Mike Irving here, from Macclesfield, UK.
Cross-platform Mobile and Web Developer, regular speaker, Microsoft MVP.
I have worked in C# / .NET and Web Development for 20+ years, and Mobile Development for 10+ years.
Native Apps: Swift, Objective-C, Kotlin, Java, C#.
Cross Platform Apps: .NET MAUI, Xamarin, Uno Platform, Cordova.
Web Development: JavaScript, HTML, CSS, ASP.NET, SQL Server.
I enjoy contributing to Open Source Software, and sharing my own projects.
🧩 You can find my GitHub Repositories here.
Slides from Presentations and Talks:
💭 Intro to AI with .NET, OpenAI and Semantic Kernel
Older / One-Offs:
🧨 .NET Conf Local - .NET 10 Breaking Changes (January 2026)
💥 .NET Conf Local - .NET 9 Breaking Changes (January 2025)
📱 .NET Conf Local - Uno Platform 5.0 (January 2024)
🧩 Microsoft Build 2023 After Party - Windows (July 2023)
🚀 .NET Conf 2022 Recap - Windows (November 2022)
Recent Projects:
Forthcoming events I am speaking or appearing at:
⏰ To be announced
Past events I have personally presented talks and demos, or appeared at:
📅 Jan 13th 2026, Bonded Warehouse, Manchester
.NET Conf Local: .NET 10 Breaking Changes
📅 Nov 4th 2025, That Beer Place, Chester
Chester Devs: .NET, IoT and Hedgehogs!
📅 Sep 29th 2025, Online 📽️
Dot Net Notts: .NET, IoT and Hedgehogs!
📅 Jul 31st 2025, Codeweavers, Stafford
Staffs Web Meetup: .NET, IoT and Hedgehogs!
📅 Jun 24th 2025, BrightHR, Manchester
Dot Net North: Xamarin - Moving On
📅 Apr 10th 2025, Enablis, Leeds
Leeds Mobile: Xamarin - Moving On
📅 Mar 5th 2025, Nexperia, Manchester
NexInspire: Intro to AI with .NET, OpenAI and Semantic Kernel
📅 Feb 20th 2025, bet365 Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent
Stoke on Tech: Intro to AI with .NET, OpenAI and Semantic Kernel
📅 Jan 14th 2025, Manchester Technology Centre, Manchester
.NET Conf Local: .NET 9 Breaking Changes
📅 Nov 12th 2024, Barclays Eagle Labs, Liverpool
Dot NET Liverpool: Xamarin - Moving On
📅 Sep 11th 2024, BJSS, Birmingham
Birmingham .NET: Xamarin - Moving On
📅 Aug 29th 2024, Online 📽️
.NET South West: Xamarin - Moving On
📅 Aug 5th 2024, JLR, Manchester
NSManchester: Xamarin - Moving On
📅 Jul 16th 2024, BrightHR, Manchester
Season of AI: Intro to AI with .NET, OpenAI and Semantic Kernel
📅 Jul 3rd 2024, Nexer Digital, Macclesfield
Macc Tech: Talking Pride with AI
📅 Jan 23rd 2024, Auto Trader, Manchester
.NET Conf Local: Uno Platform 5.0
📅 Oct 31st 2023, The People's History Museum, Manchester
Manchester Tech Festival: .NET, IoT and Hedgehogs!
📅 Aug 15th 2023, St. Bartholomews House, Bristol
.NET South West: .NET, IoT and Hedgehogs!
📅 Aug 1st 2023, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield
dotnetsheff: .NET, IoT and Hedgehogs!
📅 Jul 11th 2023, Manchester Technology Centre, Manchester
Microsoft Build After Party: Dev Home + WSA
📅 Jun 29th 2023, Platform, Leeds
Leeds Sharp: .NET, IoT and Hedgehogs!
📅 28th February 2023, Barclays Eagle Labs, Liverpool
Dot NET Liverpool: .NET, IoT and Hedgehogs!
📅 2nd February 2023, Nexer Digital, Macclesfield
Macc Tech: .NET, IoT and Hedgehogs!
📅 31st January 2023, Auto Trader, Manchester
Dot Net North: .NET, IoT and Hedgehogs!
📅 22nd November 2022, On The Beach, Manchester
Dot Net Conf Recap: Windows + Cross Platform Apps
📅 8th November 2022, Online 📽️
MiniHack 23: Guest Judge
📅 1st December 2020, Online 📽️
.Net Conf local event: .Net 5 Open API + Swagger
📅 10th March 2020, Auto Trader, Manchester
Dot Net North: An Introduction to Uno Platform
📅 16th January 2020, ExCeL, London
Microsoft Ignite The Tour: .Net Community Park Bench Session
📅 22nd October 2019 - Auto Trader, Manchester
.Net Conf local event: C# 8: Nullable Reference Types
📅 3rd July 2018 - Auto Trader, Manchester
Dot Net North: Free SSL with Let's Encrypt
📅 20th October 2017 - UKFast Campus, Manchester
Xamarin Developer Day: Xamarin and Azure Mobile Apps
📅 22nd May 2017 - The Park Tavern, Macclesfield
Macc Tech: Free SSL with Let's Encrypt
📅 6th February 2017 - MadLab, Manchester
NSManchester: The Windows Bridge for iOS
📅 24th January 2017 - Rise, Manchester
Dot Net North: The Windows Bridge for iOS
📅 4th November 2016 - Rise, Manchester
Xamarin Developer Day: Xamarin and Azure Mobile Apps
📅 24th October 2016 - The Park Tavern, Macclesfield
Macc Tech: Mobile Apps - Strategy and Monetization
📅 25th November 2014 - Spaceport X, Manchester
WPUG NW: Future Decoded, VSConnect, Tech Rewards
🚀 .NET 10 support in Visual Studio 2022
🗣️ My Year in the Tech Community
🛣️ A quick look at Dev Tunnels
🧑💻 MS SQL with VS Code + GitHub Copilot
👯 I am Co-organiser of Dot Net North and Macc Tech.
🤔 For more information, please check out my website mike-irving.co.uk.
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