Catch the .NET Conf: Latest Updates and Tips

September 6, 2018 2684 Views Christy Hofffman

The .NET Conference is right around the corner. Make sure to mark your calendar because this virtual three-day developer event is not one you will want to miss. Included will be a wide variety of live sessions for beginners to advanced developers to attend.

Learn to build and the latest techniques for:

mobile
games
web
desktop
libraries
services
and more for varieties of devices and platforms with .NET.

Attend presentations on:

ASP.NET Core
.NET Core
Xamarin
Visual Studio
C#
F#

For the complete agenda and list of topics, click here.

When: September 12-14, 2018

Where: Virtual- steam from the comfort of your home on Microsoft Channel 9 Studios and attend the Virtual Attendee Party on twitch.tv/VisualStudio

Twitter: #dotNETConf

To participate, follow the hashtag #dotNETConf on Twitter and win prizes by answering questions, interact with the .Net community, and view all the upcoming and new announcements!

We here at PreEmptive Solutions will be relaunching our popular entrepreneur program for startup companies to protect their app at the start of the conference. Be sure to look for a 50% subscription discount for conference participants.

Want to attend a local event in your area? .Net Conf is collaborating with organizers around the globe. Check out complete list here.

I know I’m excited, are you?

PreEmptive Solutions is a proud sponsor of the .NET Conference.

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