Vertical Slice Architecture: How Does it Compare to Clean Architecture

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.

Vertical Slice Architecture: How Does it Compare to Clean Architecture

Is Vertical Slice Architecture the next big thing or just a 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.

Spawn an Online Game with Blazor & .NET 9 in under 60 minutes

The video gaming industry is valued at ~$300 billion. While building a game may seem daunting, you can build the basics very quickly using transferrable skills from enterprise development experience. Should you build it in an hour? No! But can you? Yes!

In this fun talk, Luke Parker will show you step-by-step how to build a playable game in under 60 minutes. He will go over some basic game design, project planning, then build the game and finally… play live with the audience! Also, leveraging a component library lets you save time and to focus on what really matters.

This talk will equip you with all the essential tools to build your next hobby project, or possibly even help you bring in the big bucks! 💰🚀

Blazor on .NET 8: A Deep Dive

In this hands on workshop, you will learn the Blazor fundamentals with practical guidance & architectural tips for different types of applications.

By the end of the workshop you will be able to create Blazor applications that are maintainable, testable & reusable.

Topics include:

- Render modes & hosting models
- File structure & code organisation
- State Management
- Authentication + Authorization
- Performance
- Testing (unit + e2e)
- Fundamentals
- Routing
- Parameters, Data Binding, Events/Event Handling
- Lifecycle events
- Component Libraries
- Forms
- Interop with JavaScript
- Error handling
- Localization
- Interacting with a Web API
- Brief history of Blazor

You will walk away from this workshop, ready to implement a simple, pragmatic Blazor app for your hobby project, or a bulletproof enterprise application. Additionally, a strong understanding of the underlying platform, the decisions you'll need to make along the way & their potential impact on the business and importantly, the user!

This is a 2 day workshop with a mix of learning, live coding & audience hands on with code.

1 day workshop is possible but with the audience time for coding removed (not recommended!)

Vertical Slice Architecture in .NET 9: Zero to Hero

Having spent the last 12 months deep diving Vertical Slice Architecture (VSA): building a solution template, creating an exhaustive learning hub to articulate its rules & patterns, and creating reference applications - Luke Parker will give you the simmered down outcome of this deep dive.

By attending this talk, you will walk away equipped with everything needed to up-skill and build a production grade VSA application on the modern C#/ASP.NET Core stack.

The presentation topics include:
- brief history of VSA
- theory combined with practical code samples of the philosophy and rules of the architecture
- when to choose, or not to choose VSA

Join Luke for this epic talk to stay ahead of the curve as the community begins to adopt this simple but powerful architecture!

Practical Tips for Vibe Coding & Agent Workflows

Come steal my best lessons about vibe coding and agent workflows, distilled into simple, practical tips. They come from my daily work building OpenCode, constant experimentation within the team, and shared learnings across my wider AI and open-source network.

Everyone will leave with actionable ideas they can experiment with and adapt to their own work. We’ll explore what works, what doesn’t, and why through real-world examples, comparisons, visuals, and clear ways of thinking.

No technical background is required, though having experimented with vibe coding will help you get even more from the session.