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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. alvinashcraft.com

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Alvin Ashcraft @alvinashcraft.com · 18h

The UX for notifications on the iOS lock screen gets worse with every release. They jump around while you're swiping them off. They'll sometimes disappear after you dismiss the first one & you have to swipe up again to bring them back. Sometimes one will get stuck halfway swiped & can't be dismissed

Alvin Ashcraft @alvinashcraft.com · 1d

Gemini Enterprise: The new front door for Google AI in your workplace

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#ai #googlegemini #googleai #enterprise #productivity

Gemini Enterprise: The new front door for Google AI in your workplace

True business transformation in the era of AI must go beyond simple chatbots. That’s what Gemini Enterprise does.

Alvin Ashcraft @alvinashcraft.com · 1d

Don't worry. I'm sure he gave his friends a heads-up so they could sell before he said anything.

Alvin Ashcraft @alvinashcraft.com · 1d

The Hanselminutes Podcast - Competence builds confidence with .NET Principal Engineer Safia Abdalla and host Scott Hanselman.

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#podcast #dotnet #microsoft #devcommunity #career

Competence builds confidence with .NET Principal Engineer Safia Abdalla

On this special episode of Hanselminutes, Scott reunites with .NET Principal Engineer Safia Abdalla, nearly 500 episodes and a decade after her first appearance on the show. They reflect on the arc…

Alvin Ashcraft @alvinashcraft.com · 1d

Uno Platform 6.3: Faster Rendering, .NET 10 Preview, VS 2026 Ready

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#unoplatform #dotnet #xaml #csharp #appdev #crossplatofrm #vs2026 #hotdesign #wasm

Uno Platform 6.3: Faster Rendering, .NET 10 Preview, VS 2026 Ready

Uno Platform 6.3 delivers faster rendering, .NET 10 Preview support, Visual Studio 2026 readiness, smoother WebAssembly apps, and Hot Design upgrades.

Alvin Ashcraft @alvinashcraft.com · 1d

Visual Studio Code September 2025 (version 1.105) Release Notes

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#vscode #githubcopilot #mcp #git #ai #programming #webdev

September 2025 (version 1.105)

Learn what is new in the Visual Studio Code September 2025 Release (1.105).

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Kayla Cinnamon ☕️ @kaylacinnamon.bsky.social · 1d

Hey Windows Terminal fans! We've been playing around with Terminal Chat in the Canary builds and we'd love your feedback 😊

Have you tried Terminal Chat? Do you find having GitHub Copilot in a pane in Terminal useful? Are there other features you want to see here? Let us know!

Alvin Ashcraft @alvinashcraft.com · 1d

Complete Beginner’s Guide to Vibe Coding an App in 5 Minutes | by James Montemagno

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#ai #vibecoding #vscode #githubcopilot #typescript #webdev

Complete Beginner's Guide to Vibe Coding an App in 5 Minutes - Microsoft for Developers

How I built a full-featured podcast analytics dashboard with GitHub Copilot without writing a single line of code myself.

Alvin Ashcraft @alvinashcraft.com · 1d

Copilot on Windows: Connectors, and Document Creation begin rolling out to Windows Insiders

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#windows #ai #copilot #windows11 #windowsinsiders

Copilot on Windows: Connectors, and Document Creation begin rolling out to Windows Insiders

Hello Windows Insiders, we are excited to begin rolling out a new update for the Microsoft Copilot app on Windows that introduces the following changes and improvements: Connectors: Copilot on…

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TechBash @techbash.bsky.social · 1d

We're thrilled to have community leader and former MVP Santosh Hari 🌴 speak at our event! Santosh brings years of experience from the local tech scene, including the Orlando .NET User Group / Codecamp.

Secure your spot today, and let's learn together.

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#devcommunity

Community leader & former MVP Santosh Hari 🌴 talks TechBash 2025. #conference #conferencespeakers

We're thrilled to have community leader and former MVP Santosh Hari 🌴 speak at our event! Santosh brings years of experience from the local tech scene, including the Orlando .NET User Group /…

Alvin Ashcraft @alvinashcraft.com · 1d

Customize Claude Code with plugins | Anthropic

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#ai #claude #claudecode #anthropic

Customize Claude Code with plugins

Claude Code now supports plugins: custom collections of slash commands, agents, MCP servers, and hooks that install with a single command.

Alvin Ashcraft @alvinashcraft.com · 1d

Accelerating AI PC Experiences with OpenVINO and Windows ML | Intel

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#windows #intel #ai #windowsdev #windowsml

Accelerating AI PC Deployments

Discover how the OpenVINO Execution Provider for Windows ML accelerates AI app deployment across Intel CPUs, GPUs, and NPUs.

