic domain map and bounded context diagrams
This chapter explores NoSQL Databases questions that .NET engineers should be able to answer in an interview.
In this article, we explore practical patterns for data versioning and schema evolution in NoSQL systems.
In this article, we explain the CAP theorem in simple terms: what Consistency, Availability, and Partition Tolerance mean, why you can’t have all three, and how real systems balance them in practice.
This chapter explores SQL Database questions that .NET engineers should be able to answer in an interview.
Master ASP.NET Core for interviews! Explore middleware, routing, DI, caching, & security with expert Q&A for junior to senior .NET devs.
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This chapter explores design patterns, anti-patterns, and principles that are usually used across development on .NET.
This chapter explores advanced asynchronous and parallel programming in .NET, including Tasks, Thread Pools, channels, race conditions, context switches, and best practices.
This Chapter covers data structures in .NET, collections and their implementations, and performance characteristics.
This article explores essential C# type concepts, providing detailed explanations, code examples, and junior, middle, and senior expectations to enhance your understanding and boost your confidence.