User Groups
If you think AI is cheating, you’re doing it wrong | Ulysses Maclaren | SSW Rules
AI is the tool of this generation, but are we using it responsibly? Ulysses Maclaren dives into the best practices for AI use—covering transparency, critical thinking, data privacy, and how to leverage AI to boost productivity. Learn why using AI intelligently is the key to staying ahead in your career.
Read MoreThe Year of the AI Agent: Automation to Intelligence | Ulysses Maclaren | SSW User Group
Discover how AI agents differ from traditional AI-enabled workflows, delving into their capacity to autonomously gather data, reason, and seamlessly integrate tools to achieve outcomes.
Read MoreCreating Multi-Language AI-Powered Apps w/ Rust, Python & Blazor | TJ Gokken | SSW User Groups
Let’s do some polyglot programming. We’ll create a modern system diagnostics tool called HAL (Hardware Assistant that Learns). We’ll combine Rust’s system-level performance, Python’s AI capabilities with AutoGen, a multi-agent framework, and Blazor’s modern web interface into a cohesive application.
Key Takeaways:
Inter-process communication between Rust, Python, and .NET
Understand when and why to use different languages in AI applications
Learn to implement Microsoft’s AutoGen for multi-agent AI systems
The 12 days of Generative AI | Seth Daily | SSW User Groups
This is Seth’s mental journey of a someone new to the tech industry, who has ridden the AI wave since ChatGPT first blew up.
Read MoreBuilding Cross-platform Blazor Desktop Apps with Photino | Matt Parker | SSW User Group
We’ll compare options like Electron, MAUI and Avalonia, then dive into a live example to show how quickly you can build a Blazor desktop app using Photino—no complex setups or new frameworks required!
Read MoreWhat every .NET developer should know about collections | Anton Polkanov | SSW User Groups
The world of .NET development offers powerful collections like List, Dictionary, HashSet, and many other, but knowing when to use each can make or break your app’s performance.
Read MoreMob Programming + AWS Project Development Kit | Klee Thomas & Mark Tranter | Newcastle Coders Group
Join us for an exciting event featuring two great presenters at the SSW Newcastle office!
Talk 1: Mob Programming with Klee Thomas
On the other end of the spectrum, Klee Thomas will share his experiences with Mob Programming. Discover the benefits and challenges of this collaborative approach.
Talk 2: AWS Project Development Kit with Mark Tranter
Mark Tranter will dive into the AWS Project Development Kit in a live-coding heavy session. Get ready to see AWS in action and learn from an expert.
Our host, Matt Wicks, will kick things off with a quick tech news segment, keeping you updated on the latest in the tech world.
Don’t miss this opportunity to learn from the best and stay ahead in the tech game!
Read MoreCloud Native Aspirations with .NET Aspire | Matt Wicks and Rob Pearson | SSW User Group
This session focuses on .NET Aspire’s capabilities and the multi-platform versatility of .NET 8.
Read MoreChatGPT and OpenAI API solutions: My Favourite Implementations | Adam Cogan | SSW User Groups
In the past year, ChatGPT and the OpenAI API have gone from 0 to 100 faster than a Tesla. No one wants to be left behind.
Read MoreLessons learned in 42 years of software development | Bryden Oliver | SSW User Groups
Some people know the Microsoft technology stack really deeply and are good sniffing what will work and what won’t work. Bryden Oliver has been around since the dinosaurs (in technology terms). Bryden has worked with punch cards all the way through to modern cloud computing.
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