My Contribution to #FestiveTechCalendar 2025 is out now about Creating a Festive Naughty or Nice Checker Using Semantic Kernel and .NET https://www.funkysi1701.com/posts/2025/festive-naughty-or-nice-checker/
Creating a Festive Naughty or Nice Checker Using Semantic Kernel and .NET

Learn how to build a fun festive Naughty or Nice checker using Semantic Kernel and .NET.

Funky Si's Blog
T-SQL Tuesday #181 The Data Platform Present

This month, Kevin Chant has a really fun writing challenge for us. Not only is it a very inspiring call to write about SQL Server (my choice), but it’s also a crossover between T-SQL Tuesday …

Reitse's blog

New blog post & video!

Here's my contribution to this year's #FestiveTechCalendar. It's Soft Skills for Developers. Check it out. I hope some little tidbits will help you improve your communication skills. I know it's something most of us struggle with.

https://barretblake.dev/2023/12/2023-festive-tech-calendar-soft-skills-for-developers/

2023 Festive Tech Calendar – Soft Skills for Developers - Barret Codes

Here is my contribution to the 2023 Festive Tech Calendar. It's a video on the importance of soft skills for developers. It's an area that we, as a whole, aren't great at. And we could really use some improvement. Check it out. Maybe some of the tips will help you. Also, Festive Tech Calendar this

Barret Codes - Hello. It's just me

My final entry for #FestiveTechCalendar tomorrow is now live: https://accessibleai.dev/post/do_you_want_to_build_a_chatbot/

I cover #Chatbots and #ConversationalAI on #Azure, #AzureCognitiveServices, #AzureBotServices, a brief history of conversational AI, and discuss where we go from here given #ChatGPT and the power of transformer-based models.

🎡 Do you want to build a Chatbot? 🎡

Chatbots have come a long way since ELIZA. Let's see how modern chatbots stack up compared to transformers and ChatGPT - and where they will go from here.

Accessible AI
About halfway done for my last community commitment of the year: a piece on #ConversationalAI / #Chatbots for #FestiveTechCalendar 2022 that will go out tomorrow.

#Microsoft #Azure #PowerApps

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Haven't heard of Festive Tech Calendar?

It's an initiative to present tech content from people around the globe through December and help a charity. Check it here:
https://festivetechcalendar.com

Festive Tech Calendar 2025

Festive Tech Calendar

My #FestiveTechCalendar session "Secure your website headers in time for #Christmas" is now available: https://youtu.be/F67rEHs0md0 In this session you’ll learn how Santa improves the security of his #Azure #WebApp by following a few simple steps. You will also discover how his elves leverage free-to-use tools to both validate the changes and ensure that functionality is not impacted. #cybersecurity
Day 18 - Secure your website headers in time for Christmas with Chris Bradshaw

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My talk for #FestiveTechCalendar is now available!

Security Does Not Need To Be Fun: Ignoring OWASP To Have A Terrible Time

#TechCommunity

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtPeVBLYsYo

Day 14 - Security Does Not Need To Be Fun: Ignoring OWASP To Have A Terrible Time - Dwayne McDaniel

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It’s that time of year again! The time to be jolly and experience the Month of December by looking at the #FestiveTechCalendar2022! My article is on #MicrosoftDevBox #Azure #CloudFamily #FestiveTechCalendar #Microsoft #DevBox #AVD #Windows365
https://luke.geek.nz/azure/microsoft-devbox-wrapped-in-a-bow/
Microsoft Dev Box wrapped in a bow

luke.geek.nz
Azure Stack HCI: The best of the cloud and on-premises

Looking at what Azure Stack HCI is and how it can fit in within your environment.

Techielass - A blog by Sarah Lean