Legacy applications built with ASP.NET can take a long time to migrate. Doing this work all at once isn’t very agile, so in this session we’ll explore using YARP (Yet Another Reverse Proxy), .NET Upgrade Assistant, and the “Strangler Fig” pattern to incrementally migrate your legacy ASP.NET applications to modern technologies like ASP.NET Core. While it might have a funny name, YARP is a very serious tool when it comes to helping you upgrade your legacy ASP.NET projects to ASP.NET Core. The best part is, it helps you do the upgrade gradually and with minimal impact to your users. When done with the help of the .NET Upgrade Assistant, you can also kick off the process without breaking a sweat. You’ll walk away more knowledgeable about these tools that help you with your migrations, and learn some of the shims that are available the make certain cross-cutting concerns easier to integrate between your legacy and modern applications. If you might have a legacy migration in your future, you’re going to want to join us for this!

Engineers in other disciplines often rely on fundamental principles, such as simplifying and eliminating unnecessary parts, to ensure the success of their projects. These principles are equally vital in software engineering. In this session, you’ll learn how to apply these timeless principles to identify and avoid the most common pitfalls in software development, helping you maintain a balance between complexity and simplicity in your projects. Journey with us as we delve into the most common mistakes that pave the path to software over-engineering, such as gold plating, superfluous features, and premature optimization, among other popular complications. Your takeaways will be some practical strategies that will help you identify over-engineering when it happens, and hold the line against it. In short, you’ll gain the tools needed to navigate software architecture decisions with confidence and skill.

Legacy applications built with ASP.NET can take a long time to migrate. Doing this work all at once isn’t very agile, so in this session we’ll explore using YARP (Yet Another Reverse Proxy), .NET Upgrade Assistant, and the “Strangler Fig” pattern to incrementally migrate your legacy ASP.NET applications to modern technologies like ASP.NET Core. While it might have a funny name, YARP is a very serious tool when it comes to helping you upgrade your legacy ASP.NET projects to ASP.NET Core. The best part is, it helps you do the upgrade gradually and with minimal impact to your users. When done with the help of the .NET Upgrade Assistant, you can also kick off the process without breaking a sweat. You’ll walk away more knowledgeable about these tools that help you with your migrations, and learn some of the shims that are available the make certain cross-cutting concerns easier to integrate between your legacy and modern applications. If you might have a legacy migration in your future, you’re going to want to join us for this!

AI is causing the tech landscape to evolve faster than ever, so it’s important for developers to understand how to know when they should use traditional algorithms versus when they should use artificial intelligence (AI), and how to best use the two together. This talk takes you on a journey that demystifies the process of integrating AI concepts into your .NET projects. We’ll go through a list of many of the AI tools and services available to a .NET developer, when you would use them, and how they would integrate into your traditional algorithms. Participants will leave equipped with a newfound understanding of AI’s role in their .NET developer toolkit, poised to infuse innovation into their projects and embrace the exciting realm of AI-augmented software development.

Discover the art of unraveling complexity in your software projects and returning to the fundamental principle of KISS (“Keep It Simple, Software developer”). As complexity grows in any system, so do its potential points of failure, underscoring the importance of mastering the art of software architecture simplification. Journey with us as we delve into the most common mistakes that pave the path to software over-engineering. We’ll talk about the allure of gold plating, superfluous features, and premature optimization, among other popular complications. Your takeaway will be some practical strategies that will help you hold the line on over-engineering. In short, you will learn to strike the right balance between power and simplicity in your software projects.

To prepare students for careers in a rapidly changing industry, it is crucial for computer science instructors to stay updated on the latest trends and innovations in the field. Jonathan “J.” Tower, a sought-after industry expert, will provide insights into some of the most important trends happening in the software industry today, from AI-driven development and cloud-native architectures to the rise of low-code platforms. As a ten-time recipient of the Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) award and the founder of Trailhead Technology Partners, J. has deep industry experience and an understanding of the evolving landscape of software development in business, His thought leadership in the software world uniquely positions him to guide educators through the latest software trends the same way he regularly does for professionals. Be part of the conversation on the forefront of software development and equip yourself with the knowledge to stay ahead of the latest trends in our ever-changing field.