May NUNUG Meeting - Microsoft Orleans

[Phil Gilmore]

NUNUG Meeting Announcement:
This message is to announce our upcoming meeting night for the Northern Utah .NET User Group.


Meeting Info:
Topic: Microsoft Orleans
Presented by: Ben Zaugg
Date: Thursday, 2026-05-14
Time: 06:30PM


Abstract:
Building scalable, real-time distributed applications is notoriously difficult, often requiring developers to manage concurrency, networking, state synchronization, and fault tolerance by hand.  https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/27400068611107?p=VfAUB9L4fPC1y2odPlMicrosoft Orleans offers a different approach through its “virtual actor” model, allowing developers to build cloud-native systems that scale automatically while dramatically simplifying backend complexity. 

This presentation introduces the core concepts behind Orleans, explains why it was created, and demonstrates how it can be used to power highly concurrent systems. We will compare a traditional systems against an Orleans-based solution to highlight how Orleans minimizes framework overhead, improves scalability, and makes distributed programming more approachable for .NET developers. 

This is a hybrid meeting! Join us in-person or online. 

Learn more at nunug.org!


In-Person Meeting Location:
872 W Heritage Park Blvd STE 200, Layton UT


Virtual Meeting Location:
https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/27400068611107?p=VfAUB9L4fPC1y2odPl


Map:
http://bit.ly/NUNUG-Map


Calendar:
http://j.mp/nunug-cal (Google calendar - click to add to your calendar so you never miss a meeting!)
http://j.mp/nunug-ical (iCal file for iPhones)


Sponsors:
We'd like to give a shout-out to our active sponsorships which are contributing to this meeting:
Mindfire Technology
O'Reilly Media


Other Announcements:

Kids Code Camp

June 20, 2026

https://kidscodecamp.org

You're never too young to start learning how to program! Join us for a half-day of coding instruction for kids of all ages (5+) and abilities. There are two classes per session in topics like Scratch, Python, JavaScript, Unity 3D, Electronics, and more! In each class, we'll teach them how to write a fun game on that platform.  


Contact us!
We are always available and most responsive on our Slack channel.
Registration: https://nunug.slack.com/join/shared_invite/enQtNzA1MjcwOTg3MTcwLWY3YzI1MzQ4ZjQxYjc4NDdjZjc0YzgzNzdkOWQ0ZWU2MDNjNmMxYzgyMzMwNjYwMDFkMjY4NzA0M2Q2MzhjNTk
Discussion: https://nunug.slack.com/

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[Phil Gilmore]

NUNUG Meeting Announcement:
Tonight is meeting night for the Northern Utah .NET User Group!  

Meeting Info:
Topic: Microsoft Orleans
Presented by: Ben Zaugg
Date: Thursday, 2026-05-14
Time: 06:30PM


Abstract:
Building scalable, real-time distributed applications is notoriously difficult, often requiring developers to manage concurrency, networking, state synchronization, and fault tolerance by hand.  

Microsoft Orleans offers a different approach through its “virtual actor” model, allowing developers to build cloud-native systems that scale automatically while dramatically simplifying backend complexity. 

This presentation introduces the core concepts behind Orleans, explains why it was created, and demonstrates how it can be used to power highly concurrent systems. 

We will compare a traditional systems against an Orleans-based solution to highlight how Orleans minimizes framework overhead, improves scalability, and makes distributed programming more approachable for .NET developers. 

This is a hybrid meeting! Join us in-person or online. 

Learn more at nunug.org!


In-Person Meeting Location:
872 W Heritage Park Blvd STE 200, Layton UT


Virtual Meeting Location:
https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/27400068611107?p=VfAUB9L4fPC1y2odPl


Map:
http://bit.ly/NUNUG-Map


Calendar:
http://j.mp/nunug-cal (Google calendar - click to add to your calendar so you never miss a meeting!)
http://j.mp/nunug-ical (iCal file for iPhones)


Sponsors:
We'd like to give a shout-out to our active sponsorships which are contributing to this meeting:
Mindfire Technology
O'Reilly Media


Other Announcements:

Kids Code Camp

June 20, 2026

Registration:

https://kidscodecamp.org

Volunteers of all kinds are needed!  Sign up here!

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1U87D4EOKu86LGF7sBDRdqiYc6y2VW6IPMLCGWLXk4uA/edit

Kids Code Camp is a free one-day event for kids of nearly all ages!