Erik Lenas, Lead Data Scientist at the Swedish National Archives, visits us to discuss the importance of Handwriting Recognition (HTR) techniques and their potential to transform humanities research. He will highlight recent advancements in HTR and AI, and the future role of Natural Language Processing (NLP) for historical texts. Erik believes that combining handwritten text recognition with language models adapted to historical texts will revolutionize research into our written history.

Andreas Wänqvist will present 10 lesser-known CSS features that can transform your frontend coding, including custom properties, grid layout, scroll snap, and color functions. This talk is ideal for full-stack developers who want to update their CSS skills and create impressive layouts. Andreas, a Tech Lead at Voyado, has extensive experience in mobile, web systems, and cloud solutions, and is also involved in open-source projects as an Aurelia Core Team member.

Jakob Ehn och Elin Fokine åker till Sundsvall för att gästa Good Tech Conf.

Johan Lindfors will discuss how to automate and secure your CI/CD pipeline without needing expensive subscriptions or enterprise-level features, focusing on threat modeling to identify threats, mitigations, and verifications. With extensive experience in the Microsoft ecosystem since 1998, Johan founded Coderox in 2011 and has worked at Microsoft and Infozone. Currently, he is the domain lead of the Secure Development domain at Truesec, helping customers with secure development technologies and methods.

Vi arrangerar meetup i Linköping. Anmäl dig via länken i inlägget.

Rik Hepworth will share insights from moving an enterprise application to the cloud, discussing the original cloud migration plan, the actual process, and lessons learned. The session will cover the transition from on-premises to cloud architecture, including mobile client apps, sensitive data, and integration with external systems, highlighting helpful services and unexpected challenges. Rik, Chief Consulting Officer at Black Marble, is a Microsoft MVP Award recipient, Microsoft Regional Director, and organizer of various community events like DDD and Global Azure.

Vi arrangerar ett lunchseminarium på vårt kontor i Stockholm. Seminariumet kommer ge en överblick över hur du kan arbeta med AI på ett sätt som är både innovativt och etiskt hållbart. Riktat till dig som arbetar strategiskt med IT, system- och verksamhetsutveckling med AI-fokus. Vill du vara med? Anmäl dig i formuläret.

Robert Folkesson talar på Cornerstones webinar om AI för beslutsfattare. Onlineventet är gratis och du anmäler dig på cornerstones hemsida.

Välkommen på meetup på vårt Stockholmskontor!

Chris Klug gästar Swenug Linköping.

Jakob Ehn talar på Västerås Azure User Group

Rik Hepworth will share insights from moving an enterprise application to the cloud, discussing the original cloud migration plan, the actual process, and lessons learned. The session will cover the transition from on-premises to cloud architecture, including mobile client apps, sensitive data, and integration with external systems, highlighting helpful services and unexpected challenges. Rik, Chief Consulting Officer at Black Marble, is a Microsoft MVP Award recipient, Microsoft Regional Director, and organizer of various community events like DDD and Global Azure.

Jon Galloway, a Program Manager on the .NET team, will be a special guest at the Active Solution Stockholm office to discuss GitHub Actions. He will demonstrate how to write a useful GitHub Action using .NET, Copilot, and the new Octokit SDK, sharing lessons learned and tips for automating pull request workflows with C# code. Jon has extensive experience in software development, having written books, tutorials, and worked on large Microsoft keynote demonstrations.

Chris Klug will present on ASP.NET Core integration testing, emphasizing its benefits and practical implementation. He will explain how integration testing can simplify verifying API endpoints, ensure backward compatibility, and serve as documentation, making it more effective than unit tests. Chris will also address challenges such as using databases during tests, handling security, and mocking third-party dependencies, demonstrating how to set up a robust integration testing environment for ASP.NET Core APIs.

Chris Klug will introduce .NET Aspire, a framework designed to simplify the development of distributed applications that depend on external services like Redis, SQL, Service Buses, and Kafka. He will explain how .NET Aspire helps orchestrate solutions using code, handling service discovery, telemetry, logging, and resiliency, thereby reducing complexity and headaches. The presentation will provide an overview of .NET Aspire's capabilities and a deeper understanding of its inner workings, moving beyond just showcasing its features.