Sticking with VS2022 but want .NET 10 features? @mikeirvingweb.bsky.social's quick SDK install unlocks the target framework and he flags when VS 2026 or VS Code might be a better fit. #dotnet #csharp #visualstudio

26 years on eBay. It’s been quite a journey 🙂

Live coding in progress from Joshua Crowe at tonight’s @dotnetnorth.bsky.social session. Impressive!

Before the crowds arrive for tonight’s Dot Net North Meetup: www.meetup.com/dotnetnorth/... #DotNet #MVPBuzz

I'm looking forward to Dot Net North in #Manchester on Tuesday. Come join us to see Joshua Crowe present 'Building an extensible CLI toolkit in C#' A free event, with refreshments provided www.meetup.com/dotnetnorth/... #DotNet #MVPBuzz

I'm looking forward to Dot Net North in #Manchester on Tuesday. Come join us to see Joshua Crowe present 'Building an extensible CLI toolkit in C#' A free event, with refreshments provided www.meetup.com/dotnetnorth/... #DotNet #MVPBuzz

For last week's event, we ran ticketing via Luma. Didn't attend? You can subscribe to our events calendar at luma.com/MaccTech #Macclesfield #Bollington #Cheshire

Coming up at Dot Net North, Joshua Crowe on building an extensible CLI toolkit in C#. Small, high-leverage internal tools with workflow logic, a state machine, type-safe command parsing and routing. If you're tired of messy scripts, this one's worth a look. 🛠️

Thank you to all who came to our first #MaccTech of 2026 this week, to our speakers Chris & Tom, and to LOVELIVE for hosting us Info, Slides: www.macctech.co.uk/events/20260... #Macclesfield

Want to use .NET 10, but not yet ready to embrace Visual Studio 2026? Check out my latest blog on .NET 10 support in Visual Studio 2022 www.mike-irving.co.uk/web-design-b... #VisualStudio #DotNet #MVPBuzz

Want to use .NET 10, but not yet ready to embrace Visual Studio 2026? Check out my latest blog on .NET 10 support in Visual Studio 2022 www.mike-irving.co.uk/web-design-b... #VisualStudio #DotNet #MVPBuzz

Macc Tech will return on Wednesday 28th January at LOVELIVE, Macclesfield RSVP free at luma.com/rclvr0sp #Macclesfield #Bollington #CheshireEast #TechCommunity

I'm working on my '.NET 10 Breaking Changes' presentation for Tuesday Evening's ".NET Conf Local" @dotnetnorth.bsky.social event in #Manchester RSVP Free at www.meetup.com/dotnetnorth/... #DotNet #DotNetConf #MVPBuzz

Next event 🚨 DotNetNorth does .NET Conf 🗓️ Tuesday, Jan 13 · 6:00 PM 📍 Bonded Warehouse, 18 Lower Byrom Street 🎫 Tickets are FREE! 🍕 Pizza + drinks included 🍺 Pub afterwards for a chat www.meetup.com/dotnetnorth/...

I'm working on my '.NET 10 Breaking Changes' presentation for Tuesday Evening's ".NET Conf Local" @dotnetnorth.bsky.social event in #Manchester RSVP Free at www.meetup.com/dotnetnorth/... #DotNet #DotNetConf #MVPBuzz

Happy New Year 2026 🥳 I am hoping it is a good year to come. ICYMI, here's my 2025 look back blog post: My Year in the Tech Community www.mike-irving.co.uk/web-design-b... #TechCommunity #DotNET #MVPBuzz #PublicSpeaking

Happy New Year 2026 🥳 I am hoping it is a good year to come. ICYMI, here's my 2025 look back blog post: My Year in the Tech Community www.mike-irving.co.uk/web-design-b... #TechCommunity #DotNET #MVPBuzz #PublicSpeaking

It's time for my annual retrospective blog post: "My Year in the Tech Community" 👀 www.mike-irving.co.uk/web-design-b... #MVPBuzz #dotNET #AI #TechCommunity

It's time for my annual retrospective blog post: "My Year in the Tech Community" 👀 www.mike-irving.co.uk/web-design-b... #MVPBuzz #dotNET #AI #TechCommunity

🎄 Season’s Greetings! We’re working on an event for January 2026. Details to follow soon 🤶

🎄 Festive Social 2025 This month we're taking a break from talks for a festive social at Society. Chat with fellow .NET and Umbraco developers over food and drinks with multiple vendors to choose from. 📍 Society, Manchester 🕕 Tuesday 2 December 18:00

Travelling into Manchester for the last regular Dot Net North event of the year: www.meetup.com/dotnetnorth/... Dark already, and windy, but I’m looking forward to it 🚂 In December we have a social: www.meetup.com/dotnetnorth/... #TechCommunity #DotNet #DotNet10

I’m up early travelling to Manchester I’m staffing / helping out at ‘Umbraco in the City’. Hoping to be inspired and learn lots too. @umbmanchester.bsky.social #umbraco

Thank you to everyone that came to Chester Devs last night, for my presentation of .NET, IoT and Hedgehogs! A lovely audience, a great turnout, pizza and beer too 🍕🍺 #DotNet #IoT #CSharp #MVPBuzz #Chester

