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VHS Revue @vhsrevue.bsky.social · 12h

A brief history of Adelaide discount retailer Cunningham's Warehouse, AKA Cunno's #vhsrevue

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David Gardiner @david.gardiner.net.au · 19h

Working hard 😀
#Adelaide #SouthAustralia

A koala slumped asleep in the fork of a gum tree. Blue sky in the background.

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David Gardiner @david.gardiner.net.au · 1d

Blogged: Cleaning up old .NET SDK installations with the .NET Uninstall Tool

david.gardiner.net.au/2025/10/dotn...

It's Spring in the southern hemisphere, so the perfect time for some spring cleaning of old SDK installs.😀

#dotnet

Clean up old .NET installs with the .NET Uninstall Tool

Using the .NET Uninstall Tool to remove redundant .NET SDK versions

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DDD Adelaide @dddadelaide.bsky.social · 2d

Thanks to Encode Talent for sponsoring #DDDAdelaide 2025 as a Gold Sponsor 💛. Your support allows us to bring the South Australian tech community together for a great day of learning and communication, bringing our community even closer together.

Thank you Encode Talent for being a gold sponsor

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DDD Adelaide @dddadelaide.bsky.social · 3d

What happens when the reset button is in space? 🚀 At #DDDAdelaide 2025, Louis des Landes shows us how they build reliable embedded systems that deploy into space 🛰️ and how to overcome problems without needing a space suit 💻⚙️

At DDDAdelaide 2025 Louis des Landes will be presenting Ctrl + Alt + Delete is Not an Option: Deploying to Orbit

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David Gardiner @david.gardiner.net.au · 4d

Blogged: Passed exam AI-102 which qualifies me for the 'Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Engineer Associate' certification.

A lot of different technology to learn about, but managed to get over the line.

david.gardiner.net.au/2025/10/ai-102 #AzureAI #Certification #MSLearn

Passed AI-102

I gained the 'Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Engineer Associate' certification, and learned a lot about the Azure AI suite of services in the process.

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DDD Adelaide @dddadelaide.bsky.social · 4d

A huge thank you to QuoteRite for sponsoring #DDDAdelaide 2025 🥳 Your support as a Gold Sponsor keeps our community thriving year on year, and we appreciate having you here with us!

Thank you quoterite for being a gold sponsor

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DDD Adelaide @dddadelaide.bsky.social · 5d

Event-Driven Architecture promises scalability and resilience but building real systems with events is never as simple as drawing boxes and arrows 📦 @samira-talebi.bsky.social shows us at #DDDAdelaide 2025 the practical patterns that work and the pitfalls that create a tangled mess 🕸️💡

Samira Talebi will be presenting "Events Everywhere: Lessons from Building Event-Driven Systems" at DDDAdelaide 2025

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David Gardiner @david.gardiner.net.au · 5d

I'm looking forward to doing just that 🙂

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Dr Greg Low @greglow.bsky.social · 5d

Join me at Recent changes in T-SQL that most people don’t seem to know about, with Greg Low meetu.ps/e/PzWcF/xXxX...

Recent changes in T-SQL that most people don’t seem to know about, with Greg Low, Wed, Oct 22, 2025, 12:00 PM | Meetup

*This session is mainly in-person, but if you need a Teams link, I can send you one. The first half hour of the in-person meeting will be networking over pizza. The present

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DDD Adelaide @dddadelaide.bsky.social · 6d

Big thanks to splose for being a Gold Sponsor at #DDDAdelaide 2025! Your support helps us deliver another amazing day of learning, connection, and community here in SA!

Thank you splose for being a gold sponsor

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Bill "BizTalkBill" Chesnut @biztalkbill.com · 6d

Don't miss next week's @integrationdownunder.com with Mike Stephenson, talking about Logic App Unit Testing for more details and the live link visit www.integrationdownunder.com sponsored by @sixpivot.bsky.social

Integration Down Under

www.integrationdownunder.com

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David Gardiner @david.gardiner.net.au · 8d

I think GitHub Actions is on the radar. Not sure how far along it is though.

David Gardiner @david.gardiner.net.au · 8d

I didn't think domain squatting on expired domains for Australian domains like .com.au was a thing. But found out my local bike shop has fallen victim to just that.
Pay the squatter or pay $2000 to register a dispute. Suspect bike shop can't afford either 🙁

David Gardiner @david.gardiner.net.au · 8d

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Wondering if there was better tooling for some of these problems I stumbled upon github.com/sharpliner/s...

