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I like big bots and I cannot lie, 5 ways bots
can change your life.
Bots used to be very expensive to build. Now
with Microsoft and Google offering nice bot
development platforms, businesses are building
bots in days.
At SSW we have built bots on both platforms and
discovered their differences, worked out the
pros and cons, and some best practices for
developing on these platforms.
Regardless of the differences, you can now build
a bot quickly and cheaply.
Keep reading to see my top 5 questions that
bots could be answering for your business.
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Featured video from SSW TV
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"Machine Learning simplified for
Developers with ML.NET | Jernej
"JK" Kavka
Do you want to try machine
learning, but don't want to
invest too much time learning a
new programming language or some
other complicated API?
Watch video
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1-Day Azure course
This one-day event
is designed to bring
developers
up-to-speed on the
new features and
benefits of using
Microsoft Azure to
build awesome
cloud-based
applications.
At SSW we have
already gone through
the hard work of
learning how to
implement apps on
Azure and we will be
showing you
everything you need
to know in a day to
get you started.
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OCT
22
TUE
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Brisbane,
Australia
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OCT
23
WED
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Melbourne,
Australia
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OCT
25
Fri
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Sydney,
Australia
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The Angular 2-Day
Workshop
In this workshop we
will build a CRM
application with
Angular using
components,
services, dependency
injection, forms,
Angular modules and
lazy loaded routes.
By the end of this
workshop you will
have built a working
Angular application
you can extend into
an enterprise
application. You
will also walk away
with the source code
and the course
material.
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Nov
6
Thu
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Brisbane,
Australia
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NoV
19
Thu
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Melbourne,
Australia
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Nov
27
Wed
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Sydney,
Australia
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With the latest release
of Angular, there's even
more to learn and love.
Angular Hack Days are
free events for
beginners and
pros alike
to come and
share the
thrill of
creating
something
beautiful
in a supportive
and friendly
environment.
Read
More
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MAR
7
Sat
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Sydney,
Australia
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JUN
6
Sat
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Brisbane,
Australia
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JUN
22
Sat
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Melbourne,
Australia
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Xamarin Hack Days are
free events that make it
easy for anyone to learn
cross-platform
development using
Xamarin, a product
that allows
you to use
.NET/C# to
create native
apps that
will run
across Android,
iOS, and
Windows.
Read
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AUG
3
Sat
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Brisbane,
Australia
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MAY
16
Sat
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Sydney,
Australia
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Jul
11
Sat
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Melbourne,
Australia
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Brisbane Full Stack User Group Double
Header:
Session #1: Azure Containers: From Zero
to Kubernetes with Anthony Ison
Have you heard about containers and
Kubernetes but just haven’t found any
time to learn about them?
Come along to this talk and discover
what containers are, how to make them
and how to deploy them into an Azure
Kubernetes cluster.
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About the presenter
Anthony is a Senior
Software Architect at
SSW's Brisbane office.
He brings 20 years of
development experience
across many industries
including stockbroking,
microfinance and point
of sale.
He has a keen interest
in software and database
performance, reducing
running costs and
reducing problems
through simple
solutions. His
experience in team lead
and agile coaching roles
contributes to his
ability to produce great
outcomes for clients.
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Session #2: Safer, Faster, Smarter -
Simple patterns for better cloud
native applications with Adam
Stephensen
Are you getting the most from the
cloud? Are you confident that your
app is secure, that it can scale,
that you have planned for things
going wrong, and when they do you
will find out quickly, and have what
you need to resolve it ?
In this demo-heavy session Adam will
demonstrate how extend your current
cloud applications with patterns and
architectures to add insights,
resiliency, performance and
security.
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About the presenter
Adam Stephensen is
an Azure Technical
Specialist for
Microsoft. If he
isn't coding his own
prototypes or
helping companies
deliver cloud
solutions, he is
probably presenting,
training or
mentoring on new
technologies.
Adam is passionate
about building
awesome teams,
growing technical
communities and
helping
organisations
understand where AI
& the cloud can help
them be successful.
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Oct
8
TUES
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SSW
Brisbane
Level 1,
471
Adelaide
St
Brisbane
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Melbourne .NET User Group: Double Header
Session #1: Azure Containers: From Zero
to Kubernetes with Anthony Ison
Have you heard about containers and
Kubernetes but just haven’t found any
time to learn about them?
Come along to this talk and discover
what containers are, how to make them
and how to deploy them into an Azure
Kubernetes cluster.
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About the presenter
Anthony is a Senior
Software Architect at
SSW's Brisbane office.
He brings 20 years of
development experience
across many industries
including stockbroking,
microfinance and point
of sale.
He has a keen interest
in software and database
performance, reducing
running costs and
reducing problems
through simple
solutions. His
experience in team lead
and agile coaching roles
contributes to his
ability to produce great
outcomes for clients.
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Session #2: I’m a .NET Developer in
a Pure Functional Programming
Universe' with Stephan Dekker
I believe the first step is to
acknowledge an addiction. So here we
go: I am Stephan Dekker and I am
TOTALLY addicted to pure functional
programming. There… I’ve said it!
After developing with .NET for 18
years and counting (Yep, that’s
right: .NET 1.1), I ended up working
with a functional programming
language called “Elixir”.
This is my story of what this
“functional programming” hype boils
down to and how it is different to
your everyday .NET development. Is
it better? I think so, but you
decide yourself!
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About the presenter
Stephan has been
working in the IT
industry for 20+
years, he started
developing embedded
software and
hardware before
moving on to
business
applications.
He has a passion for
process improvements
and has implemented
process improvement
frameworks several
times at enterprise
organisations
including a Top 20
bank in the world.
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Oct
9
WED
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SSW
Melbourne
Level 1
370
Little
Bourke
Street
Melbourne
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October Sydney .NET User Group: 7 Deadly Presentation Sins with Samantha
and Andrew Coates
What makes a great presentation? More importantly, what are the elements
that can destroy a great presentation, even if the content itself is
technically sound?
In this session Samantha and Andrew Coates demonstrate seven sins that
must not be committed in a presentation, why and how a presentation can
suffer from committing them, and how to avoid accidentally committing
them.
Ironically, when we practice we deliberately commit presentation sins.
We stop, we fix, we repeat and refine.
Like elite musicians, dedicated technical presenters typically spend
many solitary hours doing this, which of course is necessary to master
any content.
Covering everything from wrong notes to blue screens of death, this
dynamic and multi-talented pair not only break down the elements of
successful and unsuccessful presentations, but also outline how one can
give a truly engaging presentation every time, no matter how basic or
complex the content.
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About the presenter
Samantha Coates is an internationally regarded pianist
and presenter. She is the author, creator and publisher
of BlitzBooks, the music education series that has
brought laughter and creativity to music theory, sight
reading and piano repertoire.
You may be thinking, ‘What’s all that got to do with a
.NET user group?’ Samantha’s passion is helping others
to perform well and minimise anxiety. She will show how
the performance skills and practice habits of musicians
can be harnessed by developers to maximise their success
in any stressful situation.
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About the presenter
Andrew Coates is a Senior Software Engineer for Microsoft
in Australia where he’s worked for over 15 years. His
passions include teaching kids to code, learning & using
new technology and cricket (don’t ask him about it
unless you want to talk about cricket for a LONG time).
Andrew often presents at international conferences on
topics as varied as Geographical Information Systems,
health statistics and Microsoft development
technologies. He is also a regular at Microsoft
conferences and events both locally and internationally.
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Oct
23
WED
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SSW Sydney
Gateway Court, Level 1
81-91 Military Road,
Neutral Bay
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