A .NET blogger reflects on four years and 210 weekly issues of his newsletter, distilling four lessons: consistency beats brilliance, teaching accelerates learning, fundamentals (modular monoliths, domain-driven business rules, API contracts, idempotency, outbox pattern) outlast frameworks, and audience feedback sharpens thinking. He also shares his bullish stance on AI coding agents, arguing fundamentals become the review checklist for judging AI-generated code, and teases more AI-focused content ahead