Rachel Breeze

🎲 From Stakeholders to Beholders – with Grey Muir (Cantarus)
What can #DnD teach us about software delivery?
Adaptability, teamwork & rolling with the unexpected.

📅 Thurs 6 Nov
📍 City Suites1
🎟️ Free to attend
👉 www.meetup.com/manchester-u...

#Umbraco #Community #TechTalks #Manchester

Open circle discussion time! 🗣️
Join out Open Circle Discussion — share your feedback, ideas and experiences with others.

📅 Thursday 6th November 1pm to 5pm
🎟️ No Friday ticket needed
📍 Embankment Lounge, CitySuites I

www.meetup.com/manchester-u...

#Umbraco #OpenSource

We’re giving a stage to community talks that didn’t fit into the main lineup!
Come support local voices, learn something new & connect.

📅 Thursday 6th November 1pm to 5pm
🎟️ No Friday ticket needed
📍 Embankment Lounge, CitySuites I
www.meetup.com/manchester-u...

#Umbraco #TechTalk

Jamie Taylor - Empathy, sympathy and compassion

Kindness > Keyboard.
Jamie Taylor reminds us that soft skills matter — and developers can lead with empathy.
📍#UITC, 7 Nov
🎟️ umbracointhe.city

#TechCulture #DevLife

🎨 On this week's VS Code Live actuallyakbar.bsky.social will demo how the remote Figma MCP server and new Code Connect updates bring design and codebase context into VS Code 📅 Mark your calendar for Thursday, October 23 at 8 am PT and join us: youtube.com/live/1DwXS__...

Whilst investigating Claude code (on personal code base), I accidentally managed to get it to automate everything up to the PR. Its easily done.

Some thoughts on the agency sales process.

> How often do we deliver something fundamentally different from what we thought was agreed with a client?

… and what can be done to improve on it?

harrybailey.com/2025/10/thou...

Thought-provoking work will always spark different takes, thats the point. Stay unique, stay you and dont overthink the orbiters. The fact they're reading means you're hitting something real.

I enjoyed chatting with Olorunfemi Davis in the latest #UnhandledException podcast episode. We spoke about Microsoft Copilot Studio, Semantic Kernel, and AI in general.
unhandledexceptionpodcast.com/posts/0079-o... #dotnet

𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝟭: 🔍 Why developers resist learning: Fear disguised as confidence ("I'm terrified of looking stupid"), overwhelm paralysis (too many options = choose none), and the expertise trap (why become a beginner when you're already an expert?).

Learning phone numbers off by heart was a thing then too...

It can be easy to oversimplify accessibility to things like colour contrast and heading levels. Both are important, but in the wild, much of what we encounter is far more complex. I was reminded of an issue we found while I was at HMRC. A service was using a reference number that started with XI.

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I have plantar fasciitis, got some Sketchers slippers, complete game changer. Turns out my Grandma was on to something when she told me off for walking around the home in socks/barefoot.

Theres some good guidance here for what to look for in a shoe www.running-physio.com/pf-shoe-sele...

Vibes in the city - Matt Wise

What happens when you ask Claude Code to integrate a Next.js site into Umbraco CMS?
Mat Wise shows us — quirks, chaos, and all.
Bonus: can it code straight from Figma? Let’s find out.

📍 7 Nov · x+why Manchester
🎟️ umbracointhe.city

#Umbraco #WebDev #AI #UITC

🐝 Full lineup for Umbraco In The City: Manchester is live!

AI, accessibility, uSync, empathy, chaos, compassion — and v17!
This is a Umbraco day with heart 💛

🗓 Fri 7 Nov
📍 x+why Manchester
🎟 £50 (+VAT)
⚠️ Less than 20 tickets left!

👉 umbracointhe.city
#Umbraco #ManchesterTech #WebDev

A smiling woman with red hair, wearing a lanyard, chats with another attendee at a conference. Several people are gathered in the background, engaged in conversation.

🐝 The buzz is building in Manchester… and tickets are almost gone!

The organizers have just revealed the lineup for Umbraco In The City: Manchester. And it's packed with fresh thinking.

