https://www.mike-irving.co.uk/ Mike Irving is a Macclesfield based Software Developer - Web and Mobile Apps. Copyright 2026 Mike Irving. All Rights Reserved. Thu, 30 Apr 2026 00:14:50 GMT https://www.mike-irving.co.uk/web-design-blog/?blogid=133 .NET 10 is here, and you'll likely want to use it. It is recommended that you upgrade to Visual Studio 2026, but how do you use it if you're sticking with VS2022? Sun, 18 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.mike-irving.co.uk/web-design-blog/?blogid=132 I've travelled far in 2025: presenting, event staffing, and even travelling to the USA for MVP Summit! Read my look back at a year in the tech community. Tue, 30 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://www.mike-irving.co.uk/web-design-blog/?blogid=131 Visual Studio Dev Tunnels can be a great way of sharing and debugging pre-published Web Applications and APIs. Sun, 19 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://www.mike-irving.co.uk/web-design-blog/?blogid=130 A look at using SQL Server from within Visual Studio Code. Covering how to get setup, to leveraging the power of GitHub Copilot in our workflow. Sun, 03 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://www.mike-irving.co.uk/web-design-blog/?blogid=129 Looking back fondly at my presentations and talks delivered throughout 2024, at Tech Community Meetups across the UK. Sun, 29 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://www.mike-irving.co.uk/web-design-blog/?blogid=128 A run-through of the Website Carbon Calculator, a tool for estimating web page CO₂ emissions, followed by some performance optimisations. Mon, 27 May 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://www.mike-irving.co.uk/web-design-blog/?blogid=127 A look at Windows 11 on Arm, including Visual Studio 2022. A fully-fledged production ready offering, which I am running via Parallels Desktop on macOS. Sun, 28 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://www.mike-irving.co.uk/web-design-blog/?blogid=126 A walkthrough of the Windows Subsystem for Android™️ - the opportunities for developers, the Amazon Appstore, and Debugging Android Apps. Tue, 26 Dec 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://www.mike-irving.co.uk/web-design-blog/?blogid=125 A look back at the past 12 months, where I've spoken on a variety of topics at Meetups, Tech Events and Conferences across the UK. Tue, 07 Nov 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://www.mike-irving.co.uk/web-design-blog/?blogid=124 Recent developments in hedgehog detection technology, including .NET Motion Detection, Image Recognition and use of Toshiba FlashAir cards. Thu, 23 Mar 2023 00:00:00 GMT