I have been organising @devdottalk for a year now, and it has been a lot of work, but last night was such a great time that it makes it all worth it. I hope it keeps building like it has, and if you want to come and talk just let me know.

#dotnet 10 is online! devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/annou...

Smyths currently has an offer on any Lego set over £50; £5 off per £50 spent. It only really adds up if you spend hundreds of pounds, but it means that the Game Boy set is £48.

I made a tool that lets you use Claude Skills with any coding agent: dave.engineer/blog/2025/11... Set it up as a GitHub action in 2 minutes: github.com/dave1010/ski...

“Lord Of The Flies” may be a classic, but it’s also a bleak statement about how humans - boys, in this case - are riddled with violent, selfish cruelty & savagery. However, a real-life version happened in 1965 with 6 boys marooned on a deserted island in Tonga - & things went very differently! 1/

We have 3 speakers coming up talking about Software Design using DSLs, better dev environment within Linux, and how Product can make Dec's want to build something. An interesting lineup from 3 local speakers. Free Tickets devdottalk.eventbrite.com

🚀 Join us for brilliant speakers, practical .NET content, and a welcoming community of developers. 🎫 Tickets are FREE! 🍕 Pizza + drinks included 🍺 Pub afterwards for a chat Get your free ticket here 👇 www.meetup.com/dotnetnorth/...

🐶🐾 Lewis Hamilton shares a Lego portrait of Roscoe he was gifted: “This lego portrait of Roscoe really touched me. The amount of detail in it is incredible and I can't imagine how long it took. Thank you to Karen and Ilona for making this and sending it to me.” #F1 #TeamLH #Dogs #Lego

We're doing a limited-edition release of Windows XP-inspired Crocs with custom Jibbitz charms and a Bliss-themed drawstring backpack! Details in this blog post! I scored a pair - my first ever Crocs. #MicrosoftCrocSweepstakes #Microsoft50 blogs.windows.com/windowsexper...

Ship SaaS Fast — .NET SaaS Boilerplate Launch your SaaS in weeks, not months. Skip months of boilerplate development and start with a battle-tested, production-ready platform. jamiemaguire.net/index.php/20...

Don't want LinkedIN to automatically train its AI on your data, switch it off here: www.linkedin.com/mypreference... Not sure about the rest of the world, but if you don't switch it off it will start collecting in November for the Netherlands/ Dutch members.

Unfortunately, due to poor ticket sales, we are cancelling {dev.talk} this Wed August 27th. We will be back Sept 24th.

@kieranlarwood.bsky.social my son was giddy walking out of the bookshop yesterday clutching podkin books 7&8. He has devoured them and says he cannot wait for the paperback of 9, so is using money from his piggybank to get the hardback. Thanks for inspiring him with a great set of characters.

I'm off to BSides Bournemouth tomorrow. Never been to a cyber security Conf before. Should be interesting. Come and say hi if you are going too.

I'm having a rough go of it lately, and have been thinking: everyone is going through something, and you have no idea what it is, or how it's affecting them. Quote post this is if you're going through something, and maybe we'll all realize that we aren't as alone as we feel right now.

This is a neat tool to keep your MacBook from going to sleep: blog.markoliver.website/Keeping-Your...

I just wanted to say, I’m probably more proud of this Ted talk than just about anything I’ve ever done so I’m gonna be absolutely useless for the next couple of weeks as I promote the shit out of this because I want you to watch it because it matters in the moment we are in youtu.be/dVG8W-0p6vg

Just used the new evaluate JavaScript tool in the @playwright.dev MCP server to add thick red CSS borders around tested elements — then screenshot the result. 🔥 Visual debugging + test coverage. So many use cases. What would you use it for? youtu.be/n0CFmm38o4Y

Dev South Coast meetup in Southampton has @rendle.dev telling us how to keep software dev simple

Modern things that the Pride and Prejudice characters would LOVE. 🩷🩵 1/12 A little bit of silliness for Monday morning.

I cannot express what an amazing re:connect conference we had yesterday. It was a huge achievement and the buzz in the venue was electrifying. #Bournemouth tech scene is back!

It is finally the day for reconnectconference.co.uk. It is going to be a long one. 2 disasters already, let's hope that is it.

