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Daniel Ward - daninacan @danielwarddev.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Check out the SA .NET User Group at SA Startup + Tech Week on Sept 29! Sign up below or just show up! Jon Roberts will present with some F# goodies on "Herding Clankers into the Pit of Success." We'll also be doing a free Packt .NET book raffle! Signup w/ info: www.meetup.com/sadnug/event...

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Daniel Ward - daninacan @danielwarddev.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Arturo Nereu will present at the next .NET meeutp on creating his own game engine from an AI angle! #dotnet #gamedev 🎙️ What: Generate the code once, so nobody has to write it again 🧑Who: Arturo Nereu 🕛 When: Sep 24 @ Noon CST 🌐 Where: Zoom Signup: www.meetup.com/sadnug/event...

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Daniel Ward - daninacan @danielwarddev.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Next .NET meetup in 1 week! I'll talk about using analyzers & architecture tests to enforce code quality! 🎤What: Don't Make Me Repeat Myself: Analyzers & More For Quality By Default 👨‍🏫Who: Daniel Ward ⌚When: August 27 @ Noon CDT 🌐Where: Zoom Signup: www.meetup.com/sadnug/event...

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Daniel Ward - daninacan @danielwarddev.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

I'll be giving a 30-45-minute presentation this Wednesday on how I use GitHub Copilot after coaching teams on it for a little over a year. It'll be both some specific technical features and general patterns of how I like to use it. Come check it out! leantechniques.com/events/githu...

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Daniel Ward - daninacan @danielwarddev.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

I'm both happy and thankful to go another year as a Microsoft MVP! I love being in .NET land, anyway, so contributing to the program with blog posts, talks, and local events is something I enjoy doing and plan to keep doing! #mvpbuzz

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Daniel Ward - daninacan @danielwarddev.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Next San Antonio/Austin DNUG is in 10 days! Learn to build your infrastructure in C# with Pulumi! #dotnet #azure 🎤What: Serverless Dad Jokes: What If Everything Was Just C#? 👨‍🏫Who: Adam Gordon Bell ⌚When: July 30 @ Noon CST 🌐Where: Zoom Signup: www.meetup.com/sadnug/event...

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Daniel Ward - daninacan @danielwarddev.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Thank you Packt for sending the San Antonio/Austin .NET UG some complimentary books for us to giveaway! We also received some discount codes. These kinds of things seem small, but they really do help out local groups, so I really appreciate getting sponsorships like this.

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Daniel Ward - daninacan @danielwarddev.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Want AI without paying per token? Alec Harrison covers AI Foundry Local at the DNUG this Thursday! #dotnet 🎤What: AI on Your Machine: .NET, AI Foundry Local, and Zero Cloud Guilt 👨‍🏫Who: Alec Harrison ⌚When: June 25 @ Noon CST 🌐Where: Zoom Signup: www.meetup.com/sadnug/event...

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Daniel Ward - daninacan @danielwarddev.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

I'm off to Denmark to speak at NDC Copenhagen about how and why to use the @github.com Copilot SDK! As a bonus, you'll also get some snazzy C# demos thrown in. #dotnet I'm excited to see another new place and grateful for the opportunity!

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Daniel Ward - daninacan @danielwarddev.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

🍕🍺 In-person Austin DNUG meetup this month! Drinks and food will be provided! 🎤What: Implementing an AI Software Factory on Top of Your DevOps Environment 👨‍🏫Who: Jeffrey Palermo ⌚When: May 21 @ 5:30 CST 📍Where: Calavista (address on Meetup) Signup: www.meetup.com/austin-net-u...

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Daniel Ward - daninacan @danielwarddev.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

I'm happy to start another year as a @pulumi.com Puluminary! I always love and appreciate the swag! Also, bonus points for having some of the coolest shipping boxes I've seen.

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Daniel Ward - daninacan @danielwarddev.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

I'll be speaking at @devopsdaysaustin.bsky.social again this year! This is actually one of my favorite conferences, and I highly recommend going if you can! My talk will be How to Get Started With Automated Testing In the Age of AI. Signup: devopsdays.org/events/2026-...

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Daniel Ward - daninacan @danielwarddev.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Thank you to everyone who attended my @github.com Copilot workshop last weekend! I enjoyed giving it and meeting everyone there. Also huge thank you to @zelifcam.bsky.social, Geeks&Drinks, and Alamo Tech Collective for hosting! Slides, repo: daninacan.com/geeks-and-dr...

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Daniel Ward - daninacan @danielwarddev.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

C# devs can do Agentic AI, too! At the next SADNUG meetup, @garoyeri.bsky.social demos @aspire.dev + @ollamabot.bsky.social! #dotnet 🎤What: C# Developers can have fun with Agentic AI too! 👨‍🏫Who: Garabed Yeriazarian ⌚When: April 30 @ Noon CST 🌐Where: Zoom Signup: www.meetup.com/sadnug/event...

