Who we publish
We publish working engineers, software architects, technical trainers, conference speakers, and developer-tooling builders. You don't need a portfolio of articles, a Microsoft MVP badge, or a personal blog. You do need:
- Real, hands-on experience with the topic you want to write about.
- An angle that's specific, useful, or genuinely funny — not a rehash of the official docs.
- The willingness to revise based on editorial feedback.
Topics we want
We're especially interested in pitches for:
- Deep tutorials on ASP.NET Core, EF Core, MAUI, WPF, Blazor, and Windows desktop development.
- Software-architecture essays — especially monolith-vs-microservice retrospectives, modular monolith experiences, and enterprise integration war stories.
- Independent reviews of developer tools, IDEs, profilers, libraries, and learning resources.
- Programming-history pieces — BASIC dialects, early C, microprocessor design, bygone IDE workflows, the long arc of OOP.
- Opinion pieces on Microsoft's developer strategy, language evolution, and engineering culture.
- Humorous essays on legacy code, framework wars, and the lived experience of shipping software.
What we don't run
No press releases, no product announcements, no AI-generated content, no "X reasons why Y is great" listicles, no SEO-driven thin tutorials, no sponsored content masquerading as editorial. If your pitch reads like marketing, it isn't a fit.
Rates & terms
We pay for commissioned work. Rates depend on length and depth and are agreed before you write. Authors retain copyright; we ask for a 90-day exclusive followed by a perpetual non-exclusive license to keep the article on the site. You're free to republish your own piece on your personal site after the exclusive window with a canonical link back to Dot Net Masters.
How to pitch
Use the form below. Tell us the working title, the audience, why you're the right person to write it, and a one-paragraph outline. We respond to every pitch within seven business days — yes is yes, no is no, and if we don't think it's a fit, we'll usually tell you why.