Publication
Buggy C# Code: The 10 Most Common Mistakes in C# Programming
https://www.toptal.com/developers/c-sharp/top-10-mistakes-that-c-sharp-programmers-make
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Patrick Ryder
Verified Expert in Engineering
C# Developer
Reno, NV, United States
Toptal member since October 17, 2012
Bio
Pat has over a dozen years of experience developing applications on the .NET platform, including having been part of the development team at Microsoft which created the platform itself. He also develops for Windows native API (Win32/COM), he communicates extremely well, and he has worked in teams of all sizes.
Portfolio
PowerDEX, Inc.
Microsoft SQL Server, Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF)...
Self-Employed
PHP, JavaScript, Microsoft SQL Server, ASP.NET
Microsoft Corp.
Java, C++, COM, Win32
Experience
- C++ - 19 years
- C# - 12 years
- Transact-SQL (T-SQL) - 12 years
- XML - 12 years
- JavaScript - 5 years
- PHP - 2 years
- Java - 2 years
Preferred Environment
Visual Studio
The most amazing...
...app I've helped create is Visual Basic 1, the stand-alone environment which brought rapid application development to Windows.
Work Experience
Development Lead
2010 - 2011
PowerDEX, Inc.
- Led a small development team building a Silverlight/SQL-based web portal for car dealerships to manage and evaluate their lead providers.
- Built web-based dashboards for dealerships to manage all aspects of their online presence.
- Built ASP.NET/SQL-based websites for local dealerships.
Technologies: Microsoft SQL Server, Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF), Microsoft Silverlight, ASP.NET MVC
Freelance Web Developer
2000 - 2009
Self-Employed
- Designed and developed websites for local small businesses (real estate, property management, online retail, travel).
Technologies: PHP, JavaScript, Microsoft SQL Server, ASP.NET
Software Design Engineer
1993 - 1999
Microsoft Corp.
- Designed and implemented the foundation of Windows Forms in the .NET framework.
- Developed Windows forms engine in Java (Visual J++).
- Worked on all aspects of the Visual Basic forms package. My main areas of ownership and expertise were ActiveX control (OCX) hosting and creation.
Technologies: Java, C++, COM, Win32
Experience
Education
1988 - 1993
Bachelor of Mathematics Degree in Computer Science
University Of Waterloo - Waterloo, Canada
Skills
Libraries/APIs
jQuery
Tools
Microsoft Visual Studio, Adobe Fireworks, Microsoft Silverlight, Visual Studio, Adobe Photoshop
Languages
C#, C++, Transact-SQL (T-SQL), XML, JavaScript, PHP, Java
Frameworks
.NET, ASP.NET, ASP.NET MVC, Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF)
Platforms
Windows Server, Win32, Windows, Linux, WordPress
Storage
Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL
Paradigms
Agile Software Development
Other
COM
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