Install VS2026 18.3 (released today) if you edit Razor files or use .NET Hot Reload. We have some huge improvements added in this release. Download link visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads/

GitHub Copilot App modernization is not just for Java any more! Check out this public preview feature that lets you modernize your @nodejs.org app using GitHub Copilot. developer.microsoft.com/blog/jsts-mo...

OH: "We don't want any unit tests in our repo", LOL

Live now @danroth27.bsky.social talking about Blazor www.youtube.com/live/YDhJ953...

🎉 Ready for 3 days of .NET magic? #dotNETConf starts Nov 11 with 100+ sessions, community events, and swag. Don’t miss the keynote at 8AM PT! dotnetconf.net

Today I got a cold brew coffee from Dutch Bros. It tastes like water. I'm pretty sure it's made from a concentrate and not brewed fresh. For the price they should be brewing it every day.

🎉 Sponsorships are now live on NuGet.org! 🤝 Easily support your favorite package authors 💰 Maintainers: it’s easy to get visibility for funding needs 🌱 NuGet Community grows stronger together Read the blog post: aka.ms/nuget/sponso... #NuGet #dotnet #OpenSource

Chess Grandmaster, and all around nice guy, Daniel Naroditsky, has passed away. RIP. He was a true legend and will be missed by many around the world.

Just got my 50th anniversary Windows Crocs!

‘Trusted Publishing’ is now available on NuGet.org! 🚀 Publish packages more securely with short lived OIDC tokens. No more key management! 🔒See the blog to get started: aka.ms/nuget/oidc-b... ✨ #NuGet #dotnet

My 9 yo daughter has created her first Roblox game all on her own. I spent a few min showing her around Roblox Studio but that was about it If you have Roblox, please play this game. She's watching the num visits and I'm trying to help encourage her to keep playing. www.roblox.com/share?code=5...

Yesterday a tree directly behind my house got hit by lightning. I happened to be looking out the window at that time. There was a small fire but I was able to put it out with a hose. Never seen a tree get hit by lightning this close before, it was wild. Also check out the interesting spiral pattern.

Discover the power of .NET Aspire CLI and how it streamlines developer workflows. Dive into creating intuitive dashboards that elevate productivity and enhance user experiences.#dotnet#aspnet#aspire https://isaacl.dev/gp3

I'll be coming to Lisbon this October for the Azure Dev Summit to speak about the future of web development with .NET. I hope that you'll be able to join me! Early Bird pricing ends this week. azuredevsummit.com

New blog post on Aspire + React devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/new-a...

Exciting conference in Europe! Explore azuredevsummit.com — a cloud-centric event with an incredible agenda (beyond just AI!), hands-on workshops, and top-tier speakers. Don’t miss the Early Bird pricing — ends this week!

It’s a hot day in North Florida. It’s hard to work cuz my home office is a condition sun room (no insulation) so the AC can’t keep up with the heat. I’m hoping it will cool off soon!

I just installed proxmox, for the first time, on a mini pc. Hoping that this will end up working well for me.

Some big news abcnews.go.com/US/mistakenl...

@damianedwards.com I have a mini pc running Minecraft. My kids want me to bring it on vacation. Can you suggest a small screen that I should consider to get?

If you use Windows Sandbox and experience long install times, try this workaround github.com/microsoft/Wi...

Here is a prompt to make chatgpt into your personal task manager gist.github.com/sayedihashim...

Here is a prompt for an interactive multiplication game for kids learning multiplication. gist.github.com/sayedihashim...

Here is a prompt to play blackjack with gpt gist.github.com/sayedihashim...

Excited to share some new work with you all - Announcing Preview 1 of a new .NET AI Chat Web App Template. 🎉 devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/annou...

Just published: new AI Chat Web App template Been wondering how to get started with .NET and AI? Well here’s one easy option! It takes in knowledge from your own data sources, gives citations, and runs AI inference on GitHub Models (free) by default.

Today starting at 6:30 PM ET will be the best time all year to shop at Costco. I’m expecting the stores to be basically empty.

New blog post on HTTP file updates in @visualstudio.bsky.social at devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio...

One thing that I learned in the last few weeks, when emailing execs, you have to pay very close attention to each word. Their replies may be concise, but all the info is there you just have to look for it.

I’m driving in Charlotte going to my hotel and I see a road named Microsoft Way. The buildings are 1 mile from my hotel, I had no idea. Will try and check it out tmrw.

“Python tool for converting files and office documents to Markdown” github.com/microsoft/ma...

I’m so proud of my friend Jon P Smith (thereformedprogammer.net) whose EF Core book has been listed as the best ORM book by Book Authority 😍✨ bookauthority.org/books/best-o...

In the latest episode of our podcast, "Scott and Mark learn to..", @scott.hanselman.com and I talk about undocumented APIs, including why they exist and how I reverse engineered undocumented Windows APIs: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWMW...

To celebrate the release of @cavesofqud.com 1.0 tomorrow (!), I am offering to buy two copies of one of the finest roguelikes ever made to people of my choosing who boost this post (this one, not the quoted one). I will DM Steam for Itch info if you're chosen. Live and Drink, nomads.

Yes!! Finished the Unity 6 updates for Head First C#. I'll get updated PDFs posted soon! I love @unity.com as a sandbox for new C# learners to experiment with what they've learned. Like this game, which we build halfway through the book.

@markdownmonster.bsky.social I’m your first follower here!

@scott.hanselman.com setting up oh my post... is this a good config to use: gist.github.com/shanselman/1... ?

The latest update to Visual Studio ships with a fix for the decade old behavior of copying the entire row and column headers from the Error List. www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPkY...

Time for some time off

High schoolers (and parents and teachers of High Schoolers!) Your teen could win a 1 on 1 call with the Creator of Python *or* the creator of C# and TypeScript! highseas.hackclub.com Please share!

@davidfowl.com hey David I’m here, click the follow button please!

I just watched this session and I’ve been watching Stephen chat with @scott.hanselman.com on Deep .NET. If you’re a #dotnet dev this is really good stuff

We have created a new interactive cli tool for scaffolding, dotnet scaffold, learn more in this blog post devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/intro...

If you missed dotnet conf, my session on Web API tools can be found at youtu.be/uKm1ho881gk?....

Over the past few months I've been leading the team as we built out a new community project for .NET Aspire and I'm super excited that it's finally launched - devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/intro... If you're building with #dotnet #aspire go check out all the awesome additions to Aspire! #dotnetconf

@christosmatskas.bsky.social hello Christos, great to see you here. I miss having meetings with you!

Current status - Importing 17 years of Tweets into BlueSky github.com/marcomaroni-... (minus replies and RT's and dumb stuff)

@zkat.tech I found you!

Hello everyone, I’m here!