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About Jesse Liberty

** Note ** Jesse is currently looking for a new position. You can learn more about him at https://jesseliberty.bio Thank you. Jesse Liberty has three decades of experience writing and delivering software projects and is the author of 2 dozen books and a couple dozen online courses. His latest book, Building APIs with .NET, is now available wherever you buy your books. Liberty was a Team Lead and Senior Software Engineer for various corporations, a Senior Technical Evangelist for Microsoft, a Distinguished Software Engineer for AT&T, a VP for Information Services for Citibank and a Software Architect for PBS. He is a 13 year Microsoft MVP.

APIs in .NET – Part 2 – The Database

Posted on July 25, 2023 by Jesse Liberty

As noted in part 1 of this series, I will be building an application specifically to explore building APIs. To get started, I’ll want to build a back-end database. The application we’ll be simulating is a car dealership. Customers can … Continue reading →

Posted in API, Essentials | 306 Comments

New Series: Creating APIs in .NET

Posted on July 16, 2023 by Jesse Liberty

While I’m still happily ensconced at CNH Industrial, I have changed my job. I’m no longer writing mobile applications (for the first time in about 7 years!) but rather am writing APIs using ASP.NET Core and C#. -The plan is … Continue reading →

Posted in API, Essentials | 609 Comments

11th MVP award

Posted on July 7, 2023 by Jesse Liberty

Pleased and proud to have been awarded my 11th MVP award from Microsoft. Update 2024: 13 award. Very honored.

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Hey! I was interviewed on WebRush

Posted on July 2, 2023 by Jesse Liberty

I had the pleasure of turning the tables and being interviewed on WebRush with Jon Papa et al https://www.webrush.io/episodes/episode-240-theres-something-net-maui-with-jesse-liberty

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Writing a programmer’s cover letter: ChatGPT

Posted on July 2, 2023 by Jesse Liberty

https://www.packtpub.com/article-hub/writing-a-customized-cover-letter-for-a-specific-job-in-minutes-using-chatgpt

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Yet Another Podcast – De Sanctis on APIs

Posted on June 28, 2023 by Jesse Liberty

Today I spoke with Valerio De Sanctis, author of Building Web APIs with ASP.NET Core.

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Writing Unit Tests with ChatGPT

Posted on June 13, 2023 by Jesse Liberty

Just posted on Packt: Writing Unit Tests with ChatGPT

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About that dozen programmer must-haves

Posted on June 11, 2023 by Jesse Liberty

I wrote this blog post in September of last year, and looking at it today I realized that I don’t use a couple of these anymore: 1) Resharper: the overhead was borderline too much and most of the refactoring power … Continue reading →

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New Job!

Posted on May 23, 2023 by Jesse Liberty

I have changed jobs within my current company (CNH Industrial). I will no longer be doing mobile programming (for the first time in six years) and will be building APIs and back-end code! I think you can expect fewer articles … Continue reading →

Posted in Essentials | 14 Comments

.NET MAUI Videos Free

Posted on May 1, 2023 by Jesse Liberty

I’ve posted my .NET MAUI For Xamarin.Forms Programmers and Advanced .NET MAUI videos on YouTube.

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Prague Comes To Boston

Posted on April 2, 2023 by Jesse Liberty

I’ll be presenting at Boston Code Camp on This is a free, one-day event on Saturday, April 29, in Burlington, MA.

Posted in .NET MAUI | 16 Comments

Advanced .NET MAUI Topic: Visual State

Posted on March 31, 2023 by Jesse Liberty

With the release of my newest book, .NET MAUI For C# Developers, I’m pleased to present occasional posts on advanced topics. If you are just starting out, however, you may want to take a look at my previous 15 part … Continue reading →

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