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@alvinashcraft.com Oct 9, 2026, 5:01 PM

AI-Powered Grammar Checking in TX Text Control .NET for Windows Forms in C#

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#dotnet #ai #csharp #documents #softwaredev #txtextcontrol #usercontrols

@alvinashcraft.com Oct 9, 2026, 4:01 PM

Agent Buddy - A desk buddy for your AI coding agents | by Dan Wahlin

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#ai #agents #githubcopilot #devtools #softwaredev #oss

@playminesweeper.bsky.social Oct 9, 2026, 11:13 AM

Turn 29 · 1 player moved
🏅 @mehtis.bsky.social +3

12 cells left, 2 spares, 17 flagged.
Reply a coordinate, A1 to K11. Everyone who replies opens one.
30 min.
#Minesweeper #softwaredev #classicgames #proceduralgeneration #indiegame #foss

Minesweeper, turn 29. 11 by 11 grid, rows A to K, columns 1 to 11. 24 mines. 85 of 97 safe cells opened, 17 flagged.
Reading each row left to right: a digit is how many mines touch that cell, 0 is an opened blank, ? is still hidden, F is a cell somebody has flagged as a mine.
A: ? ? ? ? 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
B: ? ? F ? ? F 2 1 1 1 0
C: 1 2 2 2 3 F 3 2 F 1 0
D: 0 0 1 F ? 3 F 2 1 2 1
E: 0 0 2 3 4 F 2 2 1 2 F
F: 0 0 2 F ? 2 1 1 F ? 2
G: 0 0 2 ? 4 3 2 ? 4 F ?
H: 0 0 1 2 ? 3 F F 3 F 2
I: 1 2 2 2 2 F 3 2 2 1 1
J: ? ? F 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0
K: X ? 2 1 0 0 0 1 F 1 0
Last move E4 was safe and touches 3 mines.

@jonesharley.bsky.social Oct 9, 2026, 7:45 AM

As a #SoftwareDev I tend to find the moment #AI enters my workflow my project starts falling apart...

@jonesharley.bsky.social Oct 8, 2026, 8:20 PM

Well, send me your projects and repos #SoftwareDev and I'll roast them when I get a chance to 🔥

@alvinashcraft.com Oct 8, 2026, 7:01 PM

Outlook Is 30 Years Old. I'm Bringing Back Live Tiles to Replace It. (DayFrame) | by Jeff Fritz

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#outlook #appdev #ux #dotnet #softwaredev #devtools #windowsdev

@alvinashcraft.com Oct 8, 2026, 4:00 PM

Building Windows for hybrid intelligence | by Pavan Davuluri

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#windowsdev #ai #windowsai #agents #models #localai #softwaredev #windows

@playminesweeper.bsky.social Oct 8, 2026, 4:13 AM

Turn 36 · 3 players moved
🏅 @coil.bsky.social +3 · @mschlasn.bsky.social +3 · @mehtis.bsky.social +3

1 cell left, 3 spares, 24 flagged.
Everyone who replies opens a cell. A mine takes you out of this board — you can still flag.
30 min.
#Minesweeper #wipwednesday #softwaredev #retrocomputing

Minesweeper, turn 36. 11 by 11 grid, rows A to K, columns 1 to 11. 24 mines. 96 of 97 safe cells opened, 24 flagged.
Reading each row left to right: a digit is how many mines touch that cell, 0 is an opened blank, ? is still hidden, F is a cell somebody has flagged as a mine.
A: 1 2 F F 2 1 1 2 1 1 0
B: F 2 4 F 3 1 F 2 F 2 1
C: 2 3 4 F 4 2 1 3 2 3 F
D: F 2 F F F 2 0 1 F 2 1
E: 1 2 3 5 F 2 0 1 1 1 0
F: 1 1 1 F 2 1 1 1 1 0 0
G: F 1 1 1 1 0 2 F 4 2 1
H: 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 F F F 1
I: 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 3 3 2 1
J: 0 1 1 1 1 F F 1 1 1 1
K: 0 1 F 1 1 2 ? 1 1 F 1
Last move H11 was safe and touches 1 mine.

