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Frank Boucher

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Developer Advocate helping & participating developer communities with #AI 🎦http://youtube.com/fboucheros, GitKraken ambassador

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Frank Boucher @fboucheros.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Tired of counting commas to know which value goes with which SQL column, I built my first VS Code extension: Rainbow SQL Each column and its values share a color. www.frankysnotes.com/2026/10/i-bu...

rainbow coloured SQL statements

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Frank Boucher @fboucheros.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

c5m.ca/RN-716 Reading Notes #716 is out! This week: open-source Blazor controls, GitHub performance tuning, AI model routing, Docker Sandboxes, VS Code tips, and a few thoughtful takes on coding and security. #ReadingNotes #AI #DotNet #DevOps

Reading Notes #716

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Frank Boucher @fboucheros.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Last week I wrote about learning APIs with REST Client in VS Code. Here's the video version: the same workflow, live, from the token request to GraphQL queries www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4Rs...

How I Learn APIs Quickly Using VS Code REST Client

YouTube video by Frank Boucher

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Frank Boucher @fboucheros.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

🚀 Premier meetup de la saison MSDEVMTL demain soir ! On dévoile le programme de l'année, puis Tyler Green et Kevin Mudiandambo (Tilt) présentent leur approche de la télémétrie .NET : App Insights, KQL, alertes et IA. 🗓️ Mar. 29 sept., 18 h · McGill 🗣️ En français www.meetup.com/msdevmtl/eve...

La télémetrie chez Tilt, Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 6:00 PM | Meetup

La télémétrie chez Tilt Comment savoir ce qui se passe réellement dans votre application une fois qu'elle est en production ? Dans cette présentation, nous partagerons not

Frank Boucher @fboucheros.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Reading Notes #715 is out! This week: a new kind of AI model, Stephen Toub's .NET 11 performance deep read, Swagger vs. Scalar side by side, and a great book on Nvidia's rise. Plus coding agents picking Azure SQL c5m.ca/RN-715 #dotnet #AI #aspnetcore #azuresql

Reading Notes #715

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Frank Boucher @fboucheros.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

When I had a pile of new APIs to ramp up on, I stopped bouncing between tools and kept everything in a .http file in VS Code with REST Client. Tokens from .env, named requests to chain calls, JSONPath filters, dynamic dates, GraphQL. No copy-paste. How I do it: www.frankysnotes.com/2026/09/how-...

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How I Learn APIs Quickly Using VS Code REST Client

How I use the REST Client extension in VS Code to test REST and GraphQL APIs without leaving my editor

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Frank Boucher @fboucheros.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Foreign key constraints in SQL Server: yes or no? 🥊 The eternal debate is back in this week's Reading Notes, along with Azure Service Bus tips and how to pick a cheaper AI model. c5m.ca/RN-714 #SQLServer #Azure #AI

Reading Notes #714

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Frank Boucher @fboucheros.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

📚 Reading Notes #713 is out! This week: measuring AI's real impact on teams, GitHub's multi-model HydraFusion, why sandboxing matters for AI security, the VS Code origin documentary, and thoughts on Measure What Matters by John Doerr. 🔗 c5m.ca/RN-713

Reading Notes #713

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GitKraken @gitkraken.com · 08/09/2026

Not sure what Kepler is or how to use it? We built a full tutorial series covering tasks, actions, the Agent Graph, and running agents in parallel without losing the thread. Watch: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis... Or jump in now: gitkraken.com/kepler #CodeFlow #GitKraken #Kepler

Frank Boucher @fboucheros.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

📚 Reading Notes #712: dark mode toggles, .NET Conf 2026 dates, reproducible AI eval with Docker, YOLO mode, and Azure Service Bus migration patterns. 🔗 c5m.ca/RN-712 #dotnet #Azure #AI

Reading Notes #712

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Frank Boucher @fboucheros.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Proud moment: this is part of my first public work in my new Developers Lead role The EcoStruxure Building Data Platform starter pack is now on GitHub, with Python, Node.js, and .NET quickstarts for REST, GraphQL, live stream, and telemetry. github.com/SchneiderEle...

