Programmer, Speaker, Teacher & Podcaster
I have been passionate about computers and software development since I was 10 years old. I started creating applications on a Commodore 64 :-)
For more than 30 years, I have been sharing my passion for software development through conferences, training courses, and podcasts.
Career
After studying computer science at the Polytechnic Faculty of Mons, I worked as an IT manager at a multimedia software development company. In 1999, I founded my own company (BMind), specializing in CMS. Since 2008, my work as a Principal .NET Architect has involved designing applications for my clients and coordinating their projects. I provide developers with technical and methodological guidance, drawing on Agile Scrum practices.
Throughout my career, I have developed numerous applications and trained professional developers in Microsoft technologies. In 2018, I joined the Microsoft development department at Oniryx as a Principal .NET Architect. Since January 2022, I have been a Principal Software Engineer at Microsoft in Seattle, working remotely from Belgium.
Community and knowledge sharing
I am Microsoft certified in C# (70-483) and HTML5 (70-480), and a certified Scrum Master (scrum.org). In 2016, I received Microsoft’s MVP Award in recognition of my community contributions to Microsoft technologies. As a Microsoft employee since 2022, I am no longer eligible for this title, but I remain active in the MVP Reconnect community.
Since 2015, I have been the founder and co-host of the DevApps.ms podcast, covering news, development, and architecture in the .NET ecosystem.
I also speak at many French-speaking events (Journée Agile, ReBuild, MS Experience, DevDay, etc.) and have been a member of the .NET Foundation since 2019.
Open source
I am the main contributor to the Microsoft Fluent UI Blazor project, a library of user interface components for Blazor applications, based on Microsoft’s Fluent design. Explore the documentation and demo site and the source code on GitHub.
I created and maintain the Apps72 projects:
- Database Command: a set of components that help developers execute SQL queries and retrieve data.
- DBMocker: a .NET library that simplifies unit testing involving a relational database (via DbCmd, Dapper, Entity Framework, etc.).
Contact me
You can find more information about my career and activities on LinkedIn.
Short biography
Denis Voituron is a Principal Software Engineer at Microsoft and the main contributor to the Microsoft Fluent UI Blazor project. Passionate about software development for more than 30 years, he shares his experience in .NET technologies and software architecture as a speaker, trainer, and podcaster. Founder and co-host of the DevApps.ms podcast, he is also a member of the .NET Foundation and the Microsoft MVP Reconnect community.