The IDE Wars Are Over: How Visual Studio 2025 and Modern Developer Tools Changed Everything

๐ŸŽ“ AUTHORITY NOTE Based on 20+ years using every major IDE from Visual Studio .NET 2003 to today’s AI-powered tools. This represents hands-on experience leading teams through multiple IDE migrations and tool standardizations. Executive Summary Remember when developers would argue passionately about whether Visual Studio, VS Code, JetBrains, or Vim was the “right” choice? Those […]

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GitHub Copilot: A Solutions Architect’s Guide to AI-Assisted Development

GitHub Copilot has fundamentally changed how I approach software development. After integrating it into my daily workflow over the past year, I want to share practical insights on maximizing its value while understanding its limitations. As someone who has been writing code for over two decades, I initially approached AI-assisted development with skepticism, but Copilot […]

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