Microsoft Build May 2021 - Best Sessions for Aussie Developers

It seems like only yesterday we were talking about session for Microsoft Ignite back in March... and here we are looking forward to what's coming up at Microsoft Build which is online from 25 - 27 May. In this post I'm going to highlight some sessions I think are worth checking in on. I am also filtering to our time zone so that you aren't getting up (too) early to catch the best bits of Build!

Build tends to be much more focused on developer content than Ignite, so there is really some great sessions to hook into that cover a wide variety of programming languages and frameworks (Python, JavaScript, Java and .NET) as well as looking at running your applications on Linux, Windows or Containers.

All dates and times listed are in Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) which is UTC+10.

Feel free to leave a comment if I've missed any sessions you think would be valuable for developers to catch!

Our local Australian connection is happening on Wednesday afternoon - make sure to tune in to hear about how we can build the next generation of technologists, along with taking a weekend side project from zero to global (in under 15 minutes!)

New Breakpoint: Next Gen Technologists with Girl Geek Academy & Dads Taxi - Zero to Global in 15 minutes > session details Wednesday, May 26 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM AEST

Wednesday 26 May 2021 (AEST)

Build cloud-native applications that run anywhere > session details 5:45 AM - 6:15 AM AEST

Mark Russinovich on Azure innovation and more! > session details 7:00 AM - 7:30 AM AEST

Build inclusive communities like a pro > session details 7:30 AM - 8:00 AM AEST

Get started with popular programming languages: Intro to Python and C# > session details 7:30 AM - 8:15 AM AEST

Build intelligent applications infused with world-class AI > session details 7:30 AM - 8:00 AM AEST

Ask the Experts: Build cloud native apps of any scale with Azure Cosmos DB > session details 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM AEST

Ask the Experts: Build intelligent applications infused with world-class AI > session details 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM AEST

Build serverless, full stack applications with Azure Static Web Apps and Azure SQL Database > session details 8:30 AM - 9:45 AM AEST

New Breakpoint: Next Gen Technologists with Girl Geek Academy & Dads Taxi - Zero to Global in 15 minutes > session details 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM AEST

Satya Nadella Keynote > session details 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM AEST

The art of artificial intelligence: creating images with Python and Azure > session details 6:30 PM - 7:15 PM AEST

Building bots with .NET: your burning questions answered > session details 7:30 PM - 8:15 PM AEST

Develop apps with the Microsoft Graph Toolkit > session details 9:00 PM - 10:00 PM AEST

How Microsoft Cloud and Opensource Help Fighting the Pandemic > session details 10:30 PM - 11:00 PM AEST

Extending low code platforms with Azure > session details 11:30 PM - 12:00 AM AEST

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Thursday 27 May 2021 (AEST)

Ask the Experts: Visual Studio Team > session details 5:00 AM - 6:00 AM AEST

Ask the Experts: Build Zero Trust ready applications with the Microsoft identity platform > session details 6:00 AM - 6:30 AM AEST

Ask the Experts: The future of modern application development with .NET > session details 6:00 AM - 6:30 AM AEST

Ask the Experts: Going from Student to Career: How it Started, How it's Going… > session details 7:00 AM - 7:30 AM AEST

Ask the Experts: Learn why Azure is the cloud for Open Source developers > session details 7:00 AM - 7:30 AM AEST

Ask the Java at Microsoft Experts > session details 8:00 AM - 8:30 AM AEST

Scaling DevSecOps with GitHub and Azure > session details 8:00 AM - 8:30 AM AEST

Microsoft: Into Focus with Scott Guthrie, Scott Hanselman, Rajesh Jha and Kevin Scott Keynote > session details 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM AEST

The new Developer experience – Fusion Teams; Low Code tools and more > session details 7:30 PM - 8:00 PM AEST

Go for Olympic Gold with JavaScript, HTML, and CSS > session details 8:00 PM - 8:45 PM AEST

What’s new in Visual Studio Code > session details 8:00 PM - 8:30 PM AEST

Ask the Experts: Serverless: Event-driven application development > session details 9:00 PM - 9:30 PM AEST

Build a "Space Jam: A New Legacy" gathering hub using JavaScript > session details 9:00 PM - 9:45 PM AEST

Ask the Experts: Scaling DevSecOps with GitHub and Azure > session details 10:00 PM - 10:30 PM AEST

Build your first web app with Blazor & Web Assembly > session details 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM AEST

Ask The Experts: Azure Cognitive Search and its semantic capabilities > session details 11:00 PM - 11:30 PM AEST

Technically this session is on Friday, but we'll pretend it's still Thursday - this one is for Jesse! 😉

Ask the Experts: Infra as Code - Bicep > session details 12:00 AM - 12:30 AM AEST

On-demand Sessions

The following sessions will be available for you to watch at any time once Build kicks off. You can bookmark them and catch them at a later time that suits you.

.NET 6 deep dive; what's new and what's coming > session details

Accelerating enterprise Java workloads on Azure > session details

Application design and development for Android dual screen and foldable devices > session details

Azure Maps Creator: Leverage Indoor Mapping Capabilities into your Apps > session details

Being a woman in tech is a super power/unfair advantage - we’ll show you how > session details

Build secure B2C applications​ with Azure AD External Identities > session details

Building Well-Architected secure applications with Azure > session details

Develop and Run Quantum Algorithms on Today’s Systems with Azure Quantum > session details

Getting Traction with GitHub Actions > session details

Microservices made easy with DAPR > session details

Modernise your applications with Azure Storage > session details

Power Fx: the Programming Language for Low Code and what it means for Developers > session details

Run Linux web apps easily and securely on Azure App Service > session details

As I said at the top of the post - if I've missed anything you think should be in this list please leave a comment below and I'll look to add it!

The rapid cloud-era pace of innovation means that these events are always packed with new and interesting content so that even a seasoned developer will find something of value or insight!

Hope you have a great Build!

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