I like the idea of at least catching my own stupid typos by a compiler rather than at the end of a 30 minute deployment pipeline run.

GitHub - sharpliner/sharpliner: Use C# instead of YAML to define your Azure DevOps pipelines

Use C# instead of YAML to define your Azure DevOps pipelines - sharpliner/sharpliner

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David Gardiner @david.gardiner.net.au · 10d

Well this is exciting - @greglow.bsky.social is coming over to Adelaide to speak at the next @adaug.bsky.social meetup!

As @robfarley.com would say, "you better get your skates on"
and register at www.meetup.com/adssug/event... while there's still tickets available.

#sqlpass #sqlserver #adelaide

Recent changes in T-SQL that most people don’t seem to know about, with Greg Low, Wed, Oct 22, 2025, 12:00 PM | Meetup

*This session is mainly in-person, but if you need a Teams link, I can send you one. The first half hour of the in-person meeting will be networking over pizza. The present

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Marco Minerva @marcominerva.github.io · 11d

Call for Speakers for .NET Saturday 2026 Pordenone is open on Sessionize and I've just submitted a session! sessionize.com/dotnetsat202... #dotnet

.NET Saturday 2026 Pordenone: Call for Speakers

Il 14 novembre 2025 Microsoft ha presentato l’ultima evoluzione della piattaforma .NET: .NET 10, con C# 14, ASP.NET Core, Blazor, MAUI, Aspire, e gli ...

sessionize.com

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DDD Adelaide @dddadelaide.bsky.social · 12d

🎉 Thank you to Fivecast for sponsoring #DDDAdelaide 2025! Your support helps us bring together SA’s tech community for another day of learning + inspiration
🚀Our local SA Sponsors hold a special place for us, and we love to have them onboard helping us support the community we are all here for.

Thank you Fivecast for being a SA sponsor

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ianVisits @ianvisits.co.uk · 16d

In memoriam...

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DDD Adelaide @dddadelaide.bsky.social · 15d

This year's agenda for #DDDAdelaide 2025 is published!

All that is left is to check it out the agenda, and secure your tickets for the day!

👉 Checkout the agenda: dddadelaide.com/agenda
✅ Ticket sales close 21st of November
✅ Conference is on the 22nd of November

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David Gardiner @david.gardiner.net.au · 16d

Yay @sixpivot.bsky.social 🎉🎉

DDD Adelaide @dddadelaide.bsky.social · 16d

🎉 A huge thank you to SixPivot for sponsoring #DDDAdelaide 2025 for the third year in a row!🍵
This time we will have SixPivot to thank for the coffee to power us through all the fantastic talks and collaboration to be had on the day ☕

Thank you SixPivot for sponsoring the coffee cart

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DDD Brisbane @dddbrisbane.bsky.social · 17d

Call for speakers is now open!

Whether you’re an experienced presenter or it’s your first time on stage, DDD is about sharing knowledge and stories from across our community.

sessionize.com/ddd-brisbane...

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DDD Adelaide @dddadelaide.bsky.social · 17d

#DDDAdelaide 2025 is launching strong thanks to Octopus Deploy! 🐙 Their support helps us build, deploy and connect the SA tech community. We’re grateful for the partnership! 🚀

Thank you Octopus Deploy for being a gold sponsor

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David Gardiner @david.gardiner.net.au · 18d

I'm spending this week on professional development, with a particular focus on preparing for the "AI-102 Azure AI Engineer Associate" certification.

Today I completed "Develop generative AI apps in Azure" - the 1st of 5 learning paths.

learn.microsoft.com/api/achievem...

#AI102 #Azure #MSLearn

Develop generative AI apps in Azure

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SixPivot @sixpivot.bsky.social · 18d

"Simple app, one weekend with AI tools. Two weeks later: four abandoned repos, nothing working." Gert shares what he learned building with AI agents - and the structured workflow that actually delivers. Read: blog.gertjvr.com/articles/202...
#AI #SoftwareDevelopment

Building with AI Agents: My Current Workflow – Gert Jansen van Rensburg

A repeatable, agent-assisted loop I use for new or existing projects, kept lean, with specs/tasks scoped per feature, and visual checks baked in.

blog.gertjvr.com

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