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Dot Net North @dotnetnorth.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

This April at Dot Net North — Lotte Pitcher is asking a question worth thinking about: now that AI can generate code on demand, do you still need that library? A look at what AI means for open source, and how to keep supporting the projects your code depends on.

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Dot Net North @dotnetnorth.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

This month at Dot Net North — Dave Manton is talking Building Your Own Web Analytics. Ever tried processing user interactions at scale? This one digs into the technical hurdles of high-volume data and what it takes to build analytics in-house 📊

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Dot Net North @dotnetnorth.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Coming up at Dot Net North, Joshua Crowe on building an extensible CLI toolkit in C#. Small, high-leverage internal tools with workflow logic, a state machine, type-safe command parsing and routing. If you're tired of messy scripts, this one's worth a look. 🛠️

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Dot Net North @dotnetnorth.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

Next event 🚨 DotNetNorth does .NET Conf 🗓️ Tuesday, Jan 13 · 6:00 PM 📍 Bonded Warehouse, 18 Lower Byrom Street 🎫 Tickets are FREE! 🍕 Pizza + drinks included 🍺 Pub afterwards for a chat www.meetup.com/dotnetnorth/...

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DotNetNorth does .NET Conf, Tue, Jan 13, 2026, 6:00 PM | Meetup

We will be recapping and reviewing some of the interesting announcements from .NET Conf. Aden Earnshaw \- What's New in Aspire Mike Irving \- \.NET 10 Breaking Changes R

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Dot Net North @dotnetnorth.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

🎄 Festive Social 2025 This month we're taking a break from talks for a festive social at Society. Chat with fellow .NET and Umbraco developers over food and drinks with multiple vendors to choose from. 📍 Society, Manchester 🕕 Tuesday 2 December 18:00

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Dot Net North @dotnetnorth.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

💻 Take a Note of UI in .NET 10 This month a whistle-stop tour through Microsoft's UI tech in .NET 10: ASP NET Web API, Blazor, MAUI, WinForms, WPF, WinUI + see Visual Studio 2026 & GitHub CoPilot in action! 🗣️ Peter Bull 📍 Spektrix, Manchester 🕕 Tue 11th Nov 18:00

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David Whitney @davidwhitney.co.uk · 15/10/2025

Cute speaker souvenir from @dotnetnorth.bsky.social

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Dot Net North @dotnetnorth.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

🎨 Meditations on Code As Art This month, explore the artistic side of programming! Discover how developers imprint themselves on their work through history, from elegant patterns to deliberate artistic expression. 🗣️ @davidwhitney.co.uk 📍 Betfred, Manchester 🕕 Tue 14th Oct 18:00

Abstract visualization of colourful code syntax on black background, featuring flowing lines in vibrant colours (orange, blue, purple, pink, green) interweaving with programming keywords and functions like 'else', 'return', 'if', and 'var', creating an artistic representation of code structure

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Molly Painter @onlymollyknows.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

For anyone interested in some functional code & retro computing, I'll be speaking at @dotnetnorth.bsky.social in Manchester tomorrow

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David Whitney @davidwhitney.co.uk · 17/09/2025

So I'm gonna be doing a new and ultra weird talk next year - and I'm doing a bit of a test run at DotNetNorth next month. www.meetup.com/dotnetnorth/... It's gonna be weird, come out.

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Meditations on Code As Art, Tue, Oct 14, 2025, 6:00 PM | Meetup

Code can be beautiful, elegant and performant, but can it deliberately be artistic? Despite how important and prolific software and programming have become over the last 5

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Dot Net North @dotnetnorth.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

🎮 Down The Oregon Trail with Functional C# @simonpainter.bsky.social dives into functional programming techniques as we rebuild the classic Oregon Trail game using C# with immutable state, higher-order functions, monads, and near 100% test coverage! 📍 BrightHR, Manchester 🕕 Tue 16th Sept 18:00

A person in a red shirt sits on the ground with a laptop beside a covered wagon with large wooden wheels on a grassy plain under a cloudy sky, blending historical frontier imagery with modern technology

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Dot Net North @dotnetnorth.bsky.social · 19/07/2025

📊 Predicting Risk on the UK Strategic Road Network This month Gary Short tackles data science's dirty secret - never enough training data! Learn his methodology combining estimation, forecasting & rigour. 🗣️ Gary Short 📍 Bonded Warehouse, Manchester 🕕 Tuesday 29th July, 6:00 PM

Futuristic digital visualization of a curved motorway with vehicles, overlaid with glowing blue holographic data circles and analytical interfaces, representing smart transportation technology and road network data analysis.

