It's #TechMids conf time 🎉 Come find me if you want to chat about speech recognition, rap, and #dotnetMAUI.

It's @halfstackconf.bsky.social day 🎉

For nine straight years, HalfStack has been my favourite web conference. Friendly. Informal. Fun. Everything a conference should be.

The journey to @techorama.bsky.social is underway 🎉 🚂🚇🚶🛫🚂 With a few tweaks still needed for the #BeatsRhymesNeuralNets demo, I'm really grateful to be talking about locally hosted "cool things". No wifi = No problem So what am I talking about in my 2 sessions? 👇👇👇👇

This is what the Internet is for.

🎨 Meditations on Code As Art This month, explore the artistic side of programming! Discover how developers imprint themselves on their work through history, from elegant patterns to deliberate artistic expression. 🗣️ @davidwhitney.co.uk 📍 Betfred, Manchester 🕕 Tue 14th Oct 18:00

Found at the local whiskey bar.

My brain is so used to ignoring ads on the web that when I look at a restaurant menu, I overlook the specials in the boxes on the side 🫠

@wts.rocks is well underway in Skopje. If you wanna talk about midi, birds, rap, or growing award winning vegetables. . . come find me folks.

New #cfp added for CityJS London in April 2026. More details at cfp.watch/cfps/2026-ci.... #cfs #callforpapers #callforproposals #speakers #callforspeakers #publicspeaking #speakerlife

I AM GETTING A LOT of software developers asking about how they can make the most out of going to their very first conference. I don't even mean just juniors either. It's across the board. Many are coming to CYC for their very first conference ever. What advice DO YOU have for them?

𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐟𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐋𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐧 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠ⵑ 🎉 Join us on the 12th of November at 93 Feet East, Shoreditch, for a day of creative web presos, live demos, and plenty of fun with the dev community. ✨ Expect great presenters, music, quizzes, and even karaoke. 📅 Save the date → halfstackconf.com/london

Letting us have more control over how #Copilot appears in #visualstudio is excellent news! www.neowin.net/news/copilot...

just gonna keep saying

Wish I was here. Underground hip-hop history. . . captured live. www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQbe...

For #MAUIUIJuly this year; a post about a little experiment I did a while back involving CSS, .NET MAUI, and something resembling Tailwind → thewissen.io/maui-ui-july...

We got a special #workshop for those that use NodeJS in production in September 29, with Matteo Collina Early bird price is just 84 pounds for 4 hrs Get your nodejs performance right now, don't leave it to late! Get your ticket now cityjsconf.org/works...

Maros Kutschy is bringing Nonviolent Communication into software testing. A shift in mindset. A different kind of session. 📅 Sept 12—HalfStack Vienna 📲 Scan the QR or hit the link: halfstackconf.com/vienna

📊 Predicting Risk on the UK Strategic Road Network This month Gary Short tackles data science's dirty secret - never enough training data! Learn his methodology combining estimation, forecasting & rigour. 🗣️ Gary Short 📍 Bonded Warehouse, Manchester 🕕 Tuesday 29th July, 6:00 PM

Just landed on my doormat 📬 The physical copy of Introducing .NET MAUI Second Edition by my good friend @bijington.bsky.social If you’re interested in .NET MAUI and love a good old fashioned book, maybe while going away for vacation? Then this is a great resource to check out!

Read. This. Post.

.NET 10 preview 6 is out and for .NET MAUI that means some more of my MediaPicker improvements have landed! Please check them out and start testing them so they’re good to go in November! devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/dotne...

Have you registered for the next meetup in London? 5 spots left to go in waiting list mode guild.host/events/jsmon...

Feeling very much like a TV host today at @wearedevelopers.bsky.social World Congress. Drop by stage 4 this afternoon. We have all the best talks plus an amazing stage host 👋

Köln is looking as stunning as always 😍

Ever wanted to create gyroscope based parallax in #dotnetmaui? Francois has you covered, check this out! blog.francois.raminosona.com/sensor-based... #MAUIUIJuly day 9!