Interesting lineup for the new #Commodore brand, including Bil Herd. Is this the new Commodore we've finally been waiting for? youtu.be/ke-Ao-CpI7E?...

The re:connect conference is only a few days away and already the butterflies are starting. This is a such a huge endeavour by just a small handful of people. I hope we can pull it off.

Reconnectconference.co.uk one day tech Conf is 3 weeks away and tickets are nearly gone. 17 speakers (including the great @kevlin.bsky.social ) 4 tracks with 8 talks and 9 workshops. Grab one of the last tickets using my discount code: DevDotTalk

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

Time for a break over the long weekend. Cornwall bound

i am a very serious professional

This week, I’m off the grid — but DEMO TIME is still working behind the scenes. Whether you’re teaching, demoing, or storytelling through code… You deserve smooth, reliable live presentations. 🔗 demotime.elio.dev #VSCode #LiveCoding #PublicSpeaking

I will be speaking at the Swindon Software meetup on Wednesday 21st May: The Past, Present and Future of Programming Languages www.meetup.com/swindon-soft...

Submissions now open for our #writingcompetition with @bournemouthuni.bsky.social's Bournemouth Writing Prize. £3k in prize money, published in Dorset Magazine, plus feature at the 2026 Festival. Judges: @mmagency.bsky.social and Abu Ibrahim www.bournemouthwritingfestival.co.uk/2026-writing...

May the fourth be with you

The next @devdottalk.uk is May 21st here in #Bournemouth UK. If you are free, come and learn a bit about Open Source AI.

Sorry it's a few days late this time! I've just published April's newsletter. Software Dev news items (#dotnet centric), a dev comic pick, a dev tip, podcast news, and more! danclarke.beehiiv.com

Many people asked me how I highlighted lines in VS code and the "flashy slides" as @dddsouthwest.com yesterday. I am very grateful to @eliostruyf.com for the DemoTime VS Code extension. It's a great tool, and you can read more and try it yourself here: demotime.elio.dev

For all those having @dddsouthwest.com withdrawal symptoms, come to reconnectconference.co.uk or @devdottalk.uk in Bournemouth

#dddsw2025 was a blast. So many cool and friendly people. Such a fantastic event. Thanks @dddsouthwest.com for building an amazing free community tech conference

Speaker Tees have arrived, Speaker meals booked, Venue all good - just over a week to go for #DDDSW and We're all getting very excited! It's going to be such an AWESOME year! Sadly, ticket all gone. If you have a ticket and can't make it, please release it so someone else can!

Bristol is an interesting place. Has a London vibe and an industrial feel. Oddly the Temple Meads train station is beautiful. So much history here too. #dddsw

On my way to @dddsouthwest.com. Excited for tomorrow.

Who is going to be at @dddsouthwest.com this Saturday ? #DDDSW

One of my favourite set of buildings in Poole - Poole Arms, Grace House and the Portsmouth Hoy from a much sunnier day on Poole Quay #Poole #Dorset

“I admit it, babe.” “You admit what?” “I 𝘥𝘰 like tulip snuggle time.” *smiles* “I know you do, darling.” #LegoEdandStede

I love repost yes I do! I love reposts, how about you? Your repost will help bring attention to my class wishlist. Our Lego Club could use more supplies. Will you help us? www.amazon.com/baby-reg/die...

I found out about this neat trick in Linkedin this week to help share your details quickly: blog.markoliver.website/Sharing-Your...

Happy 50th Birthday, Microsoft! 🎉 Thanks for the tools, tech, and innovation that have powered my career. Here’s to another 50 years of rocking the code and changing the world! 💻🔥 #Microsoft50 #RockYourCode @microsoft.com

The April 23rd tech meetup event for @devdottalk.uk now has 200 free tickets available . So if you are in the #Bournemouth #Dorset area, and want to network with Tech people and also learn a bit about #OpenTelemetry or #SalesForce, then grab a ticket from the link below.

Last year we organised a banger of an indie games biz focused micro-conference and expo in Bristol. We sold it out. It was awesome. So, we're doing it again! 👇

Did you hear the news? The re:connect conference has moved to a different venue, bigger, brighter and with more facilities. Tickets are on sale, but they will not last. Oh yeah, you may even bump into a footballer! reconnectconference.co.uk/location/ #afcb #vitalitystadium