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Developer Conferences and Virtual Seminars - Check out our lineup of training events for 2025 at vslive.com
Early Bird pricing for #VSLive Las Vegas ends tonight at midnight (PT)!

Save $300 when you register now.

If you build, ship, secure or manage modern apps, this is the day to lock in your spot.

Visit vslive.com/events/las-v...
February 13, 2026 at 3:03 PM
#CI/CD pipelines are prime targets. Attackers go after secrets, dependencies and build automation.

A new @vsmdev.bsky.social Q&A with @mickeygousset.bsky.social and Ken Muse breaks down threats from the shadows and why CVE scanning alone won’t stop supply chain attacks.
Threats from the Shadows: Securing the CI/CD Pipeline Against Modern Attacks -- Visual Studio Magazine
A deep dive into how attackers exploit overlooked weaknesses in CI/CD pipelines and software supply chains, and how .NET and DevOps teams can use automation and modern practices to detect and…
visualstudiomagazine.com
February 12, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Mastering the Microsoft Agent Framework (Mar 10 to Apr 14) teaches you how to build enterprise-ready AI agents.

Instructor @linotadros.bsky.social will guide you through:
➡️ Multi-agent workflows
➡️ Tool calling + APIs
➡️ Memory + vector retrieval
➡️ Azure OpenAI and more.

Learn more: buff.ly/NBtOOpo
February 12, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Take a guided tour of Microsoft HQ when you're at Visual Studio Live! @ Microsoft HQ 2026.

Tour modern workspaces, treehouse meeting spaces, The Commons, wooded trails and the legendary Lake Bill.

Reserve your spot when you register for VSLive! @ MS HQ.

Learn more: vslive.com/events/micro...
February 11, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Software estimates are lies.

benday.bsky.social breaks down why the estimation trap is so dangerous for engineering teams and offers practical ways to predict delivery without the fiction.

Read more: vslive.com/blogs/news-a...
Estimates Are Lies (And What to Do Instead) -- Visual Studio Live!: Training Conferences and Events for Enterprise Microsoft .NET and Azure Developers
Instead of wasting hours in estimation meetings with story points that rarely prove accurate, teams can use simple throughput metrics -- counting completed items per week -- to make faster, more…
vslive.com
February 10, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Final Days to Save: Early Bird pricing ends Friday!

VSLive! Las Vegas (March 16-20 at Planet Hollywood) is your time for focused, practical training in .NET 9, #Azure, #Blazor, GitHub Copilot, Generative #AI, .NET MAUI, C#, modern data and more.

Save $300! Register by Friday: buff.ly/NugFInY
February 9, 2026 at 3:03 PM
(1/3) Meet Thiago Almeida, PM for Serverless at @microsoft.com and speaker at VSLive! Las Vegas (March 16-20)!

Thiago has worked on a variety of companies as a #developer, architect and team leader, building applications and experiences.
February 6, 2026 at 7:03 PM
Lost sight of where you’re heading in your career?

In a Q&A with @vsmdev.bsky.social, @allenconway.bsky.social discusses navigating key career choices like choosing between consulting variety and corporate product ownership.

Check out the interview: visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/202...
February 5, 2026 at 7:03 PM
Join us and speaker @linotadros.bsky.social for a 6-week training and certification course, "Mastering the Microsoft Agent Framework: Building Enterprise-Ready AI Agents with Microsoft Foundry," March 10-April 14.

Learn more in the video below and here: live360events.com/events/train...

#AIAgents
February 3, 2026 at 7:02 PM
(1/3) Deborah Kurata is back at #VSLive! Las Vegas, with two sessions that lay out how to use Angular Signals, including the new signal-based forms, to build faster, cleaner, more reactive Angular apps.
February 2, 2026 at 8:01 PM
VSLive! is back @ #Microsoft HQ in Redmond, July 27-31, 2026.

5 days of hands-on #DeveloperTraining on:
➡️ #dotNET
➡️ #Azure
➡️ #GitHubCopilot
➡️ #AI
➡️ #DevOps + more

Plus: a two-night #Hackathon. You'll build, demo and compete.

Save up to $400 when you register by May 15!
vslive.com/events/micro...
January 30, 2026 at 7:01 PM
If #GenAI has captured your attention, you know getting from prototype to production remains a challenge. In a @vsmdev.bsky.social Q&A, @linotadros.bsky.social talks about why #PostgreSQL is becoming a secret weapon & what you can do to level up your apps: visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/202...
January 29, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Call for Presentations is open.

