LK DevConf 2020: Building for the Cloud-Native Era

Last weekend I presented at LK DevConf 2020 in Letterkenny. The theme this year was cloud-native development, and the energy was incredible.

My Session: Kubernetes for .NET Developers

I showed how to take a .NET Core application from local development to production on Kubernetes:

• Dockerfile best practices for .NET
• Kubernetes manifests and Helm charts
• Health checks and graceful shutdown
• ConfigMaps and Secrets management
• Azure DevOps pipelines for deployment

Other Highlights

The conference had fantastic diversity of topics:

• Serverless patterns with Azure Functions
• Front-end development in 2020 (React, Vue, Svelte)
• DevSecOps and security automation
• Machine learning for developers

Community Spirit

What makes DevConf special is the community. Developers from across Ireland’s northwest came together to learn and share. The hallway conversations were as valuable as the sessions.

Little did we know this would be one of the last in-person tech events for a while. The world was about to change with COVID-19. But the connections we made continue online.

Thanks to all attendees and organizers! Looking forward to virtual events until we can meet again.