Visual Guide to: #HelloWorldLive: .NET 6 & .NET Conf
Tags: sketchthedocs, blazor, dotnet, events
Published: 2021-10-14 20:08:18

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title: Visual Guide to: #HelloWorldLive: .NET 6 & .NET Conf
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description: My visual guide to the updates on all things @dotnet from @csharpfritz and @fboucheros on #HelloWorldLive (Oct 13).
tags: sketchthedocs, blazor, dotnet, events
series: A Visual Study Guide For Azure
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> **KEY RESOURCES**

 * 📹  Replay: [Hello World .NET 6 - Video](https://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/Hello-World/Hello-World-Net-Conf?WT.mc_id=visual-45853-ninarasi)
 * 🎨  Download: [Visual Guide - Hi-Res](https://cloud-skills.dev/gallery/Dotnet-1-HelloWorldLive-Oct13.png)
 * 🎤  Register:  [.NET Conf 2021](https://www.dotnetconf.net/?WT.mc_id=visual-45853-ninarasi)
 * 🚀  Download: [.NET 6 - RC2](https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet/6.0?WT.mc_id=visual-45853-ninarasi)

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## .NET November is close!

We're less than a month away from the official launch of [.NET 6](https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet/6.0) at the [.NET Conf](https://www.dotnetconf.net/)! Yesterday, I had the pleasure of joining [Frank Boucheros](https://dev.to/fboucheros) and [Jeff Fritz](https://dev.to/csharpfritz) as they hosted an hour-long conversation on what we can expect from the release and the conference! The show aired live on [Microsoft Learn TV](https://aka.ms/learntv) but you can watch the replay [here](https://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/Hello-World/Hello-World-Net-Conf?WT.mc_id=visual-45853-ninarasi)!

![Screenshot of video call showing three participants - two men and 1 woman - with a purple background enclosing the scene](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/jtfds1jy259d4hq5nohx.jpeg)
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## A Visual Guide to the Episode!

Want a sneak peek at what they covered? I've got good news - I was a guest on the show to host my popular [#ABSee](https://aka.ms/visual/absee) segment (more on that later) so I took the time to sketchnote what I heard. 

Watch the time-lapse of the process here:

{% twitter 1448350716247093252 %}

And take a look at the final visual guide below. You can download a high-resolution version [here](https://cloud-skills.dev/gallery/Dotnet-1-HelloWorldLive-Oct13.png) that may easier to read. Here are the topics covered with links to the relevant segment of the video replay:

 * [Why .NET? And how can you dive in?](https://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/Hello-World/Hello-World-Net-Conf#time=07m00s?WT.mc_id=visual-45853-ninarasi)
 * [The new Minimal Approach in .NET 6](https://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/Hello-World/Hello-World-Net-Conf#time=18m12s?WT.mc_id=visual-45853-ninarasi)
 * [.NET 6 and Blazor updates](https://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/Hello-World/Hello-World-Net-Conf#time=34m43s?WT.mc_id=visual-45853-ninarasi)
 * [.NET Conf: What to expect](https://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/Hello-World/Hello-World-Net-Conf#time=50m23s?WT.mc_id=visual-45853-ninarasi)

![An illustrated set of notes covering topics discussed in the Hello World show on Oct 13](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/xa5d5xuswc1d33otsiyr.png)

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## What I learned:

As a relative newbie to .NET, here are my 5 takeaways:

 * The new ["Minimal API Approach"](https://devblogs.microsoft.com/aspnet/asp-net-core-updates-in-net-6-preview-4/#introducing-minimal-apis?WT.mc_id=visual-45853-ninarasi) favors less ceremony and faster starts. Code is more readable, regular patterns are abstracted into automated code, and there are more utilities to simplify popular workflows.

 * Getting started with C# is easier now with [C# Notebooks](https://github.com/dotnet/csharp-notebooks?WT.mc_id=visual-45853-ninarasi) - one click to open them in VS Code, and explore syntax interactively with a structured set of lessons!

