Chris Woody Woodruff is a solution architect at RT2, .NET Foundation board member, author, podcaster, and speaker.
Author
Chris shares his expertise through articles, technical documentation, and an upcoming book on network programming with C# and .NET. His writing makes complex software concepts clear and actionable.
Solution Architect
Chris Woody Woodruff designs scalable, high-performance software solutions, specializing in API design, cloud architecture, and modern development frameworks. He ensures technology meets business and user needs efficiently.
Speaker
A frequent speaker at conferences and industry events, Chris engages audiences on API strategy, database architecture, and software development. His talks inspire and educate developers worldwide.
"Every solution to every problem is simple. It’s the distance between the two where the mystery lies.”
Chris Woody Woodruff
Educator & Advocate
Just Stuff From Woody
It’s Day 2 of my journey learning Rust as a longtime C# developer, and today I took the plunge: I installed Rust and created my first project. The whole thing felt a bit like...
Today marks Day 1 of my 42-day challenge to learn Rust—with a twist. I’m not approaching this as a blank-slate beginner. I’m bringing along years of C# experience, mental muscle memory from countless LINQ...
I’ve spent over a decade writing C# and building solutions on .NET. But for six weeks, we will step outside the managed world of garbage collection and runtime JIT to dive headfirst into Rust—a...
What will happen when you take a C# developer, hand them a curly-brace language that loves safety and hates nulls, and give them six weeks to figure it out?
You will experience a journey filled...
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Alright, developer friends, it’s time to talk about something we all know is essential but often neglect until it’s too late: security. htmx makes building interactive apps with ASP.NET Razor Pages a breeze, but...
Welcome back, fellow developer! So you’ve embraced htmx to make your ASP.NET Razor Pages more interactive and excellent. But just like anything in development, things can go wrong. And when they do, you need...
Hey there, fellow .NET developer! Today, we’re talking about how you can take your ASP.NET Razor Pages apps from "meh" to "whoa!" with htmx. We’re diving into seamless navigation, enhancing user interactions, and even...
Alright, web developers. Today, we’re stepping into the ring to watch htmx go toe-to-toe with the big players: React, Vue, and Angular. But this isn’t a deathmatch. It’s about finding the right tool for...