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Dot Net North @dotnetnorth.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

📱 Xamarin's evolution and what comes next! This month Mike Irving takes us through Native Apps, Xamarin.Forms, tooling migration, plus exploring .NET MAUI, Uno Platform, Avalonia UI & more. 🗣️ @mikeirvingweb.bsky.social 📍 Peninsula Building, 2 Cheetham Hill Road 🕕 Tuesday 24th June, 6:00 PM

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Dot Net North @dotnetnorth.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

Looks like we might have a change of speaker for Tuesday - bear with us, updates will be posted here as soon as we know more.

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Tony Edwards @tonyedwardspz.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

If you're in Manchester, you should come along to eat some pizza and throw things at me.

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Dot Net North @dotnetnorth.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

🎮Midi Birds: Playing games with .NET MAUI with @tonyedwardspz.bsky.social! Can MIDI controllers, birdsong & a clown wig make the perfect game show? Find out! 📅 Tue May 20th, 18:00-21:00 📍 Betfred, 72-76 Cross St, Manchester 🔊 No prior knowledge needed!

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Dot Net North @dotnetnorth.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

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

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Dot Net North @dotnetnorth.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

The talk is awesome, there's pizza, loads of awesome people to meet, AND YOU CAN WIN SOCKS! What's not to love?

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Dot Net North @dotnetnorth.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

Our next event is "A Victorian take on Rich Domain Plumbing" - Victorian Plumbing's approach to DDD in code: fewer bugs, simpler solutions! 🗣️ Dave Manton, Head of Architecture at Victorian Plumbing 📍 Peninsula Building, Manchester 🕕 Tue 18th March, 18:00 🍕 Free + pizza included!

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Dot Net North @dotnetnorth.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

🦀 Rust meets .NET! Join us for an exciting evening exploring Rust from a .NET developer's perspective! 🗣️ @jameseastham.co.uk , Microsoft MVP & Datadog Developer Advocate 📍 Bonded Warehouse, 18 Lower Byrom Street, Manchester 🕕 Tues 25th Feb, 18:00-21:00 🍕 Free + pizza included!

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Dot Net North @dotnetnorth.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

DDD North returns to Hull University on Feb 22nd! Join the developer community for a day of knowledge sharing, networking and top-notch tech talks. Free tickets available now 👉 dddnorth.co.uk/registration Don't forget to give them a follow too @dddnorth.bsky.social

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Jim Bennett @jimbobbennett.dev · 28/01/2025

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.

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Dot Net North @dotnetnorth.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

🚀 Join us as @jimbobbennett.dev shows how to build your own Jedi-powered dev co-pilot! We'll use PiecesOS to create a context-aware AI assistant (Death Star plans optional) #dotnet #manchester 📍 Betfred, 72-76 Cross St, M2 4JG 🕕 Tue 28th Jan, 18:00-21:00 🍕 Free + pizza included!

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Rachel Breeze @rachelbeezedev.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

@dotnetnorth.bsky.social as promised follow up links: The announcement of free #GitHubCopilot for #VisualStudioCode code.visualstudio.com/blogs/2024/1... Simplified Setup code.visualstudio.com/docs/copilot... Copilot Trust Centre copilot.github.trust.page?wt.mc_id=MVP... 1/2

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Announcing a free GitHub Copilot for VS Code

Announcing a free plan for GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio Code.

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Dot Net North @dotnetnorth.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

🎯 Deep dive into .NET Conf with talks on Aspire, .NET 9 changes, GitHub Co-pilot & Uno Platform and more from our amazing speakers! #dotnet #manchester 📍 Manchester Tech Centre (on Oxford Road by Hatch) 🕕 Tue 14th Jan, 18:00-21:00 🎟️ Free! 🍕 Food included Register: www.meetup.com/dotnetnorth/...

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.NET Conf 2024 Local, Tue, Jan 14, 2025, 6:00 PM | Meetup

We will be recapping and reviewing some of the interesting announcements from .NET Conf. Aden Earnshaw: \- \.NET Aspire Mike Irving: \- \.NET 9 Breaking Changes Rachel B

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Dot Net North @dotnetnorth.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

We're having a little pre-Christmas get together collab with Umbraco Manchester on 3rd December. No speaker this time, just your lovely faces! RSVP & deets 👉 www.meetup.com/dotnetnorth/...

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Festive Meal 2024, with Umbraco Manchester, Tue, Dec 3, 2024, 6:00 PM | Meetup

Main Event (Meal) at 7pm. 6:00 pm: Pre-meal drinks (optional, at Society) 7:00 pm: Meal at **Society** 9:00 pm: Post-meal drinks (optional) Society: Basement, 100 Barbiro

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Dot Net North @dotnetnorth.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

Time really does move faster this time of year; our Christmas do is next week! 👇

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Rob Bowley @robbowley.net · 18/11/2024

Manchester tech folks, raise your hand! 🐝🐝🐝 (Sorry if I know you and not already added you) go.bsky.app/UzwaD5

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