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Daniel Ward - daninacan @danielwarddev.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Tomorrow's the day! I'll be giving a free 3-hour long workshop on effective @github.com Copilot usage tomorrow from 10AM-1PM at @zelifcam.bsky.social. We'll use both Copilot in the CLI and VS Code. Event + signup here: geeksanddrinks.tech/ai-april

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Daniel Ward - daninacan @danielwarddev.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

I'll be giving a free 3-hour workshop on effective GitHub Copilot usage on April 18! Signup: geeksanddrinks.tech/ai-april After a year of enterprise AI coaching on @github.com Copilot, I'll share what does and doesn't work when supporting real products with it at the enterprise level.

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Daniel Ward - daninacan @danielwarddev.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

I learned this year at #MVPSummit that there's 39 Daniels that are MVPs! #mvpbuzz In my opinion, that is far too many. I propose we narrow this number down classic gladiator combat style and let the strongest survive

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Daniel Ward - daninacan @danielwarddev.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Finally made it to #MVPSummit and even got a little something to represent the San Antonio .NET User Group back home! #mvpbuzz #sadnugs

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Daniel Ward - daninacan @danielwarddev.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Moving right into another cross-platform talk this month! Tony Champion covers UNO Platform at next week's .NET@Noon! #dotnet 🎤What: Getting Started with Cross-Platform Development Using UNO 👨‍🏫Who: Tony Champion ⌚When: March 26 @ Noon CST 🌐Where: Zoom Signup: www.meetup.com/sadnug/event...

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Daniel Ward - daninacan @danielwarddev.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Want to build cross-platform apps with one codebase? Next week's .NET@Noon will go over .NET MAUI! #dotnet 🎤What: MAUI: The Tropical Paradise of Multi-Platform Development 👨‍🏫Who: Jeff Shafferman ⌚When: February 26 @ Noon CST 🌐Where: Zoom Signup here: www.meetup.com/sadnug/event...

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Daniel Ward - daninacan @danielwarddev.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

First .NET@Noon of the year is next week! Dustin Thostenson will cover how to handle tech debt, both technically and politically. #dotnet 🎤What: Techniques to Tackle Tech-debt Today 👨‍🏫Who: Dustin Thostenson ⌚When: January 29 @ Noon CST 🌐Where: Zoom Signup: www.meetup.com/sadnug/event...

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Daniel Ward - daninacan @danielwarddev.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

Thank you to everyone who came out for the San Antonio #dotNETConf! It was the first event of the year for the SA .NET User Group and the turnout + whole event was great! Also big thanks to Lean Techniques for sponsoring, Geekdom for hosting, and DevSA for collab!

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Daniel Ward - daninacan @danielwarddev.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

This Saturday will be San Antonio's local .NET Conf! We'll go over the highlights of all the new .NET 10 updates condensed into an hour. #dotNETConf 📍In-person at Geekdom, Jan 10 @ 1 PM 🌮Food/drinks provided 🎉Come learn with your fellow devs! Signup: www.meetup.com/sadnug/event...

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Daniel Ward - daninacan @danielwarddev.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

The next San Antonio DNUG is this Thursday, with @chadgreen.bsky.social covering good practices for building APIs in Azure! #dotnet #azure 🎤What: Building Resilient and Scalable APIs in Azure 👨‍🏫Who: Chad Green ⌚When: December 11 @ Noon CST 🌐Where: Zoom Signup: www.meetup.com/sadnug/event...

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Daniel Ward - daninacan @danielwarddev.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

Great presentation from @dotnetdave.bsky.social for the Austin DNUG on disposable types! I learned a lot! #RockYourCode

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Daniel Ward - daninacan @danielwarddev.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

🗣️In-person Austin DNUG meetup this Thursday! Come learn about disposable types with @dotnetdave.bsky.social! 🎤What: What Every .NET Developer Needs to Know About Disposable Types 👨‍🏫Who: David McCarter ⌚When: Nov 20 @ 5:30 PM CST 🌐Where: Casa Chapala Signup: www.meetup.com/austin-net-u...

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Daniel Ward - daninacan @danielwarddev.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

Learn how to practice reactive UI programming in .NET using @ReactiveXUI next Thursday with Andy Lech! 🎤What: Build More Responsive and Maintainable Mobile Apps with ReactiveUI 👨‍🏫Who: @andylech.bsky.social ⌚When: October 30 @ Noon CST 🌐Where: Zoom Signup: www.meetup.com/sadnug/event...