📆 Fri 7 November
📍 x+why Manchester
🎟️ Just £50 (+VAT)
⏳ Fewer than 20 tickets left

👉 www.umbracointhe.city

A person works on a laptop displaying code in Visual Studio. The text on the image reads: “The Developer MCP Server for Umbraco CMS is now in beta”. At the bottom, the Umbraco logo appears next to a button labeled “Read the announcement”.

The Developer MCP Server for Umbraco CMS is now in beta 🎉

✨ AI-powered content management
📦 New NPM package @umbraco-cms/mcp-dev
🔧 Advanced context control
📄 Umbraco 16 support

Try it today 👉 umbra.co/47OvdQs

#Umbraco

𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝟭/𝟭𝟭:
Every developer we don't send to training is a future consultant we'll hire at 10x the cost.

I've been that consultant. Here's what I've learned about the compound interest of ignorance:🧵

Black background graphic with yellow headline text reading “Summer’s officially over.” Below in white: “Perfect time to get Umbraco In The City: Manchester tickets signed off.” On the right is a white line illustration of a man in a suit working on a laptop, with two yellow hexagons above him. At the bottom, the event URL “umbracointhe.city” is highlighted in yellow.

Summer’s officially over. Kids are back in school. Nights are drawing in…
And your boss is finally back from holiday.
Perfect time to get Umbraco In The City: Manchester tickets signed off.
📅 Fri 7 Nov 2025 | 📍 x+why, Manchester | 🎟️ £50 (ex VAT, subsidised)
🔗 Tickets: umbracointhe.city
#Umbraco

Do You Want to Give a Talk? - RachelBreeze.dev Practical tips for your first tech talk: abstracts, timing, live demos, and why speaking boosts careers and benefits employers.

I gave my first tech talk in 2017, gaining skills & confidence. In my blog I share lessons on abstracts, timing, live demos, & benefits of public speaking.
With calls for speakers open for Umbraco in the City: Manchester & DK Fest why not give it a try
Read more: www.rachelbreeze.dev/blogs/do-you...

Meet our home for Umbraco in the City: x+why — bright rooms, cosy breakouts, and those skyline views.
🎟️ £50 tickets | 📅 7 Nov 2025
🔗 umbracointhe.city
#Umbraco #ManchesterTech #WebDev #DotNet #Accessibility #Community

Making more #Accessible and #Inclusive #Content by understanding ‘How People #Read’ - guidance from the 🇦🇺 Australian Government Style Manual.

www.stylemanual.gov.au/accessible-a...

A virtual meeting screenshot featuring a 5x5 grid of smiling participants, all waving at the camera. Each person is framed in their own video call window, with a mix of home office backgrounds and a few virtual ones. Several attendees have “Co-Host” labels and bright purple Umbraco backgrounds, indicating a branded or themed event. The overall mood is warm, friendly, and inclusive.

Supported by #Umbraco. Shaped by those who live and breathe web inclusion.

#UMBRAAD is a free, virtual event each #GlobalAccessibilityAwarenessDay. Real talks, real stories, real change.

👉 Learn more: umbra.co/3Hdk2pw

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ADHD care in the UK is a postcode lottery.

Different rules. Long waits. Services that don’t talk to each other.

We’re mapping all this, starting with lived experience.

If you’ve been through ADHD assessment, diagnosis or treatment, your story matters.

No personal info, just what happened.

👀 interesting move by Microsoft.

🎤 Umbraco In The City is coming to Manchester – 7 Nov 2025!

🎟️ Tickets out now + CFP open (closes 22 Sept)

👉 Submit a talk: sessionize.com/umbraco-in-t...

Find all the details here & tickets: www.umbracointhe.city

Super excited

Thank you

Not saying I've become accustomed to jira/ devops tickets and a certain workflow, but when working on own website, not adding a ticket number to one's own commit feels wrong...

Rachel stood in front of the Nexer Digital sign wearing a flowery blouse and glasses

Excited for #CampDigital today at the Royal Norther College of Music