Liam Westley
@westleyl.bsky.social
Head of Engineering, .NET dev, former C# MVP. Previously at Huddle. Presents at user groups and conferences.
Lives in New Forest. Food, music and cycling over at @westleyjam.bsky.social
Lives in New Forest. Food, music and cycling over at @westleyjam.bsky.social
Oo, a @kevlin.bsky.social in a jukebox exhibit at the Railway Museum in Utrecht
October 30, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Oo, a @kevlin.bsky.social in a jukebox exhibit at the Railway Museum in Utrecht
I'm afraid this is a complete UX fail for me for the new look @metoffice.gov.uk web site design, especially on a mobile screen. Not as clear, you have to scroll to see the temperatures and hourly detail. Understand 'now' details which being useful to some. But I have a window to see outside...
October 24, 2025 at 1:08 PM
I'm afraid this is a complete UX fail for me for the new look @metoffice.gov.uk web site design, especially on a mobile screen. Not as clear, you have to scroll to see the temperatures and hourly detail. Understand 'now' details which being useful to some. But I have a window to see outside...
My mistake to update the native Clock app in Android. It has been hit with the ugly stick very hard. I used to code software for clocks on broadcast TV (GMTV, Sky News). This auto sizing that moves the items below it is shocking. I threw out kerning and adjusted for every number, aren't that many.
August 28, 2025 at 8:54 AM
My mistake to update the native Clock app in Android. It has been hit with the ugly stick very hard. I used to code software for clocks on broadcast TV (GMTV, Sky News). This auto sizing that moves the items below it is shocking. I threw out kerning and adjusted for every number, aren't that many.
A #kevlinhenney on BBC South Today weather bulletin last night, did feel for the poor weather presenter waiting for the 'hourglass' to go away. @kevlin.bsky.social
July 29, 2025 at 10:30 AM
A #kevlinhenney on BBC South Today weather bulletin last night, did feel for the poor weather presenter waiting for the 'hourglass' to go away. @kevlin.bsky.social
In October I will be speaking at Techorama, in Utrecht, about the real world example of using an incident plan to mitigate against the effects of the worldwide IT outage created by an update to CrowdStrike.
Even my local railway station was affected.
Get more info here - techorama.nl
Even my local railway station was affected.
Get more info here - techorama.nl
July 28, 2025 at 3:02 PM
In October I will be speaking at Techorama, in Utrecht, about the real world example of using an incident plan to mitigate against the effects of the worldwide IT outage created by an update to CrowdStrike.
Even my local railway station was affected.
Get more info here - techorama.nl
Even my local railway station was affected.
Get more info here - techorama.nl
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This thread is incredible.
Jason ✨👾SaaStr.Ai✨ Lemkin (@jasonlk)
.@Replit goes rogue during a code freeze and shutdown and deletes our entire database
xcancel.com
July 20, 2025 at 3:01 PM
This thread is incredible.
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when you open a service you've been using for a decade only to find it out it caught the virus
July 5, 2025 at 5:52 PM
when you open a service you've been using for a decade only to find it out it caught the virus
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So how are you doing it?
June 27, 2025 at 3:04 PM
So how are you doing it?
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Emotional resilience is the key to navigating life’s inevitable chaos. Don't miss Christina Aldan's "Adapting to Adversity – How Chaos Creates Resilience" at #NDCOslo!
ndcoslo.com/agenda/adapt...
ndcoslo.com/agenda/adapt...
Adapting to Adversity – How Chaos Creates Resilience | NDC Oslo 2025
Emotional resilience is the key to navigating life’s inevitable chaos. Learn how uncertainty, chaos, and disruption can be transformed into opportunities for personal growth and fortitude.
ndcoslo.com
May 6, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Emotional resilience is the key to navigating life’s inevitable chaos. Don't miss Christina Aldan's "Adapting to Adversity – How Chaos Creates Resilience" at #NDCOslo!
ndcoslo.com/agenda/adapt...
ndcoslo.com/agenda/adapt...
Taken around 9pm five years ago on cycle home after three of us 'tidied up the office' as we would be working from home for a bit. We had no idea what was coming.
March 16, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Taken around 9pm five years ago on cycle home after three of us 'tidied up the office' as we would be working from home for a bit. We had no idea what was coming.
I know @transportforlondon.bsky.social have UX designers so why did they ignore them on accessibility between clean Oyster app start screen and the horror that is the TFL Go app. The start screen is messy as hell and ignores my previous view and shunts that button off the screen?
February 10, 2025 at 4:40 PM
I know @transportforlondon.bsky.social have UX designers so why did they ignore them on accessibility between clean Oyster app start screen and the horror that is the TFL Go app. The start screen is messy as hell and ignores my previous view and shunts that button off the screen?
