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 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...
May 6, 2025
Look at this! Day 26, and today we’re talking about one of my favorite things to not ignore: error messages. Because when things go sideways (and they will), your future self and your users...
May 5, 2025
Okay, we're on Day 25, and today we’re stepping into the world of failure again. But this time, it’s the catastrophic kind. We’re not talking about the "file didn’t open" kind of error. Nope...
May 4, 2025
Day 24... today we’re digging into one of my favorite "why doesn’t every language have this?" features in Rust: the ? operator.
If you've spent any time in C#, you're no stranger to the good...