I build the tools I wished existed.

Hi, I'm Emanuele Bartolesi — GitHub Technical Lead, technical writer & mentor. I build scalable apps, open-source projects, and help developers level up.

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GitHub Technical Lead Microsoft MVP ×12 GitHub Star ×4 20+ yrs shipping software

Products I'm building

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Four SaaS products, all built on .NET and Blazor, all solving a problem I had myself. Each one ships in the open — the source is on GitHub.

Brainy

Live

A second brain that pushes work forward instead of storing it.

Notes pile up in five different apps and none of them turn into finished work.

.NET 10
Blazor
MudBlazor
EF Core

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MoneyBrain

In development

Your personal finance system, under your control.

Every budgeting app wants your bank credentials and sells the data behind them.

.NET 10
Blazor Server
MudBlazor
EF Core

Source

LearnStack

Live

A learning queue that ends in published work.

The reading list grows forever and nothing you learn ever ships.

.NET 10
Blazor Server
MudBlazor
EF Core

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Needly

In development

The action inbox for GitHub.

GitHub produces events all day; your team needs a clear queue of what to actually do.

.NET 10
Blazor Web App
GitHub App
Webhooks

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Portfolio & Projects Applications, open-source projects, and tools I've built over the years. View projects Real-time Dashboard My real-time developer activity, GitHub stats, and RescueTime metrics. View stats Speaking & Events Catch me speaking at conferences, user groups, and events worldwide. See schedule 1:1 Mentorship Level up your career — book a mentoring session and let's achieve your goals. Book session

The Million Journey

Follow my public journey to reach one million in revenue. Each square represents $1,000 towards the goal through SaaS, consulting, and courses.

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Latest Dispatches

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Thoughts on web development, cloud computing, and technology.

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May 19, 2026

Fixing “Your organization has deleted this device” Without Reconnecting Everything

1 min 0

Apr 15, 2026

Stop Coding Through Remote Desktop. Use VS Code Remote Tunnels Instead

6 min 3

Apr 10, 2026

Using GitHub Copilot CLI with Azure AI Foundry (BYOK Models) – Part 2

3 min 6

Apr 9, 2026

Using GitHub Copilot CLI with Local Models (LM Studio)

4 min 13

Apr 1, 2026

GitHub Copilot Is Too Nice. Fix It With a Tone of Voice File.

2 min 1

Mar 16, 2026

Git Mirroring During Migrations: `--all` vs `--mirror`

3 min 4

Beyond the code

I'm a passionate full-stack developer with over 20 years of experience building robust web applications and cloud solutions. As a Microsoft MVP and technical writer, I love sharing knowledge and mentoring developers worldwide.

When I'm off the keyboard, you'll find me training for Ironman competitions, exploring new technologies, or spending quality time with my beloved Basset Hounds.

Microsoft MVP ×12 GitHub Star ×4

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