Name: [🏫 In-Person] Messaging with Ian Cooper
Start: 2025-07-01T18:30:00+01:00
End: 2025-07-01T20:30:00+01:00
Location: Goodlord

**This event will be a single talk on Messaging with Ian Cooper**

⚠️ This will be an **in-person** event, the venue is **Goodlords at Ratoon, 33-35 Fargate, Sheffield. (New Venue✨)**

* 📌 **Google Maps**: [https://maps.app.goo.gl/7BigFQzWAbBXbRUW6](https://maps.app.goo.gl/7BigFQzWAbBXbRUW6)
* **🚗 Parking**: The [APCOA car park on Eyre Street](https://www.apcoa.co.uk/locations/cities/parking-in/sheffield/the-moor-sheffield.html) is a five-minute walk.

Agenda:

* 🍕 Pizza/Drinks (18:00 - 18:30)
* 🗣 Introduction (18:30)
* 👉 Messaging with Ian Cooper (18:35ish)
* 🍻 Social @ Pub (after the talk)

**👉** **Messaging with Ian Cooper**
TBA

Kevin Smith

dotnetsheff

.NET Foundation

Technology

Microsoft Azure

Mobile Development

.NET

Software Development

Computer Programming

ASP.NET

Microsoft Windows

Web Technology

Web Development

Microsoft

A polyglot coding architect with over 20 years of experience, they have delivered solutions across government, healthcare, finance, and e-commerce sectors. Their career includes roles at organizations such as the DTI, Reuters, Sungard, Misys, Beazley, Huddle, and Just Eat Takeaway, where they contributed to the development of bespoke enterprise solutions, 'shrink-wrapped' products for thousands of customers, and SaaS applications serving hundreds of thousands.

As an experienced systems architect, they possess deep expertise in object-oriented programming (OO), test-driven and behavior-driven development (TDD/BDD), domain-driven design (DDD), event-driven architecture (EDA), CQRS/ES, REST, messaging, design patterns, architectural styles, ATAM, and Agile engineering practices.

A frequent contributor to open-source software, they maintain the project [BrighterCommand](https://github.com/BrighterCommand). They are an accomplished speaker, presenting at user groups and conferences worldwide on topics related to architecture and software craftsmanship. Additionally, they conduct public workshops focused on messaging, event-driven, and reactive architectures.

With a strong background in C#, extensive experience in C++, and familiarity with Go, Java, JavaScript, and Python, they bring a versatile skill set to their work.

[🏫 In-Person] Messaging with Ian Cooper

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