The Zebra Technologies Dev Kitchen is kicking off in Cape Town. A very informative day of all things Android and rugged mobile computers, barcode scanners, thermal printers, and RFID. 🎉 #zebradevkitchen #devkitchen #zebra #Android #iot #dotnetmaui #mobile #industrial #mvpbuzz

🎉 10 years running as a Microsoft MVP! Beyond honored to be recognized again in Developer Technologies (.NET) + IoT (Azure IoT). Huge thanks to the SA tech community, let's make this year brilliant and keep building cool stuff! 🤗 #mvpbuzz #community #iot #dotnet @MVPAward

Huge thanks to everyone who came out to our July evening! 😎 Awesome talks on AI Agent Skills from Brett Miller (great to have you back!) and CrimeSpot from Malakai Mathins, a brilliant first talk and a perfect example of tech for good. 🚀 #dotnet #ai #mvpbuzz

THIS WEDNESDAY 22 July, 5:30pm @ Accso V&A Waterfront (thanks for the venue + catering! 🤗) 🧠 Agent Skills: teaching AI agents to be experts in Markdown Brett Miller 🗺️ CrimeSpot: ASP.NET Core + Next.js crime dashboard: Malakai Mathins www.meetup.com/cape-town-ms...

View my verified achievement from @MVPAward for now the 10th consecutive year for two categories: Developer Technologies (.NET) and Internet of Things (Azure IoT Services & Development). #mvpbuzz #humbledandhonoured #community www.credly.com/badges/f2f4d... via @credly

2026-2027 Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) was issued by Microsoft Most Valuable Professionals Program to Allan Pead.

The Microsoft MVP Program recognizes outstanding members of technical communities for their community participation and willingness to help others. Above all else, it is a people-powered program, made...

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Extremely honoured to be awarded @microsoftmvp.bsky.social for the 10th consecutive year — in two categories: Developer Technologies (.NET) & IoT (Azure IoT)! 😍 Still feels like the first time. Grateful to the community & @Microsoft. Let's go create cool stuff! 🚀 #MVPBuzz #grateful #community

Is that me, or is it a Hologram? 🤔😝 See you at #DevConf2026!! Get the last remaining tickets before they are gone!! www.devconf.co.za #dev #tech #arcade #codingforfun #iot #iotforfun @devconf.co.za f #diy #techforfun #theenjoymentoftech

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#DevConf2026 brings you: holograms built at your kitchen table, recommender systems gone wild, CI/CD pipelines you can run offline, data models that outlive your applications, and the human edge in an AI world. See the full lineup: www.devconf.co.za

Huge thanks to everyone at last night's @cptmsdug! 🙌 ❄️ De Wet & Datalab for the Snowflake session, swag & quiz 🚍 Shaqeel & Makhi - Uthutho is changing SA transport! Good luck in Silicon Valley 🇿🇦✈️ 🏠 Accso for the venue 🎁 @Offerzen for the swag #MVPBuzz #Azure #Snowflake

What an amazing #GitHubCopilot Dev Day in Cape Town! 🚀 Huge thanks to everyone who braved the cold, our sponsors, speakers, organizers, and the incredible community for making it special. Here’s to an Agentic future together! 😍💪 #DevCommunity #TechEvents #AI #mvpbuzz #cptmsdug

I will be speaking at DevConf 2026 in both Joburg and Cape Town! 12 and 14 May!! Get your tickets and join me for some fun creating some light-bending illusions with tech. 🎉 Why? Why not? 😁 www.devconf.co.za #dev #tech #arcade #codingforfun #iot #iotforfun @devconf.co.za

Judging for the Microsoft Imagine Cup 2026 MVP Round is done, so many inspiring ideas from the next-gen of tech innovators! 🚀 Good luck to all competitors! Next up: FTC Robotics Nationals on Feb 20, who’s joining? 🥳 #ImagineCup #AI #STEM #Robotics #EdTech imaginecup.microsoft.com

Holograms, man holograms!! 😎 Hope to see you at both Joburg and Cape Town @devconf.co.za 😍 Get your tickets now!! www.devconf.co.za #developers #iotforfun #diy #codingforfun #iot #ai #holograms #vision #mvpbuzz

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DevConf is the conference in South Africa for professional software developers focusing on the enterprise development challenges and team dynamics.