GitHub - SchneiderElectricBuildings/BuildingDataPlatform: Developer starter pack for the EcoStruxure™ Building Data Platform with guides and runnable Python, Node.js, and .NET examples for consuming a...

Developer starter pack for the EcoStruxure™ Building Data Platform with guides and runnable Python, Node.js, and .NET examples for consuming and providing building data over REST, GraphQL, and stre...

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Frank Boucher @fboucheros.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

A new Reading Notes is out! 📚 c5m.ca/RN-711 Reading Notes #711 covers Azure deployment, local vs cloud AI, GitHub Copilot, .NET localization, MCP, Docker, and open source Plus, a reminder that keeping our brains sharp still matters in the age of AI #AI #DotNet #DevOps #oss #ReadingNotes

Reading Notes #711

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Frank Boucher @fboucheros.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

☕ Un petit défi pour vos neurones… c5m.ca/pause Un mot de 5 lettres ➡️ PAUSE Changez une seule lettre à chaque étape. Chaque mot doit être valide. 🤔 Trouverez-vous le chemin le plus court ? 👉 À vous de jouer !

La pause — votre pause café

La pause : une échelle de mots. Partez d'un mot et atteignez PAUSE en changeant une lettre à chaque coup.

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Frank Boucher @fboucheros.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

New Reading Notes are out! 📚 c5m.ca/RN-710 This week's highlights bring together interesting reads, ideas, and tools from across the tech world. A little AI, developer tools, software development, and plenty of things worth checking out. Happy reading! #ReadingNotes #AI #DevTools #Development

Frank Boucher @fboucheros.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Êtes vous capable de faire mieux? c5m.ca/pause

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Frank Boucher @fboucheros.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Fresh Reading Notes are here! 📚 c5m.ca/RN-709 This week's highlights cover AI, .NET, APIs, DevOps, security, and developer tools, with practical articles and resources to help you stay current and build better software. #dotnet #AI #DevOps #APIs #ReadingNotes

Reading Notes #709

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Frank Boucher @fboucheros.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Excited to join Schneider Electric as Launchpad Developers Lead – Foresight EcoSystem 🚀 DevRel means: • Helping developers succeed • Improving developer experience • Amplifying developer feedback • Connecting community, product & engineering Looking forward to the journey! #DevRel

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Frank Boucher @fboucheros.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Happy Monday! 🚀 Reading Notes #708 is out! c5m.ca/RN-708 This week's highlights cover AI-powered development, .NET, DevOps, and practical tools to help you build better software. As always, I've picked the articles, blog posts that taught me something new or made me think #ReadingNotes

Reading Notes #708

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Frank Boucher @fboucheros.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Reading Notes #707 is out! 🚀 This week's highlights explore API security, AI in our workflows, testing, code review, and the tools helping us build more robust software. 👉 c5m.ca/RN-707 #dotnet #AI #Security #DevTools #ReadingNotes

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Reading Notes #707

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Frank Boucher @fboucheros.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Reading Notes #707 is out! 🚀 This week's highlights explore API security, AI in our workflows, testing, code review, and the tools helping us build more robust software. 👉 c5m.ca/RN-707 #dotnet #AI #Security #DevTools #ReadingNotes

Reading Notes #707

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Frank Boucher @fboucheros.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Reading Notes #706 is now available! c5m.ca/RN-706 This week includes practical articles on AI agent security, cleaner C# development, Azure DevOps with SQL, and a few podcast recommendations. I hope you discover something useful to improve your workflow or spark a new idea.

