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Understanding window.open() Behavior on iOS Safari | Don't Panic Labs Read how Sarah dealt with the strict pop-up rules enforced by Safari on iOS.

Read how Sarah dealt with the strict pop-up rules enforced by Safari on iOS.

Next Tuesday August 5th we will be at Salt Mine City Brewing Co. in the Haymarket from 6:30 to 8:30pm!

MCP Magic: AI-Powered Azure SQL Analysis in Plain English | Don't Panic Labs Branden Barber demonstrates how to make data analysis accessible to both technical and non-technical users.

Imagine being able to ask your database questions in plain English and getting visualizations quickly.

In his latest post, Branden Barber shows us how to make data analysis possible for technical and non-technical users alike.

#SoftwareDevelopment #SoftwareEngineering #AI

Nebraska.Code() Full-Day Workshops are this Wednesday, July 23rd!

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#ProductDiscovery #OKRs #Personas #Storymapping #InteractiveMapping #JavaScript #React #Kubernetes #ProblemSolvingToolbox #RAGSolution #AWS #CSharp #AsynchronousProgramming #SustainableIT #Tech #Nebraska

Nebraska startup community continuing to grow, add connections Nebraska’s startup community has been working to create more ways for new businesses to connect and find resources.

Nebraska's startup scene is growing and changing. Organizations like 1 Million Cups, @dontpaniclabs.com and Open Range are working to create community and resources for the new companies.

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What Military Intelligence Taught Me About Business Intelligence | Don't Panic Labs Learn how a military intelligence framework can sharpen your business strategy and reveal new opportunities for growth and clarity.

In her latest blog post, Lindsey Hruby-Yardley draws from her background in military intelligence to introduce the Intelligence Preparation of the Operational Environment (IPOE) framework and shows how it can level up your business intelligence game.

Signing into Entra External ID with Google Workspace | Don't Panic Labs Learn how to connect Google Workspace with Microsoft Entra External ID using SAML with a step-by-step setup for seamless single sign-on.

Struggling to get Microsoft Entra External ID working with Google Workspace?

Andrew Tarr walks through the step-by-step setup of a custom SAML identity provider to connect your Google Workspace users with your Entra-integrated application.

#SoftwareDevelopment #Entra #GoogleWorkspace

Tomorrow July 1st we will be at Salt Mine City Brewing Co. down in the Haymarket from 630-830!

Christian Peters, Brian Zimmer, Anne Ruskamp, and Kevin Van Cott have Full-Day Workshops in July at Nebraska.Code().

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#TechWorkshop #Nebraska #TechConf #DontPanicLabs #ModernReact #TechToolbox #TechConference #July2025 #softwaredevelopment #softwareengineering

CodeBreak: AI-Assisted Development – Part 3 | Don't Panic Labs In the final post of his AI-Assisted Development series, Chad Michel uncovers a hidden but powerful ally: the copilot-instructions.md file.

In the third and final post of his AI-Assisted Development series, Chad Michel uncovers a hidden but powerful ally: the copilot-instructions.md file.

AI prompting gets a lot of attention, but it’s this behind-the-scenes pre-prompting file that can make or break the usefulness of AI-generated code.

Chad Michel will do his Podcast 'This Week in Za' at Nebraska.Code() July 25th.

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#TechPodcast #PizzaAndTech #DontPanicLabs #Nebraska #TechnologyConference #Podcast #pizzapodcast #technologypodcast #TechPodcast #softwaredevelopment #Heartland #SiliconPrairie #Technology

CodeBreak: AI-Assisted Development – Part 2 | Don't Panic Labs Learn how refining prompts in AI-assisted development can eliminate errors and generate better TypeScript code.

In Part 2 of his series on AI-assisted development, Chad Michel dives deeper into how better prompt design can lead to cleaner, error-free code.

He revisits the common pain points of broken import statements and “hallucinated” logic, and he shows how refining our inputs can lead to better outputs.

Brian Zimmer is 'Roadmapping with Critical Thought' July 25th at Nebraska.Code().

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#Roadmapping #TechConf #SoftwareCraftsmanship #Nebraska #DontPanicLabs #Technology #TechCommunity #HeartlandDev #DeveloperConference #Programming #Nebraska #criticalthinking

Anne Ruskamp presents 'Project Recovery: Navigating the Bumps and Getting Back on Track' July 25th at Nebraska.Code().

