🎙️ @oldbooksmell.bsky.social is speaking at #StirTrek2026! "Microservices for Pragmatists" and "Boiling The Frog: Implementing a Modern Message Based Architecture Without Anyone Noticing" 📅 1 May 2026 🎟️ events.humanitix.com/stir-trek-20... We're really looking forward to having Hazel this year!

Thinking about microservices but worried about complexity? ⚖️ Join @oldbooksmell.bsky.social from @particular.net at #Devnexus to take a pragmatic look at the benefits and trade-offs of microservices for real-world, small-to-medium deployments. devnexus.com/events/micro... 🎟️ -Tickets devnexus.com

Have you ever started the work day and forgot to open Slack? I usually notice after about an hour or so when I stop and think to myself, “Wow! I’m getting a lot of work done.”

Join me at the Twin Cities .NET User Group on November 6th to learn about getting started with .NET Aspire. www.meetup.com/tcdnug/event...

My first attempt at warning a damaged garment. It’s bit totally invisible, but I’m pleased with the outcome.

We interrupt your doom scrolling to bring you this beautiful rose. It smells amazing too.

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! dotnetfoundation.org/community/ha...

I’m fortunate enough to be able to have a hanging orchid in my shower, and after 8 months it’s finally getting ready to bloom and I am so excited 🤩🌱

Started my pumpkins late but this one is showing promise. I hope it beats the first frost.

Embracing the unknown, and jumping into the fire is often the best (sometimes the only) way to move forward. hazel.codes/posts/2025/0...

“I think the most shocking price tags I saw in this book were related to the price of childcare.” When I had all my kids in daycare, it was the single highest cost in my life. My mortgage was a distant second.

Farewell, #VSLive 💜To the amazing organizers and everyone who stopped by to chat, share, and connect—thank you for making it unforgettable. Wishing you safe travels and smooth landings. Until next time ✈️ https://vslive.com/events/san-diego-2025/home.aspx

Debugging just got easier! 🛠️ Discover how to streamline your web app debugging process using Playwright, MCP, and GitHub Copi#MCP#GitHub#Copilotilot https://isaacl.dev/grl

@vslive.bsky.social has been amazing! I’ve gotten to meet so many interesting folks. The talks have been insightful and informative. And of course, the weather in San Diego has been incredible. #VSLive

Want to give an #NServiceBus demo/presentation and show off the Platform tools as well? We have a portable version of the Platform that interacts with a Visual Studio solution using the Learning Transport just for that purpose! Here's how: https://docs.particular.net/platform/platform-sample-package

So excited to giving my talk Boiling the Frog: Migrating to a Modern Message Based System Without Anyone Noticing @vslive.bsky.social in San Diego this week. If you’re at the conference be sure to check it out! #vslive

Modernizing legacy systems doesn’t always require a full-scale rewrite. In her talk, Hazel, Bohon explores how message-based architecture can enable modular evolution—quietly and effectively. W06 on Wed, Sept 10 at 9:30AM at #VSLive https://vslive.com/events/san-diego-2025/home.aspx

Got new #CoderClaws

ICYMI - Meet Poornima: Microsoft .NET MVP & tech community leader! Communities shaped her career & personal growth, fueled by lifelong learning & growth mindset. She uplifts the ecosystem via #OSS code/docs, articles, events, & speaking. hubs.li/Q03FpQyk0 @poornimanayar.bsky.social

Does it ever bother anyone else I'm seemingly the only person with the correct mix of opinions – which I have because they're correct? Why don't other people just have correct opinions? It seems pretty improbable I'd be the only one with all the correct ones. Guess I lucked out.

Hazel Bohon is boiling the frog! 🐸 Okay, she's talking about messaging architecture + software modernization ✉️ 💻 with 'Boiling The Frog: Implementing a Modern Message Based Architecture Without Anyone Noticing' at #KCDC2025

Someone knocked on my door and now my cat is on guard to protect me 🐈

#kcdc2025 has been an amazing conference. I’m feeling so honored to have gotten the chance to be here for it

coming up on 1000 streams of the album TODAY lol WHAT on top of a 5.5 hour #aspirifridays this has been a PERFECT end to the week 😍 THANK YOU EVERYONE!! bigrav.band 🥰

Stop trusting fancy autocomplete for factual information.

we’ve all worked on this codebase

GenX kids will know the pain of needing just the right kind of pencil to rewind.

Bloom scrolling

I love my little flower bed

The local bike path is now the site of a vigorously contested pet… election?… and it seems like something @darthbluesky.bsky.social should know about

What’s more important in code: readability or performance? Where do you strike the balance? What situations does this change, for you?

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #BookSky #Books #BookChallenge 💙📚 Day 12