Gavin Barron @gavinb.net · 28/08/2026Pressing this button closes out a chapter here at Microsoft. MGT was the first product I worked on as an FTE. mgt.dev has been updated to remove the playground. The final versions have been published to NPM and deprecated. Thank you to everyone who contributed. 120
Gavin Barron @gavinb.net · 02/07/2026It's not often that that I enjoy the "reporting" that comes out of the NZ Herald, but this is interview is just fantastic. Sidenote, a fit and proper person is such a wonderful phrase in this context. youtu.be/sfbhiSy71eA?...youtu.be'The good Christian is the only one making threats': Brian Tamaki in studio | Ryan Bridge TODAYYouTube video by nzherald.co.nz 100
Gavin Barron @gavinb.net · 02/06/2026I still get a kick out of loading up this page and seeing cool stuff my team and I built in my life before becoming an FTE at Microsoft 000
Reposted by Gavin BarronMDN Web Docs @developer.mozilla.org · 10/04/2026Did you know about Clear-Site-Data header? 👀 One HTTP header to clear cookies, storage, or cache for your site. Perfect for logout flows. Learn more 👇 developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/... 412410
Gavin Barron @gavinb.net · 09/04/2026I love secondhand books and always check out that section in a thrift store. So today I got to appreciate the utterly unhinged method of display that is sorting by the color of the cover 020
Reposted by Gavin BarronShipwreck @shipwreck75.bsky.social · 02/04/2026Footage captured from passengers on an airliner above Florida, showing the exact moment the Artemis II mission lifts off. 6853051363
Gavin Barron @gavinb.net · 30/01/2026Who had the bright idea that a Python should not follow SemVer and allow for minor version increments to be incompatible with prior versions? Of all the choices, that was certainly one.... 000
Gavin Barron @gavinb.net · 16/01/2026Spotify didn't pay artists enough even before stooping to outright theft. Happy I left that platform in 2013. 010
Gavin Barron @gavinb.net · 10/10/2025Mx 11: Dad, the QQ there means quick question. Me: Do not cite the deep magic to me child, I was there when it was written. 000
Gavin Barron @gavinb.net · 09/10/2025Yeah, my wife and I met as a consequence of spending time on a hyper specific phpBB site well before FB was a thing. Plus, a great many friends from Twitter, before the enshitification. 000
Gavin Barron @gavinb.net · 07/10/2025Bahahaha! This is hilarious and shameful that someone would pass off unvetted workslop to a government in this way. I wish I was more surprised, but sadly it's expected. www.msn.com/en-us/money/...msn.comMSN 000
Gavin Barron @gavinb.net · 02/10/2025New TypeScript typings for Microsoft Graph published (finally) www.npmjs.com/package/@mic... www.npmjs.com/package/@mic... cc: @julieturner.net @andrewconnell.comnpmjs.com 162
Gavin Barron @gavinb.net · 30/09/2025LMAO, why would you think that firearms are an appropriate gift for a foreign government official? www.cnn.com/2025/09/30/w...cnn.comFBI boss Kash Patel gave New Zealand officials 3D-printed guns illegal to possess under local laws | CNNOn a visit to New Zealand, FBI Director Kash Patel gave the country’s police and spy bosses gifts of inoperable pistols that were illegal to possess under local gun laws and had to be destroyed, New Z... 010
Gavin Barron @gavinb.net · 27/09/2025I'm so grateful for the sponsorship I've received for my Base to Space run up the Space Needle. You have pushed me well over my initial goal, let's see if we can push it over the 1K mark for Fred Hutch Cancer Center, because fuck cancer. runsignup.com/gavinbarron 030
Gavin Barron @gavinb.net · 25/09/2025I'm participating in Base To Space, a fundraiser for Fred Hutch Cancer Center. On Sunday I'll be running up the 832 stairs of the Space Needle, and would love it if you could sponsor me. runsignup.com/gavinbarronrunsignup.comGavin Barron - Base 2 SpaceCancer is a disease that has touched us all. I'm participating to help raise money for the Fred Hutch Cancer Center in their continued and dedicated research in this field. Please donate today to ... 052
Reposted by Gavin BarronMatt Binder @mattbinder.bsky.social · 17/09/2025the Colorado school shooter from the same day that Charlie Kirk was killed posted himself holding his gun on Twitter / X where he followed multiple far right accounts weird how you wouldn't call on Elon Musk too to testify at an online radicalization hearing 8151711356
Reposted by Gavin BarronJohn Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · 11/09/2025The Right has long ridiculed the supposed bleeding heart Liberals across the aisle, with many Conservative preachers going so far as to declare empathy a sin even as Jesus’ entire life overflowed with it. johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/the-right-...johnpavlovitz.substack.comThe Right Mocks Empathy, Until They Need ItCharlie Kirk’s murder was a brutal, reprehensible, vile act. 34788244
Gavin Barron @gavinb.net · 20/08/2025"we rarely acknowledge the invisible labor of thinking, integrating, and recalibrating, because it doesn’t fit neatly into a status update." Wow, that line resonated with me. 010
Gavin Barron @gavinb.net · 25/07/2025I fucking adore it when a developer has fixed a bug. 😍 And left zero tests to validated it or ensure that someone else doesn't break it again in the future 🤬 000
Gavin Barron @gavinb.net · 08/07/2025My patent award plaque for @devproxy.bsky.social has arrived! It's so cool to see what @wldk.nl and @garrytrinder.dev have done with it since our hackathon work. 260
