Using GitHub Copilot but still getting inconsistent results, a forgetful AI, or just having trouble keeping up? I rebuilt my “Advanced Copilot” talk around six months of practical lessons, current tools, and real workflows. Tonight, at Indy .NET: www.meetup.com/indy-net-con...

Advanced GitHub Copilot: Real World Tips & Tricks, Wed, Aug 5, 2026, 6:30 PM | Meetup

**Advanced GitHub Copilot: Real World Tips & Tricks** GitHub Copilot has exploded in sophistication over the last few years, and chances are extremely good you aren't using

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Have you tried coding with local AI models? I'd love to hear what's working (or not). Join us next Tue for a Geek Out on Local AI for Software Development. Bring your hardware, model, workflow recommendations, questions, and war stories! www.meetup.com/caparea-net/...

Geek Out: Local AI for Software Development, Tue, Aug 4, 2026, 6:30 PM | Meetup

Local models have come a long way in the past year, but are they ready for day-to-day software development? Join us for an interactive Geek Out as we discuss real-world ex

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So @praeclarum.bsky.social distilled years of UX best practices into one file for agent consumption and github.com/praeclarum/u... is 🔥. Learn more in www.mergeconflict.fm/523, fantastic episode!

AI can lower code quality and increase PR review time. One fix: add an "Adversarial Code Review" by Opus to your PR checklist. It's noticeably improved our PR quality and reduced review back-and-forth. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Would recommend.

Tonight! icymi, hope to see you there!

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Excited to have @chris-ayers.com join us for CapArea's September meetup to talk about one of my favorite tools: Aspire, but from a polyglot perspective. Hope you can join us: www.meetup.com/caparea-net/...

Excited to have @chris-ayers.com join us for CapArea's September meetup to talk about one of my favorite tools: Aspire, but from a polyglot perspective. Hope you can join us: www.meetup.com/caparea-net/...

Aspire 13: One AppHost, Many Languages – Chris Ayers, Tue, Jul 7, 2026, 6:30 PM | Meetup

NOTE: Chris will join virtually, event is hybrid. Aspire isn't just for .NET — it's a polyglot orchestrator that can wire together Python, Node.js, Go, Java, and C# servic

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GitHub Copilot has officially embraced Clippy. Checkmate, Claude Code.

Happy to hear emphasis on ethics in AI from Satya #MSBuild

Representing IRT at keynote with @wenogg.bsky.social at MSBuild!

Psyched! I’m hoping to learn more about developing using local models with Foundry Local

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Just 2 weeks left to get your registration in for Microsoft Build 2026, June 2–3! Go deep on real code, real systems, and real workflows with the teams building and scaling AI. Two days. Hands-on sessions. No fluff. Check out the sessions: build.microsoft.com/home?wt.mc_I...

Merge Conflict is always great, but episode 514 was especially fantastic: www.mergeconflict.fm/514 Frank Krueger’s local-model experiment shocked me: for practical work he found workflow, tools, planning, prompting, and context may matter more than remote vs *local* model choice. Great listen!

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Join Frank & James for a weekly discussion on the world of technology and development including C#, F#, .NET, web, mobile, and more.

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@davidfowl.com We chatted at MVP Summit about my co-worker Greg’s dream of playing tennis with you. I accidentally oversold him as a 4.0, then corrected it to 3.0, but you still seemed interested. 🙃 Greg’s going to Build now. Any chance you’d still be up for a match?

It's official, I'm headed to Microsoft Build in San Francisco June 2-3 🎉! Only two days this year, but the talks look fantastic, can't wait! #MsBuild

Cool, thanks Meetup!

Nice, ‘—isolated’ for background agents and git worktrees, very cool

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Announcing Aspire 13.2 | by Maddy Montaquila & David Fowler devblogs.microsoft.com/aspire/aspir... #aspire #cloudnative #cloud #telemetry #webdev #appdev #ai cli

So excited to be heading to Seattle for the Microsoft MVP Summit 2026! 🎉 So grateful to InfernoRed for making it possible. Can’t wait to connect, learn, and bring ideas back! #MVPSummit #MVPBuzz

I'm presenting on a new topic I'm super excited about at tonight's CapArea meetup: background agents and git worktrees. RSVP now, virtual and in-person: www.meetup.com/caparea-net/...