@playminesweeper.bsky.social Oct 7, 2026, 9:43 PM

Turn 23 · 1 player moved
🏅 @coil.bsky.social +30

23 cells left, 3 spares, 16 flagged.
Reply a coordinate, A1 to K11. Everyone who replies opens one.
30 min.
#Minesweeper #softwaredev #indiedev #onemoreturn #puzzlegaming #community

Minesweeper, turn 23. 11 by 11 grid, rows A to K, columns 1 to 11. 24 mines. 74 of 97 safe cells opened, 16 flagged.
Reading each row left to right: a digit is how many mines touch that cell, 0 is an opened blank, ? is still hidden, F is a cell somebody has flagged as a mine.
A: ? ? ? ? 2 ? 1 ? ? ? ?
B: ? ? 4 ? 3 1 ? F F ? ?
C: 2 3 4 ? 4 2 1 3 2 3 ?
D: F 2 F F F 2 0 1 F 2 1
E: ? 2 3 5 F 2 0 1 1 1 0
F: 1 ? 1 F 2 1 1 1 1 0 0
G: F 1 1 1 1 0 2 F 4 2 1
H: 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 F F ? ?
I: 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 3 3 2 ?
J: 0 1 1 1 1 F F 1 1 ? ?
K: 0 1 F ? ? ? ? ? 1 ? ?
Last move F10 was safe and touches no mines.

@alvinashcraft.com Oct 7, 2026, 9:00 PM

Is it MSIX? Part 2: Finding Package Identity with APIs | by Howard Kapustein

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#windowsdev #msix #packaging #softwaredev #apis #identity

@alvinashcraft.com Oct 7, 2026, 8:00 PM

What is Agent Experience (AX)? | by Waldek Mastykarz

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#ai #agents #ax #softwaredev

@alvinashcraft.com Oct 7, 2026, 7:01 PM

Scott & Mark Learn To... SemanticStart | with Scott Hanselman & Mark Russinovich

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#podcast #learning #windowsdev #semanticsearch #softwaredev

@alvinashcraft.com Oct 7, 2026, 4:00 PM

A faster, lighter C# Dev Kit

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#dotnet #aot #csharp #vscode #softwaredev #performance #devtools

@alvinashcraft.com Oct 6, 2026, 8:01 PM

Why every .NET library deserves a proper start | by Dennis Doomen

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#dotnet #devtools #csharp #softwaredev #productivity

@the-vgj.bsky.social Oct 6, 2026, 8:01 PM

Execution Mechanic WIP

#indiedev #gamedev #softwaredev

@subvisual.com Oct 6, 2026, 4:30 PM

Rui Sousa drew the map for his agentic pipeline: same gate for every card in, a draft for every change out, and a merge step that never changes hands.

See the full route on the Content Hub → buff.ly/b3aJN8Z

#agenticworkflows #ai #softwaredev

@alvinashcraft.com Oct 6, 2026, 3:00 PM

Hello, Aspire 13.6 | by Maddy Montaquila

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#aspire #cloudnative #dashboard #cloud #softwaredev #telemetry

@alvinashcraft.com Oct 6, 2026, 12:00 PM

Sam Nasr: AI Transformation - The AI DevOps Podcast Episode 422 with host Jeffrey Palermo

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#podcast #ai #devcommunity #softwaredev #devops

@alvinashcraft.com Oct 5, 2026, 9:00 PM

7 Programming Legends Predict the Future of AI Coding - Will software development jobs survive the future? | by Matthew MacDonald

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#ai #softwaredev #careers #trends #techjobs

@gooba42.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy Oct 5, 2026, 7:22 PM

Town Hall was the usual "We're cramming AI into everything and you need to help us do it!" tripe that ruins my day.

Fortunately habaneros were available at the grocery so my ramen for lunch may still turn it around.

#corporateLife #softwareDev #pepperHead