Today marks 45 years since the passing of our friend, Ian Curtis. He will forever be apart of our lives and a part of our memories. If you are struggling in any way, there is support available to you from charities including CALM: thecalmzone.net 📸 Kevin Cummins

It is Dot Net North day. 6pm. Betfred. #Manchester. Do come and join us .. meetup.com/dotnetnorth/ev… #DotNet #DotNetMaui

Happy Pride Month! 🏳️‍🌈 We're proud to announce that this month the SEGA Stream Team are fundraising for Kaleidoscope Trust 💙 Kaleidoscope Trust are an international charity fighting for a future where LGBT+ people everywhere can live free, safe and equal lives.

Looks like we might have a change of speaker for Tuesday - bear with us, updates will be posted here as soon as we know more!

I’ve stepped in to fill the speaker slot at tomorrow night’s Dot Net North Join me for “Xamarin: Moving On”, a lighthearted journey through .NET on Mobile: Past, Present and Future Tue 24th June, 6pm, BrightHR_ Manchester Full details at meetup.com/dotnetnorth/ev…

📱 Xamarin's evolution and what comes next! This month Mike Irving takes us through Native Apps, Xamarin.Forms, tooling migration, plus exploring .NET MAUI, Uno Platform, Avalonia UI & more. 🗣️ Mike Irving 📍 Peninsula Building, 2 Cheetham Hill Road 🕕 Tuesday 24th June 18:00

The Great Cornholio has entered the lobby with a GIVEAWAY that is FIRE! 🔥 FIRE! 🔥 For a chance to win 1x custom Beavis & Butt-Head Xbox controller just: 1. Follow Call of Duty UK and @XboxUK 2. Reshare this post Good Luck 🫡 T&Cs apply: bit.ly/BBControllerGi…

I'm really pleased and proud to have been renewed as Microsoft MVP in Developer Technologies (.NET and Web Development) today 😊 #MVPBuzz Microsoft MVP Communities

My Microsoft MVP Award Renewal is now crystallised 💎 Microsoft MVP Communities #MVPBuzz 2025-2026

📊 Predicting Risk on the UK Strategic Road Network This month Gary Short tackles data science's dirty secret - never enough training data! Learn his methodology combining estimation, forecasting & rigour. 🗣️ Gary Short 📍 Bonded Warehouse, Manchester 🕕 Tuesday 29th July 18:00

I’m back out speaking next Thursday, 31st July, the first outing of ‘.NET, IoT and Hedgehogs!’ since 2023 🦔 .. at Staffs Web Meetup #Stafford #Staffs #Staffordshire meetup.com/staffswebmeetu…

🐝 Bee prepared. Something brilliant will be buzzing in Manchester this November. 🗓️ 7 November 2025 📍 x+Why, Manchester 🎬 Watch the teaser 👇 #UmbracoInTheCity #Umbraco #ManchesterTech #Manchester #BeePrepared

We’re under way tonight at Dot Net North, with Gary Short delivering his talk on the UK Road Network. Thank you to ECOM for the tasty refreshments 🍕

New blog post! MS SQL with VS Code + GitHub Copilot A look at using SQL Server from within Visual Studio Code. Covering how to get setup, to leveraging the power of GitHub Copilot in our workflow. mike-irving.co.uk/web-design-blo… Visual Studio Code #MVPBuzz #VSCode #GitHubCopilot #SQLServer

I delivered my talk ".NET, IoT and Hedgehogs" at the lovely Staffs Web Meetup a few days ago. Thank you for having me 🦔 #MVPBuzz #DotNet #Stafford