Orchestrating AI Agents: A Live Parallel Coding Session, Tue, Mar 3, 2026, 6:30 PM | Meetup

AI coding tools are no longer just smart autocomplete. They can act like background teammates working in parallel. This working session will unfold in two parts. First, Le

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Tonight I'm presenting Advanced GitHub Copilot at CapArea.NET, hope to see you there! www.meetup.com/caparea-net/...

Advanced GitHub Copilot: Real World Tips & Tricks with Lee Richardson, Tue, Dec 9, 2025, 6:30 PM | Meetup

IN PERSON & ONLINE GitHub Copilot has exploded in sophistication over the last few years, and chances are extremely good you aren't using it to its full potential. In this

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Next week's .NET Conf Agenda is 🔥 www.dotnetconf.net/agenda. Just schedule my time off.

TIL Copilot Workspace Indexes, which theoretically improve search. Sounds kinda awesome. However, doesn't work for me, just shows "Checking Status" forever. Tried adding local index, but that fails too. Anyone using this feature successfully? code.visualstudio.com/docs/copilot...

I’m excited to share that the CapArea.NET is hosting an AI Community Roundtable tomorrow night. It’s a chance to hear what’s working (and what’s not) in AI from practitioners across the community. Hope can join in-person or online: www.meetup.com/caparea-net/...

Keeping up with AI: Community Round Table, Tue, Oct 7, 2025, 6:30 PM | Meetup

IN PERSON AND ONLINE - NO RECORDING The AI space is moving so fast that it's nearly impossible to keep up on your own. That's why we're coming together to share what's wor

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Coworker reminded me of this fantastic 25-year-old article from Joel Spolsky. Article as poignant today as it was then. Just maybe not the bit about floppy disks :). www.joelonsoftware.com/2000/04/06/t...

Things You Should Never Do, Part I

Netscape 6.0 is finally going into its first public beta. There never was a version 5.0. The last major release, version 4.0, was released almost three years ago. Three years is an awfully long tim…

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📢 Speakers & sessions for NOVA Code Camp 2025 are now live! Hoping you can join us Oct 18 in Reston, VA for a full day of learning, networking, and coding energy. Check out all the awesome speakers and sessions and grab your spot now. Attendance is free, but spots are limited: novacodecamp.org

Northern VA CodeCamp

A FREE community event for developers, by developers.

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I've started concluding all initial agent mode queries with "Any questions before you begin?". It's been a game changer for quality output. Claude Sonnet 4 in particular asks some *really* good clarifying questions that it would otherwise just guess at.

Mermaid chart rendering! Nicely done `Visual Studio 2022 v17.14 September Update`

If you aren't so familiar with Agent Mode, MCP's, or Copilot Coding Agent, you should come to my talk tonight at Hot Topics, will be fun: www.meetup.com/hot-topics-d...

Code Faster, Ship Sooner with Quality-First .NET Dev Using GitHub Copilot Agent , Thu, Aug 7, 2025, 6:00 PM | Meetup

AI is your omniscient best friend…that’s also a pathological liar. Now, with Copilot’s Agent Mode, it can crank out surprisingly decent C# - but will it ultimately save you

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📢 Call for Speakers is NOW OPEN! Northern Virginia Code Camp is happing Oct 18, 2025, and is looking for local developer led technical sessions. Whether you're a first‑time speaker or a seasoned pro, we’d love your contributions! Submit your topic today: novacodecamp.org

📢 I'm so excited to announce the Fall 2025 Northern Virginia Code Camp is happening! Please save the date: Oct 18, 2025. Call for speakers opens this Friday, Aug 1. Please help share the great news. novacodecamp.org

I think I'm finally getting the hang of using CoPilot Agent Mode to do real-world non-prototype coding. Specificity is critical. Now though I'm now struggling with how much detail is too much and whether hand-coding would be less effort. Any opinions?

I am honored to have been renewed as a Microsoft MVP for the 5th year. It's a privilege to be a part of such a vibrant and passionate community. Thank you to everyone who makes this journey so meaningful.