Shaun Walker

Canadian, 24X Microsoft MVP, Entrepreneur & Open Source Pioneer, Creator of Oqtane & DotNetNuke, .NET Foundation Project Committee

[Shaun Walker @sbwalker]

After an issue was logged in the Oqtane Framework related to replacing ImageSharp with an alternative library, I reached out to @James_M_South privately and we had a really productive discussion about support for open source projects. The Assembly-Scoped Community license is a great solution.

[Shaun Walker @sbwalker]

.NET Foundation most active Microsoft projects for October 2026... .NET Runtime led the way in PRs (1036) and Commits (675). EF Core led in New Contributors (28). Honorable mention to Azure SDK for .NET, Aspire and Roslyn. Full list: https://t.co/F69YMFfOJN @dotnetfdn

[Shaun Walker @sbwalker]

.NET Foundation most active Community projects for October 2026... Elsa Workflows led the way in PRs (308), Commits (1431), and New Contributors (12). Honorable mention to Stride, Orchard Core and MimeKit. Full list: https://t.co/68sJpCvSDT @dotnetfdn

[.NET Foundation @dotnetfdn]

Advanced Bot Detection For Everyone (Scott Galloway)
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https://t.co/0a8Y4m0r3y

[.NET Foundation @dotnetfdn]

Still think Blazor can't scale? Update your priors. Shaun Walker destroys the outdated myths, proving new render modes & optimizations make Blazor a beast for modern web apps.
Watch the breakdown: https://t.co/8zoanF3b5a

[.NET Foundation @dotnetfdn]

Agents aren't just LLMs with duct-taped tools. Rocky Lhotka cuts the BS: a harness, LLM, and directives power RockBot. Master memory, MCP, & A2A. Stop theorizing, start building. https://t.co/V7ojDme6nf

[Shaun Walker @sbwalker]

.NET Foundation most active Microsoft projects for September 2026... .NET Runtime led the way in PRs (1191), Xamarin MaciOS in Commits (887), and EF Core in New Contributors (18). Honorable mention to Azure SDK for .NET, Aspire and Roslyn. Full list: https://t.co/HniT91DqMh @dotnetfdn

[Shaun Walker @sbwalker]

.NET Foundation most active Community projects for September 2026... Elsa Workflows led the way in PRs (304), Commits (2693), and New Contributors (71). Honorable mention to Akka .NET, Orchard Core and DNN. Full list: https://t.co/lSWXDTowI2 @dotnetfdn

[.NET Foundation @dotnetfdn]

Oqtane 10.2.6 is out with productivity, security & performance updates! With 3,658+ PRs and 74 releases, it's a top project in the .NET Foundation. https://t.co/evv1JPkQ4x

[Shaun Walker @sbwalker]

@JamesNK I typically use it with external scripts - last week I created integrations with chart.js and gauge.js for a dashboard on a Blazor SSR page. It does work with inline scripts as well… although I have not tested it with a CSP.

[blazorkit @blazorkit]

Now you can build, extend, and deploy modern .NET web applications with a template designed for developers who want the power of Blazor without the complexity of assembling everything from scratch. https://t.co/c2dEaZTOHl

[Shaun Walker @sbwalker]

.NET Foundation most active Microsoft projects for August 2026... Azure SDK for .NET led the way in PRs (868), Roslyn in Commits (1670), and .NET Runtime in New Contributors (20). Honorable mention to .NET MAUI and ASP .NET Core. Full list: https://t.co/A9Z0IIolmY @dotnetfdn

[Shaun Walker @sbwalker]

.NET Foundation most active Community projects for August 2026... Orchard Core led the way in PRs (148), Elsa Workflows in Commits (171) and Roslynator in New Contributors (7). Honorable mention to DocFX, OmniSharp, Verify and xUnit .NET. Full list: https://t.co/kNL94vOnBR @dotnetfdn

[Shaun Walker @sbwalker]

.NET Foundation most active Microsoft projects for July 2026... .NET Runtime led the way in PRs (1406), and .NET for Android led in Commits (2052) and New Contributors (20). Honorable mention to .Azure SDK for .NET, Aspire, and ASP .NET Core. Full list: https://t.co/gPh3SWthuD @dotnetfdn

[Shaun Walker @sbwalker]

.NET Foundation most active Community projects for July 2026... ClangSharp led the way in PRs (122) and Commits (364), and Humanizer led in New Contributors (8). Honorable mention to Akka .NET, Stride. Full list: https://t.co/39lNfdtH6D @dotnetfdn

[Shaun Walker @sbwalker]

There were a lot of posts about Microsoft MVP Award renewals yesterday... and I want to congratulate everyone who received an award in this cycle. That being said, most MVP's are not in it for the award or the benefits... they are simply looking for a third party acknowledgement that they have "given more than they have received". The volunteer spirit is what drives the Microsoft MVP program and it is the selfless contributions which help others succeed and enriches the ecosystem. So in addition to patting folks on the back for receiving the MVP Award, please remember the significant time and effort they have invested in speaking engagements, podcasts, user groups and events, open source projects, community support, etc... For me personally, "giving is its own reward" and I am humbled by how much I have received since I was first recognized as an MVP back in 2004. I would also like to point out that the motivation to help others is uniquely a human trait and will never be replicated by AI.

#MVPBuzz @MVPAward

[Shaun Walker @sbwalker]

.NET Foundation most active Microsoft projects for June 2026... .NET Runtime led the way in PRs (775) and Commits (577), and ASP .NET Core led in New Contributors (15). Honorable mention to Azure SDK for .NET, Aspire, and Roslyn. Full list: https://t.co/oHJwYVCOnm @dotnetfdn