API Smarter not harder - Why OData is the best way to REST

It is good to REST, but not all APIs are equal. I'll show you how to use improved features in .Net 8 to get the API in your next project productive quickly implementing OData v4 so that you can unblock the user experience development.

If you or your team are coding API endpoints by hand, or if you are considering GraphQL in your next project and you haven't looked at OData yet, then let me show you a better way to write an API that is clean, productive and has great performance.

Scaling a Monolith - What to expect if your product idea actually takes off

There are many aspects of software development that we don't often talk about and instead must be experienced. Once the product is viable, the growth stage poses new architectural challenges that we thought we saw coming but are often not properly prepared for.

We will dissect 3 common but different monolithic product architectures and the decisions that were made to take them to market and the discuss the reality that got in the way.

There are good reasons to avoid micro-services in startups, for those applying the more traditional approach I hope you will leave this session knowing what to expect and how to avoid the mistakes I made as you scale your applications.

Extend yourself through Mentoring others

Part of what makes a good developer is being a good problem solver, but how do we find help to solve our problems or how can we be found by people who need help. Lets explore the mutual benefits to establishing Mentor/Mentee relationships with other developers and where to find them!

Heaps of questions and positive feedback after presenting this in the shorter 15min format at DDD by night. I have extended the original concept to cover common questions and scenarios that came up. Designed for 35 mins + 10 question time.