.NET Notts

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Basic machine Learning Algorithms - Simon Painter:

AI and Machine Learning are all the rage these days, and rightly so. They are as close as it gets to actual Magic in the computing world. It seems like there's nothing you can't do with them.

In this talk, I'm going to try and de-mystify Markov Chains - one of the basic algorithms and show exactly how they're used. Among other things, I'll show you how you can use them to:

* Model and replicate systems with a continuous set of states
* Choose the best move in a popular family board game
* Write an entire new novel by Jane Austen

And much, much more. I'm a Microsoft developer, so all code samples will be in either C# or even Excel!

About Simon:

Simon has been working as a .NET developer for over 16 years now in a variety of industries including government, retail and manufacturing. But I've been hacking around with computer code since I was old enough to read my Dad's copy of the ZX Spectrum BASIC coders manual.

Simon speaks about Functional C# at various user groups and conferences around the UK, USA, Europe and Australia and am particularly interested in seeing just how far we can push C# without breaking it.

In 2023 he released my first technical book: "Functional Programming with C#", published by O'Reilly Media.

When he's not coding, or running after my two small children, I have been known to enjoy the classic series of Doctor Who, Fighting Fantasy Gamebooks, Cryptic Crosswords, and rather more coffee than is probably good for me.

You can find him at;

Twitter: https://twitter.com/madSimonJ
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/simon-painter-45a05217/
Website: https://www.thecodepainter.co.uk/
Sessionize: https://sessionize.com/simon-painter

Take a Note of XAML with .NET 8 - Peter Bull:

In this talk from Peter, you’ll learn about using XAML with .NET using Windows Presentation Foundation and Windows App SDK for Windows desktop applications along with .NET MAUI for cross-platform applications. You’ll find out about some the differences and similarities when using XAML when creating .NET applications for Windows desktop or cross-platform including a demo showing this along with some of the latest features of .NET 8.

About Peter:

Peter is an experienced software developer based in Gateshead in the North East of England.

Peter has over three decades of personal experience and over two decades of professional experience using Microsoft technologies for desktop, server, web, and mobile applications including using every version of .NET and Visual Studio from Microsoft.

He also has a keen interest in all things Microsoft including writing a digital coffee table book about Microsoft’s defunct Zune digital music players at http://zunepedia.com.

Peter has developed using HTML, ASP, ASP .NET Core / MVC / Razor Pages and Blazor plus .NET MAUI, Windows App SDK, Windows Presentation Foundation, Windows Forms, Silverlight, and Windows Phone – including publishing two of the first thousand apps for the platform of which one, ZuneCardr, gained over 330,000 downloads.

You can find him at;

Website: http://tutorialr.com
Blog: http://rogueplanetoid.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/RoguePlanetoid
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rogueplanetoid/

How to find us:

We'll be in-person at the BJSS offices on King Street in Nottingham as well as on Zoom.

BJSS Ltd, Fothergill House, 16 King St, Nottingham NG1 2AS
You'll find us next to DoughNotts!

If you could fill out the following form and let us know if you are coming in-person or online...

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(Feel free to also fill out the question at the bottom or the meetup too!)
Thanks!

Swag:

We'll be giving away a JetBrains license to one lucky attendee!