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We had a great turnout at last night's Kansas City .NET User Group meeting. Thanks to Patrick for presenting our keynote on using AI to enhance your SDLC and @brentstewart.net for giving a lighting talk on what's new in C# 14.

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#KCDNUG #KCTech #AI #dotNET #csharp #meetup #community
November 19, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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Hey @kcdc.bsky.social attendees stop by and learn about the KC .NET User Group! #kcdc2025
Duane sitting at the KCDNUG table at KCDC
August 14, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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I'm honored to receive the #MVPAward for my involvement in the developer community for the 8th time. I've met some amazing people helping run @kcdnug, speaking at conferences, and interacting with the product groups at MSFT. I'm looking forward to another year! #MVPBuzz
My MVP profile, showing 8 years of membership in the program
July 10, 2024 at 8:32 PM
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📢 Exciting news, KC devs! Join us for our next meeting featuring the brilliant Spencer. 🔥 Get ready to dive into the world of minimal APIs in ASP.NET Core. Save the date: 8/22 at 6PM. See you there! https://www.meetup.com/kc-net-user-group/events/295364251 #KCDNUG #ASPNETCore #MinimalAPIs #dotnet
I Don't Need No Stinking Controllers: Minimal APIs in ASP.NET Core - Spencer S., Tue, Aug 22, 2023, ...
**I Don't Need No Stinking Controllers - Composing Minimal APIs in ASP.NET Core** Minimal APIs are one of the most talked about features in ASP.NET Core - they make startin
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August 10, 2023 at 3:44 PM
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Join us next week. @brentstewart.net will be talking about Building Interactive Web Apps in #Blazor with C#

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#kctech #kcdnug #usergroup #dotNET #csharp #blazor #community
Blazor from the Ground Up: Building Interactive Web Apps with C# - Brent Stewart, Tue, Jul 22, 2025, 6:00 PM | Meetup
**Blazor from the Ground Up: Building Interactive Web Apps with C#** Ready to build rich, interactive web apps using just C#? This session introduces you to the fundamenta
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July 15, 2025 at 10:12 PM
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🚨 In 2 weeks!

Join us April 28 @ 6PM as @JohnBaluka (St. Louis) presents:
“GitHub Copilot – My OMG! moment”
From code-first → statement-first. Real-world workflow, real impact.

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#dotnet #githubcopilot #ai #kcdnug
GitHub Copilot - My OMG! moment - John Baluka, Tue, Apr 28, 2026, 6:00 PM | Meetup
**GitHub Copilot - My OMG! moment** As a long-time software developer, first it was "Holy Crap!", then "Oh My Gosh!" (OMG), then "Show me the way.", and finally, "Is this H
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April 14, 2026 at 2:09 PM
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Join the KC .NET User Group tomorrow night (9/23) as Kalvin Tuel takes us through common challenges migrating API to .NET 9 and how to get around them.

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#dotnet #kctech #kcdnug #web #backend
Migrating your API to .NET 9 - Common challenges and solutions - Kalvin Tuel, Tue, Sep 23, 2025, 6:00 PM | Meetup
**Migrating your API to .NET 9 - Common challenges and solutions** In this talk, Kalvin will walk through the complexities of upgrading to ASP.NET Core in .NET 9, from und
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September 22, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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📢 Exciting Announcement! Join us for "Building Accessible Components with Razor" by @saltnburnem.bsky.social on June 25th!

Don't miss this opportunity to learn from an expert in #Accessibility!

#WebDev #RazorSyntax #DotNet #csharp #KCDNUG

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Building Accessible Components with Razor - Chris DeMars, Tue, Jun 25, 2024, 6:00 PM | Meetup
**Building Accessible Components with Razor** Creating robust experiences using C# and .NET is pretty great if you are a back-end developer, but what if your power lies in
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May 31, 2024 at 7:19 PM
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Join us on Tuesday to learn from @saltnburnem.bsky.social (in town for @kcdc.bsky.social) about making accessible and beautiful user interfaces with C# and HTML in Razor. Don’t miss it!
#WebDev #RazorSyntax #DotNet #KCDNUG #a11y #kctech
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Building Accessible Components with Razor - Chris DeMars, Tue, Jun 25, 2024, 6:00 PM | Meetup
**Building Accessible Components with Razor** Creating robust experiences using C# and .NET is pretty great if you are a back-end developer, but what if your power lies in
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June 20, 2024 at 2:01 PM
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Join the KC .NET User Group next week for Event Sourcing: Rethinking How We Store Data with @brentstewart.net

"State tells you the result. Events tell you the story."

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#kctech #dotnet #community #usergroup #kcdnug
Event Sourcing: Rethinking How We Store Data - Brent Stewart, Tue, Feb 24, 2026, 6:00 PM | Meetup
**Event Sourcing: Rethinking How We Store Data** Most applications are built to store “what is.” Event Sourcing takes a different approach. Instead of persisting the curren
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February 18, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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Join the KC .NET User Group next week and do some #VibeCoding with @brentstewart.net.

📆 5/27
🕕 6 PM

Live and in-person, details: www.meetup.com/kc-net-user-...

#kcetch #dotnet #kcdnug
Who’s in the Mood for Some Vibe Coding? - Brent Stewart, Tue, May 27, 2025, 6:00 PM | Meetup
**Who’s in the Mood for Some Vibe Coding?** Everyone's talking about *vibe coding*—but what *is* it, exactly? A new development methodology? A meme? A mindset? A revolutio
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May 20, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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🚨 Join us 4/22 @ 6PM!

🤖 Pair Programming with #CursorAI, a fully integrated coding partner experience - Bruce Dunwiddie

⚡️Plus: Creating Your Own #NuGet Package - Steve Bosilovatz.

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#dotnet #ai #kcdnug #kctech
Pair Programming with Cursor AI - Bruce Dunwiddie, Tue, Apr 22, 2025, 6:00 PM | Meetup
**Pair Programming with Cursor AI** It’s time to upgrade your AI interactions and expectations, to a fully integrated coding partner experience, with automatic multiple fil
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April 9, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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Exciting news! David Ortinau, MS Product Manager for .NET MAUI, will join us on 7/23 and will illuminate the .NET roadmap for client app development. Don't miss this meetup if you're into building apps for mobile and other platforms! #DotNetMAUI #csharp #KCDNUG www.meetup.com/kc-net-user-...
App Building with .NET MAUI in .NET 9 - David Ortinau, Tue, Jul 23, 2024, 6:00 PM | Meetup
**App Building with .NET MAUI in .NET 9** As .NET 8 continues to bring stability to .NET MAUI, and we navigate the sunsetting of Visual Studio for Mac and App Center, what
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July 11, 2024 at 8:18 PM
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Join the #KCDNUG in one week for an exciting journey with @brentstewart.net into web development with Blazor! Learn how to get started, pick render modes, handle routing, and more. Don't miss this opportunity to elevate your skills! #Blazor #csharp #TechTalk #kctech
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April 16, 2024 at 8:40 PM
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Join the KC .NET User Group tonight as Cameron Young shares "Tao of Refactoring". Whether you're diving into a massive refactor or planning your next project structure, this discussion has something for everyone!
#KCDNUG #KCTech #dotnet #Refactoring
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Tao of Refactoring - Cameron Young, Tue, Mar 26, 2024, 6:00 PM | Meetup
**Tao of Refactoring** Some devs are just thrown onto a massive refactor others are more planned out. Find out the lessons from someone thrown into the fire many times. Wh
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March 26, 2024 at 1:25 PM