Kevin Griffin

👋 Hi, I'm Kevin. I love #dotnet and #azure. Microsoft MVP, working out of my #shedquarters in Chesapeake, VA. President of RevolutionVA. Random fact: I'm a roller coaster nut. Wanna nerd out about business systems or airtime hills? I'm your guy. consultwithgriff.com

OH: "Deepseek 4.1 grew a conscience..." Man, the things we try to use AI for.

Save the date: Stir Trek is back on April 30, 2027 in Columbus, OH, and this year's movie is The Legend of Zelda. 🗡️ stirtrek.com/ #stirtrek

Ideas I wish I'd had first: BSides Hampton Roads gave its speakers challenge coins. It's small, and it's the kind of thing you keep on your desk for years. Organizers, take note. #757tech

Building at Hacktoberfest today? Submissions close at 2:30 PM, followed by demos. Awards at 3 PM! 757 Makerspace Hampton, 16 Murray St. Get your project ready to share. Event details: www.mlh.com/events/hack...

Hacktoberfest workshops this afternoon at 757 Makerspace Hampton: 1 PM: Decision model workshop 1:30 PM: Hermes Agent workshop Bring your curiosity and learn something new. Details: www.mlh.com/events/hack...

So excited for our Hacktoberfest hack day in Hampton, VA this morning! Big thanks to RevolutionVA for hosting, The AI Collective Hampton Roads for sponsoring, 757 Makerspace for the space, and MLH, DEV and DigitalOcean for making Hacktoberfest happen. See you there with my co-host @tekgadgt.dev !

Heading home from #TechBash. Thanks to the organizers, volunteers, and everyone who came to my sessions. Great conversations all week. See you next year.

Eli has been coming to #TechBash with me since he was 8. He's 14 now. His rankings: 1. waterpark, 2. arcade, 3. dad 😂 Huge thanks to @techbash.bsky.social for making him feel welcome every single year. 💙

Final #TechBash reminder: Modern .NET Configuration is Oct 15 at 4 PM in Rosewood. We'll cover files, environment variables, cloud configuration, security, and scale. 12% off: techbash.zohobackstage.com/TechBash202...

One week until Building MCP Servers in .NET at #TechBash. Come watch me build one live, connect it to MCP clients, and take it all the way to Azure. Thursday, Oct 15 at 10:20 AM in Salons E/F. Abstracts: techbash.com/sessions

For the love of all that’s holy, why are visor lights plugged into the truck computer??

Headed to #TechBash? My Modern .NET Configuration session will help you choose the right source for each setting, avoid common traps, and keep configuration secure and maintainable. Oct 15 at 4 PM. Get 12% off: techbash.zohobackstage.com/TechBash202...

Someone at The Cloud and AI Summit made a point of coming up to me after my talk yesterday to say, "It was fantastically entertaining." Mr. Attendee, sir. I'd like you to know that I'll ride that high for at least the next week. Thank you.

Early flights home. Thanks to The Cloud and AI Summit for hosting me! I had a blast and I hope to return next year.

Two weeks until #TechBash! I'm building an MCP server live in C#: tools, resources, prompts, transport choices, model-friendly output, and Azure deployment. Oct 15 at 10:20 AM. 12% off: techbash.zohobackstage.com/TechBash202...

Good morning from The Cloud & AI Summit!

I think my retirement plan needs to be cutting snippet of Quantum Leap and posting them as YouTube shorts.

Final reminder: Modern .NET Configuration is Wednesday, Sept 30 at 10:15 AM CT at The Cloud & AI Summit. We'll cover files, environment variables, Azure App Configuration, security, real-world patterns, and common traps. Register: www.cloudandaisummit.com/attend/regi...

AI-assisted slide development... almost more cleanup than it's worth.

Final reminder for My $8,000 Serverless Mistake: serverless wins, architectural limits, and one painful Azure bill. I'll share what went wrong and how you can avoid it. Thursday, Oct 1 at 1:15 PM CT. Register: www.cloudandaisummit.com/attend/regi...

