Topics discussed (with votes)

5. Are you using microservices? Why?

5. Actor frameworks and libraries. E.G. C# Dataflow, F# Mailbox Processor, AKKA.NET. Who's using what?

4. Docker? Anyone using it? Any interest?

4. What don't I understand about base64 encoding.

3. What is the role of a 'backplane' (e.g. Redis) in a messaging system. (specifically with respect to SignalR, WebSockets).

3. Tech conferences! Any recommendations for 2017?

3. How far are we from AI operated trains?

2. New Macbook Pro. Anyone got one? Anyone getting one?