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Meet the .NET Team at @ndcconferences.com London 2025 (and me too!)
https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/meet-the-dotnet-team-at-ndc-london-2025/?hide_banner=true
#developers #devconference #ndc #ndclondon #dotnet #devcommunity #microsoft
https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/meet-the-dotnet-team-at-ndc-london-2025/?hide_banner=true
#developers #devconference #ndc #ndclondon #dotnet #devcommunity #microsoft
Meet the .NET Team at NDC London 2025 - .NET Blog
Meet the .NET team at NDC London 2025 to explore the latest in .NET 9, Azure, and AI-powered development through keynotes, sessions, and 1:1 meetups.
devblogs.microsoft.com
January 17, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Meet the .NET Team at @ndcconferences.com London 2025 (and me too!)
https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/meet-the-dotnet-team-at-ndc-london-2025/?hide_banner=true
#developers #devconference #ndc #ndclondon #dotnet #devcommunity #microsoft
https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/meet-the-dotnet-team-at-ndc-london-2025/?hide_banner=true
#developers #devconference #ndc #ndclondon #dotnet #devcommunity #microsoft
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Meet the .NET Team at NDC London 2025
Meet the .NET team at NDC London 2025 to explore the latest in .NET 9, Azure, and AI-powered development through keynotes, sessions, and 1:1 meetups. The post Meet the .NET Team at NDC London 2025 appeared first on .NET Blog.
Meet the .NET team at NDC London 2025 to explore the latest in .NET 9, Azure, and AI-powered development through keynotes, sessions, and 1:1 meetups. The post Meet the .NET Team at NDC London 2025 appeared first on .NET Blog.
Meet the .NET Team at NDC London 2025
Meet the .NET team at NDC London 2025 to explore the latest in .NET 9, Azure, and AI-powered development through keynotes, sessions, and 1:1 meetups. The post Meet the .NET Team at NDC London 2025 appeared first on .NET Blog.
devblogs.microsoft.com
January 16, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Meet the .NET Team at NDC London 2025
Meet the .NET team at NDC London 2025 to explore the latest in .NET 9, Azure, and AI-powered development through keynotes, sessions, and 1:1 meetups. The post Meet the .NET Team at NDC London 2025 appeared first on .NET Blog.
Meet the .NET team at NDC London 2025 to explore the latest in .NET 9, Azure, and AI-powered development through keynotes, sessions, and 1:1 meetups. The post Meet the .NET Team at NDC London 2025 appeared first on .NET Blog.
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We're kicking off 2025 with something special: Mads Torgersen is here for NDC London, and he's joining us on Tuesday 28th January at 17:00 to talk about what's happening with the C# language in 2025 and beyond.
Huge thanks to @ndcconferences.com for hosting us!
www.meetup.com/london-net-u...
Huge thanks to @ndcconferences.com for hosting us!
www.meetup.com/london-net-u...
NDC London special with Mads Torgersen, Tue, Jan 28, 2025, 5:00 PM | Meetup
Happy New Year, everybody! We're kicking off 2025 with something special: Mads Torgersen, lead designer on the C# language team at Microsoft, is in town for NDC London, and
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January 7, 2025 at 3:59 PM
We're kicking off 2025 with something special: Mads Torgersen is here for NDC London, and he's joining us on Tuesday 28th January at 17:00 to talk about what's happening with the C# language in 2025 and beyond.
Huge thanks to @ndcconferences.com for hosting us!
www.meetup.com/london-net-u...
Huge thanks to @ndcconferences.com for hosting us!
www.meetup.com/london-net-u...
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Azure Private Endpoint vs Service Endpoint - https://buff.ly/4adeo0E
January 14, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Azure Private Endpoint vs Service Endpoint - https://buff.ly/4adeo0E
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Me, wisely: All code styles are basically equivalent; each team should simply pick one and stick with it. Style wars are the sign of a lesser mind
You: OK, given that, can we use my preferred style instead of yours?
Me: Fuck off directly into the sun with your unreadable indentation rules, no
You: OK, given that, can we use my preferred style instead of yours?
Me: Fuck off directly into the sun with your unreadable indentation rules, no
January 2, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Me, wisely: All code styles are basically equivalent; each team should simply pick one and stick with it. Style wars are the sign of a lesser mind
You: OK, given that, can we use my preferred style instead of yours?
Me: Fuck off directly into the sun with your unreadable indentation rules, no
You: OK, given that, can we use my preferred style instead of yours?
