Real World Scalability

As developers and architects, we talk about “scalable solutions”, but often fail to prove how well our solutions scale. Here, we will build a Web API on Microsoft Azure, and demonstrate how to implement more scalable applications, using async/await, distributed caching, and Azure auto-scaling.

Getting Started with ASP.NET Core

.NET Core 1.0 and ASP.NET Core 1.0 were just released a few weeks ago! Pretty exciting times. In this meeting, we will discuss creating and running ASP.NET Core apps on both Mac and Windows, the basics of .NET Core, the .NET Core CLI, some basics of ASP.NET Core (controllers, views, etc.), and deploying ASP.NET Core apps to Azure and IIS.

Microsoft + Xamarin = C# on 2.5 Billion Devices

Miss the Xamarin //build/ announcements? How about Xamarin Evolve 2016? Join Sean Sparkman as he takes you through what’s new with Xamarin. We’ll dive deep into each announcement with a demo for release items.

Trust me. Azure event hubs are really cool!

With all the talk about big data, Internet of things, and the value that can be derived from the analysis of all of that information, no one seems to talk about how we collect it. There are a number of traditional ways.

Automating Deployments with Octopus Deploy

Is it a chore to get your code deployed? Are you manually deploying updates to production? Find out how automated deployment tools like Octopus Deploy can make your deployments repeatable, reliable, and less prone to human error.

Building Micro Services with Service Fabric

You have been hearing all the buzz around micro services come and find out what all the hype is about. This session will provide an introduction to micro services with a focus on the Service Fabric platform from Microsoft.

Why you should care about IoT and how to get started

According to some estimates, there will be 50 Billion connected devices by 2020. The release of Windows 10 core IoT has enabled the creation of the next generation of intelligent devices.

What's New in ASP.NET 5

Web development was a different game back in the early 2000s. Early versions of ASP.NET were aimed at Microsoft's existing customer base, and even tried to hide the nature of the web from developers who weren't ready for it. The platform has evolved steadily since the .

Texas BBQ, Raspberry Pi 2, and Windows 10

Windows 10 Core supports development of apps, using XAML and C#, on the Raspberry Pi 2. In this session we will walk through everything necessary to build a BBQ temperature monitor using Windows 10 and a Raspberry Pi 2.

The Fundamentals of Functional Programming

The world operates in functions. Everyday we perform numerous small tasks that lead to some kind of output. That output is then used as an input to another task to produce a different output.

Taking advantage of the new wave of .NET build tools

For the decade since it was released, MSBuild has been the standard way to build .NET applications, due in large part to its use in Visual Studio. But while it is a reliable and even extensible tool, configuring anything more than trivial tasks in XML is often a challenging experience.

Enterprise Architecture and the Business of Software

“IT by itself provides no value”. That’s a pretty bold statement and yet that’s where the winds of business are blowing. As a developer or IT professional you spend time understanding new languages and frameworks, but to deepen and broaden your impact, I recommend taking strides in understanding the business.

Missing Model Mysteries

Just as most of the universe is thought to be made up of "dark matter" which we can not directly observe, most software is made of of missing models and lurking business requirements.

NDDNUG Lightning Talks

We are opening up this meeting for lightning talks. Instead of one interesting person talking, we are going to have a number of interesting people talking. Each talk will be 5-15 minutes long and can theoretically be on anything that might interest the group.

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