Using Postgres SQL with .NET + Business As First Class

We’re back at Haylofts in Newcastle for another .NET Meetup

We have a fairly relaxed agenda, but will follow:
5:30 - Doors Open
5:45 - Pizza arrival
6:00 - Introduction / Housekeeping
6:10 - Talks begin
8:00 - Closing

Speaker 1: Peter Shaw

Title: Using Postgres SQL With .NET

Description:
You can use Entity Framework, and get access to Postgres just like you can with every other database system on the planet, but what if I told you that Postgres goes way, way beyond anything you can do with entity framework. What most folks DON'T know is that Postgres touts itself as a "Data Application Framework" and with the latest version of NPG-SQL (The official Postgres driver for dotnet) you can now get access to much of this extra goodness, stick with me while I try to cram as much as I can show you in about an hour, that you probably never realised Postgres could do.

Speaker Bio:
Peter Shaw - I have been a dev for 30 or more years now.

I wrote my first bit of code in May 1979 at the age of 7, by the time I was 10 I was programming chip level in machine code on the Z80 & 6502 CPU's, moving into my teenage years I was programming Arm cpu's before anyone knew what they were.

I don't really sell myself, I'm a dev after all not a marketer, but there's not many areas of I.T. I've not worked in, from hardware to software, support to management.

These days I'm best known for my activities in the .NET & MS Dev scene here in the UK, My blog posts frequently appear on other outlets as well as my own blog, and if you've got the time to sit and listen to what I have to say, I've certainly got the time to tell you.

I'm a veteran of the "Developer Developer Developer" series of live developer events here in the UK, and one of the main figures behind "LiDNUG" (http://lidnug.org) on the linked in network.

Speaker 2: Samson Nwizugbe

Title: Business As First Class

Description:
Businesses adopt software to streamline operations, improve efficiency, and handle complex processes at a scale beyond human capability. However, for software to truly serve its purpose, it must align with the core functions of the business rather than becoming a bottleneck due to rigid design or poor adaptability.

This talk explores principles and patterns that place business concerns at the forefront of software design. By ensuring clarity in communication, structuring code to evolve alongside changing requirements, and embracing maintainability as a core feature.

Speaker Bio:
Samson Nwizugbe is a commercially aware software engineer with years of experience solving business challenges across various sectors using the .NET ecosystem. He is passionate about architectural patterns that promote longevity and adaptability in software, including Clean Architecture, Domain-Driven Design, event-driven systems, and decoupled messaging.

In his upcoming talk, Business as First Class, Samson will unpack how aligning software design with core business functions leads to clearer communication, more maintainable code, and systems that scale with evolving demands