WaddingtonWrites — The Technologist https://waddingtonwrites.com Code, builds, and engineering en Sun, 19 Apr 2026 22:24:25 GMT Three Writers, One Blog: Designing a Multi-Section Architecture https://waddingtonwrites.com/the-technologist/three-writers-one-blog/ https://waddingtonwrites.com/the-technologist/three-writers-one-blog/ Sat, 04 Apr 2026 09:00:00 GMT <p>I run parkruns on Saturday mornings. I travel to places I&#39;ve never been. I write code for a living.</p> It Looks Like MVC But Nothing Works: The Hidden Cost of ADO.NET in an MVC Shell https://waddingtonwrites.com/the-technologist/it-looks-like-mvc-but-nothing-works/ https://waddingtonwrites.com/the-technologist/it-looks-like-mvc-but-nothing-works/ Fri, 20 Mar 2026 09:00:00 GMT <p>I once inherited a .NET application. I opened the solution, saw the familiar folder structure (Models, Controllers, Views) and thought I knew what I was dealing with. ASP.NET MVC. Straightforward.</p> How a 35-Minute Parkrunner Can Beat a 20-Minute Parkrunner (Fairly) https://waddingtonwrites.com/the-technologist/HUB-Leagues/ https://waddingtonwrites.com/the-technologist/HUB-Leagues/ Fri, 13 Mar 2026 09:00:00 GMT <p>My mate and I both run parkrun. He&#39;s faster than me, comfortably and consistently faster. So when we started talking about making it competitive between us, the conversation lasted about three seconds. &quot;What&#39;s the point? I&#39;ll win every week.&quot; He was right. And that bugged me.</p>