NDC Conferences Courses

Distributed Tracing - How the Pros Debug Concurrent and Distributed Systems

Explore OpenTracing and Zipkin for debugging distributed systems. Learn to instrument applications, visualize operations across services, and enhance performance analysis in microservice architectures.

• YouTube
• 57 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Ctrl-Alt-Del - Learning to Love Legacy Code

Discover techniques for effectively working with and improving legacy code systems, focusing on understanding, refactoring, and modernizing outdated applications to enhance their functionality and maintainability.

• YouTube
• 57 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Small Steps, Giant Leaps - Engineering Lessons from Apollo

Explore Apollo program's engineering innovations, project management techniques, and software development strategies that revolutionized space exploration and remain relevant in modern technology.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 8 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Structure and Interpretation of Test Cases

Explore effective unit testing strategies, from naming and nesting to data-driven and property-based approaches. Learn to structure tests for clarity, maintainability, and maximum benefit in software development.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 8 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

The Promise of an Async Future Awaits

Explore common async/await mistakes in C#, best practices, and a deep dive into C# 8's async streams for building efficient distributed systems and microservices.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 1 minute
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Agile Software Architecture

Explore agile software architecture principles, roles, and practices. Learn how to effectively implement architectural concepts in modern development environments.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 9 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Measure All The Things with App Metrics

Learn to implement App Metrics in ASP.NET Core applications, exploring metrics, time series databases, dashboards, and best practices for effective monitoring and observability in .NET environments.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 3 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Natural Language Processing with Deep Learning and TensorFlow

Explore deep learning for NLP using TensorFlow. Learn to create embeddings, build neural networks, and apply them to classification tasks with hands-on labs and interactive learning.

• YouTube
• 54 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Finding Your Service Boundaries - A Practical Guide

Practical guide to identifying service boundaries in complex systems, avoiding common pitfalls, and discovering natural separations of concerns to prevent future rewrites.

• YouTube
• 58 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Six Little Lines of Fail

Explore distributed systems challenges in e-commerce, examining failures, coupling, and refactoring towards resilient checkout processes that embrace distributed computing fallacies.

• YouTube
• 58 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Using C# Expression Trees in the Real World

Unravel expression trees in C#, exploring their power in Entity Framework and AutoMapper. Learn creation, usage, and real-world applications for efficient data access and mapping.

• YouTube
• 51 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Distributed Tracing and Monitoring with OpenCensus

Explore distributed tracing and monitoring using OpenCensus, covering core concepts, implementation, and integration with various systems for enhanced cloud service observability.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 2 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Reading Other Peoples Code

Explore techniques for efficiently reading and understanding large codebases, fostering curiosity and connection with fellow programmers through their work.

• YouTube
• 52 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Build vs Buy - Software Systems at Jurassic Park

Explore software development decisions at Jurassic Park, analyzing build vs. buy strategies, their consequences, and lessons learned to make better choices in system architecture and implementation.

• YouTube
• 49 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Build Nodejs APIs Using Serverless on Azure

Discover how to migrate an API to Azure Functions, using Visual Studio Code and Azure Functions extension to streamline development and join the ranks of serverless developers.

• YouTube
• 58 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk