Becoming an ASP.NET Architect - Career Journey with David Fowler

Explore the career journey of David Fowler, Partner Architect for the ASP.NET team at Microsoft, in this 53-minute video. Gain insights into Fowler's progression from his first job to becoming an architect, learning about the challenges and lessons he encountered along the way. Discover the origins of NuGet and SignalR, understand the role of an architect, and learn about scaling up knowledge. Hear about Fowler's experiences at Microsoft, including meeting Bill Gates, and gather valuable career advice from industry leaders. Delve into topics such as work-life balance, productivity hacks, networking, and coping with the ambiguities of an architect's role. Get inspired by Fowler's journey from his first computer to becoming a key figure in ASP.NET development.

- intros and what's an architect?.
- a quick overview of contributions from his "minion days" on WebForms.
- origins of NuGet.
- signalR and important forks in the road.
- discovering the impact of signalR.
- filling the knowledge gaps - learning to scale up.
- regrets in signalR - lessons learned.
- moving to architect for ASP.NET Core.
- when David knew he was an Architect.
- the importance of having the right manager.
- how did he land at Microsoft? planning ahead during college.
- meeting Bill Gates.
- all the way back - David's first computer.
- all about Barbados and Rihanna.
- mentors and the importance of learning to debug.
- best career advice from Scott Guthrie.
- on networking.
- David's productivity hacks - work life balance - personal backlogs.
- coping with the ambiguity of architect role and sense of accomplishments.