I’ve been working on a new slide deck assisted by Claude and Codex. It’s been fun to iterate and review. Agents are ensuring I’m sticking to abstract, and acting as audience members. Not necessarily speeding up the process, but enhancing the output.

Files, environment variables, Azure App Configuration—which belongs where? At The Cloud & AI Summit, I'll turn .NET configuration complexity into a clear strategy for cloud-native, desktop, and everything between. Sept 30 at 10:15 AM CT. www.cloudandaisummit.com/content/ses...

Modern .NET gives us a powerful configuration system, but power brings complexity. At #TechBash, I'll share practical patterns for clean, secure, scalable configuration across cloud-native and desktop apps. Oct 15 at 4 PM. Abstracts: techbash.com/sessions

Stay classy Scotland! Starting our trek back to the 🇺🇸

Serverless can be fantastic—but it isn't right for every workload. My $8,000 Serverless Mistake covers where Azure Functions worked, where they didn't, and the expensive lesson between. Oct 1 at 1:15 PM CT. www.cloudandaisummit.com/content/ses...

MCP in .NET is more approachable than you might think. At #TechBash, I'll show how tools, resources, prompts, ASP.NET Core patterns, and dependency injection fit together—then deploy it to Azure. Oct 15, 10:20 AM. Abstracts: techbash.com/sessions

Pro tip: LEARN HOW TO SPELL PEOPLE’S NAMES CORRECTLY in written communication. Spend five seconds to triple check this stuff. First and last names.

My guilty pleasure while in Europe has been watching The Chase. It’s literally always on.

$70 for half a tank of gas. Y’all I’m never complaining again.

Newwww Achievement! Drove on the wrong side of the road. Safely drove from Dublin to Cork.

Modern .NET is flexible enough to create a configuration mess. At The Cloud & AI Summit, I'll cover practical patterns, common pitfalls, security, and choosing the right source for each setting. Sept 30 at 10:15 AM CT. Register: www.cloudandaisummit.com/attend/regi...

JSON files, environment variables, user secrets, Azure App Configuration—what belongs where? Join me at #TechBash for Modern .NET Configuration and leave with a cleaner, safer strategy. Oct 15 at 4 PM. Get 12% off: techbash.zohobackstage.com/TechBash202...

I’ll be in Ireland for the first time next week, and I’ll have to drive a bit. Best advice for being on the wrong side of the road??

Azure Functions solved real problems for me—and helped create an accidental $8,000 bill. At The Cloud & AI Summit, I'll share the wins, limits, what I should have done differently, and how to protect your systems. Oct 1 at 1:15 PM CT. Register: www.cloudandaisummit.com/attend/regi...

What if every AI client could connect to your .NET tools and data through one standard? That's MCP. At #TechBash, I'll build a C# MCP server live and show the repeatable recipe. Oct 15 at 10:20 AM. Get 12% off: techbash.zohobackstage.com/TechBash202...

Building Azure Functions in .NET just got easier with Rider www.jetbrains.com/rider/whats... #Azure #AzureFunctions #DotNet #JetBrainsRider

.NET and .NET Framework August 2026 servicing releases updates devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/dotn... #dotnet #security

Where’s my Dungeon Crawler Carl peeps at? I just finished book 3.

claude: ALL DONE, LFG SHIP IT me: okay solo codex review please claude: wait wait wait.  lemme check three more things...

Modern .NET Configuration at The Cloud & AI Summit: when to use files, environment variables, and Azure App Configuration—and how to keep it clean, secure, and scalable. Wednesday, Sept 30 at 10:15 AM CT. www.cloudandaisummit.com/content/ses...

Load shedding helps ASP.NET Core services survive overload by dropping lower-priority traffic before the whole system falls over. A practical guide from @irina_scurtu: www.irina.codes/load-sheddi... #dotnet #aspnetcore

Configuration gets complicated fast. At #TechBash 2026, I'll break down the modern .NET configuration model: files, environment variables, Azure App Configuration, real-world patterns, and common pitfalls. Oct 15 at 4 PM. Abstracts: techbash.com/sessions