Steve "ardalis" Smith

Steve Smith (@ardalis) is an entrepreneur and software developer with a passion for building quality software as effectively as possible. Steve has published over a dozen courses on Pluralsight covering DDD, SOLID, design patterns, and software architecture. He's a Microsoft ASP.NET MVP and Insider, a frequent speaker at developer conferences, an author, and a trainer.

Steve works with companies that want to avoid the trap of technical debt by helping their teams deliver quality software, quickly. Steve and his team have been described by clients as a "force multiplier", amplifying the value of existing development teams. Steve's client list includes Microsoft, Quicken Loans, Celina Insurance, and many other satisfied customers.


Recent Blog Posts

Solved: Unsupported audio format set the audio output to pulse code modulation PCM

Tuesday, 02 August 2022 00:00:00

Working Effectively with GitHub Issues

Wednesday, 22 June 2022 00:00:00

Quickly Trimming Video Files

Tuesday, 07 June 2022 00:00:00

Managing Up and Getting Ahead

Wednesday, 01 June 2022 00:00:00

Domain Modeling - Encapsulation

Wednesday, 18 May 2022 00:00:00

Domain Modeling - Anemic Models

Wednesday, 11 May 2022 00:00:00

Commands, Events, Versions, and Owners

Wednesday, 04 May 2022 00:00:00

Aggregate Responsibility Design

Wednesday, 20 April 2022 00:00:00

Learning by Consumption and Creation

Tuesday, 05 April 2022 00:00:00

Deploy More Often

Tuesday, 08 March 2022 00:00:00