Reading Notes #706

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Frank Boucher @fboucheros.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Reading Notes #702 📚 Highlights include SQL Server + Ollama embeddings, AI coding agents, Azure Container Apps troubleshooting, observability tools, and content creation lessons. 🔗 c5m.ca/RN-702

Reading Notes #702

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Frank Boucher @fboucheros.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Reading Notes #701 is out c5m.ca/RN-701 A collection of ideas on AI, software development, architecture, and the future of technology. A few notes challenged assumptions, others sparked new ones

Reading Notes #701

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Frank Boucher @fboucheros.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Reading Notes #700 is out 🎉 700 weeks ago, I started collecting interesting links and notes. Back then they lived in a wiki on a USB key. This week: AI agents, Microsoft Foundry Local, Docker's Gordon, Aspire, and other discoveries from the week. c5m.ca/RN-700

Reading Notes #700

Frank Boucher @fboucheros.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Good Monday! ☕️ Reading Notes #699 is out! 🔥 • Blazor Web Workers in .NET 11 • NuGet package pruning • Markdown vs. HTML for AI (it's complicated) • First OSS contribution tips • Merge Conflict on AI agents 👉 c5m.ca/RN-699 What caught your eye this week? 👇

Reading Notes #699

This week's reading notes cover AI, .NET, open-source & social hacks! From Blazor background tasks to Markdown vs. HTML for AI output.

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Frank Boucher @fboucheros.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

New Reading Notes are up! This week's roundup explores AI sandboxing, programming updates, DevOps insights, and thought-provoking podcasts. Check it out! c5m.ca/RN-698

Reading Notes #698

Frank Boucher @fboucheros.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

New Reading Notes are out! This edition covers local AI with Docker and Aspire, GitHub outages, SQL COALESCE tips, privacy discussions, and a bunch of interesting AI tooling news and podcasts. c5m.ca/RN-697

Reading Notes #697

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Frank Boucher @fboucheros.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

A vision model noticed a partial logo on my t-shirt. I never mentioned it. It connected the dots on its own. 6 open-source demos from my AI Agents Conference talk: image prompts, video search, no-code automation, and more. All the code is free to clone. Blog post here: link.reka.ai/8zjyat

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Frank Boucher @fboucheros.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

🗞️ Fresh Reading Notes! (#696) -> The rise of async AI agents & deploying to production Git 2.54 features & .NET 10 OpenAPI versioning 🎧 Podcasts: GUI vs CLI debate + generational work perspectives Read the full breakdown here: c5m.ca/RN-696

Reading Notes #696

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Frank Boucher @fboucheros.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

New reading notes are out c5m.ca/RN-695 : AI updates, Copilot changes, model selection tips, and a look at more secure dev environments with MicroVMs. Plus a few thoughtful reads on streaming and the people behind the work

Reading Notes #695

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Frank Boucher @fboucheros.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Did you try Docker Sandboxes yet?

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Frank Boucher @fboucheros.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Watching the NHL playoffs and thinking: every broadcaster needs highlight clips published fast, ideally before the next game. A few weeks ago, I built a Python script that automates exactly that: video URL in, short captioned clip out Full tutorial here: link.reka.ai/VqczUB

Frank Boucher @fboucheros.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

New Reading Notes #694: AI tooling, ARM64 containers, Docker sandboxes, and practical agent lessons. Plus .NET MAUI performance tips and smarter vulnerability prioritization. c5m.ca/RN-694

Reading Notes #694

Frank Boucher @fboucheros.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Reka Edge is now available on #OpenRouter multimodal, sub-second latency, and it works with the OpenAI SDK out of the box. Switching is literally just updating the model ID. No new SDK, no code changes. Wrote a walkthrough + made a video: dev.to/reka/bringin...

Bringing Reka Edge to Your Workflow via OpenRouter

Reka Edge, Reka's latest multimodal model, is now available on OpenRouter. In a previous post we ran...

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Frank Boucher @fboucheros.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

New Reading Notes is out! A fresh roundup of tech reads that caught my attention this week, from .NET to AI and beyond c5m.ca/RN-693

Reading Notes #693

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Frank Boucher @fboucheros.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Don't ask me why, but I was searching my 👃nose! Running #VisionAI locally and using it to examine images

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Frank Boucher @fboucheros.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Run a vision AI model on your own machine, no cloud required This tutorial walks through serving Reka Edge with vLLM so you can build apps on top of a local multimodal model. Read or watch the walkthrough 👇 link.reka.ai/vLLM-edge

How to Serve a Vision AI Model Locally with vLLM and Reka Edge

Running an AI model as a one-shot script is useful, but it forces you to restart the model every time...

