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
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Just Stuff From Woody
Let’s get one thing out of the way: as a C# developer, I’ve never had to think too hard about memory. The garbage collector (GC) is always there, lurking in the background, sweeping up...
Seven days into learning Rust, and I feel like I’ve been through a developer bootcamp with a compiler that doubles as a personal trainer. It doesn’t let you slack, but it does make you...
When I first started exploring Rust, one of my instincts was to reach for a class. You know the drill. Need to model some data? Write a class, slap a few properties on it...
Today’s Rust lesson hit a familiar note but with a twist. Writing functions in Rust feels almost like writing them in C#. Until, of course, the compiler reminds you that this language doesn’t always...
So today, I ran head-first into a Rust design decision that made me pause and go, “Wait really?”
In C#, I can declare a variable with var and change it later. No fuss. In Rust?...
Let’s be honest—every new language journey begins the same way: with a humble "Hello, World!" It’s the developer's rite of passage. So today, on Day 3 of my 42-day Rust challenge, I’m writing the...
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...