Rocky Lhotka @rocky.lhotka.net · 07/10/2026Day 1 of our 6 week #blazor class starting now with @allenconway.bsky.social 000
Rocky Lhotka @rocky.lhotka.net · 25/09/2026A key lesson I've learned for using #ai to build software is to also build the tools so the agent can "close the loop" and validate its own work. That is a powerful accelerator, and a way to avoid having the agent go "off the rails" as it works. blog.lhotka.net/2026/09/25/C...blog.lhotka.netClosing the LoopVP, Open Source Creator, Author, Speaker 123
Reposted by Rocky LhotkaAlvin Ashcraft @alvinashcraft.com · 25/09/2026Uno Platform 6.7: Your Apps on TVs, Cars, and Watches, Plus More Efficient Skia Rendering buff.ly/i33hK9A #unoplatform #dotnet #crossplatform #appdev #xaml #csharp #mobiledevbuff.lyUno Platform 6.7: Your Apps on TVs, Cars, and Watches, Plus More Efficient Skia RenderingUno Platform 6.7 adds Android TV, Android Auto, and Wear OS targets, semantic styles across Material and Simple, Skia damage regions, and OS text scaling. 001
Reposted by Rocky LhotkaLive! 360 Events @live360events.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Six conferences. 200+ sessions. 30+ deep dives. One registration gives you access to: -VSLive! -TechMentor -CyberSecurity & Ransomware Live! -Data Platform Live! -AI Live! -AI Enterprise Architecture Live! Register before the deadline: buff.ly/oLmVkrM 022
Reposted by Rocky LhotkaRichard Campbell @richcampbell.bsky.social · 24/09/2026How do you build an AI assistant without trusting it with everything? @rocky.lhotka.net joins .NET Rocks to discuss RockBot, an open-source .NET AI assistant built around Kubernetes, containers, and tightly controlled access to services like email and calendars. www.dotnetrocks.com/details/2021dotnetrocks.com.NET Rocks!.NET Rocks! is a weekly talk show for anyone interested in programming on the Microsoft .NET platform. The shows range from introductory information to hardcore geekiness. 021
Rocky Lhotka @rocky.lhotka.net · 23/09/2026#opus 5.5 turns out to be so security limited that it can't test the software it creates, and now there's no fallback to an older version. #claude is in trouble if it can't be used for app dev work! 000
Rocky Lhotka @rocky.lhotka.net · 21/09/2026Using #claudecode as a remote control _server_ makes working with #ai really nice! blog.lhotka.net/2026/09/21/R...blog.lhotka.netClaude Code Remote Control ServerVP, Open Source Creator, Author, Speaker 020
Reposted by Rocky LhotkaCarl Franklin @carlfranklin.bsky.social · 14/09/2026It's Code it With AI youtu.be/9-ZuCuKoiD4 episode 46 with @rockfordlhotka and myself premiering Wednesday, Sep 16 at 2PM ET. Presented by @DevExpress 011
Rocky Lhotka @rocky.lhotka.net · 19/09/2026First in some posts about using Claude Code remotely SSH Is Not a Desktop blog.lhotka.net/2026/09/18/S... #ai #claudeblog.lhotka.netSSH Is Not a Desktop | Rockford LhotkaVP, Open Source Creator, Author, Speaker 230
Reposted by Rocky LhotkaLive! 360 Events @live360events.bsky.social · 14/09/2026You have more time to save. The early bird deadline for the Blazor Developer Accelerator: Hands-On Skills for Real-World .NET Teams has been extended to this Friday, September 18, register before the deadline and save $250. Register before Friday: buff.ly/ArDDxTI 001
Rocky Lhotka @rocky.lhotka.net · 13/09/2026I think back to a year ago, trying to work on #cslanet with #ai tools like #copilot and failing. Today's tools including #claude are easily able to do what couldn't be done then. 010
Reposted by Rocky LhotkaCarl Franklin @carlfranklin.bsky.social · 04/09/2026It's Code it With AI youtu.be/jeMaclq1oPY episode 45 with Rocky Lhotka and myself premiering Wednesday, Sep 9 at 2PM ET. Presented by @DevExpress 012
