Speaker

Jamie Taylor

Jamie Taylor

Podcaster; .NET developer; Speaker; Dodecahedron in human form; Microsoft MVP; and biscuit eater

Leeds, United Kingdom

Jamie Taylor: A software developer with 14 years' experience, a Microsoft MVP, "Most Visionary Software Development & Consultancy Managing Director" awardee for 2023, and a skilled podcaster with 5 years in engaging content creation.

With a versatile tech toolkit, Jamie crafts tailored solutions, while his MVP status showcases his community commitment. His visionary leadership drives excellence, and his podcasting journey reflects his prowess in relatable communication. An inspiring multi-faceted professional, Jamie embodies dedication, innovation, and impactful change.

Awards

Area of Expertise

  • Information & Communications Technology

Topics

  • .net core
  • .NET
  • podcasting
  • Web Development
  • FullStack Development
  • Linux

Linux for .NET developers

.NET now runs everywhere, and a new requirement might be to become proficient with Linux. So what IS Linux, and why should .NET devs learn about it? Is Linux really free? Where do I download Linux? And why is there a penguin?
This talk will cut through the chaff and get to the core of what Linux is, so that you can grok what Linux based operating systems are about.

Empathy, Sympathy, and Compassion

We developers are fantastic at making the seemingly impossible possible, but there's a stereotype about us which has been hard to shake off: that we're curmudgeonly old so-and-so's.

It's actually something which goes way back to the start of the computer revolution in the '60s and '70s. At MIT, the system administrators used to call users "lusers" (i.e., "users with a silent L"). But it's time to break that cycle, we're not those people, and our users deserve better.

In this talk, I am to walk through some of the key skills that I think all developers and technologists should aim to build up, and none of them are technical in nature at all.

Remember: it's never the user's fault.

DDD North 2022 Sessionize Event

December 2022 Kingston upon Hull, United Kingdom

Jamie Taylor

Podcaster; .NET developer; Speaker; Dodecahedron in human form; Microsoft MVP; and biscuit eater

Leeds, United Kingdom