Reposted by Gavin BarronWilliam Gibson @greatdismal.bsky.social · 01/07/2025I imagined the Chatsubo in 1984. 41 years later I opened its door. Neuromancer is in production. 30673141857
Reposted by Gavin BarronGarry Trinder @garrytrinder.dev · 26/06/2025My new favourite thing to do in GitHub Copilot... Use Ask mode and send my prompt, let Copilot figure out what it needs to do, then switch to Agent mode and... 141
Reposted by Gavin BarronGarry Trinder @garrytrinder.dev · 26/06/2025In the past few weeks I’ve experienced the same as Gavin. Agent mode, Claude Sonnet 4 and MCP servers have been game changers. GH Copilot wrote a whole new feature for Dev Proxy Toolkit straight from our Dev Proxy docs exposed as MCP server, it worked perfectly. 052
Gavin Barron @gavinb.net · 26/06/2025The productivity gains from GitHub Copilot are off the charts. Now, it's not to be blindly trusted, but if you aren't using it as a time saver and flow-state question answerer then you're missing out. 131
Reposted by Gavin BarronThe Oatmeal @theoatmeal.bsky.social · 25/06/2025A comic about a rat 191166213
Gavin Barron @gavinb.net · 25/06/2025So, I didn't hear about this latest piece of insanity from the broligarch in chief until just now. What in the ever-loving fuck is he thinking? Just edit out all the stuff he doesn't like with some AI BS? How can that be trusted and correct? Oh, that's right it can't be and will be wrong. 020
Gavin Barron @gavinb.net · 12/06/2025Wow, can't wait for the EU lawyers to get their teeth into this www.reuters.com/business/sal...reuters.comSalesforce blocks AI rivals from using Slack data, The Information reportsSlack, a Salesforce-owned workplace messaging app, recently blocked other software firms from searching or storing Slack messages, The Information reported on Tuesday, citing a public disclosure. 010
Reposted by Gavin BarronTina Smith @smith.senate.gov · 12/06/2025It’s not illegal for a United States Senator to go to a public press conference and ask questions about your constituents safety. It's our job. 415223294595
Reposted by Gavin BarronWictor Wilén @wictorwilen.se · 10/06/2025🚀 Proud to share what me and my team have been building: Microsoft 365 Copilot connectors for people data! It’s all about bringing richer, unified people insights into Copilot and Microsoft 365. Check it out 👉 learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/... #Copilot #GraphConnectors #PeopleData #Microsoft365learn.microsoft.comMicrosoft 365 Copilot connectors for people data - Microsoft GraphMicrosoft 365 Copilot connectors for people data 195
Gavin Barron @gavinb.net · 04/06/2025This is just one of many ways that visibility and representation matter. 000
Reposted by Gavin BarronTerry Baucher @trabaq.bsky.social · 04/06/2025Top(p) work here from @haydendonnell.bsky.social 😀 thespinoff.co.nz/pop-culture/...thespinoff.co.nzThe worst things that can happen to you as a New Zealander, rankedChris Bishop was told to ‘shut up you dickhead’ by Don McGlashan. How does that compare to, say, being called an egg by Judy Bailey? 23718
Reposted by Gavin BarronT. Greg Doucette @gregdoucette.bsky.social · 28/05/2025For folks living in the United States, participating in this sort of thing is a federal crime and will land you on the radar of the US Office of Foreign Assets Control If you don't go broke defending yourself from the federal indictment first, you'll likely go broke while you're in federal prison 1082253614
Reposted by Gavin BarronJulie Turner @julieturner.net · 21/05/2025🥳BIG NEWS!!! I'm so excited to finally be able to announce that @andrewconnell.com and I have a new podcast - Code. Deploy. Go Live. We'll be delivering new content to you every other week, so please consider checking it out and let us know what you think! Six episodes are available now! 2137
Gavin Barron @gavinb.net · 21/05/2025Wow. I'll admit that I didn't think that they would be this blatant in their disregard of the law. 000
Gavin Barron @gavinb.net · 19/05/2025Yikes, someone is burning either a couple of grand in registration fees or their job to be disruptive during the #MsBuild keynote. 120
Reposted by Gavin BarronMelvin White 🃏 @melvinwhite.bsky.social · 14/05/2025They’re literally deporting brown people and importing white people. That’s about as racist as it gets, folks. 623073
Gavin Barron @gavinb.net · 14/05/2025Took my new bike for a ride at Duthy Hill after work this evening. I love the long evenings we get here. 030
Gavin Barron @gavinb.net · 13/05/2025In a nice bright spot of news today I see that the Wellington Phoenix are going to host Wrexham FC. I hope this inspires more kids to play the beautiful game in NZ. I remember travelling to see Winton Rufer and Werder Bremen play the All Whites as a kid www.footboom1.com/en/news/foot...footboom1.comWrexham AFC to Face Wellington Phoenix in Rare NZ Football ShowdownWellington is set to host its first major exhibition football match in over a decade this July, spotlighting Wrexham AFC, one of the most talked-about clubs worldwide right now The match will take 110
Reposted by Gavin BarronBrian Merchant @bcmerchant.bsky.social · 12/05/2025This is insane. Republicans have inserted language into the budget reconciliation bill that would ban states from regulating AI in any capacity for 10 years. from @404media.co www.404media.co/republicans-... 28351692751
Gavin Barron @gavinb.net · 13/05/2025Labellers on bsky are neat. This one can help you understand who is funding politicians: @us-gov-funding.bsky.social 000
