Pre-Conference Workshop
12 November 2025
Update Conference Prague will be even better in 2025. Get hands-on with our exclusive workshops! These pre-conference workshops will give you practical skills you can immediately apply to your work. An unmissable opportunity to supercharge your expertise before the main event! Workshops can only be attended in person, they will not be recorded for online access.
Workshops are not available for separate purchase; they are included with the Regular + Workshop conference ticket. These workshops are led by world-class experts, such as Tomáš Herceg – Microsoft MVP, and Chris Woodruff, Architect at Real Time Technologies, along with other leaders in the field. You can also explore our UPDATE courses, and look forward to upcoming courses by Tomáš Herceg and by Chris Woodruff.
.NET Modernization: Bring Your Own App
by Tomáš HercegWant to take your .NET applications to the next level? Come to Tomas Herceg's workshop focused on .NET Modernization! Bring your own project and get individual recommendations on how to optimize and modernize it, or work with ready-made samples. Don't miss the opportunity to take your work to the next level!
Building Secure and Scalable Web APIs with ASP.NET 10
by Chris WoodruffWeb APIs power today's most compelling apps—from eCommerce to mobile experiences—and developers who can build secure, scalable APIs are in high demand. In this hands-on, full-day workshop, you'll learn how to build robust APIs using ASP.NET 10. Join Chris Woodruff as he guides you through everything from foundational routing and CRUD operations to implementing advanced security practices using OAuth2, JWT tokens, and role-based authorization.
You are using Cursor AI incorrectly...
by Geoffrey HuntleyI'm hesitant to give this advice away for free, but I'm going to push past my hesitation and share it anyway. Over the last few weeks, I've been doing /Zooms with software engineers - from entry level, to staff level and up to principal level. They were all using Cursor incorrectly, and chances are you are too.
In this workshop, Geoffrey Huntley will walk you through his technique for driving the N-factor of weeks of co-worker output in hours in a 1:1 fashion. You'll need to bring your laptop and have a subscription to Cursor, Claude Code, and/or Windsurf. Copilot is also possible, but it won't be as effective in getting outcomes.
Semantic Kernel + Agents SDK - AI tools for .NET developers
by Darek Kacban & Kajetan DuszyńskiAre you .NET developer looking for AI tools that can solve real business problems? Try Semantic Kernel and 365 Agents SDK from Microsoft to create AI-powered applications and use modern LLMs like OpenAI o3 or GPT4o. During the workshkops we'll dive into AI capabilities and real business cases that I encountered during development of chatbots with Azure stack. To become AI developer, you don't have to learn entirely new technologies like python, PyTorch and so on. Today with modern Microsoft ecosystem, toy can become AI developer faster than you think. Just join my workshop and start solving real business problems with AI and of course C# and .NET ecosystem.
Boost your skills with our UPDATE courses
Make the most of your time before the conference – join the online Update Courses designed for .NET developers. The courses are led by top industry experts with extensive experience and focus on practical skills you can apply to real-world technical challenges..
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There are two options of attending workshops. You can register separately from the conference ticket (if you've already registered to the conference before), or you can register for both workshop and for the conference together.
Special bundle including Regular Ticket for personal participation in the conference and participation in a pre-conference workshop .NET Modernization: Bring Your Own App by Tomáš Herceg.
For more information about tickets to workshop or conference see the Tickets section.