💻 Take a Note of UI in .NET 10 This month a whistle-stop tour through Microsoft's UI tech in .NET 10: ASP NET Web API, Blazor, MAUI, WinForms, WPF, WinUI + see Visual Studio 2026 & GitHub CoPilot in action! 🗣️ Peter Bull 📍 Spektrix, Manchester 🕕 Tue 11th Nov 18:00

I'll be delivering my talks ".NET, IoT and Hedgehogs!" at Chester Devs on the evening of Tuesday 4th November 🦔 To attend, please RSVP over at Eventbrite www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/net-iot-an... #Chester #DotNet #MVPBuzz

I'll be delivering my talks ".NET, IoT and Hedgehogs!" at Chester Devs on the evening of Tuesday 4th November 🦔 To attend, please RSVP over at Eventbrite www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/net-iot-an... #Chester #DotNet #MVPBuzz

New Blog: A quick look at Dev Tunnels www.mike-irving.co.uk/web-design-b... #MVPBuzz #DotNet #VisualStudio

New Blog: A quick look at Dev Tunnels www.mike-irving.co.uk/web-design-b... #MVPBuzz #DotNet #VisualStudio

Dear .NET community Announcing our official collaboration with Microsoft! We’re stepping up our contributions to .NET, helping advance the ecosystem as a whole.

🎨 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

🐝 The buzz is building in Manchester… and tickets are almost gone! The organizers have just revealed the lineup for Umbraco In The City: Manchester. And it's packed with fresh thinking. 📆 Fri 7 November 📍 x+why Manchester 🎟️ Just £50 (+VAT) ⏳ Fewer than 20 tickets left 👉 www.umbracointhe.city

Thank you to everyone who attended my #DotNetNotts presentation of .NET, IoT and Hedgehogs! on Monday. For anyone keen to learn more, a recording is now on YouTube at www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sc6Q... 🦔

I am speaking for .NET Notts on Monday Night, presenting my talk ".NET, IoT and Hedgehogs!" It is a Virtual / Online event, so open to all. RSVP at: www.meetup.com/dotnetnotts/... Thank you to @petecodes.co.uk for the invitation. #MVPBuzz #DotNet #IoT #DotNetNotts

I am speaking for .NET Notts on Monday Night, presenting my talk ".NET, IoT and Hedgehogs!" It is a Virtual / Online event, so open to all. RSVP at: www.meetup.com/dotnetnotts/... Thank you to @petecodes.co.uk for the invitation. #MVPBuzz #DotNet #IoT #DotNetNotts

Tomorrow Night is @dotnetnorth.bsky.social, with a talk from @simonpainter.bsky.social From 6pm at Bright HR Tickets still available, it's FREE, and there is pizza 🍕 www.meetup.com/dotnetnorth/... #Manchester #DotNet #CSharp

The next version of #VisualStudio is now publicly available to try (Insiders Build), should anyone fancy a go.. or you just want to read about it -> devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio... #MVPBuzz

🎮 Down The Oregon Trail with Functional C# @simonpainter.bsky.social dives into functional programming techniques as we rebuild the classic Oregon Trail game using C# with immutable state, higher-order functions, monads, and near 100% test coverage! 📍 BrightHR, Manchester 🕕 Tue 16th Sept 18:00

Not many people have seen this, but here's an interview @nicholaschang.bsky.social did with me in the Microsoft Treehouse at #MVPSummit back in March. #MVPBuzz www.youtube.com/watch?v=8chX...

New blog post! MS SQL with VS Code + GitHub Copilot A look at using SQL Server from within Visual Studio Code. Covering how to get setup, to leveraging the power of GitHub Copilot in our workflow. www.mike-irving.co.uk/web-design-b... @vscode.dev #MVPBuzz #VSCode #GitHubCopilot #SQLServer

I delivered my talk ".NET, IoT and Hedgehogs" at the lovely Staffs Web Meetup a few days ago. Thank you to everybody that attended 🦔 #MVPBuzz #DotNet #Stafford

I delivered my talk ".NET, IoT and Hedgehogs" at the lovely Staffs Web Meetup a few days ago. Thank you to everybody that attended 🦔 #MVPBuzz #DotNet #Stafford

New blog post! MS SQL with VS Code + GitHub Copilot A look at using SQL Server from within Visual Studio Code. Covering how to get setup, to leveraging the power of GitHub Copilot in our workflow. www.mike-irving.co.uk/web-design-b... @vscode.dev #MVPBuzz #VSCode #GitHubCopilot #SQLServer

We’re under way tonight at @dotnetnorth.bsky.social, with Gary Short delivering his talk on the UK Road Network. Thank you to ECOM Recruitment for the tasty refreshments 🍕

Today I've been busy working on slides for my talk at Staffs Web Meetup this Thursday.. before that it's Dot Net North on Tuesday.. it'll be a busy week! #TechMeetups #DotNet #Stafford #Manchester #MVPBuzz

🐝 Bee prepared. Something brilliant will be buzzing in Manchester this November. 🗓️ 7 November 2025 📍 x+Why, Manchester 🎬 Watch the teaser 👇 #UmbracoInTheCity #Umbraco #ManchesterTech #Manchester #BeePrepared

I’m back out speaking next Thursday, 31st July, the first outing of ‘.NET, IoT and Hedgehogs!’ since 2023 🦔 .. at Staffs Web Meetup #Stafford #Staffs #Staffordshire www.meetup.com/staffswebmee...

📊 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

My Microsoft MVP Award Renewal is now crystallised 💎 #MVPBuzz 2025-2026