Rion Williams

Full Stack Software Engineer and Microsoft MVP who is passionate about making the developer community a better place.

Work

Staff Software Engineer at Broadcom
Location

Lake Charles, LA
Education
Joined

Apr 13, 2017

Rion Williams

Jul 5

A Distributed Tracing Adventure in Apache Beam

#apachebeam #tracing #jaeger #kotlin

13 min read

Avoiding Kotlin Minefields in Apache Beam

#apachebeam #kotlin #learning #tools

5 min read

Rion Williams

Jun 7

Introducing Apache Beam Katas for Kotlin

#apachebeam #kotlin #learning #tools

19 1

3 min read

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May 10

An Education in Streaming

#streaming #kafka #apachebeam #learning

2 1

6 min read

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Apr 9

No, You Aren't Alone

#productivity #worklifebalance #pandemic

22 1

4 min read

Rion Williams

Mar 1

When Containers Become Trashcans

#docker #containers #productivity

37 4

2 min read

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Feb 28

Putting the Fun in Local Functions

#c #dotnet #programming

4 min read

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Feb 17

The Other Kafka's Metamorphosis

#kafka #career #transformation

5 min read

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Feb 11

How I Haven't Become an Amorphous Blob While Working Remotely

#career #fitness #remote

6 min read

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Jan 11

When Random Isn't the Right Random

#troubleshooting #random #kafka

6 min read

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Jan 6

Why is My SQL Server Query So Slow

#sql #troubleshooting #debugging #performance

13 1

6 min read

Rion Williams

Jan 1

Happy New ... C# 9 Features

#softwareengineering #c #net #programminglanguages

13 2

6 min read

Rion Williams

Dec 29 '19

Just Jump Into the Stream

#softwareengineering #learning #career

4 min read

Rion Williams

Dec 21 '19

The Bug That Got Away

#debugging #softwareengineering #learning

50 3

6 min read

Rion Williams

May 14 '19

Slightly Rough Exchanges: Troubleshooting Transactional Issues with TransactionScope

#transactions #dotnet #rollbacks #issues

12 1

4 min read

Rion Williams

Apr 22 '19

Smooth Transactions with TransactionScope

#programming #transactions #dotnet #rollbacks

18 4

6 min read

Rion Williams

Apr 19 '19

Visual Studio, Why Can't You Just Let Me Have This One (Solution Folder)?

#programming #organization #architecture #tips

14 6

2 min read

Rion Williams

Feb 12 '19

How To Make Your .NET Applications Less Quirky

#bestpractices #dotnet #programming #performance

20 1

4 min read

Rion Williams

Jan 17 '19

I Don't Know Crap About Security (Or At Least I Didn't)

#learning #security #tools

8 min read

Rion Williams

Dec 4 '18

Priorities of a Passionate Developer

#career #developer #learning #culture

91 3

5 min read

Rion Williams

Nov 12 '18

I Don't Know

#career #developer #learning #culture

49 3

4 min read

Rion Williams

Jul 24 '18

Software Soup

#career #developer #learning #culture

87 1

6 min read

Rion Williams

Apr 13 '18

Can I Have My CPU Back Visual Studio?

#dotnet #aspnet #visualstudio #troubleshooting

21 7

3 min read

Rion Williams

Apr 10 '18

Hello XML, My Old Friend; I've Come To Encode You Again.

#c #dotnet #xml #json

21 7

3 min read

Rion Williams

Dec 9 '17

Sharing is Caring: Using Shared Projects in ASP.NET

#dotnet #c #aspnet

13 1

7 min read

Rion Williams

Dec 9 '17

Hands-free Security Scanning in .NET Applications

#c #dotnet #security #tools

18 1

4 min read

Rion Williams

Sep 14 '17

NodeServices: Where Javascript and .NET Meet Back on the Other Side

#c #javascript #node #dotnet

21 1

5 min read

Rion Williams

Aug 8 '17

Making a (Job) Switch as a Software Developer

#community #career #advice

33 2

5 min read

Rion Williams

Jun 22 '17

Updated Chrome Debugging Tools Worth Mentioning

#tools #webdev #googlechrome #productivity

16 3

4 min read

Rion Williams

Jun 19 '17

How the Microsoft Bot Framework Changed Where My Friends and I Eat: Part 2

#dotnet #opensource #microsoft #bots

10 min read

Rion Williams

Jun 15 '17

Options for Configuring ASP.NET Core Applications

#aspnet #aspnetcore #webdev

3 min read

Rion Williams

May 26 '17

Why Won't You Answer My Question?

#softwaredevelopment #productivity #tips #questions

11 6

8 min read

Rion Williams

May 22 '17

Great Developer Podcasts For Your Commute

#podcasts #softwaredevelopment #dotnet

17 3

4 min read

Rion Williams

May 16 '17

Secret Productivity Tips for Visual Studio 2017

#dotnet #aspnet #microsoft #visualstudio

17 6

4 min read

Rion Williams

May 12 '17

How the Microsoft Bot Framework Changed Where My Friends and I Eat: Part 1

#dotnet #opensource #microsoft #bots

16 3

13 min read

Rion Williams

May 9 '17

Contributing to .NET for Dummies

#dotnet #aspnet #microsoft #opensource

13 2

9 min read

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