Reposted by Rocky LhotkaCarl Franklin @carlfranklin.bsky.social · 30/08/2026It's Code it With AI youtu.be/WBge6HEojwI episode 44 with Rocky Lhotka and myself premiering Wednesday, Sep 2 at 2PM ET. Presented by @DevExpress 001
Rocky Lhotka @rocky.lhotka.net · 30/08/2026This is why I have had so much fun creating #rockbot: building a good harness is challenging thenewstack.io/building-ai-...thenewstack.ioYour AI agent is only as good as the harness around it - The New StackBuild production-ready AI agents with effective guardrails, tool contracts, permissions, and tracing systems beyond simple demos. 020
Reposted by Rocky LhotkaCarl Franklin @carlfranklin.bsky.social · 21/08/2026It's Code it With AI youtu.be/VN92_Lvh44A episode 43 with Rocky Lhotka and myself premiering Wednesday, Aug 26 at 2PM ET. Presented by @DevExpress 051
Reposted by Rocky LhotkaMark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 24/08/2026In a country so deeply divided, isn't it nice to have something we can ALL agree on? #ReleaseTheFiles-BeginTheTrials ⚖️ 11683999011035
Reposted by Rocky LhotkaLive! 360 Events @live360events.bsky.social · 24/08/2026The early bird deadline for VSLive! San Diego has been extended through this Friday! Join five days of expert-led developer training covering: -Modern .NET -AI-powered development -Azure -Blazor -Full Stack Web Development and more Register before the deadline and save up to $300: buff.ly/ZKYFXtG 032
Reposted by Rocky LhotkaCarl Franklin @carlfranklin.bsky.social · 19/08/2026It's Code it With AI youtu.be/5JQLdet1Lf8 episode 42 with @rocky.lhotka.net and myself premiering Wednesday, Aug 19 at 2PM ET. Presented by @DevExpress 031
Reposted by Rocky LhotkaCarl Franklin @carlfranklin.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Coming right up. Rocky says this has changed his life! 011
Rocky Lhotka @rocky.lhotka.net · 12/08/2026I've spent the last 3 days with people who say button as bu-un, and bottom as bo-um, and interesting as in-eresting. I think it called a dropped-t? Super annoying to those of use who still value the letter T 🫣 200
Reposted by Rocky LhotkaCarl Franklin @carlfranklin.bsky.social · 07/08/2026It's Code it With AI youtu.be/qKskFmV0_1w episode 41 with @rocky.lhotka.net and myself premiering Wednesday, Aug 12 at 2PM ET. Presented by @DevExpress 011
Reposted by Rocky LhotkaCarl Franklin @carlfranklin.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Coming right up! Rocky explains MCPs as only he can. 011
Reposted by Rocky LhotkaCarl Franklin @carlfranklin.bsky.social · 27/07/2026It's Code it With AI youtu.be/5HkUgB8PsJQ episode 39 with @csharpfritz.com and myself premiering Wednesday, July 29 at 2PM ET. Presented by @DevExpress 111
Reposted by Rocky LhotkaCarl Franklin @carlfranklin.bsky.social · 03/08/2026It's Code it With AI youtu.be/m4iS3acOlHE episode 40 with @rocky.lhotka.net and myself premiering Wednesday, Aug 5 at 2PM ET. Presented by @DevExpress 021
Reposted by Rocky LhotkaVisual Studio Live! @vslive.bsky.social · 28/07/2026Meet VSLive! San Diego speaker Deborah Kurata, Microsoft MVP and Google Developer Expert (GDE), Consultant, Speaker & Author. Deborah brings expertise in Angular dev to 2 sessions at VSLive! San Diego, September 14-18, 2026. Explore her sessions here: buff.ly/T4bkrpH 112
Reposted by Rocky LhotkaJason Bock @jasonbock.net · 26/07/2026Random.Code() live coding stream - yep, more union serialization work! #dotnet #csharp www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6s1... 031
