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title: "I Have Been Awarded Microsoft .NET MVP"
description: "In January 2025 I was awarded Microsoft .NET MVP for my community work: blog posts, open-source tools, talks and the .NET Skåne user group."
url: https://tn-data.se/mvp-announcement/
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lang: en
date: 2025-01-12
author: "Tore Nestenius"
site: https://tn-data.se/
image: https://tn-data.se/_astro/mvp-award-2025.DhaODRjn_Z1KMCYV.webp
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# I Have Been Awarded Microsoft .NET MVP

![My Microsoft MVP award trophy](https://tn-data.se/_astro/mvp-award-2025.DhaODRjn_Z1KMCYV.webp)

I have just been awarded Microsoft .NET MVP (Most Valuable Professional). This is a big milestone for me, and it means a lot that Microsoft recognises the community work I have been doing for years:

- [blog posts](https://nestenius.se/) on authentication, identity and security in .NET
- running the [.NET Skåne meetup](https://www.meetup.com/net-skane/) in the south of Sweden, which I co-founded
- open-source tools, such as CloudDebugger, a tool for exploring Azure as a developer
- talks at conferences, meetups and user groups

Thank you to everyone who has read my posts, come to my talks or tried my tools.

### What is the MVP award?

The Microsoft MVP award is a program where Microsoft recognises technology experts who share their knowledge with the community. That can mean writing blog posts, speaking at conferences, mentoring, building open-source tools or running user groups. The award is given one year at a time.

Most of my community work started because I like explaining how things work. Writing a post or preparing a talk is also how I learn a topic properly.

The award also connects me with other MVPs around the world, and I look forward to learning from them.

You can see my [MVP profile](https://mvp.microsoft.com/en-US/mvp/profile/5150f7cb-54d8-48d8-a450-46b2b677d634) on Microsoft's site.

If you want a talk on .NET or authentication for your team or event, see my [talks](https://tn-data.se/talks/).

### Update, 2026

In 2026 I was renewed as a Microsoft .NET MVP. Since the first award, I have also released the [Coding Agent Explorer](https://nestenius.se/ai/introducing-the-coding-agent-explorer-net/), an open-source tool that shows what AI coding agents such as Claude Code actually do.

![My Microsoft MVP award with the 2025 and 2026–2027 year discs](https://tn-data.se/_astro/mvp-award-2026.BIfuRqUQ_Z1pcBYp.webp)