30/10/2025
Sessions
What is new in .NET 10 and C# 14?
November 2025 marks the release of .NET 10 and C# 14. In this session, I will talk about what is new in the latest version of .NET and what the future will bring for the .NET platform in general. Expect a large number of new .NET 10 and C# 14 features and examples of those features.
Speaker(s)
Johnny Hooyberghs
Johnny Hooyberghs is a managing partner and consultant for Involved, part of the Cronos group, since 2014 focusing on software architecture, backend development and a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional for Azure and Developer Technologies since 2020. Prior to joining Involved as a consultant, he has had experience developing software for the health-care sector since 2008. Johnny has been passionate about software development using the .NET stack, cloud native development using the Microsoft Azure cloud stack and quantum computing. Johnny has spent 10 years of his free time teaching software development courses for the adult education institute CVO Antwerpen and has been enjoying public speaking these past 6 years. When Johnny is not working, he likes to spend his time on self-education, quantum computing, some casual video gaming, travelling the world and visiting as many theme parks as possible.
From Zero to .NET Orleans Hero
Curious about .NET Orleans but not sure where to start?
In this talk, I’ll start with the basics of the Orleans virtual actor model and explore how Orleans simplifies building distributed systems. Afterwards I'll continue with some other features that come with Orleans like Persistence, Timers/Reminders and Streaming.
All this using one of my personal projects: a fast-paced programming game deployed in Azure Container apps. Capable of horizontally scaling using a custom KEDA scaler and sending out real-time events using the Azure SignalR service.
Speaker(s)
Koen Seeuws
Hi, I’m Koen, a software enthusiast with a lifelong passion for all things IT. I’ve been working at Involved as a consultant since 2023, following an internship that kickstarted my professional journey. I enjoy turning complex problems into clean, working solutions and always look for ways to sharpen my skills. Outside of work, you’ll find me learning guitar riffs, cruising on my motorcycle, or tinkering with side projects just for fun.
Practical information
Location: Spoor 18, Stationsstraat 55, 2800 Mechelen
Agenda:
- 18u00: Welcome with catering
- 18u30: Session 1
- 19u30: Break
- 19u45: Session 2
- 20u45: Networking
Start at 6:00 PM
End at 9:00 PM