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Daniel Ward - daninacan @danielwarddev.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

Learn about AI + how to make your own AI agents in C# with Semantic Kernel this Thursday with... Me! #dotnet #ai 🎤What: Getting Started With AI For .NET Devs With Semantic Kernel 👨‍🏫Who: Daniel Ward ⌚When: September 25 @ Noon CST 🌐Where: Zoom Signup: www.meetup.com/sadnug/event...

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Daniel Ward - daninacan @danielwarddev.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

Are you using health checks in .NET? Come learn how at the next SA .NET meetup next Thursday! #dotnet 🎤What: Health Checks: The .NET Feature You’re Probably Not Using 👨‍🏫Who: Matthew Thomas ⌚When: August 28 @ Noon CST 🌐Where: Zoom Signup: www.meetup.com/sadnug/event...

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Daniel Ward - daninacan @danielwarddev.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

Master GitHub Copilot this Thursday at our next DNUG (spoiler: expect Burke Holland’s beast mode)! 👨‍💼Who: Patrick Robinson 🎤What: Prompting for Impact in .NET: Using Copilot to Think, Not Just Code ⌚When: July 31 @ Noon CST 🌐Where: Zoom Sign up here! www.meetup.com/sadnug/event...

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Daniel Ward - daninacan @danielwarddev.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

Happy for first MVP renewal! Hopefully many more to come! Also looking forward to getting a lonely disc for the MVP stand. #mvpbuzz

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Daniel Ward - daninacan @danielwarddev.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

Curious about #FunctionalProgramming? Join us next week as @thesoftwarementor.com shows how to make LINQ from scratch! #dotnet 🎤What: Level Up on Functional Programming By Rebuilding LINQ 👨‍🏫Who: Cameron Presley ⌚When: June 26 @ Noon CST 🌐Where: Zoom Signup: www.meetup.com/sadnug/event...

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Daniel Ward - daninacan @danielwarddev.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

The first in-person meetup for the Austin .NET User Group had a great turnout! Thanks to everyone who came out and @pmcvtm.bsky.social for speaking. Looking forward to many more in the future! #dotnet

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Daniel Ward - daninacan @danielwarddev.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

The next San Antonio/Austin .NET User Group meetup is a week from today! Hope to see you there! #dotnet 🎙Title: Build an AI application using @mongodb.bsky.social, C#, and your data 👨‍💼Speaker: Arturo Nereu 🌐Location: Zoom 📆Date: May 22@Noon CST Sign up here! www.meetup.com/sadnug/event...

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Daniel Ward - daninacan @danielwarddev.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

I'll be speaking this Friday for Memphis Global AI Community Bootcamp! I'll be speaking about using Semantic Kernel in C#, as well as understanding AI concepts in general. Come check it out! #dotnet #ai Sign up here: bit.ly/memaibootcam...

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Daniel Ward - daninacan @danielwarddev.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

San Antonio DNUG next Thursday! #dotnet + Last month to get discount code for @devopsdaysaustin.bsky.social in May! 🎙Title: Beyond the Endpoint: Building Secure and Scalable APIs in .NET 9 👨‍💼Speaker: Tony Champion 🌐Location: Zoom 📆Date: Apr 24@Noon CST Sign up here: www.meetup.com/sadnug/event...

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Daniel Ward - daninacan @danielwarddev.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

I never posted about it since I got it right before leaving for MVP Summit, but I wanted to shout out @pulumi.com and thank them for sending me some awesome Puluminary swag. Good timing, too, since I even ended up wearing the shirt at Summit!

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Daniel Ward - daninacan @danielwarddev.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

The next SA .NET User Group is coming up! #dotnet #docker We'll also be giving out a discount code for @devopsdaysaustin.bsky.social in May. 🎙Title: Containers for .NET In Real Life 👨‍💼Speaker: Stephen A. Fuqua 🌐Location: Zoom 📅Date: Mar 20@Noon CST Sign up here: www.meetup.com/sadnug/event...

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Daniel Ward - daninacan @danielwarddev.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

Join the next SA/Austin .NET meetup! #dotnet #ai Attendees will also receive a discount code for DevOpsDays Austin happening in May! 🎙Title: .NET AI architecture and DevOps 👨‍💼Speaker: Jeffrey Palermo 🌐Location: Zoom 📅Date: Feb 27@Noon CST Sign up here: www.meetup.com/sadnug/event...

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Daniel Ward - daninacan @danielwarddev.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

Nice way to start off the year - @sessionize.com's top 3% active speakers in 2024! Being this active was a bigger change for me in 2024, but I've enjoyed speaking and seeing different places and people (especially outside the US). Looking forward to 2025! #mvpbuzz #dotnet

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Daniel Ward - daninacan @danielwarddev.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

A huge thank you to @jetbrains.com for awarding me with JetBrains Community Contributor for my .NET content and community involvement. I love the swag, too! Working with the people at JetBrains has always been a delight for me and I look forward to creating more with them in future.

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