Hi there!

My name is Shahed Chowdhuri, and I work with .NET, ASP .NET, Azure and so much more!

• Looking for my ASP .NET Core blog series? Here: https://wakeupandcode.com/aspnetcore

 My background:

•  Twitter: https://twitter.com/shahedc
•  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shahedc
• 20+ years of experience in software industry
• Joined Microsoft as Sr. Technical Evangelist within DX group in March 2014.
• Worked with dev community (DC/MD/VA, East Coast, US + international)
• Now working with US customers within Commercial Software Engineering
• Recent Tools/Tech:
  • ASP .NET Core Web Apps/API
  • Bot Framework chatbots + LUIS AI
  • Cognitive Services (Vision, Speech, etc)
  • HoloLens/MR (Mixed Reality)
  • Azure Functions serverless
  • Azure Batch
  • Xamarin mobile
  • ML/AI with Python + Notebooks
  • All things Azure! (Especially with C# and .NET)

 Books & Talks

• Authored ASP .NET Core (1.0) Essentials: http://bit.ly/shahed-packt
• Technical editor for MS Press’ Bot Framework (v3) book: https://aka.ms/botbook
• Delivered talks at various meetups around DC/MD/VA & PA
• Conferences include: NoVA Code Camp, Philly Code Camp, All Things Open (NC), Code Impact JAX (Florida), DevNexus ATL (Georgia), RevolutionConf (VA Beach), Richmond VA Code Camp, .NET Conf UY (South America).
• Internal conference: Microsoft TechReady/Ready
  • 2015, 2016, 2017: ASP .NET Core speaker
  • Early 2018: Azure Functions & Bot Framework speaker (digital)
  • Summer 2018: ML coach (during Ready week)

 C# and ASP .NET on MSDN Ch9 & YouTube 

• ASP .NET Core + EF Core: https://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/DevRadio/DR1644
  • #1 Top-rated video when published on Ch9 DevRadio
• Automated Unit Testing ASP .NET Core: https://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/DevRadio/DR1640
• ASP .NET Core MVC + Web API: https://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/DevRadio/DR1651
• ASP .NET Core @ Philly Code Camp 2018: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYMNSKuF-Ug
• C# Crash Course (14-part series): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIW6Z6Vagdg&list=PLLPmfQOWse5EN_NGIv-AV7diOItCSyz0Z

 

 Azure videos on MSDN Channel 9 

• Index page: https://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/shahedC
• Deploy Your Web Site or Web App on Azure
• Create a new VM on Azure
• Kids React to Minecraft on Azure

 Game Development & Dev Tools

• Xbox One Dev Mode (after Build 2016): https://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/GameDevWithShahed/build2016-xbox
• Xbox Game Dev @ .NET Conf UY 2017: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WSmRl1W5s4
• Videos on MVA, MSDN Ch9, .NET Conf and YouTube: https://wakeupandcode.com/videos/

When I worked at previous jobs, I spent some of my spare time on OnekSoft Games and OnekSoft Labs for Indie game development and dev tools.

 I have also been featured as an Expert Blogger on GamaSutra.com (top game developer website, sister site of Game Developer magazine) & Official Xbox Magazine:

• GamaSutra: http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/ShahedChowdhuri/20130210/186365/Redefining_Indie_Success.php
• Xbox Mag (PDF) https://wakeupandcode.com/public_downloads/XboxMagazine-2014-03-Page-65.pdf

 I am also the founder/administrator of the multiple game dev groups on Facebook:

• Xbox One Indie Devs: https://www.facebook.com/groups/XboxOneIndieDevs/
• Unity Indie Devs: https://www.facebook.com/groups/UnityIndieDevs/
• HoloLens Indie Devs: https://www.facebook.com/groups/HoloLensIndieDevs/
• Construct2Devs: https://www.facebook.com/groups/Construct2Devs/

 Follow me on Twitter! @shahedc

• https://twitter.com/shahedc

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