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.”

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Just Stuff From Woody
May 15, 2025
You've made it to Day 35, and we're wrapping up Week 5. This week was all about Rust’s generics, contracts, and lifetimes. If your brain feels like it has been doing deadlifts, that means...
May 14, 2025
Welcome to Day 34, and today we are taking a stroll through one of the most satisfying parts of Rust. If you're a C# developer who loves LINQ, this will feel like home, with...
May 13, 2025
Welcome to Day 33, and today we are jumping into closures. If you have been writing C# for a while, you are no stranger to lambdas, delegates, and maybe even expression trees. Rust has...
May 12, 2025
Day 32, and today we are stepping into one of Rust’s most talked-about features. If you have heard scary stories about lifetimes, do not worry. This is your first encounter, and we are going...
May 11, 2025
Welcome to Day 31, and today we are diving into generics. If you are coming from C# this is probably familiar ground. You know and love List, Dictionary, and all the type-safe goodness that...
May 10, 2025
Welcome to Day 30 and today we are going to explore how Rust handles dynamic dispatch with trait objects. If you are used to the world of C# this is the part where you...
May 9, 2025
Welcome to Day 29 where we are stepping into one of Rust’s most powerful features. If you are a C# developer think of traits as interfaces but with some serious upgrades. Traits in Rust...
May 8, 2025
Day 28 marks the end of Week 4 and it is time to pause for a quick reflection. We have covered a lot of ground this week from organizing Rust code with modules and...
May 7, 2025
Welcome to Day 27 and let’s talk about how Rust handles logging the smart way. If you have been in the .NET world for any amount of time, you are probably used to ILogger...