NDC Conferences Courses

User Experience Pitfalls

Discover essential UX design principles and avoid common pitfalls in interface design. Learn simple techniques to enhance user experience in your applications from the start.

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

Making Sense of Unstructured Data with AI

Explore AI-powered techniques to extract, analyze, and utilize information from unstructured data formats using Azure Cognitive Services and Search for intelligent application experiences.

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

Tailwind CSS - A Different Approach to Styling Websites

Discover a unique approach to website styling with Tailwind CSS, offering greater control and leveraging your CSS skills beyond traditional frameworks like Bootstrap.

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

Concurrent Affairs - Procedural Programming Unlocked

Explore the history and modern relevance of procedural programming in concurrent systems, from cobegin to coroutines, challenging assumptions and connecting past innovations to current trends.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 5 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Performance in the .NET Runtime

Explore the inner workings of the .NET Core CLR and discover low-level optimizations that enhance code performance, including Value Types, Tiered Compilation, and Stubs.

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

Dungeons, Dragons, and Graph Databases

Explore graph databases through a D&D-inspired example, comparing relational and graph approaches for modeling dungeons, and learn to optimize data queries for adventurers.

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

Awesome Azure Authentication Adventures

Comprehensive guide to Azure Active Directory authentication, covering user and service security, credential management, and database access for seamless and secure Azure deployments.

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

Software Developers Are Roller Coaster Addicts?

Lighthearted talk comparing roller coaster engineering evolution with software design patterns. Explores the history of roller coasters from a developer's perspective, drawing amusing parallels between the two fields.

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

Securing Your .NET Application Software Supply-Chain

Hands-on guide to securing .NET application supply chains, covering source code access, third-party libraries, build servers, and implementing SLSA guidance and SBOM concepts to mitigate security risks.

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

Design for Developers

Learn essential UI design principles and techniques to transform interfaces from ugly to beautiful, even without formal design training.

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

Domain-Driven Refactoring

Explore techniques to transform existing code into a more cohesive, domain-driven design. Learn to identify code smells, apply design patterns, and safely refactor towards an improved model.

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

Fractal Architecture

Explore fractal architecture to write more readable and maintainable code. Learn about encapsulation, aggressive thresholds, and referential transparency to improve software development productivity.

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

End the "Works on My Machine!" Nightmare With CS Code and Dev Containers

Discover how Dev Containers in Visual Studio Code can solve the 'works on my machine' problem, streamlining development environments and enhancing code sharing across different systems.

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

Failure is Always an Option

Explore strategies for building reliable systems, considering software, hardware, networks, and people. Learn from historical examples and design patterns to enhance system resilience.

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

Building a Microservice Architecture with ASP.NET Core

Explore a practical ASP.NET Core 6 microservice architecture, covering key building blocks and implementation strategies for transitioning from traditional MVC applications.

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