Reposted by Rocky LhotkaPhil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 26/07/2026“This is thought to be the first known case in the United States where federal prosecutors have charged someone for the alleged destruction of data using a ‘duress’ password built into a phone’s software”techcrunch.comUS accuses American of allegedly wiping his phone using a 'duress' password during border search | TechCrunchA U.S. citizen has asked a court to throw out the government's claim that he gave over a passcode to border authorities that wiped his phone's data, opening up fresh questions about a person's constit... 651021395
Reposted by Rocky LhotkaNPR @npr.org · 26/07/2026Many Native American languages are endangered. With the help of his mentor, a 12-year-old in Michigan hopes to help preserve his language through robotics. n.pr/3TVkrmdn.prMeet the robots programmed by kids to speak their Indigenous languagesMany Native American languages are endangered. With the help of his mentor, a 12-year-old in Michigan hopes to help preserve his language through robotics. 146993
Rocky Lhotka @rocky.lhotka.net · 26/07/2026Adding union support to the #cslanet CslaGeneratorSerialization. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6s1...youtube.comRandom.Code() - Adding Union Support to CslaGeneratorSerialization - Part 3 110
Rocky Lhotka @rocky.lhotka.net · 21/07/2026youtu.be/ZRoLZ8Wwn8Y?... AI is changing how we build, let's get past the hype. I'm speaking @ #VSLive! San Diego (Sept 14–18) on #ai and #blazor Learn more at: vslive.com/sandiego Save $500 when you register with my discount code: LHOTKA na.eventscloud.com/ereg/newreg.... #dotnetyoutu.beVisual Studio Live! San Diego 2026YouTube video by CSLA 010
Rocky Lhotka @rocky.lhotka.net · 21/07/2026Headless agents are a key part of any #agentic #ai solution blog.lhotka.net/2026/07/20/H...blog.lhotka.netHeadless Agents | Rockford LhotkaVP, Open Source Creator, Author, Speaker 030
Rocky Lhotka @rocky.lhotka.net · 09/07/2026I'll be speaking at Visual Studio Live! (VSLive!) San Diego. It's five days of immersive developer training right on Mission Bay. Learn more: vslive.com/sandiego Save $500 off standard pricing with my exclusive code LHOTKA. Be sure to register by July 17th. na.eventscloud.com/ereg/newreg....vslive.comVisual Studio Live!: Training Conferences and Events for Enterprise Microsoft .NET and Azure Developers 000
Reposted by Rocky LhotkaVisual Studio Live! @vslive.bsky.social · 30/06/2026Meet VSLive! San Diego speaker, Alvin Ashcraft. As Snr Content Dev at Microsoft, Alvin brings over 30 years of experience building apps for Windows, mobile & the web. He is the author of two books on .NET and WinUI development. See Alvin’s sessions: buff.ly/K0PtGq8 132
Reposted by Rocky LhotkaRocky Lhotka 🤘🖖 @rockylhotka.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 24/06/2026#climate info is available once again. arstechnica.com/science/2026/06/uss…arstechnica.com 024
Reposted by Rocky LhotkaVisual Studio @visualstudio.com · 22/06/2026Fast and flexible. Deep and powerful. 💡 VS Code and Visual Studio bring different strengths to the same workflow. youtu.be/FYTb-r2_q10 141
Rocky Lhotka @rocky.lhotka.net · 12/06/2026Next week, June 17, is the #trailblazor online event, and I'm presenting "Agentic Architecture in Practice: Harness, LLM, Directives" trailblazor.net #ai #agentictrailblazor.netTrailBlazor Conference – For Microsoft .NET DevelopersA free virtual annual conference showcasing creativity and innovation in the Microsoft ecosystem 001
Rocky Lhotka @rocky.lhotka.net · 10/06/2026I've been doing some #github #copilot (GHC) usage testing with the new pricing model - using it exactly as I use #ClaudeCode. GHC uses AIC (AI credits) as a metric. I seem to be using 800-1k per hour while multi-tasking on other things. So let's say I use 1k/hr - seems spendy! 030
Rocky Lhotka @rocky.lhotka.net · 08/06/2026I am starting to wonder if "code quality" for humans is different than for agents? Not SOLID or DRY - those remain valid either way. But if code is written for agents, not humans, then "readability" can mean something different. We don't work about readability of assembly. 130
Rocky Lhotka @rocky.lhotka.net · 30/05/2026This an excellent article about the reality of using #ai in an organization that doesn't have its sources of truth in order. And I have yet to see one that does. blog.sqlauthority.com/2026/05/29/e...blog.sqlauthority.comEnterprise AI’s Hidden Problem Is Organizational Amnesia - SQL Authority with Pinal DaveLet us talk Enterprise AI’s Hidden Problem Is Organizational Amnesia in detail. 001
Rocky Lhotka @rocky.lhotka.net · 30/05/2026This looks to be an excellent series on the impact of #ai on the #sdlc medium.com/@alonfliess/...medium.comThe AI SDLC — Why Everything Has to Change, and Yet Stay the SamePart 1 of a 3-part series on the AI-driven software development lifecycle. 011
Rocky Lhotka @rocky.lhotka.net · 30/05/2026I like how the author frames #ai in this article. stackoverflow.blog/2026/05/28/a...stackoverflow.blogIn an AI world, the most valuable developers will be both artisans and builders... 001
Rocky Lhotka @rocky.lhotka.net · 28/05/2026I'm talking about #rockbot and #ai #agentic architecture in just over 30 minutes - join me online! www.meetup.com/tulsadevelop...meetup.comAgentic Architecture in Practice: Harness, LLM, Directives by Rocky Lhotka, Thu, May 28, 2026, 6:15 PM | Meetup## Agentic Architecture in Practice: Harness, LLM, Directives An agent is not just an LLM with tools bolted on. In practice, it’s the combination of three things: a harnes 002
Rocky Lhotka @rocky.lhotka.net · 28/05/2026I created a series of web slides that walk through the philosophy and capabilities of the #rockbot agent (built on the RockBot framework). marimerllc.github.io/rockbot-pres... #ai #agent #agenticmarimerllc.github.ioAgentic Architecture in Practice — Harness · LLM · Directives 001
Reposted by Rocky LhotkaJohn Scalzi @scalzi.com · 28/05/2026Bluesky isn't a bubble or an echo chamber, it's a garden. You plant some seeds and pull some weeds, you tend to it with care, and you make it into a space that pleases you when you come to sit in it a while. Other people can plant and tend to their own gardens, if they like. This garden is yours. 25186181409
Reposted by Rocky LhotkaCaptain Mark Kelly @captmarkkelly.bsky.social · 28/05/2026I don’t trade stocks because Arizonans deserve to know my decisions are made for them. Meanwhile, Trump is trading thousands of stocks while Americans struggle to get by. He should be focused on lowering costs, not personally profiting off his position. 19500117
Reposted by Rocky LhotkaAzure Weekly @azureweekly.info · 28/05/2026After becoming cloud computings telemetry standard, OpenTelemetry graduates into the AI infrastructure era by Paul Sawers #Azure thenewstack.io/opentelemetr...thenewstack.ioAfter becoming cloud computing’s telemetry standard, OpenTelemetry graduates into the AI infrastructure era7 years in the making, the open-source observability framework that underpins modern cloud gets its formal due. 121
Reposted by Rocky LhotkaLive! 360 Events @live360events.bsky.social · 28/05/2026From modern web development to AI-powered applications, this is where developers sharpen what they build next. Join us at VSLive! San Diego for immersive training and real-world learning across modern Microsoft development. Register here: VSLIVE.COM/SANDIEGO 001
Reposted by Rocky LhotkaVisual Studio @visualstudio.com · 28/05/2026SLNX upgrades are way less painful once someone actually shows the workflow 👀 Simple steps, straightforward process. Watch more with Jason Bock from VSLive! Las Vegas: youtu.be/pEfHF9l98Ho 071