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Today is a big day: the second instance of #rockbot is now running in the wild! So now I know for sure it can run outside my own personal #kubernetes cluster π
In this case, my buddy is running it in a #docker compose environment against a local #ollama LLM, which seems to work great
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#ai #agentic and #microservices systems both need instrumentation. Combine them like #rockbot, and you _really_ need good metrics to identify issues before they become real problems!
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An #ai #agent needs a good set of resources and tools to be useful. This blog post goes through the tools in the #rockbot framework and how they are used by agents.
https://blog.lhotka.net/2026/03/09/Agent-Resources-And-Tools
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#rockbot not only uses skills, but it develops and enhances skills over time so it is able to become more effective and helpful over time without manual intervention!
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If feels like #rockbot is finally starting to really come together. Minimal tool calling failures and hallucinations, and hopefully I've got the time zone issues nailed down. It is strange how big things are easy, but the niggling details are always the hardest part!
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Like a human needs to dream, so does an autonomous agent. #rockbot is designed with a dream subsystem so it can organize all sorts of memories, skills, and other information to make its life better and to be more productive when it "wakes up".
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I'm working on #rockbot and am discovering that date/time is almost as hard as dealing with double values and rounding!
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#vslive Las Vegas and Redmond are on the schedule for 2026 - really looking forward to these events! I hope to see you at one of them.
Here's a blog post from #microsoft talking about these events.
https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/vs-live-2026-immersive-learning-for-vs2026/
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I really enjoy #battlefield6 - I liked #bf3 and #bf4, and #bf6 has much the same feel. I like Conquest mode quite a bit, but the Escalation mode is even better imo. Mostly because the nature of the mode leads to a lot of mid-game wins and losses, so the end game is almost always very intense and fun.
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Submit your talks for Visual Studio Live! in Redmond for 2026. #VSLive at Redmond is always a good event because it is on campus. Great attendees, lots of Microsoft folks around, and summer in the Pacific Northwest!
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Don't miss out on all the benefits of your #visualstudio subscription! (from a really good presentation at #VSLive)
https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/unlock-vss-benefits-myvisualstudio/
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Allen Conway did a really nice montage from #vslive San Diego
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I think the **#cslanet** logo looks pretty good surrounded by **#blazor** purple :)
Here's what you can expect to learn on Friday, Sept 26 in my pre-con class for **#sqlsaturdaymn**
Register here:
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Jon Galloway giving the keynote at #VSLive in San Diego
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Sign up now for a full day of training on using Blazor, CSLA .NET, SQL Server to build maintainable enterprise apps. This is live in St. Paul, MN on Sept 26.
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I'm giving a full day presentation on #blazor**, **#cslanet**, and **#sqlserver** on Friday September 26, in St. Paul, Minnesota. This is a pre-con for the **#sqlsaturday event.
Here's a brief video about what I'll be covering:
You can register here:
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I will be presenting a pre-con: "Building Enterprise Blazor Apps using CSLA .NET" at SQLSaturday in St. Paul, MN. This is a great opportunity to learn about .NET Blazor, the CSLA business logic framework, and connecting everything together with SQL Server.
**#dotnet** **#cslanet** **#sqlserver** **#blazor**
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The Node Resource Interface #nri now supports #WebAssembly
https://www.cncf.io/blog/2024/12/19/the-node-resource-interface-says-hi-to-webassembly/
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I am sometimes reminded just how great it is to work on #oss projects like #cslanet and #kidsidkit.
People occasionally submit PRs out of the blue to fix bugs or backport massive changes to a previous version because they can't upgrade and need a feature.
So cool, and I am so happy!
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@Kissaki @SmartmanApps More accurately, #netstandard is the bridge between #netfx and #dotnet. It was a cross-platform thing when #xamarin and #uwp were viable, but today it is really just a migration bridge.
We use it a lot in #cslanet for example, because we support everything from #netfx 4.6.2 onwards.
For most mainstream developers though, this is all just background noise.
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Asked Alexa to play #TheCrow #soundtrack and instead got the #MovieScore - which is fine, because the score is some beautiful music too.
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I now have tix for several #rock #metal #music shows in the fall.
#IronMaiden, #NothingMore, #TheoryOfADeadman, #godsmack, and #Queensryche
Really looking forward to all of them!
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Enjoying the new #NothingMore album - some songs with the same old sound, and some with new sounds - very nice.
https://open.spotify.com/album/0ivYaIK4SxXpiSiKXTNvtF?si=XO9n_GgGSOaJjvTvG3t2Rg
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I'm already looking forward to #TechoramaNL this fall!
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The live360 call for speakers is ending soon. This includes #vslive and #cclive (cloud & containers live).
Do you speak on #kubernetes, #azure, #aws, #gcp, #cloudnativearchitecture, #devops or other cloud-related tech? Please take a look at the CFP.
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#cslanet 8 on #dotnetrocks - great conversation with @carlfranklin and @richcampbell
https://www.spreaker.com/episode/csla-8-with-rocky-lhotka--58772303
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This was a timely interview, as someone recently started a thread in the #cslanet forum about #CleanArchitecture, #MediatR, and #VSA
All of these things have come into being during the lifetime of #cslanet (27+ years is a long time), and it is interesting to do a compare/contrast with these "newcomer" ideasπ
Being a long-time advocate of object-oriented design around user scenarios (use cases), the idea of vertical slices for functionality makes a lot of sense to me.
1/π§΅
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#swift bindings for #Windows app development
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My wife and I recently attended training on the use of #narcan and #naloxone. We're fortunate that #minnesota has legal protections for everyday people to help people who might be suffering from an overdose.
The #opiod and especially #fentanyl crisis can affect people in every walk of life, and the more people who are prepared to help, the more people who can live to recover.
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Enjoying this year's jungle theme at the #TechoramaNL conference. They really go all in on the themes!
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My #microservices vs #monolith #software #architecture talk at #TechoramaNL went quite well this morning.
Lots of good engagement from the audience, and people even laughed at my jokes and stories. That's not always a given when I (from the US) am speaking to European audiences. It helps that I work with so many Dutch folks that I have a decent understanding of what they find funny.
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@box464 Do they have a 64 bit user land option yet? I'm running #Ubuntu on mine so they can run #docker and #kubernetes, so I've never had the pleasure of using #pios
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Some good updates of the #dotnet #sqlclient package:
Released: Multiple Microsoft.Data.SqlClient Updates - Microsoft Community Hub
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At #xpirit we believe #sharingknowledge is key. That's why we organize a quarterly global Innovation Day. This time all of our colleagues who attended the Microsoft #MVPSummit joined simultaneously from the Microsoft Garage in the US, together with our Dutch, Belgium and German team.
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I saw a tiktok recently that challenged men to name three women who inspire them - no family members allowed.
This gave me pause, because it isn't something I'd put thought into before (which was part of the creator's motivation).
The first three that come to my mind:
1. Ruth Bader Ginsburg
2. Ada Lovelace
3. Madeline Albright