Me: Fuck off directly into the sun with your unreadable indentation rules, no
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The #NDCMelbourne agenda is out! 68 Speakers, 70+ Sessions and 8 Hands-on Workshops. See the full agenda and get your #EarlyBird tickets at ndcmelbourne.com
Featuring: @troyhunt.com, @eli.holderness.dev, @rendle.dev, @heatherdown.ing @stevesanderson.bsky.social @97adele.bsky.social +++
Featuring: @troyhunt.com, @eli.holderness.dev, @rendle.dev, @heatherdown.ing @stevesanderson.bsky.social @97adele.bsky.social +++
December 6, 2024 at 2:27 PM
The #NDCMelbourne agenda is out! 68 Speakers, 70+ Sessions and 8 Hands-on Workshops. See the full agenda and get your #EarlyBird tickets at ndcmelbourne.com
Featuring: @troyhunt.com, @eli.holderness.dev, @rendle.dev, @heatherdown.ing @stevesanderson.bsky.social @97adele.bsky.social +++
Featuring: @troyhunt.com, @eli.holderness.dev, @rendle.dev, @heatherdown.ing @stevesanderson.bsky.social @97adele.bsky.social +++
I just completed "Historian Hysteria" - Day 1 - Advent of Code 2024 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2024/day/1
I am perverse, did it in Excel - github.com/westleyl/AOC...
I also have solved Game of Life in Excel in the past, using a single formula.
I am perverse, did it in Excel - github.com/westleyl/AOC...
I also have solved Game of Life in Excel in the past, using a single formula.
Day 1 - Advent of Code 2024
adventofcode.com
December 1, 2024 at 3:05 PM
I just completed "Historian Hysteria" - Day 1 - Advent of Code 2024 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2024/day/1
I am perverse, did it in Excel - github.com/westleyl/AOC...
I also have solved Game of Life in Excel in the past, using a single formula.
I am perverse, did it in Excel - github.com/westleyl/AOC...
I also have solved Game of Life in Excel in the past, using a single formula.
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That's what they want you to think, until you see the unnaturally cheery ones we have in hospitals.
November 26, 2024 at 5:52 AM
That's what they want you to think, until you see the unnaturally cheery ones we have in hospitals.
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We are beyond excited to announce the Service Bus local emulator! This has been the most requested feature for Service Bus, and today is the day.
You can find the official announcement at techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/messagi....
You can find the official announcement at techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/messagi....
November 19, 2024 at 7:03 PM
We are beyond excited to announce the Service Bus local emulator! This has been the most requested feature for Service Bus, and today is the day.
You can find the official announcement at techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/messagi....
You can find the official announcement at techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/messagi....
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Until we reach true equality, we need to be speaking up. Because if you don’t, you are part of the problem. Don’t be a dick, be an ally!
Men: Be an ally and disrupt the bro code. When you hear harassment directed at women, you can say:
- "Not funny"
- “We don’t do that here.”
- “I find that offense, and I don’t ever want to hear that again.”
www.fastcompany.com/91229814/men...
- "Not funny"
- “We don’t do that here.”
- “I find that offense, and I don’t ever want to hear that again.”
www.fastcompany.com/91229814/men...
Men: It’s time to disrupt bro code and shut down misogyny
Going against your gender's long-standing bro code to promote an equitable and inclusive workplace is where the cost of allyship gets real.
www.fastcompany.com
November 20, 2024 at 8:04 AM
Until we reach true equality, we need to be speaking up. Because if you don’t, you are part of the problem. Don’t be a dick, be an ally!
The starter packs on BlueSky can be the only explanation how my follower count is now 10x a month ago.
I suspect this is the standout feature, compared to mastadon clunky import from t'other social network. Mastadon just didn't get the same engagement.
I suspect this is the standout feature, compared to mastadon clunky import from t'other social network. Mastadon just didn't get the same engagement.
November 19, 2024 at 2:39 PM
The starter packs on BlueSky can be the only explanation how my follower count is now 10x a month ago.
I suspect this is the standout feature, compared to mastadon clunky import from t'other social network. Mastadon just didn't get the same engagement.
I suspect this is the standout feature, compared to mastadon clunky import from t'other social network. Mastadon just didn't get the same engagement.
Interesting that all your crypto assets are currently not considered personal property (in the UK) - www.fstech.co.uk/fst/New_Law_...
New law to consider crypto as personal property
The government has introduced new legislation under which digital holdings – including cryptocurrency, NFTs, and carbon credits – can be considered personal property.
www.fstech.co.uk
September 16, 2024 at 6:58 AM
Interesting that all your crypto assets are currently not considered personal property (in the UK) - www.fstech.co.uk/fst/New_Law_...
Weening myself off the network I joined back in March 2008...
September 6, 2024 at 2:41 PM
Weening myself off the network I joined back in March 2008...