Matthew is a Microsoft and Xamarin MVP from Madison, WI. He founded his company, Code Mill Technologies, and the Madison Mobile .NET Developers Group. Matt loves mobile development. At Code Mill, he creates elegant cross-platform mobile apps. For fun, Matt shares his passion for mobile and cloud development by blogging, writing articles, and presenting at conferences such as Xamarin Evolve, CodeMash, and That Conference. When not behind a computer screen, Matt gardens hot peppers, rides bikes, a
... morend loves Wisconsin craft beers and cheese.
With over 15 years of experience in both frontend and backend software development, Jason Roberts is a freelance developer, trainer, and author. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in computing, is the author of several books, and writes at his blog DontCodeTired.com. Jason is an open source contributor and in addition to enterprise software development, he has designed and developed Windows Store and Windows Phone apps.
Paul has over thirty years of experience architecting information systems and his expertise is in much demand from Fortune 500 companies. Paul is a Pluralsight author, has published 400+ articles, and authored over 14 books on topics ranging from JavaScript, Angular, C#, SQL Server and many .NET technologies. Paul is a frequent speaker at conferences and user groups.
Kevin Dockx is a freelance solution architect, author & consultant, living in Antwerp (Belgium). He's mainly focused on solution/application architectures & security for web-based (API) applications built with .NET, but he also keeps an eye out for new developments concerning other products from the .NET stack. He's a Microsoft MVP and board member of the RD MS Community.
He's also a regular speaker at various (inter)national conferences & user group events, and works on various open source pro
... morejects, like Microsoft.AspNet.JsonPatch & Marvin.Cache.Headers.
Kevin likes to travel to places he hasn't seen before, and enjoys a good glass of wine in the company of a few good friends.
Xavier Morera is driven by one passion: taking on the challenge of understanding complex topics and sharing that knowledge with others. He’s currently focused on the transformative fields of AI, machine learning, generative AI, search, and big data.
As an entrepreneur, project manager, technical author, and trainer, Xavier brings a diverse set of skills and deep expertise to every project he takes on. He holds multiple certifications with Cloudera, Microsoft, and the Scrum Alliance and has been
... more recognized as a Microsoft MVP for his contributions to the tech community. With a career filled with cutting-edge projects, Xavier has developed a knack for managing complex enterprise software solutions, partnering with companies ranging from startups to tech giants like Microsoft.
Currently, Xavier is the co-founder of Lupo.ai, an AI-driven SaaS platform dedicated to video creation, which he considers his Ikigai – his purpose and passion.
If you want to connect or swap stories, reach out to Xavier on LinkedIn. He’s always up for a chat and has countless stories to share.
Stephen Haunts is an experienced Software Developer and Leader who has worked across multiple business domains including Computer Games, Finance, and Healthcare Retail and Distribution. Stephen has worked in languages ranging from Assembler, various forms of BASIC, to C and C++, and then finding his love of C# and .NET.
Stephen also runs a Software Development and Leadership blog called {Coding in the Trenches} which can be read at http://www.stephenhaunts.com . Stephen also runs a small music
... morelabel and sound design company where he also developed the site and content management system.
As well as blogging, and running software teams for large companies, Stephen also runs some open source projects on CodePlex including SafePad - an encrypted text editor, Text Shredder - an encrpyted messaging tool, and Smoke Tester - a post deployment verification testing framework.
Alexandru always enjoyed learning as well as mentoring others and often spends hours on Pluralsight. He has covered a lot of technical ground in his career, seeing projects from start to finish multiple times, either at work or at home as hobbies. He loves being able to share the things he knows and wants to continue helping people grow, and bring prosperity with his knowledge. Looking back at how many years have passed since Alexandru started software development, he realized that it's now beco
... moreme a good time for him to start giving back to the development community that made him who he is today.
Steve Gordon is a Pluralsight author, Microsoft MVP and senior engineer based in the UK. He works for Elastic maintaining their .NET client libraries. Steve is passionate about community and all things .NET related, having worked with ASP.NET for over 17 years. Steve enjoys sharing his knowledge through his blog, in videos and by presenting talks at user groups and conferences. Steve is excited to be a part of the .NET community and founded .NET South East, a .NET Meetup group based in Brighton.
... more He enjoys contributing to and maintaining OSS projects.
Matt is an experienced architect, developer, and mentor. Driven by making the complex simple, he takes pride in finding new and better ways to work with technology, sharing the lessons learned along the way. As principal consultant at Pure Blue, Matt develops and advises on applications for the cloud using Azure, .NET, and JavaScript. Matt lives in Christchurch, New Zealand where he enjoys mountain running and lifting heavy weights.
Steve Smith (@ardalis) is an entrepreneur and software developer with a passion for building quality software as effectively as possible. He provides mentoring and training workshops for teams with the desire to improve. Steve has been recognized as a Microsoft MVP for over 10 consecutive years, and is a frequent speaker at software developer conferences and events. He is the top contributor to the official documentation on ASP.NET Core and enjoys helpings others write maintainable, testable app
... morelications using Microsoft's developer tools. Connect with Steve at ardalis.com.
Neil has worked on everything from early mobile .NET compact framework apps to modern Azure based web apps during his years in IT. As a developer and architect, he has focused on .NET and JavaScript application development, security, and hosting across a variety of Microsoft platforms, including ASP.NET, SharePoint, and Dynamics CRM. Neil has several Microsoft Certifications, including MCPD, MCSA, and MCSD.
Filip is an enthusiastic developer that strives to learn something new every day. With almost two decades of experience in .NET, Filip actively spreads his knowledge and ideas around the globe, be it speaking at conferences or online. Filip has worked in a range of different technologies such as WPF, Win Forms, ASP.NET, ASP.NET Core, Xamarin and .NET MAUI. In 2012, Filip published the book C# Smorgasbord, covering a vast variety of different technologies and patterns using C#, and right after Fi
... morelip was introduced as an author at Pluralsight. After that, he was awarded the Microsoft MVP award for 10 years in a row.