TL;DR: The demo uses various Dapr workflows, written in C#, to play music with samples and synthesizers.

Building reliable distributed applications can feel like conducting a messy orchestra, where every musician plays a different tune and can't keep the tempo. When microservices need to coordinate multi-step processes, developers need to think about the order of execution, time-outs, cascading failures, inconsistent state, and they have very little control to manage the process once it's started.

Dapr Workflow provides a solution through durable execution, a programming model that treats distributed processes like a musical score. Just as a conductor coordinates multiple instruments to create a symphony, Dapr Workflow orchestrates microservices with built-in state persistence, workflow patterns to control the processes in great detail, and workflow management APIs to operate workflows reliably. Dapr is a graduated open source CNCF project trusted by enterprises like Microsoft, Zeiss, and NASA.

In this session, you'll experience microservice orchestration in a completely new way. I'll run several Dapr workflows, written in .NET, that conduct a musical performance, with each workflow step triggering instruments in real-time. Watch and hear as distributed services play together! I can't guarantee this will be the next Top 40 hit, but it will be an experience to remember.

Three reasons to attend:
1. Learn durable execution patterns to write fault-tolerant distributed applications.
2. Learn how to interpret and visualize the workflow history.
3. It will be chaos, and a lot of fun!

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