DDD by Night April - Hybrid event

It's DDD but *lightning*.

The evening will be a hybrid event hosted by the DDD Melbourne crew and consist of short & sharp presentations of fifteen minutes in length on a dev related subject.

Venue space is limited, we cannot accommodate more than 90 people. First come first served!

ONLINE ATTENDANCE
You can join us online, we'll aim to get the call started somewhere around 6pm before we have our introductions and first speaker.

Remote Audience --> https://meet.google.com/bjb-fmks-ivt

You can ask questions of our speakers via Slido. We'll try to ask your questions as they come through on Slido, but we may not get to all of them.

MASTER OF CEREMONIES/HOST
Bron Thulke of YouLi, Microsoft MVP and President of DDD Melbourne!

TALKS
Melissa Houghton
Automate Azure AI Services with Bicep

Bicep offers a more user-friendly syntax and templated and reusable components and modules for deploying your Azure resources so that you can ditch your deployment doubts! Join Melissa as she shows you how to deploy AI services to Azure with Bicep, plus troubleshoot the challenges you might face with tips on overcoming them.

Amin Mousavi
Partial function application under microscope : How popular Github code bases applying this functional technique and lessons we can learn from it

The talk is a deep exploration into the land of repositories like Panda, Pip, Pytorch etc and uncovers the exciting and complex challenges these well known libraries are solving using partial function application.

Stuart Dobson
Using your developer superpowers to make a positive impact

"As software professionals, we are fortunate to work in any industry, with creative roles and control over our career paths. We also have the power to make a positive impact on society, changing things for the better in large or small ways. However, this requires deliberate choices to stay on the right path.

In this talk, you'll learn how to align your work with your values, and use your technical skills to make a meaningful difference."

Sathvik Kumar
Effective .NET performance testing

Have you ever wondered how fast your code runs in .NET or wanted to compare the performance of different approaches? This talk will dive into BenchmarkDotNet, a powerful library for writing reliable benchmarks and analyzing code performance. Whether you're looking to optimize your code or settle performance debates, BenchmarkDotNet has the tools you need.

Andrew Radburnd
Prompting Change: How to Get Your Team to Buy Into AI

A practical guide to rolling out AI while prioritising security and client privacy. With years of experience managing technical infrastructure and cloud deployments, Andrew will help you define an AI strategy, assess existing systems, and select the right tools that align with your organisation's technical and compliance needs. Learn how to implement AI-driven efficiencies without compromising data integrity, and ensure your team is equipped with the right training for seamless adoption.

SCHEDULE
5.45pm Open doors, food served

6.15pm Intro and three talks

7.30pm Break for networking and drinks

8.00pm Two more talks

8.45pm Close

CODE OF CONDUCT
All DDD events are subject to the DDD Code of Conduct available at https://www.dddmelbourne.com/code-of-conduct/

VENUE, DRINK AND FOOD SPONSOR
Luminary

FUTURE EVENTS
Are you interested in speaking at a future DDD by Night? That's awesome, we'd love to have you! We take speakers of all experience levels and offer training too. Fill out this form and we'll be in touch.

FEEDBACK
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