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Mike Irving
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Cross-platform Software Developer, Speaker. Microsoft MVP. Co-organiser of Dot Net North and Macc Tech. Based in Macclesfield, often in Manchester #MVPBuzz
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I’m up early travelling to Manchester

I’m staffing / helping out at ‘Umbraco in the City’. Hoping to be inspired and learn lots too.

@umbmanchester.bsky.social #umbraco
Umbraco in the City. Manchester. (logo)
November 7, 2025 at 7:04 AM
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Thank you to everyone that came to Chester Devs last night, for my presentation of .NET, IoT and Hedgehogs!

A lovely audience, a great turnout, pizza and beer too 🍕🍺

#DotNet #IoT #CSharp #MVPBuzz #Chester
Mike showing "Magic Moments" from the Hedgehogs Room filling up, pre presentation Complimentary Pizza Mike, mid presentation
November 5, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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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
August 3, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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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 🍕
Gary beginning his talk to a packed audience. Gary introducing himself Pizza in boxes. Stickers!
July 29, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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My Microsoft MVP Award Renewal is now crystallised 💎

#MVPBuzz 2025-2026
MVP Award Crystal, in front of certificate.
July 17, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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I'm really pleased and proud to have been renewed as Microsoft MVP in Developer Technologies (.NET and Web Development) today 😊

#MVPBuzz
Mike Irving - MVP Award Certificate
July 10, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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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/...
Xamarin: Moving On. Mike Irving. Microsoft MVP
June 23, 2025 at 9:27 PM
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Thursday again.

I think it was last Thursday I met Clippy! #MVPSummit #MVPBuzz
Clippy and Mike Irving posing for a photo together!
April 3, 2025 at 9:47 AM
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Signed up for the Microsoft Learn #MVPsPledgeToAnswers at #MVPSummit
March 26, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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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
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.
March 18, 2025 at 11:53 AM
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I’ve boarded my train to tonight’s @dotnetnorth.bsky.social session on ‘Rust for .NET Developers’ from @jameseastham.co.uk

Details: www.meetup.com/dotnetnorth/...

I have raffle prizes with me too!
A Microsoft Surface notebook!
February 25, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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Thank you to all who came to my talk: 'Intro to AI with .NET, OpenAI and Semantic Kernel' at Stoke on Tech last night.

A great event, with a terrific audience.

Thank you to the organisers form asking me to speak.
Mike on stage in front of a large screen, presenting his talk Audience watching Mike on stage, presenting a slide on Prompt engineering
February 21, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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Nice testing of your Train booking system Uber 🤔
Uber booking screen showing lots of undefined data errors
February 21, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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Arrived for the first, and last, date of my winter stadium tour

Tonight delivering my talk “Intro to AI with .NET, OpenAI and Semantic Kernel” at Stoke on Tech
February 20, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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Macc before the melt ❄️

(still wishful thinking at this stage, after a week of snow and ice)

#Macclesfield #Snow
Macclesfield College, with snowy grounds The Barracks, Crompton Road, Macclesfield, in ice and snow A snowy set of steps, in Macclesfield town centre Christ Church, Macclesfield, with fully snow covered grounds
January 11, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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I did the whole ‘Installing #Windows11 on an Unsupported device’ thing today.

No hacks, no issues, very happy 🙂
Installing Windows 11 blue screen
January 10, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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I'm looking forward to presenting ".NET 9 Breaking Changes" at next week's special @dotnetnorth.bsky.social ".NET Conf Local" event. Tuesday the 14th Jan, from 6pm @ Manchester Technology Centre.

RSVP at: www.meetup.com/dotnetnorth/...
Presentation slide featuring a robot in a flying machine, with the number 9 on it. Slide also reads ".NET 9 Breaking Changes", "Mike Irving - Microsoft MVP"
January 10, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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End of an era today, as the MyLearningBook App is pulled from the App Store and Google Play (LearningBook company closure)

I lead development on this 'parent app' from 2019, alongside backend devs Jesus + Tom.

Great to see it was still 4.8⭐ (iOS) / 4.1⭐(Android) at the end.
MyLearningBook on the iOS App Store (in the background), and on the Google Play Store (inset)
December 31, 2024 at 4:35 PM
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❄️ it was a good turnout in the cold mist for Mia’s Festive Run this evening #Macclesfield 🚜🚚🚛🚙
A tractor arriving in the dark. Light flare from the headlights. People watching on. Reindeer pulling Santa aboard a sleigh, on a truck trailer bed A truck lit up in festive lights Land Rovers in the procession
December 28, 2024 at 7:02 PM
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Macclesfield deserted, sunny, and looking very pretty for Christmas Day 🎄
Macclesfield Town Centre Christmas Tree. Town Hall in background. St Michael’s Church, Macclesfield Sculpture, sky, Ian Curtis mural
December 25, 2024 at 4:52 PM
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As a programmer I have often come across ‘can you fix my computer?’ type questions.

This morning it’s my home computer, self inflicted, and more a physical issue: mending a broken keyboard foot

#IT #DevLife
A pair of tweezers and a tube of super glue, on the upturned side of a computer keyboard, on a wooden table.
December 3, 2024 at 8:26 AM
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You look very pretty in the #snow today #Macclesfield. With some pretty extreme variances in sky and cloud cover too ❄️
The Flower Pot Pub in Macclesfield, covered and surrounded by snow A snowy road with tyre tracks, sunshine peeking through the trees A snowy road, with dramatic sky line over the houses A very snowy residential road, covered in snow, blue skies above
November 22, 2024 at 10:04 AM
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I’m on my way to tonight’s @dotnetnorth.bsky.social event, with swag from @platform.uno and @github.com

Come down and learn more about #Copilot with #DotNet from @rickgarner.bsky.social, and you might win!

www.meetup.com/dotnetnorth/...
Two grey “Uno Platform” branded T-shirts A GitHub ‘Mona the Octocat’ pin brooch, on backing card
November 19, 2024 at 4:41 PM
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Thank you to all who came to my talk "Xamarin: Moving On" at Dot Net Liverpool earlier this week. A very friendly and inspiring #DotNet meetup group.

'til the next time 👋
Mike presenting his talk to the audience. Seated audience watching presentation on big screen.
November 17, 2024 at 5:55 PM