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Alvin Ashcraft
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Sr. Content Developer at Microsoft on Windows Dev Docs; Writer of WinUI and .NET Concurrency books for Packt; Philadelphia area; Mets fan; TechBash organizer.
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How to Target Excel Metadata in C# for Smarter Document Management

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How to Target Excel Metadata in C# for Smarter Document Management
Learn how to target Excel metadata in C# using Essential XlsIO. Automate built-in and custom properties for better searchability and compliance.
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November 11, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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Visual Studio 2026 is an impressive upgrade: faster, more capable, but still backward compatible. Check it out!
November 11, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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AI demand is exploding and demand for Copilot and Azure AI is outpacing supply

Microsoft’s answer? A $9.7B deal for NVIDIA GPUs.

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Microsoft’s $9.7B Copilot cloud gamble shows how fast demand is growing
By renting cutting‑edge GPUs instead of building new data centers, Microsoft avoids delays and stays flexible.
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November 11, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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Still on the fence? There’s just enough time to register and join us next week at #Live360 Tech Con! live360events.com/orlando
November 11, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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Missing Security Features in .NET 10 | by Khalid Abuhakmeh

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#dotnet #security #identity #dotnet10 #csharp
Duende Software - Identity and Access Management for .NET
We help companies using .NET to build identity and access control solutions for modern applications.
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November 11, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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Advancing security with Windows and Surface | Microsoft SFI Report Nov 2025

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#microsoft #sfi #security #trends #surface #windows #windows11
Advancing security with Windows and Surface | Microsoft SFI Report Nov 2025
A company-wide commitment to security As Microsoft continues to make investments in security and reliability and advance the goals of our
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November 11, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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I started reading the new edition of Mark Price's .NET book for Packt, "C# 14 and .NET 10 – Modern Cross-Platform Dev Fundamentals", last week.

Highly recommended! Still the gold standard in modern .NET books.

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#dotnet #dotnetconf #csharp
November 11, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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More on Mermaid Charts in Visual Studio 2026 | Visual Studio Toolbox

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#visualstudio #mermaidjs #sqlserver #database
More on Mermaid Charts in Visual Studio 2026
Erik reviews how you can create Mermaid charts in Visual Studio 2026 and previews support for them in his SQL Database Project Power Tools extension. ⌚ Chapters: 00:00 .NET Conf 2025 teaser…
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November 11, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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I'm going to try something new today and see whether this is the right spot.

I'm exclusively #dotnetconf spamming on BlueSky!

Should I do this or nah? Repost and let me know.
November 11, 2025 at 12:28 PM
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Go for it!

We’ve got TagzApp dialed up to track the #dotnetconf hashtag here as well as X and Mastodon. We’ll be looking at comments from YouTube and Twitch chatters, and even have space on our website for anonymous q+a

And.. you KNOW I have my map wired in. Only live stream chatters can add to it
November 11, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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.NET Conf 2025 – Celebrate and learn about what you can do with .NET 10 and Visual Studio 2026 at the biggest .NET virtual event November 11 ‐ 13

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.NET Conf 2025
Join the .NET Conf 2025 free virtual event November 11-13 2025 to learn about the newest developments across the .NET platform, open source, and dev tools. Mark your calendar!
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November 11, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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Dew Drop – November 11, 2025 (#4538)

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#dotnet #webdev #csharp #ai #windowsdev #cloud #mobiledev #visualstudio #database #dewdrop
Dew Drop – November 11, 2025 (#4538) – Morning Dew by Alvin Ashcraft
Morning Dew by Alvin Ashcraft
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November 11, 2025 at 12:12 PM
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So few followers, it seems developers did not realize Aspire is on Bluesky. Developers make this number up. I'm sure we can reach 1000 followers by the end of the week.

Share for more reach!
@aspire.dev #dotnet #aspire #developer
November 10, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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Betatalks, the Podcast Episode 117 - AI and the Future of Developer Documentation - with Alvin Ashcraft

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#podcast #devcommunity #windowsdev #mslearn #ai #documentation #writing #copilot
117. AI and the Future of Developer Documentation - with Alvin Ashcraft - Betatalks the podcast
Rick and Oscar talk with Alvin Ashcroft, Senior Content Developer at Microsoft, about how AI is transforming developer documentation. Alvin explains how tools like Copilot and MCP servers help…
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November 10, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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Copilot is gaslighting developers and we’re all pretending it’s fine

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#ai #copilot #programming #developers
Copilot is gaslighting developers and we’re all pretending it’s fine
Microsoft’s AI sidekick is writing more code than ever, but the devs maintaining it are quietly...
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November 10, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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Modern .NET Reflection with UnsafeAccessor | NDepend blog

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Modern .NET Reflection with UnsafeAccessor - NDepend Blog
Learn about the UnsafeAccessor attribute introduced with .NET 8.0 that lets bypass visibility with no overhead
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November 10, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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What is special about MCP? | by Jessica Kerr

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#ai #mcp #modelcontextprotocol #apis #aiagents
What is special about MCP?
three things MCP can do, and an infinite number of things it can’t do (all of which make it great) AI agents can interact with the world using tools. Those tools can be generic or specific. G…
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November 10, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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INotifyPodcastChanged Episode 12: Enterprise Apps with Ginny Caughey and hosts Joseph Finney & Tamás Deme

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INotifyPodcastChanged | Episode 12: Enterprise Apps with Ginny Caughey
This week our guest is Ginny Caughey, a Microsoft MVP of 22 years and an expert on enterprise application development. You can find Ginny on Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/gcaughey.bsky.social an...
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November 10, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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Let me know if you notice any availability issues with my blog this week. I downgraded the backend to a burstable service to save some Azure dollars.
November 10, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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Scanning .NET Assemblies for References | by Ricardo Peres

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#dotnet #csharp #programming
Scanning .NET Assemblies for References
Scanning .NET Assemblies for References
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November 10, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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.NET Foundation Summit 2025 - Starting Now

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DNF Summit 2025
Welcome to the .NET Foundation Summit 2025 November Edition. This free and virtual event celebrates the open source community and its projects in and around the .NET ecosystem. We will be featuring…
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November 10, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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What 986 million code pushes say about the developer workflow in 2025

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#github #devcommunity #developers #oss #git #octoverse
What 986 million code pushes say about the developer workflow in 2025
Nearly a billion commits later, the way we ship code has changed for good. Here’s what the 2025 Octoverse data says about how devs really work now.
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November 10, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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The Download: GitHub Game Off, Universe 2025 & Octoverse report recap | with Christina Warren

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#github #gameoff #githubuniverse #octoverse #universe2025 #agenthq
The Download: GitHub Game Off, Universe 2025 & Octoverse report recap
This week on The Download, Christina Warren is back to recap the biggest news from GitHub Universe 2025, from Agent HQ to the Furbies. We also dive into the key findings from the 2025 Octoverse…
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November 10, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Syncfusion Sponsors .NET Conf 2025 | Nov 11-13

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Syncfusion Sponsors .NET Conf 2025
Syncfusion is proud to sponsor .NET Conf, the largest annual virtual event for .NET developers worldwide!
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November 10, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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Dew Drop – November 10, 2025 (#4537)

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Dew Drop – November 10, 2025 (#4537) – Morning Dew by Alvin Ashcraft
Morning Dew by Alvin Ashcraft
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November 10, 2025 at 11:56 AM