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#SoftwareCraftsmanship #ProjectManagement #ProjectRecovery #PracticalAgile #TechnologyConference #Nebraska #DontPanicLabs #Agile #womenintechnology

You Are a Quantitative Analyst (but Likely Not Very Skilled) | Don't Panic Labs Explore how applying cost-benefit analysis to software decisions enhances engineering discipline, product quality, and long-term success.

Every software decision is an economic one. Are you making them wisely?

Bill Udell makes the case for elevating our decision-making with intentionality to improve our software projects.

Heading back to Code Beer Co. next month, June 3rd from 6:30-8:30.

CodeBreak: AI-Assisted Development – Part 1 | Don't Panic Labs Chad kicks off a new series on how to prompt AI tools like LLMs to generate better code with a structured, developer-friendly template.

AI tools can speed up development, but only if you know how to prompt them effectively.

In Chad’s latest blog post, he breaks down a structured prompting template that helps guide Large Language Models (LLMs) toward generating cleaner, more useful code.

#LLMs #SoftwareDevelopment #AI

Don’t Panic Labs Announces Eighth Annual Towel Drive for People’s City Mission | Don't Panic Labs Join Don’t Panic Labs’ 2025 Towel Day Drive (May 12–25) to help Lincoln’s homeless shelter. Donate towels, any condition, at locations citywide.

Our Towel Day 2025 collection drive for People's City Mission kicks off today.

We're on a mission to collect as many towels as possible over the next two weeks. Bath towels, hand towels, beach towels, used towels of any condition…we'll take 'em all.

Code Beer Co.. Tonight 6:30-8:30. Don't forget your laptop!

Formatting XML When Serializing C# Objects | Don't Panic Labs Learn to serialize C# objects to XML with XmlSerializer! Customize tags, handle nulls, and control output in this concise guide.

If you're working with XmlSerializer, you’ve probably hit a few snags trying to match your XML to a specific schema or keep things clean and readable.

Check out Andre’s latest post to learn some practical tips!

#SoftwareDevelopment #DotNet #CodingTips

On Tuesday May 6th we are heading back to Beer Code Co. from 6:30-8:30pm!

Prairie Portraits: Bill Udell - Silicon Prairie News The Prairie Portraits series features founders, funders and community builders from Nebraska's innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem.

Check out Bill's Prairie Portrait where he reflects on how growing up on a farm shaped his values, how his career evolved from consulting to leading a software product company, and why he believes people (and not just products) are the future of innovation.

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Today’s the day!

Stop by our Open House and celebrate 15 years of innovation with us!

2:30 pm - 7:00 pm
330 S. 21st, Suite 200 (in Lincoln’s Telegraph District)

SAS Style Secure Links: Now with more Bit Shifting! | Don't Panic Labs Learn how to create, validate, and enhance SAS links with bit shifting for efficient, secure API access using Shared Access Signatures.

Ever heard of SAS links (Shared Access Signatures) and wondered how they work or how to make them both powerful and elegant?

In his latest blog post, Josh Donner breaks down how SAS-style secure links can be used to control access in a flexible and secure way without exposing secrets in your URLs.

Aspiring short-order cook Doug Durham treated the team to a breakfast of eggs, sausage, hash browns, and pancakes for our latest Breakfast AMA (Ask Me Anything).

Christian Peters, Brian Zimmer, Anne Ruskamp, and Kevin Van Cott have Full-Day Workshops in July at Nebraska.Code().

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#development #TechToolbox #softwareengineering #TechWorkshop #Nebraska #TechConference #ProgrammingWorkshop

Don’t Panic Labs – The First 15 Years | Don't Panic Labs Celebrating 15 years of innovation, Doug Durham reflects on Don't Panic Labs' impact, growth, and lessons from bringing innovators' visions to life.

Fifteen years ago, we set out with a simple idea: that world-class software innovation could grow right here in Nebraska.

Co-Founder and CEO Doug Durham reflects on the wins, the challenges, and the impact we’ve made on the community, our partners, and the future of tech in the Midwest.

It is the LAST WEEK to get EARLY BIRD Pricing on Nebraska.Code() Tickets!
Register by end-of-day Friday, April 18th to save.

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David Handlos, Anne Ruskamp, Rafael Caixeta, and Brian Zimmer present on Software Craftsmanship this July at Nebraska.Code().

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#lincolnnebraska #developer #programmer