November Double Header — Luke Parker & Bryden Oliver (SSW)

Refreshments kindly sponsored this month by SSW. 🍜

Live stream from 6pm AEST via our Twitch channel. 📽️

Recordings after the event on our YouTube channel. 📺

Venue kindly sponsored by Telstra Purple. 🪑

Lucky door prizes kindly sponsored by JetBrains. 📜

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Vertical Slice Architecture: How Does it Compare to Clean Architecture — Luke Parker (~45m)

Is Vertical Slice Architecture the next big thing or just as cool new kid? Enterprise software development requires you to choose the right architecture. This session with Luke Parker will provide a realistic dive into Vertical Slice Architecture (VSA) with .NET, showcasing the potential shift from Clean Architecture (CA) to VSA. You will learn the benefits and drawbacks of both Clean Architecture & VSA. We'll reflect on some changes to increase development speed, focusing on a modern Web API, utilising the latest C# features. See Luke demonstrate how to architect an application that is maintainable and scalable. Utilising a template for faster development, you can get up and running very quickly if you know how! Join us and get ahead of the curve and be the one driving innovation in your .NET application.

About Luke:
Luke is Software Engineer, Presenter, Mentor, and Scrum Master at SSW.
Luke on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lukeparkerdev/
Luke's website and blog: https://lukeparker.dev/

Life the Universe and Everything: Lessons Learned from 42 Years in Software — Bryden Oliver (~45m)

In technology terms, I have been around since dinosaurs roamed the Earth. I have worked with punch cards all the way through to modern cloud computing. Join me as I take us on a lighthearted romp through all the technology trends, fashion disasters and management techniques that have come and gone over his career. Gasp, as I remind you that you can write code in 1 kilobyte. You'll learn why some things work the way they do. And most importantly I'll try and show how what's new and amazing now builds entirely on what has come before. I will also convince you that the key traits required to succeed in the technology field haven't changed either. You'll leave amused and energised for whatever the next decade throws at us.

About Bryden:
Bryden is a Solution Architect with over 25 years professional experience. He has a wealth of knowledge from a diverse range of areas but with particular focus on database, web services, Microsoft Azure and SaaS based solutions. He has an enormous amount of experience working with developers on database performance. He's had dealings with customers ranging from the world's largest companies right through to small business. He has a strong understanding of how software will deliver business value to his customers.
Bryden on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brydenoliver/

Schedule (in AEST):
5:00pm Attendees can arrive in-person
5:30pm Refreshments
6pm Welcome (5m)
6:05pm Luke Parker (~45m)
6:50pm Break (5m)
6:55pm Bryden Oliver (~45m)
7:40pm Close and head to the Criterion