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Allan Pead is bringing childhood sci-fi dreams to life. Learn how to bend light, perception, and code to create pseudo-holograms, Pepper's Ghost effects, and persistence-of-vision displays, turning developer skills into visual wizardry you can build at your kitchen table. www.devconf.co.za

Had an amazing time at FTC Robotics WC Regionals with 32 teams at Parklands College! Mind-blowing skills, teamwork, and community outreach. Huge congrats to all involved! Tech pros, volunteers needed for Nationals, join us and be inspired. 🤖🙌 #robotics #FIRSTSA #mvpbuzz

I will be speaking at DevConf 2026 in both Joburg and Cape Town! 12 and 14 May!! Get your tickets and join me for some fun creating illusions with tech. 🎉 www.devconf.co.za #dev #tech #arcade #codingforfun #iot #iotforfun @devconf.co.za #diy

What is the first thing one does when you have an epic new IoT device? Install .NET 10 on it ofcourse!!! So far this @officialarduino.bsky.social Uno q is a really impressive little device. I can see it's going to be endless hours of fun. #arduinounoq #iot #mvpbuzz #dotnet #dotnetconfsa

The Arduino Uno Q's just arrived! 😍 Let the IoT fun begin! It's quite small. 🤔💪 #iot #ai #arduino #qualcomm #arduinoq #dragonwing #mvpbuzz

Calling all .NET speakers! 🚀 .NET Conf 2025 South Africa Community Edition is in-person this Nov: Durban 15 Nov, Cape Town 22 Nov, Johannesburg 29 Nov. Call for Speakers and sponsors now open. Official .NET Foundation event: sessionize.com/net-conf-sou... #sponsors #speakers

.NET Conf 2025 South Africa Community Edition is in-person this November! DBN 15 Nov, CPT 22 Nov, JHB 29 Nov. CFP open (limited time): sessionize.com/net-conf-sou... Submit a talk today! Sponsor opportunities: also available! #dotnetconfsa #community #aimldatadurban

Have a great week! 🥳 #artsandcraftsunday #3dprinting #azure #iot #homefarm #agri #codingforfun #iotforfun

Have a great week! 🥳 #artsandcraftsunday #3dprinting #azure #iot #homefarm #agri #codingforfun #iotforfun

Thanks to everyone who joined my “Azure + IoT” session at @cptmsdug and questions till late! #IoT telemetry fuels #AI. We covered IoT Hub, IoT Edge, Event Grid, IoT Central & Azure IoT Operations; cloud vs edge, managed vs DIY. #Azure #IoT #AzureIoT #AI #mvpbuzz

We're so excited to bring you VS Code Dev Days - a global community initiative to explore the AI capabilities within VS Code! With more than 60 worldwide, in-person events and 4 special virtual editions, there's an event for you. Learn more: aka.ms/VSCode/DevDa...

Honored to host @jfversluis.dev at the Future Innovation Lab @uwconline.bsky.social ! A jam-packed journey: Xamarin → MAUI → Blazor → Blazor Hybrid → Community Toolkit. Thank you for inspiring our students! 😎 #MAUI #students #edu #InspiringTomorrowToday #GuestSpeaker

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2025 Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) was issued by Microsoft MVP and Student Ambassadors Communities to Allan Pead.

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Huge thanks to Asif Valley for inspiring the Future Innovation students! Packed session on AI, Microsoft solutions, cert vouchers and paths, and startup journeys—practical and energizing. Hope to host you again soon! #AI #Education #Microsoft #mvpbuzz @oncodad.bsky.social @uwconline.bsky.social

Honored to receive the Microsoft MVP Award for the 9th year in Dev Technologies (.NET) & also IoT—and my new award disc has officially joined the shelf! Grateful for the recognition & amazing community. Congrats to all MVPs! Here’s to another awesome year! #mvpbuzz @mvpaward.bsky.social

Humbled & honored to receive the @mvpaward.bsky.social for the 9th year in Developer Technologies (.NET) & Azure IoT! Grateful for the recognition & amazing global + South African tech communities. Congrats to all MVPs! Here's to another awesome year! 🏆 #mvpbuzz #grateful #community

What an incredible end to the week! Huge thanks to @scott.hanselman.com for an inspiring, wisdom-packed session with Samsung Future innovation lab @uwconline.bsky.social students. Always grateful for your support! 🙌 #midnighttechsession #Microsoft #DotNet #MVPBuzz #InspiringTomorrowToday

Huge thanks to Veliswa Boya & Craig Mullins from AWS for inspiring us at the Future Innovaton Lab, University of the Western Cape ! Your insights on AWS Cloud Stack & career journeys were invaluable. Grateful for the swag and your time! 😊 #AWS #Community #Students #BeCurious @oncodad.bsky.social

🚨 Join us for exclusive in-person event with @richcampbell , host of .NET Rocks and RunAs Radio 🗓️ May 31st @bbdsoftware "History of .NET" + the "Perils and Promise of AI" in a double-header session. Don't miss this chance to meet him! Register now: www.meetup.com/cape-town-ms...