VSLive!, part of Live! 360 Tech Con Orlando, is seeking practical, developer-focused sessions on #VisualStudio and #dotNET9 to #ASPdotNETCore, #Azure #Copilot & more.

Submit proposal by Mar. 23, 2026, 11:59 PM EST.

Submit here: sessionize.com/live-360-tec...
January 27, 2026 at 6:45 PM
(1/4) Semira Allen is joining the #VSLive Las Vegas speaker lineup with two sessions aimed at realities developers run into: failure happens, and details can drown progress.
January 27, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Get Certified in AI Engineering!
New 6-week virtual #AITraining: Mastering the Microsoft AI Framework
📅 Mar 10 – Apr 14, 2026
✔ Hands-on labs
✔ Live instruction + office hours with @linotadros.bsky.social
✔ Earn a pro AI certification
Register by February 20th to save $250 buff.ly/yz4WEK9
January 26, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Last day: Extended Super Early Bird pricing ends tonight!

VSLive! Las Vegas (March 16-20 at Planet Hollywood) offers 5 days of practical training in #dotNET 9, #Azure, #Blazor, GitHub #Copilot, #GenAI, #data and more.

Save up to $400 when you secure your spot today: vslive.com/events/las-v...
January 23, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Missed the Super Early Bird last week for VSLive! Las Vegas? You’ve got one more chance

We’ve extended Super Early Bird pricing for VSLive! Las Vegas —
Save up to $400
Ends Friday, Jan 23

If VSLive! is on your 2026 dev calendar, now’s the time. vslive.com/lasvegas

#VSLive #DevEvents #TechEvents
Visual Studio Live!: Training Conferences and Events for Enterprise Microsoft .NET and Azure Developers
Visual Studio Live! (VSLive!) is a series of training conferences for .NET developers that you can trust! Get live and remote Visual Studio and Azure training: From C# to .NET Core to Xamarin to…
vslive.com
January 20, 2026 at 4:45 PM
The most valuable training is the kind you keep using.

VSLive! Las Vegas focuses on building skills that carry forward into real projects and everyday work.

Super Early Bird pricing ends today. Register now and share with your team > vslive.com/lasvegas
January 16, 2026 at 12:30 PM
AI adoption, cloud migration, and data modernization are colliding for a lot of development teams. Drew Skwiers-Koballa ( @drewsk.bsky.social ) spends his time helping developers navigate that reality.
January 16, 2026 at 12:28 AM
Failure happens. In this Q&A previewing her #VSLive Las Vegas session, Semira Allen shares how to build resilient teams: psychological safety with real accountability, blameless retros, mentor-first recovery steps, and red flags like silence & finger-pointing. buff.ly/et7ExGF
A Developer's Guide to Failure: Building Resilience in the Face of Setbacks -- Visual Studio Magazine
Engineering Manager Semira Allen examines how developers and teams can respond to failure with resilience, psychological safety, and accountability rather than blame.
visualstudiomagazine.com
January 13, 2026 at 7:31 PM
One of the biggest advantages of VSLive! Las Vegas is timing.
You get training early enough in the year to apply it immediately to 2026 projects.

Super Early Bird pricing is available now, but only through Friday. If you have been on the fence now is the time to register > buff.ly/64NiSu3
January 12, 2026 at 12:15 PM
Exciting news! 🎉 We’re hosting a 6-week virtual AI training this March–April.
Learn to build enterprise AI agents with Microsoft’s AI Framework with @linotadros.bsky.social, get hands-on with real tools, and earn a certification you can show off.
Join us 👉 buff.ly/4oM0qPE

#AITraining #Microsoft
January 8, 2026 at 8:04 PM
Previewing his #VSLive Las Vegas session: Denny Cherry (@mrdenny.com) explains #SQLServer indexing for #dotnet devs—when to choose clustered vs nonclustered, pick key/order/include columns, use filtered indexes, and spot duplicates that waste IO. Read the Q&A: buff.ly/oz8FIvY
January 7, 2026 at 6:48 PM
Meet Jerry Nixon, a SQL Server Product Manager at Microsoft with more than 20 years of experience building and teaching software. He has spoken at multiple VSLive! events and is known for his practical, developer-focused approach.
January 6, 2026 at 11:39 PM