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Founder @MSCraftsman, Founder @GDGMauritius, Host @MSCCPodcast, #100DaysOfExam - Google GDE, Microsoft MVP, Family guy, Speaker, Sr Software Crafter
With the annual Developers Conference in Mauritius ticked off I went back to a couple of code changes in the Gemini SDK for .NET. Now, you can use the various Batch endpoints for asynchronous processing.
www.nuget.org/packages/Msc...
Check out release v2.6.9 for latest features.
Interesting observation! 🤔
"Error: This Git repository contains .aiexclude files. As a precaution, Git commands are blocked in this context."
Starting end of this month: Google Cloud Roadshow 2025
Get ready to dive into the world of Google Cloud at one of these 6 cities starting from 29 August to 3 October: Nairobi, Johannesburg, Cape Town, Lagos, Abuja and Accra.
rsvp.withgoogle.com/events/ssa-c...
#gde #googlecloud #africa
In case you missed it, JetBrains .NET Days Online is back on October 8-9 2025! And there's not long left for the call for papers! ⏰
If you've got something you want to share with the dotnet community, we'd love to hear from you. You have until Friday to send us a proposal! 🚀
jb.gg/dotnetdays20...
Every reputable expert I know considers mRNA vaccine technology to be one of the most revolutionary advances in medicine in our lifetimes. Its inventors won the Nobel Prize in 2023. Shutting it down now is pointless self-harm to humanity.
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📢 2025–2026 Board Elections - Key Dates
📝 Nominations: August 1–15
📋 Review Period: August 16–31
📣 Slate Announcement & Campaign: September 1–30
🗳️ Voting Period: October 1–25
🏆 Announcement of New Board: November 15
👉 Submit your nomination here: dotnetfoundation.org/nominations
Excellent choices. 🤘
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Dune, 1965
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🚀 Nominations are now open for the .NET Foundation 2026 Board of Directors!
Help shape the future of the .NET community—review expectations and submit your nomination today:
🔗 dotnetfoundation.org/nominations
#dotnet #opensource #leadership
TEDx Talk - Tech promised everything, but did it deliver? youtu.be/dVG8W-0p6vg?...
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spot art. text reads: MCP MCP C# SDK Gets Major Update. Read about the support for Protocol Version 2025-06-18
🛠️ The latest MCP C# SDK update brings structured tool output, OAuth-ready auth, and better elicitation support—making #dotNET devs' lives easier and AI integration smoother. Dive into the details and start building! 🤖 msft.it/63328s18KA #AI
30.07.2025 17:20 — 👍 1 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0Been working on this most today - I am calling it the ripper, a GitHub activity roastmaster, give it your username & it's going to roast you based on publicly available activity, try for fun & share the fun with other devs, article coming soon, for curious souls
ripper-the-github-griller.vercel.app
#DevConMu is a wrap! Thank you to all our sponsors and off to ten more years! 🙏🤘
Can you guess what theme we're going to have for 2026?
Drop me a comment...
A room full of developers and a screen of python code... What more to ask for at #devconmu?
Code & Concepts: A Developer's Deep Dive into Gen AI's Power Plays by Joe Van der Walt
Emojis Emojis Everywhere with POV by Loïc Forget puts a modern twist on ancient communication technology, eg Egyptian hieroglyphs for smart phones. 🤔
#DevConMu has surprises to offer.
Whether it is rapid prototyping or running some apps on a dime. Vidush H. Namah has some great advice on handling .NET Blazor + Firebase: Starting cheap
Always nice to see options for students and startups. #DevConMu
How to drive more traffic to your websites? Matthew Hood gives valuable insight into this topic with his Case Studies in Traffic Acquisition here at #devconmu
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Early morning standing ovations for our presenters here at #devconmu
The room is already packed and others are peaking in... Exploring AI Agents: From Fundamentals to Implementation by Nisha Appanah
Great to see the PyMUG, represented by Kherin, talking about the OpenData platform in Mauritius. #DevConMu is vibrant.
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Straight into the material here at #devconmu. What's new for developers. Our today's keynote session by Allela Atieno, Google Developers Relations Community Manager (SSA) is about Stitch, Jules, AI Studio, Gemini and Gemma models.
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Puuh, managed to entertain a few attendees of #DevConMu about my experience in how to Create a .NET Open Source Library: Lessons Learned
Thanks for coming! 🙏
Great panel conversation on Cybersecurity. How much of Cybersecurity is enough? Is it ever enough? Interesting opinions by the panelists. #DevConMu
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Packed room during the keynote AI - Framing the problem by Sujit Woozageer, Senior Manager-Business Transformation & Solutions-SWAN
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Back to the beginning!
Since 2015 we are having an annual Developers Conference in Mauritius. Very grateful for the past and excited to welcome everyone to #DevConMu
Let's enjoy three days of knowledge sharing and networking.
Sneak peak of #DevConMu 😋
Back to the beginning! \m/
Who's ready for Developers Conference 2025? With only a few hours to go until we're kicking off #DevConMu the preparations are in high gears.
Really happy to see that the island of Mauritius has a vibrant tech community.
See you tomorrow!
Use Dynamic Thinking with the Gemini SDK for .NET in similar fashion you'd do it with one of the Google SDKs. Specify a ThinkingBudget = -1 and you are good to go.
www.nuget.org/packages/Msc...
#gde #mvpbuzz #dotnet #gemini #genai
Whether you use a single URL or multiple. With Gemini you can directly specify an online resource with your prompt and using the UrlContext tool.
Possible with the Gemini SDK for .NET and other SDKs provided by Google.
www.nuget.org/packages/Msc...
#gde #mvpbuzz #gemini #genai
Hey friends! I did a TEDx talk and it's now up on the TED Conferences YouTube. It's possibly the best and most important talk I've ever done.
I would ask that you watch it, and please SHARE it broadly and widely. Thank you! youtu.be/dVG8W-0p6vg #AI #Tech #TED
Let me show you Educator AI Assistant
Watch: youtu.be/QCDAbN68r0k
Collects no user data, flexible and editable
Create AI lesson plans, rubrics, parent letters, write a song... you name it!
Check it out, let me know what you think
#GoogleEDU #GoogleWorkspace #EduSky #TeachingWithAI
