I'm LuckyNoS7evin, a.k.a. Andy Morrell in real life. I'm an engineering leader and principal software engineer with 20+ years in the industry, mostly in the .NET world, but also deep in JavaScript/TypeScript (Node.js, React, Vue, Next.js) and cloud architecture on Azure and AWS. I was a Microsoft MVP in Developer Technologies from 2020 to 2023.
It all started when I was 8. My uncle, also a developer, turned up for Christmas in his TVR Griffith the same year I got a ZX Spectrum as a present, and I've been a tech head ever since.
- 🏢 Running my own company again, Slevinth Heaven Ltd, doing interim technical leadership, software engineering and AI workflow integration for engineering teams.
- 🖥️ Leading a rewrite of legacy Java desktop applications in cross-platform Avalonia UI (.NET) for Seamap.
- 🤖 Helping teams get real value out of AI tooling like Claude and GitHub Copilot. Before going independent again I was Principal Software Engineer at TelXL, where I ran a generative AI pilot that got board approval to roll out across Dev, QA, Product and TechOps, and designed the move of a legacy telecom platform onto AKS and K3s.
- elgato-camlink-pro-linux-driver: a clean-room Linux (V4L2) driver for the Elgato Cam Link Pro 4x HDMI capture card
- canon-eos-wifi-keepalive: keeps a Canon EOS camera awake over Wi-Fi on Linux
- jellyfin-missing-episode-plugin: lists missing episodes and specials in your Jellyfin library
- More Jellyfin plugins: sub-or-dub, specials filter, and Themerr-jellyfin contributions
- Ran Slevinth Heaven from 2020 to 2024 with a remote team across the UK, France and Germany, building for clients including Twitch, Paradox Interactive and GrabLabs
- Took featured.chat from a concept to a tool adopted by Twitch
- Lead producer of The Live Coders Conference (June 2020): a 17-hour live broadcast on Twitch with 15,000 peak concurrent viewers and 850,000 unique viewers
- Speaker and co-organiser at TwitchCon Developer Day (San Jose) and the TwitchCon Developer Meetup (San Diego)
- Writing: Remote working for the masses for the Microsoft Technet UK blog, What's new in Vue 3, and articles for ContentLab
- S7apboard, a split-flap board overlay for broadcasters, and a pile of Twitch extension boilerplates
I still live-code on Twitch, usually trying out new frameworks before I use them on client work. Away from the keyboard I'm a keen road cyclist and follow motorsport and American football.
- Oh my god, you're tall - @Instafluff, TwitchCon 2019
- Andy, have another drink - @csharpfritz, TwitchCon 2019