Mike Irving

Mike Irving aside a projector screen, introducing his ".NET, IoT and Hedgehogs!" talk

Audience watching Mike Irving give his presentation

Mike Irving explaining a program on screen

Laptop setup on a podium, pre-presentation

I delivered my talk ".NET, IoT and Hedgehogs" at the lovely Staffs Web Meetup a few days ago.

Thank you to everybody that attended 🦔

#MVPBuzz #DotNet #Stafford

Mike Irving aside a projector screen, introducing his ".NET, IoT and Hedgehogs!" talk

Audience watching Mike Irving give his presentation

Mike Irving explaining a program on screen

Laptop setup on a podium, pre-presentation

I delivered my talk ".NET, IoT and Hedgehogs" at the lovely Staffs Web Meetup a few days ago.

Thank you to everybody that attended 🦔

#MVPBuzz #DotNet #Stafford

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.

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.

www.mike-irving.co.uk/web-design-b...

@vscode.dev #MVPBuzz #VSCode #GitHubCopilot #SQLServer

Gary beginning his talk to a packed audience.

Gary introducing himself

Pizza in boxes.

Stickers!

We’re under way tonight at @dotnetnorth.bsky.social, with Gary Short delivering his talk on the UK Road Network.

Thank you to ECOM Recruitment for the tasty refreshments 🍕

Predicting Risk on the UK Strategic Road Network, Tue, Jul 29, 2025, 6:00 PM | Meetup Data science's dirty little secret is that there's never enough data to train your model. But Gary Short wasn't bothered by that - whilst solving a problem he developed a m

Dot Net North:
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July 2025 - .NET, IoT and Hedgehogs! By guest speaker Mike Irving, Thu, Jul 31, 2025, 6:00 PM | Meetup We're excited to invite you to join us for Staffs Web Meetup. Join us for an evening of great talks, discuss the latest and hottest topics and socialising/networking. 🎤

Staffs Web Meetup:
www.meetup.com/staffswebmee...

Today I've been busy working on slides for my talk at Staffs Web Meetup this Thursday.. before that it's Dot Net North on Tuesday.. it'll be a busy week!

#TechMeetups #DotNet #Stafford #Manchester #MVPBuzz

🐝 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

July 2025 - .NET, IoT and Hedgehogs! By guest speaker Mike Irving, Thu, Jul 31, 2025, 6:00 PM | Meetup We're excited to invite you to join us for Staffs Web Meetup. Join us for an evening of great talks, discuss the latest and hottest topics and socialising/networking. 🎤

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 www.meetup.com/staffswebmee...

Futuristic digital visualization of a curved motorway with vehicles, overlaid with glowing blue holographic data circles and analytical interfaces, representing smart transportation technology and road network data analysis.

📊 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, 6:00 PM

MVP Award Crystal, in front of certificate.

My Microsoft MVP Award Renewal is now crystallised 💎

#MVPBuzz 2025-2026

Mike Irving - MVP Award Certificate

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

#MVPBuzz

📱 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.

🗣️ @mikeirvingweb.bsky.social
📍 Peninsula Building, 2 Cheetham Hill Road
🕕 Tuesday 24th June, 6:00 PM

Xamarin: Moving On. Mike Irving. Microsoft MVP

I’ve stepped in to fill the speaker slot at tomorrow night’s @dotnetnorth.bsky.social

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 www.meetup.com/dotnetnorth/...

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.

The SEGA pride logo and the Kaleidoscope Trust logo together on a grainy rainbow gradient background.

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

Midi Birds: Playing games with .NET MAUI, Tue, May 20, 2025, 6:00 PM | Meetup Can you use a MIDI controller to host TV game show games with the help of an event audience? Does bird song offer the perfect dataset for these games? Will a rainbow clown

It is @dotnetnorth.bsky.social day. 6pm. Betfred. #Manchester.

Do come and join us .. www.meetup.com/dotnetnorth/... #DotNet #DotNetMaui

Incredibly proud that @dotnetnorth.bsky.social has just reached 4000 members. We originally started as a Windows Phone group with about 20 members. Thanks to all our members, speakers, hosts and my fellow organisers.

Find a Meetup! .NET meetups are a great and fun way of meeting other like-minded developers, and joining one couldn't be easier. Learn about tricks & tips, discover the latest .NET has to offer, or just come to be inspired.

➡️https://hubs.li/Q03jPlxZ0

YouTube video by Leeds Mobile Xamarin: Moving On

Earlier this month I spoke about #Xamarin, the past, and the future of cross platform .NET (and other) app dev, at Leeds Mobile

You can now watch it over on YouTube youtu.be/HOVmmkAPnmU

#DotNet #MobileApps #DotNetMaui #UnoPlatform

🎮Midi Birds: Playing games with .NET MAUI with @tonyedwardspz.bsky.social!

Can MIDI controllers, birdsong & a clown wig make the perfect game show? Find out!

📅 Tue May 20th, 18:00-21:00
📍 Betfred, 72-76 Cross St, Manchester
🔊 No prior knowledge needed!

Xamarin: Moving On, Thu, Apr 10, 2025, 5:30 PM | Meetup This month we are hosted by [Enablis](https://enablis.co), with a talk from [Mike Irving](https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikeirving/). **Xamarin: Moving On** A look at how X

Tonight I'll be in #Leeds presenting my talk on #Xamarin #DotNetMaui + more

🎟️ There's still time to RSVP www.meetup.com/leeds-mobile...

🍕 It's free, with refreshments provided

Double header at Dot Net North this month! @lucecarter.bsky.social on Semantic Kernel + MongoDB AI integration, and @stevefutcher.bsky.social making software installs smoother with Chocolatey. Tickets are free, and there's pizza + drinks!

📅 Tue 15th April, 18:00
📌 Spektrix, 196 Deansgate

Xamarin: Moving On, Thu, Apr 10, 2025, 5:30 PM | Meetup This month we are hosted by [Enablis](https://enablis.co), with a talk from [Mike Irving](https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikeirving/). **Xamarin: Moving On** A look at how X

On April 10th I’m bringing my ‘Xamarin: Moving On’ talk to Leeds Mobile

RSVP at: www.meetup.com/leeds-mobile...

Thanks to @lukestringer90.bsky.social for inviting me

#Xamarin #Leeds #DotNet

Clippy and Mike Irving posing for a photo together!

Thursday again.

I think it was last Thursday I met Clippy! #MVPSummit #MVPBuzz

Signed up for the Microsoft Learn #MVPsPledgeToAnswers at #MVPSummit

The talk is awesome, there's pizza, loads of awesome people to meet, AND YOU CAN WIN SOCKS! What's not to love?

A Victorian take on Rich Domain Plumbing, Tue, Mar 18, 2025, 6:00 PM | Meetup At Victorian Plumbing we're fans of domain driven design. Instead of focusing on DDD for communication this talk focuses on the application of DDD in code. We're going to e

event RSVP: www.meetup.com/dotnetnorth/...

A folded t-shirt with a logo and "Uno Platform" branding, a pair of "Microsoft Azure" black socks with blue spots, and some GitHub "Mona the Octocat" and "Microsoft" logo stickers.

Spoiler Alert: Tonight's @dotnetnorth.bsky.social Raffle Prizes include Socks! 🧦

Raffle Prizes: @jetbrains.com licences, Microsoft Azure socks, @platform.uno t-shirts

+ free for all: stickers from GitHub and Microsoft, Dot Net North beer mats