Alvin Ashcraft @alvinashcraft.com · 1d

Android Studio Narwhal 4 Feature Drop: watch face support and improved stability

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#android #appdev #watchos #mobiledev #androidstudio

Android Studio Narwhal 4 Feature Drop: watch face support and improved stability

News and insights on the Android platform, developer tools, and events.

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Microsoft Dev Docs @microsoftdevdocs.bsky.social · 2d

In the Skilling snack: AI for Windows developers, Divya Venkataramu highlights the general availability of Windows Machine Learning (ML).

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TechBash @techbash.bsky.social · 1d

Catch John Riviello, Engineering Fellow at Comcast, discussing developing new W3C web platform features at TechBash 2025.

Get 1-day, 3-day & 4-day tickets & save on multi-day passes w/ code DEVCOMMUNITY45 or ask your favorite speaker for a discount code: techbash.com/schedule

#webdev #devconf

Alvin Ashcraft @alvinashcraft.com · 1d

Dew Drop Weekly Newsletter 452 - Week Ending October 11, 2025

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#dewdrop #newsletter #azure #aspnetcore #javascript #dotnetmaui #xaml #windev #dotnet #csharp #cpp #agile #devops #ai #mcp #appdev #podcasts #m365 #sqlserver #database #powershell #terminal

Dew Drop Weekly Newsletter 452 - Week Ending October 11, 2025

Here are this week's top links from the Morning Dew. Thanks for following!

Alvin Ashcraft @alvinashcraft.com · 1d

10 Perplexity Comet Agents to Automate Your Work (AI Browser)

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#browsers #ai #perplexity #comet #productivity #automation

10 Perplexity Comet Agents to Automate Your Work (AI Browser)

Perplexity just launched Comet — the free AI browser that doesn't just search, it executes. So that means, it’s literally an AI agent that lives within your browser. In this video, I'll show you 10…

Alvin Ashcraft @alvinashcraft.com · 1d

Dew Drop – October 10, 2025 (#4516)

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#dotnet #webdev #ai #windowsdev #csharp #mobiledev #IoT #visualstudio #database #cloud #dewdrop

Dew Drop – October 10, 2025 (#4516) – Morning Dew by Alvin Ashcraft

Morning Dew by Alvin Ashcraft

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Barry Dorrans @blowdart.me · 2d

The new office icons are bad and have no indication of what the program is beyond having the same sort of colour of the previous icon.

An icon that is basically three layers of blue

Alvin Ashcraft @alvinashcraft.com · 2d

Visualize Global AI Investment Trends Using .NET MAUI Doughnut & Column Charts

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#dotnetmaui #syncfusion #ai #dotnet #xaml #csharp #ux #ref #charts

Visualize Global AI Investment Trends Using .NET MAUI Doughnut & Column Charts

Discover how to build .NET MAUI Drilldown Charts to visualize global AI investment trends using interactive Doughnut and Column series with smart labels and dynamic transitions.

Alvin Ashcraft @alvinashcraft.com · 2d

Good to know. Thanks!

Alvin Ashcraft @alvinashcraft.com · 2d

Add MCP Install Badges to README | by James Montemagno

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#ai #mcp #apis #oss #vscode

MonkeyMCP/.github/prompts/add-mcp-install-badges.md at main · jamesmontemagno/MonkeyMCP

Contribute to jamesmontemagno/MonkeyMCP development by creating an account on GitHub.

Alvin Ashcraft @alvinashcraft.com · 2d

Skilling snack: AI for Windows developers | by Divya Venkataramu

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#windowsdev #windowsml #windowsai #ai #windowsappsdk #msbuild #windowsaifoundry

Skilling snack: AI for Windows developers - Windows IT Pro Blog

Get started with Windows Machine Learning (ML) and all you need for AI development in Windows.

Alvin Ashcraft @alvinashcraft.com · 2d

Preparing for the .NET 10 GC (DATAS) | by Maoni Stephens

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#dotnet #dotnet10 #programming

Preparing for the .NET 10 GC (DATAS) - .NET Blog

Learn how DATAS in .NET 10 adapts heap size, what changes to expect versus previous Server Garbage Collection (GC) behavior, and how to decide whether to tune or disable it.

Alvin Ashcraft @alvinashcraft.com · 2d

Visual Studio 2026 Insiders Version 11104.47 Release Notes | Microsoft Learn

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#visualstudio #vs2026 #dotnet #githubcopilot #programming

Visual Studio Insiders Release Notes

Get the latest pre-release features, bug fixes, and support for Visual Studio Insiders. Download today.