Chris Vanderplank (Intrepid Developer)

Father of two amazing boys, boldly coding through the galaxy of .NET for over a decade. 🚀

[Chris Vanderplank (Intrepid Developer) @IntrepidDev1988]

@msdev Will the MAI coding models be open sourced or at least runnable locally?

[Chris Vanderplank (Intrepid Developer) @IntrepidDev1988]

@thsottiaux I was just about to run out for the week as well :) Thanks @thsottiaux. Would OpenAI consider having the $100/month plan always be 10x usage like it was during the initial promotional period?

[Chris Vanderplank (Intrepid Developer) @IntrepidDev1988]

CodePaw 1.5 is here.

This is a major learning upgrade with daily lesson plans, last-session recaps, certificates, and a private learning profile.

Kids can see what to learn next, review what they did last time, earn certificates, and track progress on device.

https://t.co/4U2yH7jQao

#CodePaw #EdTech #KidsLearning #HomeEducation #AppleIntelligence

[Chris Vanderplank (Intrepid Developer) @IntrepidDev1988]

CodePaw 1.4 is live.

This update adds flashcards, private iCloud sync, and expanded Geography and History lessons.

Kids can review lesson cards, practise full courses, make cards from notes, and keep learning data synced across iPhone, iPad, and Mac. #education #homeschool

[Chris Vanderplank (Intrepid Developer) @IntrepidDev1988]

@thsottiaux It would be good to have some more git options, fetch/pull etc. some sort of indication that you’re behind origin

[Chris Vanderplank (Intrepid Developer) @IntrepidDev1988]

@Principal_Jon It’s not just schools that need to adapt, it’s parents too. They need to be keeping apprised of changes and making sure they’re ready to help their children adapt, I’m building Code Paw (https://t.co/NENY10UZie) to help my kids learn to use AI safely and privately on device.

[Chris Vanderplank (Intrepid Developer) @IntrepidDev1988]

The new grok build cli is very cool. The speed is next level, been cooking all day with it and it's not slowed down once! Very impressive and such a nice experience, hats off the https://t.co/Wd4tziNVkQ team.

[Chris Vanderplank (Intrepid Developer) @IntrepidDev1988]

@MindForgeLearn I agree 🙂 It's always rewarding when you see your code coming to life!

[Chris Vanderplank (Intrepid Developer) @IntrepidDev1988]

CodePaw 1.3 is here.
This update introduces the new Coding Studio: a clearer place for kids to write, run, preview, and improve code during lessons.
Real coding. Guided learning. Private by design.
Available on iPhone, iPad, and Mac.
https://t.co/SNapSotMVb
#Coding #HomeSchool #Education

[Chris Vanderplank (Intrepid Developer) @IntrepidDev1988]

Aspire turns messy integration tests into reliable end-to-end checks by starting your full AppHost with real services and databases. No more heavy mocks. Practical guide with xUnit fixtures and API examples: https://t.co/9iMF7uMoph #Aspire #dotnet

[Chris Vanderplank (Intrepid Developer) @IntrepidDev1988]

I built an AI learning app for kids that needs no internet, has no accounts, collects no data, and runs entirely on-device.

CodePaw is now live on the App Store for iPhone, iPad, and Mac.

https://t.co/4U2yH7jQao

#CodePaw #SafeForKids #KidsLearning #LearningApp #EdTech #IndieApp

[Chris Vanderplank (Intrepid Developer) @IntrepidDev1988]

AI is not a future thing to think about later. 🤖
It is already changing how people code, learn, write, and research.
The best time to start was earlier.
The next best time is now. 🚀
Start small, stay practical, and build your own workflow as you go.
More on how I am approaching it:
https://t.co/v5nnFAMpoH
#AI #Coding #Developers #Productivity #OpenCode

[Chris Vanderplank (Intrepid Developer) @IntrepidDev1988]

2026 is the year of AI. But we use it differently at junior, mid, senior levels. Build foundations, collab with agents, orchestrate teams. Here's my 2026 thoughts on how to get started with AI: https://t.co/72M4QrDjfF #AIforDevelopers

[David Fowler @davidfowl]

#aspire

[Chris Vanderplank (Intrepid Developer) @IntrepidDev1988]

Just published my first guest post: How we tamed distributed system chaos by adopting Aspire on a big brownfield project! 🚀
Local dev is now painless, testing is consistent, and “it works on my machine” is history.
Big thanks to @vovapylypch for the edit! 🙌
Read it here: https://t.co/8FXXzLbcRx
#DotNet #Aspire #NETAspire #Azure #DevOps

[Chris Vanderplank (Intrepid Developer) @IntrepidDev1988]

🚀 Level up your dev skills by learning the SQL fundamentals behind every app you build. Queries, joins, SQL Projects, Dapper, it’s all here.
👉 https://t.co/Ctm7evkqKQ

[Chris Vanderplank (Intrepid Developer) @IntrepidDev1988]

@AzureSupport @AzureSupport please can you update your status page to clearly say AFD is down…When are we likely to see some mitigations?? All of our services are dead at the moment and I really don’t want to have to mess around with our DNS to bypass front door….

[Aspire 💫 @aspiredotdev]

.NET Aspire ❌
Aspire ✅🤌🏼
we're officially rebranding - starting with our shiny new website, https://t.co/y0pWH3gibp 💫
join us for a special edition #AspiriFriday to wrap up the week and celebrate with the team! see you there 🎃

[Aspire 💫 @aspiredotdev]

Aspire 9.5 has landed 🚀 and it's packed with updates across the dashboard, CLI, and more! Read the blog for some highlights or check out the What's New for the deep dive. Plus, join us at 4p PST for a live stream unboxing at https://t.co/EE4ZUbzYjo!
https://t.co/1rsparIzwB