Happy Thanksgiving to all my family, friends, team members, and random acquaintances. 🦃 🦃 🦃

Project Update: Legends of Adventure Thanksgiving Update with More Exciting Interviews: www.backerkit.com/c/projects/l... #adventuregame #adventuregames #sierraonline #PointnClickFriday #adventurex #AdvX25 #LegendsofAdventure

I tend to get really annoyed at the personality types that won't give you the time of day unless there is something in it for them. But then some days I wonder if they have a point...

Y’all I’m gonna get soooo paid. 😂

🚀 Speaker Announcement! Thrilled to welcome Katie Novotny to Hampton Roads DevFest 2026!

Our "VIP" ticket for Hampton Roads DevFest is way more popular than I would've thought. $100 ticket compared to a $35/$50. We launched it because we wanted to give a little extra to our biggest fans. And it's helping a ton.

Open sourced Zork today opensource.microsoft.com/blog/2025/11... and ran it on a swarm of containers in the cloud 😂

Sending an email to a mailing list is always stressful. But if you get a Hampton Road DevFest email today, be kind —don't hit spam.

Thanks to #dotnetconf crew for having me on to talk about the .NET Foundation!

We made it drop-dead-easy to buy a logo sponsorship for #HRDevFest. Help with a community event today! Of course, higher sponsorships are available, too. There is a buy now button on the site. hrdevfest.org

🎉 Thanks for joining .NET Foundation Summit 2025! 📺 State of DNF: youtu.be/jkfbilc7I5k 🔹 Tim Hess (Steeltoe): youtu.be/k6D3A6HwNCs 🔹 Tomas Herceg (DotVVM): youtu.be/IXZBYtivnqQ 🔹 Shaun Walker (Oqtane): youtu.be/cgnlNBROGms Full replays: www.youtube.com/@NETFoundation #dnfSummit

I've started working on implementing @robmensching.com "Open Source Maintainers Fee" process to ensure our projects support the libraries we depend on appropriately. opensourcemaintenancefee.org/consumers/

🎉 Speaker Announcement! We're thrilled to welcome @rmcastil to #HRDevFest 2026! Ryan is an author, developer & data scientist whose expertise in large-scale systems, data visualization & AI has helped Fortune 500 companies, the US Navy & startups of all sizes.

[LIVE NOW!] DNF Summit 2025 🎉 Link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=drPR...

Tune in!

The .NET Foundation summit is going live! Come hang out with us! www.youtube.com/watch?v=drP... #dnfsummit #mvpbuzz #dotnetfoundation

Tomorrow, we're hosting the .NET Foundation Summit! A couple of our projects will discuss what they do and answer your questions. All free on YouTube! www.youtube.com/watch?v=drP...

Goodbye #techbash! See y’all next year!

Rode my first mountain coaster today!

I have a need for a contract technical writer to assist in a rewrite of user documentation for one of the projects I help manage. Slide into my DMs?

The keynote has kicked off @techbash.bsky.social. @consultwithgriff.com and @csharpfritz.com is onstage. #dotnet #dotnetfdn #dotnetfoundation #dotnetconf #devconference #devconf #opensource #oss

231 meetups. 337k members. 45 countries. That’s not Microsoft—that’s you. The .NET Foundation is simply the amplifier for this community’s creativity. #dotnetcommunity #dotnetfoundation #TechBash

A few of the stellar projects in the Foundation: • Flowtide — SQL streaming engine • Cloud Streams — event-driven apps • Ursa.Avalonia — cross-platform UI • MessagePack-C# — lightning-fast serialization The ecosystem keeps leveling up. ⚡ #dotnet #TechBash

We don’t shy away from the past. 2021 tested our credibility and communication. Since then, we’ve rebuilt governance, restored autonomy, and made transparency our default. Trust isn’t granted—it’s earned. #dotnetfoundation #opensource #techbash

The .NET Foundation exists to help open source thrive: 🧩 130+ projects 🌍 231 meetups / 337k members / 45 countries 🤝 Legal, infra & marketing support We’re here to make contributors’ lives easier. #dotnetfoundation #dotnet #techbash

Good morning from #TechBash! ☕ A lot has changed in our community over the past few years — some of it is hard, but all of it is important. It’s time to discuss what’s next for .NET open source. #dotnet #dotnetfoundation

At what point do you stop "working on the talk"?

🚀 Big news: we’ve just launched the Hampton Roads DevFest Scholarship Program! If you’ve ever wanted to attend DevFest but found the ticket cost prohibitive, this one’s for you. We believe that great ideas shouldn’t be gated by price tags.

What system have I seen some folks use for real-time Q&A during a conference talk? Scan the QR code, and add a question to a queue - folks can upvote it.

It's my fault y'all. I made a comment last week that "at least #Azure is up and running" when all the #AWS folks were flippin' out. I should keep my thoughts in my head. I apologize.

I want to sell out Hampton Roads DevFest. What's a good "carrot" to dangle for a total sell-out? Dye my hair neon green?

The .NET Foundation election results are in! Congrats to @irina.codes and @jtower.bsky.social - I look forward to serving with you both!

That’s a wrap! 🗳️ Voting for the Board Election has officially closed. A big thank-you to everyone who took part and helped shape the future of the Foundation. Results coming soon!

.NET Foundation election results are in! Will announce tomorrow because Sunday is the worst day to announce any news.

As President of the .NET Foundation, I’m thrilled to see how engaged our community has been during this year’s election — but time is almost up!

You take out the internet for the day and have the AUDACITY to send me this...

My son is awesome, and bought me a Bluey coffee mug for my birthday. It has one design flaw.

[that XKCD comic of the sword fighting when they say "it's compiling"] but instead "AWS is down"

Theory: if you want to look more confident in the hardware store or auto parts store, wear a high vis shirt. Instant “that dude knows what he’s doing” cred

Ringing endorsement from the most honest President of them all. hrdevfest.org - Feb 27th, 2026 - Virginia Beach, VA

Do I know any founders who write their own content and would participate in a UX interview for Knowatoa's new onboarding for $$?

I’ll tell you what, Sora 2 benchmark of Will Smith eating spaghetti is 🤌

I love emails like this: "Hey, we start your amazing list of sponsors for .NET Foundation, and we really think we need to be on that list too." CHANGING HEARTS AND MINDS. This isn't your daddy's DNF. 100% community-led and focused.

A commercial conference is charging $999 a ticket, asking me to speak. "We'll cover registration fee. But no budget for T&E." That's pretty automatic no from me, dawg.

Are you ready for Hacktoberfest? We at the .NET Foundation are! Join us this October, contribute to open source, and earn a digital .NET Foundation certificate. For more information and the full rules, visit our website hubs.li/Q03JhjVs0

It warms my heart sometimes when I put so much time and energy into something, and then a person with a chip on their shoulder says it "provides no value." SO MUCH LOVE.

Comments from the .NET Foundation on the graduation of Automapper, and thoughts on open source commercialization. dotnetfoundation.org/news-events...

Thank you to our incredible .NET Foundation sponsors for your continued support and partnership. Your contributions help us empower the .NET community, sustain open-source innovation, and support the projects and people that make this ecosystem thrive.

I'm looking for a last-minute speaker for our #Azure user group next Tuesday at 6 p.m. ET. The scheduled speaker fell through. Virtual speakers are 100% good for me. I'll set up the zoom.

Careful what you say at #mvpsummit