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Connect, Learn, Collaborate - We are a community of people who share an interest in software development in the Microsoft space.
This includes (but is not limited to) the .NET platform, and encompasses not only Microsoft products and techniques, but also open source and other alternatives.
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See all- Making AI Systems You Can Trust in Production (Jack Watts) [~1h]275 George Street, Brisbane City
Meetup kindly sponsored this month by our friends at MakerX. ๐
Live stream from 6pm AEST via our YouTube channel. ๐ฝ๏ธ
Recordings after the event on our YouTube channel. ๐บ
Venue kindly sponsored by Versent (formerly Telstra Purple). ๐ช
Lucky door prizes kindly sponsored by JetBrains. ๐
We are glad to recommend our sponsors products and services, and we appreciate their ongoing sponsorship of our user group! ๐
Making AI Systems You Can Trust in Production (by Jack Watts) [~1h]
Building impressive AI demos is easy. Building AI systems that work reliably in production is hard.
This talk dives into battle-tested patterns and techniques for creating robust RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) applications and agentic workflows that your users can depend on.
We'll cover everything from handling hallucinations and managing context windows, to implementing proper error handling, semantic routing, and monitoring for AI systems.
Through real-world examples and hard-learned lessons, you'll discover practical strategies for moving beyond proof-of-concept to production-ready AI applications.
Schedule (Brisbane/Australia):
5:00pm Attendees can arrive in-person.
5:30pm Refreshments.
6pm Housekeeping & Intro.
6:05pm AI talk by Jack Watts (~1 hour).
~7:15pm Close, and head to the Criterion. - Distributed Systems w/ .NET Aspire: From Code to Cloud (Jason Taylor) [~1h]275 George Street, Brisbane City
Meetup kindly sponsored this month by our friends at Particular Software. ๐
Live stream from 6pm AEST via our YouTube channel. ๐ฝ๏ธ
Recordings after the event on our YouTube channel. ๐บ
Venue kindly sponsored by Versent (formerly Telstra Purple). ๐ช
Lucky door prizes kindly sponsored by JetBrains. ๐
We are glad to recommend our sponsors products and services, and we appreciate their ongoing sponsorship of our user group! ๐
Distributed Systems with .NET Aspire: From Code to Cloud (by Jason Taylor) [~1h]
Distributed systems can be overwhelming - but with .NET Aspire, building them feels refreshingly simple. In this session, weโll explore a multi-service, message-driven application and see how Aspire streamlines orchestration, configuration, and diagnostics across your system.
Along the way, Iโll show how easily you can plug in messaging, persistence, and observability without the usual wiring and complexity. Once it's running locally, weโll set up CI/CD and deploy the whole thing to the cloud - with minimal effort.
Whether you're modernising an existing solution or starting from scratch, youโll walk away with practical ideas and a new appreciation for Aspireโs end-to-end developer experience.
Schedule (Brisbane/Australia):
5:00pm Attendees can arrive in-person.
5:30pm Refreshments.
6pm Turtle's bodacious welcome.
6:10pm .NET Aspire talk by Jason Taylor (~1 hour).
7:10pm Close, and head to the Criterion.