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Frank Boucher @fboucheros.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

Reading Notes #692 is out c5m.ca/RN-692. AI tools like Ollama and OpenClaw, new dev workflows with Aspire and Azure CLI, and a few standout reads worth your time. If you like staying current without the noise, this one’s for you.

Reading Notes #692

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Frank Boucher @fboucheros.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Nouvel article en français : intégrer Keycloak avec Aspire J’y partage une approche concrète pour ajouter une gestion d’authentification robuste à vos applications .NET modernes. 👉 www.cloudenfrancais.com/posts/2026-0... #dotnet #aspire #keycloak

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Cloud en français - Ajouter Keycloak à une application .NET Aspire existante

Parlons du «cloud computing» en français

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Frank Boucher @fboucheros.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Got Keycloak working with a .NET Aspire app and wrote it all down. Setup, integration, and what actually matters. c5m.ca/aspire-keycl...

Adding Keycloak Authentication to an Existing .NET Aspire Application

By the end of this post, you'll have a working login/logout flow backed by Keycloak, running locally via Aspire and deployable via Docker Compose.

Frank Boucher @fboucheros.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

New Reading Notes #691 is out. A mix of Copilot lessons from real projects, Claude Code in Docker, terminal updates, and a few ideas that might change how you build and ship. c5m.ca/RN-691

Reading Notes #691

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Frank Boucher @fboucheros.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

AI video editing with Python 🐍 is here 🎬 youtu.be/bhq7Ws-w9Gk This tutorial shows how to automatically turn long videos into short, captioned clips in a few lines of code Simple setup. Real results. ⚡ #Python #AI #VideoEditing #Automation

Python Tutorial: Building an AI-Powered Vdeo Clip Generator

YouTube video by Reka AI

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Frank Boucher @fboucheros.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

A mix of practical AI tips, thoughts on coding with agents, and why the old internet still lingers in our heads. Some great reads and listens this week. c5m.ca/RN-690

Reading Notes #690

Frank Boucher @fboucheros.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

This weekend I had time to do some outdoor photography, and I was hoping green buts, or spring flowers But noooo. Wind snow and ice! ❄️💨😂

Frank Boucher @fboucheros.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Indeed, and that's what we do when integrating this model into security systems or other projects

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Frank Boucher @fboucheros.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

I put together a short tutorial that explains step-by-step how to get the brand new Reka Edge to run locally. You are only a few steps away from asking an #AI what's in any image or video 👉 link.reka.ai/reka-edge-dev 👀 #visionai #edgeai @hf.co

Private Vision AI: Run Reka Edge Entirely on Your Machine

Reka just released Reka Edge, a compact but powerful vision-language model that runs entirely on your...

Frank Boucher @fboucheros.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Reading Notes #689 is out! A handful of interesting reads on AI, dev tools, and clever ideas from around the web 📚️ 🎧️ c5m.ca/RN-689

Reading Notes #689

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Frank Boucher @fboucheros.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Meet Reka #Edge - Our vision language model for physical AI. Uses 3x fewer tokens and achieves 65% faster throughput compared to 8B models. Image understanding, video analysis, object detection, and tool use. Built for Action. Fast enough for production, deployable anywhere c5m.ca/reka-edge

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Frank Boucher @fboucheros.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Most VLMs are built for chat. But in Physical AI, real-world systems make decisions in milliseconds. If you're building for robotics or real-time video, you need intelligence that's practical, powerful, and fast. We’ve been heads-down on latency bottlenecks Can’t wait to show you what’s next.

Frank Boucher @fboucheros.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Reading Notes #688 is out! This week: AI pull-request agents for Azure DevOps, safer OpenClaw experiments in Docker sandboxes, Copilot updates, WebAssembly insights, and a neat way to integrate Aspire into existing projects. 👉 c5m.ca/Rn-688

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