Detroit.Code() Sessions tagged microsoft

5 Popular Choices for NoSQL on a Microsoft Platform

If you are thinking of trying out a NoSQL document database, there are many good options available to Microsoft-oriented developers. In this session, we’ll compare some of the more popular databases, including: DocumentDb, Couchbase, MongoDb, CouchDb, and RavenDb. We’ll look at the strengths and weaknesses of each system. Querying, scaling, usability, speed, deployment, support and flexibility will all be covered. This session will include a discussion about when NoSQL is right for your project and give you an idea of which technology to pursue for your use case.

Speaker

Matthew Groves

Matthew Groves

Developer Advocate, Couchbase

I'm hungry! What's for dinner? How to get ChatBots to feed you

Have you ever been at the grocery store trying to decide what to buy for dinner? Well you are in luck! No more wandering around the market wondering what you should buy for your next meal, when you can build a bot that can pick your dinner for you! In this session we will dive into the Microsoft Bot Framework; where you will learn the basics of building a simple chat bot in C#, how to publish it on the proper bot platform and how to upgrade its natural language processing using LUIS (Language Understanding Intelligent Service). After leaving this session, you will have all the resources you need to build your very own FridgeBot. Your FridgeBot will be a handy chat bot that will help you find a recipe based on the available ingredients you already have! All you will have to do is tell it you are hungry, give it a list of ingredients you have at home and it will recommend a dish containing those ingredients!

Speaker

Kevin Leung

Kevin Leung

Technical Evangelist, Microsoft

HoloLens Hands-On Demos (every 5 min)

Experience the future, where physical and digital mix creating new ways of interacting with the world around us. Come try Microsofts mixed reality prototype during this hands-on demonstratrion.

Speaker

Gaines Kergosien

Gaines Kergosien

Executive Director, Music City Tech