Go Strings, UTF-8, and Emoji: Why One Emoji Is Not One Rune

A small Go string question exposes a useful Unicode edge case: one emoji on screen can be several code points, several runes, and many UTF-8 bytes.

August 24, 2026 · 9 min · Artem Makarov
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C# That Looks Like Go: Building a Web API Without a .csproj

I built a full layered CRUD web API as a single file-based C# app. No project files, no XML. The result publishes to a 30 MB native binary, feels a lot like shipping a Go service, and uncovers exactly one rough edge.

April 19, 2026 · 9 min · Artem Makarov

Jobby v1.0.0 Released: A High-Performance .NET Background Jobs Library

Jobby v1.0.0 adds multi-queues, grouped sequential execution, and more flexible recurring jobs. Here is why I think it is a promising option in the .NET background jobs space.

April 11, 2026 · 4 min · Artem Makarov

How to Use OpenRouter API in ASP.NET Core Web API

Step-by-step guide to integrating OpenRouter API into an ASP.NET Core Web API project using the official OpenAI NuGet package.

February 21, 2026 · 7 min · Artem Makarov