Hi, I'm Anders 👋

From Sales Leader to .NET Developer

I'm 46 and redefining my career. After 25 years in sales (Dina Försäkringar, UPS, Hitta.se, Lokaldelen), I'm now channeling my discipline, grit and business understanding into C# and .NET.

My philosophy:

"You don't have to be born a programmer. You become one through discipline and patience."

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What I've actually built and shipped

Open source contributions (merged)

• dotnet/aspnetcore — Added blob() method to DotNetStreamReference (PR open)
• criticalmanufacturing/cli — Fixed issue #739
• nager/Nager.Date — Fixed HongKongHolidayProvider.cs with Easter-based calculation + unit tests (merged)
• ParkPing — Fixed race condition where vibrationLevel was read from React state immediately after setVibrationLevel, corrected using useRef (merged)

Personal projects

• ERPCore — C#/.NET, Entity Framework Core, Azure SQL. Repository Pattern, Strategy Pattern, indexes on CustomerNumber and OrderDate
• Commit — Blazor/.NET fitness accountability app. ASP.NET Core Identity, EF Core/SQLite, Repository Pattern
• The Anti-List — Android app shipped to Google Play, built in .NET MAUI/C#

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Why ERP specifically

I'm starting my LIA internship at Monitor ERP in September 2026 — one of 3 spots. Monitor builds production and manufacturing systems used by Swedish industry. I've spent 25 years selling to that same industry. The LIA placement isn't a coincidence. It's where my two careers meet.

I call this combination The Business Engineer — deep domain knowledge meeting emerging technical skill.

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Tech Stack

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What I'm Learning Right Now

• Frontend Masters: C Fundamentals → Computer Science → Algorithms → C# & .NET Basics → Backend System Design → Angular
• YH Teknikhögskolan: ASP.NET Core, Web API, EF Core, SQL Server
• Reading: A Philosophy of Software Design → Modern Software Engineering → Designing Data-Intensive Applications

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Podcast

I run Anders Kodar — a Swedish tech podcast where I learn in public. 27+ episodes. Guests include CTOs, cloud architects, and tech students.

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