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I speak at developer conferences, meetups, and livestreams around the world, and I run private sessions for engineering teams. Since 2018 that adds up to more than 100 conferences, meetups, and shows, and Sessionize named me a Most Active Speaker in 2023 and 2024.

Want one of these talks at your event, or a private session for your team? Email me.

For hands-on training, see the workshop.

Current talks

  • Correcting Common Async/Await Mistakes in .NET. The talk behind AsyncAwaitBestPractices: the mistakes that cause deadlocks and swallowed exceptions, and how to fix each one. Kept current through .NET 10. slides, code, and recording Given at 20 events since 2018.
  • The .NET MAUI Community Toolkits. What is in CommunityToolkit.Maui and CommunityToolkit.Maui.Markup, and how to use them in your app, from the maintainer. slides, code, and recording Given at 5 events since 2022.
  • Easily Add GenAI to .NET Apps using Microsoft.Extensions.AI. The abstractions that let one .NET codebase talk to OpenAI, OpenAI-compatible endpoints, and AWS Bedrock, with evaluation built in. slides, code, and recording
  • Introduction to Serverless with AWS Lambda in C#. Your first C# Lambda function, then cold starts, warm starts, and triggers. slides, code, and recording Given at 7 events since 2023.
  • Choosing the Best AWS Service for Your Website and API. A decision guide for hosting a .NET website and API on AWS. slides, code, and recording
  • Building GraphQL APIs in C#. Build a GraphQL API in ASP.NET Core with Hot Chocolate. slides, code, and recording Given at 9 events since 2020.
  • Consuming GraphQL APIs in C#. Query GraphQL from any .NET app with Strawberry Shake. slides, code, and recording Given at 6 events since 2019.
  • Maintaining Open Source Libraries without Losing Your Mind. Lessons from running CommunityToolkit.Maui and AsyncAwaitBestPractices. slides and code
  • Creating Apps with .NET MAUI. Build your first cross-platform app for iOS, Android, Windows, and Mac in C#. slides, code, and recording Given at 7 events since 2022.
  • Confusion is the Sweat of Learning. Why confusion helps people learn, from the research, and how to use it when you teach.

Comedy sets at PubConf: Drummer or Developer (2026), Humans Reach Peak Laziness (2024), Who's Killing Open Source? (2024), and Don't Read the Comments (2022).

Talks and events

2026

2025

2024

2023

2022

  • PubConf at NDC Minnesota (Nov): Don't Read the Comments
  • West Virginia University, guest lecture (Nov): Creating Apps with .NET MAUI
  • NDC Oslo (Sep): Creating Apps with .NET MAUI; Consuming GraphQL APIs in C# (slides and code)
  • Microsoft Reactor (Aug): Creating Apps with .NET MAUI
  • KCDC, Kansas City (Aug): Correcting Common Async/Await Mistakes in .NET (slides, code, recording)
  • THAT Conference (Jul): Building GraphQL APIs in C# (slides, code, recording)
  • On .NET Live (Microsoft show) (May): The .NET MAUI Community Toolkits (slides, code, recording)
  • On .NET (Microsoft show) (Apr): Building .NET MAUI UIs in C# (slides, code, recording)
  • Brussels .NET meetup (MADN) (Apr): Building GraphQL APIs in C# (slides, code, recording)

2021

2020

2019

2018

  • Dutch Mobile .NET Meetup (Dec): Text Message Sentiment (TextMood) (slides and code)
  • DevDay.be, Belgium (Nov): Correcting Common Async/Await Mistakes in .NET (slides, code, recording)
  • Update Conference, Prague (Nov): Correcting Common Async/Await Mistakes in .NET (slides, code, recording)
  • Visual Studio User Group Vienna (Nov): Xamarin + IoT (slides and code)
  • Samsung Developer Conference, San Francisco (Nov): What's New in Tizen .NET? (slides, code, recording)
  • West Virginia University, guest lecture (Oct): Creating iOS and Android Apps in C# Using Xamarin (slides and code)
  • DevFest Weekend (Oct): Correcting Common Async/Await Mistakes in .NET (slides, code, recording)
  • NDC Sydney (Sep): Easily Add AI to Your Apps (Cognitive Services) (slides, code, recording); Correcting Common Async/Await Mistakes in .NET (slides, code, recording)
  • THAT Conference (Aug): Easily Add AI to Your Apps (Cognitive Services); Correcting Common Async/Await Mistakes in .NET (slides, code, recording)
  • Xamarin + IoT workshop, San Francisco (Jul): Creating iOS and Android Apps in C# Using Xamarin (slides, code, recording)
  • mDevCamp, Prague (Jun): Easily Add AI to Your Apps (Cognitive Services) (slides and code)
  • Xamarin workshop, Prague (Jun): Creating iOS and Android Apps in C# Using Xamarin
  • Canada's Technology Triangle .NET User Group (May): Xamarin + IoT
  • Xamarin workshop, Montreal (May): Creating iOS and Android Apps in C# Using Xamarin
  • Microsoft Build 2018 (May): Building Smart Apps (Microsoft Build theater session)
  • DotNext, St. Petersburg (Apr): Easily Add AI to Your Apps (Cognitive Services)
  • Carnegie Mellon University, guest lecture (Apr): Xamarin + IoT; Easily Add AI to Your Apps (Cognitive Services)
  • North Florida Xamarin User Group (Mar): Easily Add AI to Your Apps (Cognitive Services)
  • Orlando Code Camp (Mar): Easily Add AI to Your Apps (Cognitive Services)
  • CocoaHeads, Lehi, Utah (Mar): Easily Add AI to Your Apps (Cognitive Services)
  • On .NET (Microsoft show) (Jan): Correcting Common Async/Await Mistakes in .NET

Missing something? Every talk page above stays live, so links and QR codes from past events keep working. Email me to book a talk.