Oh btw, was everyone aware that @webdevconf.com is happening again in October? v1.2 of the site is now out with the speaker lineup and it's looking incredibly juicy (hi @jazb.bsky.social @lexloft.bsky.social @remysharp.com @strange.website @jhey.dev @whitep4nth3r.com) webdevconf.com

It's time to find out if the song is correct. #WeAreDevelopers, here I come ✈️ youtu.be/q0ehzxRRn-M?...

It's release day! We're pleased to announce the immediate availability of WDC OS 2.0. Updates include: * Full Speaker Lineup * Agenda for the day * WDClippy if you need help Tickets for the day are just £100. webdevconf.com

🦇 Yesterday we left our heroes at full throttle! Part 2 of my Batmobile UI series is live: the RPM dashboard in #dotnetmaui using Maui.Graphics. Arcs, pointers, and pure Batmobile vibes. 👉 goforgoldman.com/posts/batmob... #MAUIUIJuly

🎟️ Tickets are selling fast for 10th July, Sheffield www.tickettailor.com/events/front... If you're a designer, an engineer, or a design engineer: we have 8 excellent talks for you at Front End North! In no particular order...

Call for Speakers now open for Ripples: Bristol (the renamed Agile in the City: Bristol)

Movie you've watched more than six times using GIFs (hard mode: no Star Wars, Star Trek or LOTR)

A cheecky commit to update some user stories, and #TechCornwall are ready to deliver the next Mission to Mars. I love that, years after stepping back from this programme, I still get to help nudge students towards a career in Software Development. #OpenSource FTW. github.com/tonyedwardsp...

Excited to be speaking at @ldnug.org tomorrow! www.meetup.com/london-net-u...

𝐖𝐞𝐛 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡 + 𝐬𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐨𝐟𝐭𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞 + 𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐀𝐏𝐈𝐬 = 🤯 Niels Leenheer showed how browsers can power a point-of-sale system at HalfStack! Watch the talk: youtu.be/CekjiP5Um90 Join us in Vienna on Sept 12 🔗 halfstackconf.com/vienna #TechInnovation

never gonna give never gonna give never gonna give never gonna give

I think the last week or so might be the first time that @fullfact.org has fact checked more claims about AI generated content than we have of real media simply being used out of context. As someone who has been doing this stuff for years *this feels significant*

🙋We'll be closing our early bird tickets on Monday. Get those early bird tickets this weekend, while you still can!

Last week, I spoke at #dotnet meetups in sunny Sheffield and York. Then a goose attacked me 🪿 tonyedwardspz.co.uk/blog/goose-a...

If you're new to Front End North: We're a welcoming one-track, one-day conference for developers and designers who work on the web – returning for 2025! 🗓️ 10th July, Sheffield 👾 Social: National Videogane Museum 🎟️ Tickets, just £75! (We're volunteer run) frontendnorth.com

This is a great ethos for a software development community. Loving the ACCU vibe already 🙌

Sheffield (and Nottingham). . . you have been awesome 🙌 Really nice city filled with friendly people and some super tasty restaurants. Can't wait to come back and spend some more time. Thanks for having me @dotnetsheff.co.uk 🙏

🗓️ Join us at @ldnug.org on the 25th June. I'll be talking about how I turned 500 bird song recordings into a #dotnetMAUI desktop app of games. You'll also get the chance to throw things at me as part of them. . . which some people seem to enjoy far too much! www.meetup.com/london-net-u...

Ok Side Quest #001 is live! Make sure you jump on tickets quickly as I think they're going to go fast. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/side-quest...

Last week I helped transform ~100 JavaScript developers at the @cityjsconf.bsky.social Athens outing into a battle rap audience. They didn't seem convinced it was possible, but we got there in the end 🙌 tonyedwardspz.co.uk/blog/somethi... ☝️ Find out more via the blog. #CityJS #CityJSAthens

We're rolling with #CityJSAthens day 2. Loving this meander through package land with @hola-soy-milk.online, and excited for the next rummage through my cable box. There's always a gift in there 🎁

Lovely roof top spot for a few last minute tweaks to the slides.

NaNoWriMo (the org that popularised National Novel Writing Month) is no more! (That's the thing that people like me used to try and use as motivation to write a load of words in a short space of time.) Members only, but free, post about that mess: geryow.com/wtf-happened... #NaNoWriMo