Pete Vickers
@petevick.bsky.social
Proud husband, dad and grandad. Co-founder and co-organiser of DotNetNorth. Surviving coding dinosaur. Microsoft MVP for Windows Development and .NET
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Visual Studio 2026 Insiders is now available for download. Check out the announcement and try it out for yourself!
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Visual Studio 2026 Insiders is here! - Visual Studio Blog
Visual Studio 2026 Insiders is here – and it marks one of the most ambitious steps forward we’ve taken with the IDE. This release brings AI woven directly into the developer workflow, performance impr...
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September 9, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Visual Studio 2026 Insiders is now available for download. Check out the announcement and try it out for yourself!
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@dotnetnorth.bsky.social Summer social at The Wharfe in Manchester
August 26, 2025 at 6:26 PM
@dotnetnorth.bsky.social Summer social at The Wharfe in Manchester
Don't forget @dotnetnorth.bsky.social @bsky.social this evening we have @gary short talking about Predicting Risk on the UK Strategic Network. Sign up at bit.ly/3UBuf1U
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
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July 29, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Don't forget @dotnetnorth.bsky.social @bsky.social this evening we have @gary short talking about Predicting Risk on the UK Strategic Network. Sign up at bit.ly/3UBuf1U
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.
May 16, 2025 at 7:16 AM
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.
@dotnetnorth.bsky.social - Great attendance for 2 talks from Steve Futcher and Luce Carter at Spektrix
April 15, 2025 at 5:47 PM
@dotnetnorth.bsky.social - Great attendance for 2 talks from Steve Futcher and Luce Carter at Spektrix
Join us tonight at @dotnetnorth.bsky.social for Sweet Chocolatey Kernels! meetu.ps/e/NZmxq/xHc6...
Sweet Chocolatey Kernels!, Tue, Apr 15, 2025, 6:00 PM | Meetup
Two talks for the price of zero. We have a double header for you
**Semantic Kernel and MongoDB** \- Luce Carter
**Sweet like Chocolatey** \- Steve Futcher
Luce's talk: Le
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April 15, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Join us tonight at @dotnetnorth.bsky.social for Sweet Chocolatey Kernels! meetu.ps/e/NZmxq/xHc6...
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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
📅 Tue 15th April, 18:00
📌 Spektrix, 196 Deansgate
April 7, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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
📅 Tue 15th April, 18:00
📌 Spektrix, 196 Deansgate
Dave Manton for @dotnetnorth.bsky.social talking about Domain Driven Design to packed house at BrightHR.
March 18, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Dave Manton for @dotnetnorth.bsky.social talking about Domain Driven Design to packed house at BrightHR.
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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
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
March 18, 2025 at 11:53 AM
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
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
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Thank you @dotnetnorth.bsky.social for hosting me and letting me geek out on how copilots and other LLM based apps work, and show off my Star Wars copilot powered by @getpieces.bsky.social.
January 28, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Thank you @dotnetnorth.bsky.social for hosting me and letting me geek out on how copilots and other LLM based apps work, and show off my Star Wars copilot powered by @getpieces.bsky.social.
All set up for tonight's @dotnetnorth.bsky.social for Dotnetnorth does.NET Conf roundup
January 14, 2025 at 6:08 PM
All set up for tonight's @dotnetnorth.bsky.social for Dotnetnorth does.NET Conf roundup
I will be speaking @dotnetnorth.bsky.social tomorrow evening on Uno Platform Hot Design. 4 other speakers on.Net Conf. Sign up at www.meetup.com/dotnetnorth
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January 13, 2025 at 1:17 PM
I will be speaking @dotnetnorth.bsky.social tomorrow evening on Uno Platform Hot Design. 4 other speakers on.Net Conf. Sign up at www.meetup.com/dotnetnorth
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Announcing GitHub Copilot Free!
A new free tier for GitHub Copilot, available for everyone today in VS Code.
No trial. No subscription. No credit card required.
Learn more in our blog: aka.ms/copilot-free
A new free tier for GitHub Copilot, available for everyone today in VS Code.
No trial. No subscription. No credit card required.
Learn more in our blog: aka.ms/copilot-free
December 18, 2024 at 6:28 PM
Announcing GitHub Copilot Free!
A new free tier for GitHub Copilot, available for everyone today in VS Code.
No trial. No subscription. No credit card required.
Learn more in our blog: aka.ms/copilot-free
A new free tier for GitHub Copilot, available for everyone today in VS Code.
No trial. No subscription. No credit card required.
Learn more in our blog: aka.ms/copilot-free
Just looking at an ipad case with keyboard on @amazonuk. Not a bad customer review - then I noticed EVERY review was 'Amazon Vine Customer Review of Free Product'. Don't feel I can buy it as I can't trust the reviews. Fakespot gives it an 'F' too.
November 22, 2024 at 11:53 AM
Just looking at an ipad case with keyboard on @amazonuk. Not a bad customer review - then I noticed EVERY review was 'Amazon Vine Customer Review of Free Product'. Don't feel I can buy it as I can't trust the reviews. Fakespot gives it an 'F' too.
Great turnout for @DotNetNorth hosted by @BrightHR_. @RikGarner talking about GitHub Copilot
November 19, 2024 at 7:01 PM
Great turnout for @DotNetNorth hosted by @BrightHR_. @RikGarner talking about GitHub Copilot
OK @HP, just how close to the router does the printer need to be?😀
November 19, 2024 at 8:26 AM
OK @HP, just how close to the router does the printer need to be?😀
Not the best attempt at a scam I have ever seen :)
November 18, 2024 at 2:32 PM
Not the best attempt at a scam I have ever seen :)