 * Web developers get some new components to play with in .NET Blazor that will make SPA (Single Page Application) development faster and more performant. I particularly loved the [`<ErrorBoundary>` approach](https://devblogs.microsoft.com/aspnet/asp-net-core-updates-in-net-6-preview-4/?WT.mc_id=visual-45853-ninarasi) to make exception handling more intuitive within component hierarchies.

 * .NET Conf is coming up fast ([Nov 9-11](https://www.dotnetconf.net/)) with top-tier speakers from industry and community - and there's a virtual [Visual Studio 2022 Launch Event](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/launch/?WT.mc_id=visual-45853-ninarasi) happening the day before (Nov 8) that will tie in nicely!

 * There are many opportunities to [learn .NET](https://aka.ms/learn-dotnet) - even [try .NET](https://dotnet.microsoft.com/platform/try-dotnet) in the browser - but if you want prefer instructor led sessions, look for [Learn Live](https://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/Learn-Live?WT.mc_id=visual-45853-ninarasi) sessions on the agenda!

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## A-B-See: Play to Learn!

As I mentioned before, I was there to host the popular [#ABSee](https://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/Hello-World/Hello-World-Net-Conf#time=42m42s) segment - an interactive game where I show you a visual puzzle and you have to guess the concept, service, or person, I am talking about using the clues I provide.

How does that work? Here's an example of a clue that was shown on the show yesterday - the tweet gives the answer away, but in the live show, you would have a minute or so to share your guesses with us.

{% twitter 1448354291178147842 %}

Why #ABSee? Because 65% of us are visual learners so visualizing a concept makes it easier for us to understand and recall it. Plus, puzzles are a known way to help humans make connections and solve problems intuitively. Explore past puzzles on [the #ABSee Site](https://aka.ms/visual/absee) and view more visual guides at [@sketchthedocs](https://sketchthedocs.dev)

Here are the five puzzles from yesterday's show - with answers and links to resources that can help you learn more! Hope you found that fun! Open the image in its own tab to see the high-resolution version!

| Clue | Answer / Resources |
|:--- |:--- |
| ![Visual Puzzle showing a headless person holding a globe](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/yfj4i12kqimvthr7ees0.png) | [Playwright](https://playwright.dev?WT.mc_id=visual-45853-ninarasi) Site   |
| ![Visual Puzzle showing a monkey in a Hawaiian shirt talking to a software developer](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/nhovxrdnmi24xmjr2j84.png) | [Multi-Platform App User Interface](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/maui/what-is-maui?WT.mc_id=visual-45853-ninarasi) <br/> <br/>  |
| ![Visual Puzzle showing two software developers talking in a 4-cell comic strip](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/ojqo08b9rq5so6jikite.png) | [.NET MAUI Community Toolkit](https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/introducing-the-net-maui-community-toolkit-preview/?WT.mc_id=visual-45853-ninarasi) <br/> <br/> |
| ![Visual Puzzle showing two software developers talking in a 4-cell comic strip](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/v11g8wg9yogws83buy3i.png) | [Blazor](https://blazor.net/?WT.mc_id=visual-45853-ninarasi) <br/> <br/> |
| ![Visual Puzzle showing a people partying while a browser character welcomes new people at the door](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/qj1i88tyu4i2ukp3rlzt.png) | [Web Assembly](https://webassembly.org/) <br/> <br/> |

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> **KEY RESOURCES**

 * 📹  Replay: [Hello World .NET 6 - Video](https://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/Hello-World/Hello-World-Net-Conf?WT.mc_id=visual-45853-ninarasi)
 * 🎨  Download: [Visual Guide - Hi-Res](https://cloud-skills.dev/gallery/Dotnet-1-HelloWorldLive-Oct13.png)
 * 🎤  Register:  [.NET Conf 2021](https://www.dotnetconf.net/?WT.mc_id=visual-45853-ninarasi)
 * 🚀  Download: [.NET 6 - RC2](https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet/6.0?WT.mc_id=visual-45853-ninarasi)

Relevant dev.to profiles:

{% user fboucheros %}
{% user csharpfritz %}
{% org azure %}