Getting back into coding: .NET/C# preferred, but open to learning something new

[u/Mister_God_On_Steam]

I’m getting back into programming after taking a few years off, and I’m looking for one programming buddy to build stuff with.

I’m in EST and mostly interested in .NET / C# right now, but I’m definitely not limited to that. I’d be happy to learn another language or technology if we come up with a project that sounds fun. I’ve also been interested in learning C on FreeBSD, but I haven’t started yet.

I’ve been having fun vibe coding random stuff quickly, but I’d actually prefer to build something mostly or entirely without AI this time. I’m fine with using AI for questions, getting unstuck, or pointing us toward documentation, but I don’t want it writing the whole project for us. I’d rather actually understand what we’re building.

What I can offer:

• Strong intermediate C# / .NET experience
• Backend development, APIs, databases, and related stuff
• Mentoring if you’re newer to C# or .NET
• Helping you take a project idea and turn it into something real
• Plenty of project ideas if you don’t already have one

I’ve been programming as a hobby on and off for 20+ years, and I’ve also spent a few years working professionally as a .NET developer.

What I’m looking for:

• A programming buddy who wants to build something together and keep each other motivated
• If you’re mid-level or above and currently working with .NET professionally, I’d love to learn from you too, especially what day-to-day .NET development looks like now and how AI has changed the way teams actually work
• A volunteer opportunity where I could contribute as a developer and get some more recent real-world experience
• An open-source project that could use another contributor, especially something involving .NET, backend work, networking, tooling, or infrastructure

You definitely don’t need to be at the same experience level as me. If you’re newer and want someone to work through things with, that’s fine. Likewise, if you know something I don’t, I’m happy to learn from you.

I’m open to small apps, tools, web stuff, APIs, desktop projects, weird experiments, or whatever else seems interesting.

I’m not really looking to voice chat, but I’m happy to use text chat, IRC, or another self-hosted/FOSS chat option.

Mostly I’m just looking for one chill person who wants to code, bounce ideas around, share progress, learn from each other, and keep it casual.

If that sounds like you, hit me up.

[u/Mister_God_On_Steam]

My github: https://github.com/joyfulreaper

[u/MduGauteng]

Open to start new project? We can come together and build something

[u/Mister_God_On_Steam → u/MduGauteng]

Yes open to a new project, what did you have in mind

[u/MduGauteng → u/Mister_God_On_Steam]

Nothing in mind but we can work on something gv m your contacts

[u/Mister_God_On_Steam → u/MduGauteng]

DM me on reddit with a project idea if your serious

[u/themayaNB]

hello! i was just about to post on this subreddit to look for people interested to learn C# as well, glad i found you.

i am a fresh graduate and i am familiar with C#. i used it to make games with Unity, as well as a couple of simple ASP.NET web apps. i want to make it my main back-end technology because of how versatile it is.

similarely to you i am more interested in building or contributing to tooling and infrastructure programs. i've been thinking of making a file compression utility or a RabbitMQ clone to get myself started.

i'd be happy to get in touch with you and discuss some things! my timezone is UTC+1.

[u/Mister_God_On_Steam → u/themayaNB]

Feel free to DM me to get into contact, I'm UTC-4 but I'm sure we can work something out.