What we’re about
Metro Toronto Azure Community (formerly Metro Toronto .NET Users Group - MTDNUG ) was formed in April 2004 to bring developers of all skill levels to share and grow their knowledge on the Microsoft platform.
Metro Toronto Azure Community is dedicated to the advanced Microsoft Azure developers, administrators and architects. We endeavor to bring you well known “celebrities” from the Microsoft development community to come and talk about their areas of specialty.
This group was also started to increase networking amongst developers and to encourage support amongst its members.
Metro Toronto Azure Community provides a forum for IT professionals to discuss and share expertise in understanding the technologies available through the Microsoft Stack and Azure services.
As organizations look to add new emerging technologies e.g. .NET 6+, Azure and Cloud, Machine Learning, AI to their suite of IT solutions, new technologies opportunities, new development methodologies, and challenges arise.
Started in Toronto, goal of the Metro Toronto Azure Community is to share real world experiences and provide educational opportunities as they relate to the Microsoft Stack and Azure cloud offerings.
Our membership includes IT developers, practitioners, managers, students, and anyone who is interesting in learning more about implementing or leveraging new Microsoft technologies and e services.
We are about following technologies:
.NET Framework, .NET CORE, ASP .NET, Entity Framework, DOTNET, CLOUD, AZURE, WEB,Artificial Intelligence, WPF, WCF, MOBILE DEVELOPMENT, XAMARIN, AZURE DEVOPS, VSTS, TFS, Software Development, Computer Programming, Microsoft Technology, Microsoft Azure, Software Architecture, Clean Code, Secure Code, SQL Server, C#, Internet of Things, Machine Learning, Type Script, PowerShell
Code of Conduct:
At Metro Toronto Azure Community, we aim to provide an open, judgement, discrimination and harassment free community for everyone. Harassment, bullying, calling out any member in any form is not tolerated.
As we are a tech meetup, there would be opinionated views of technology, we encourage healthy arguments/ discussion but any personal comments / derogatory / offensive comments would be dealt with sternly.
Harassment and bullying includes but not limited to verbal or online comments / messages / posts / inappropriate physical contact / unwelcome sexual attention / asking for dates. Also not tolerated are any form of RACIST / RELIGIOUS / COUNTRY / CREED discriminatory comments. If someone is uncomfortable with you or your comments we suggest to step away from the situation and immediately cease harassing or bullying and comply with organizers / sponsors.
If you are being disturbed / troubled / harassed / see someone being harassed / bullied please bring to the notice of any organizers immediately.
Depending on the offending behavior / offender the organizers would take action as appropriate including warning, being banned from the group,
Promoting / advertising / marketing of any form without prior consent of organizers / sponsors / venue stakeholders is not permitted. Kindly comply with the venue / hosting company's policies. We do not have any control over their policies or how they implement it.
Please bear in mind this is run by volunteers who take time off their schedule so as to share and learn technical knowledge and have a healthy technical conversation.
While we aim to do our best please do let us know any feedback and we would make amends within reasonable limits and within our reach.
For any clarification or complaints please reach out to organizers.
Treat people how you like to be treated!
These are the values to which every member should aspire.
· Be friendly and welcoming
· Listen with purpose, create space for others’ communication preferences; honor them by flexing yours
· Be patient
· Remember that people have varying communication styles and that not everyone is using their native language (meaning and tone can be lost in translation)
· Be thoughtful
· Productive communication requires effort; think about how your words will be interpreted
· Remember that sometimes it is best to refrain entirely from commenting
· Be respectful
· In particular, respect differences of opinion
· Be charitable
· Interpret the arguments of others in good faith, do not seek to disagree
· Avoid destructive behavior, including:
§ Derailing: stay on topic; if you want to talk about something else, start a new conversation
§ Unconstructive criticism: don't merely decry the current state of affairs; offer - or at least solicit - suggestions as to how things may be improved
§ Snarking (pithy, unproductive, sniping comments)
§ Discussing potentially offensive or sensitive issues; this all too often leads to unnecessary conflict
Upcoming events (4)
See all- Transforming Code Generation using AI |C# Azure Functions| Azure Virtual DesktopMicrosoft Canadian Headquarters (Suite 4400), Toronto, ON
**Please note that this event has a two-step registration and in order to confirm your registration and get access to the building on the event day, you must register on the Reactor Website or else you will not receive a QR code for access**
Link to registration: https://aka.ms/Oct24TorontoAzureCommunity
Talk 1: Accelerate Cloud Native Development: How AI is Transforming Code Generation
In this presentation, we will demonstrate the development and use of an AI-powered code generation tool that employs a hybrid approach, combining probabilistic and deterministic methods. Our tool generates code tailored to our custom-built, AI-friendly framework, which integrates leading architectural patterns: Microservices, CQRS, DDD, Vertical Slice and Event Sourcing. The code generator creates complete solution structures aligned with these patterns, enabling efficient development of enterprise applications.The tool leverages AI to automatically generate domain use cases, events, and state views, and it offers flexibility to use AI or templates for crafting application-specific client code. This approach ensures minimal, scalable, performant, and decoupled solutions. All the heavy lifting is handled by a powerful component library, invoked by the application client code, which abstracts the complexity of implementing these architectural patterns. What sets our approach apart is the unique integration of all five architectural patterns, providing a comprehensive and cohesive strategy for enterprise development.
Speakers:
Timur Sharaftinov
Lead Developer at CIBC with over 15 years of software development experience. Specializes in microservice development and advanced architectural patterns, bringing a wealth of expertise in designing and implementing scalable solutions.Spider Campos
Development and Application Architect at BMO with over 30 years of industry experience. Specializes in industry best practices and has a proven track record of successfully migrating companies to scalable, resilient, and self-developed frameworks, significantly reducing development time and enhancing operational efficiency.Talk 2: C# Azure Functions - Migrating to Isolated Process
Learn about the latest developments in the world of Azure Functions for .NET With the Isolated model being the only supported mode for .NET in the future, it is now time to start looking at what are the differences compared to the traditional in-process model and how to work around some of the migration challenges that will inevitably arise.Join this talk to learn how you can upgrade your functions to the Isolated model, what are the main differences and how you can future-proof your Functions beyond .NET 8
Speaker: Alex Drenea Cloud Solution Architect at MicrosoftTalk3: Azure Virtual Desktop
Speaker: Shahrad Alerasoul
