Cloud-native Application Development with Ballerina and Azure functions 

This session will highlight Ballerina, a modern cloud-native programming language, emphasizing its integration with Azure Functions. Attendees will discover how this combination enables the development and deployment of scalable, efficient serverless applications. The session will provide insights into utilizing Ballerina's intuitive syntax and robust features alongside Azure's serverless platform for streamlined application development.
How do you think that a Start-up will benefit from this session?
Start-ups will benefit from this session as it provides practical knowledge on leveraging Ballerina and Azure Functions for efficient cloud-native application development. They'll learn how to rapidly develop and deploy scalable serverless applications, a crucial advantage in the fast-paced start-up environment. This knowledge can lead to reduced operational costs and improved agility, enabling start-ups to quickly adapt and scale their solutions in the cloud.
The session will focus on demonstrating the development of cloud-native services using Ballerina, emphasizing its ease of handling network data, and showcasing the deployment of these services to Azure Functions.
Attendees and start-ups will learn how to build and locally run cloud-native services using Ballerina, and understand its process for deploying these services to Azure Functions.
Speaker BIO - Sameera Jayasoma
Sameera Jayasoma is the Ballerina platform Architect at WSO2 and he has worked for 15 years at WSO2 with a diverse range of technologies, including Java, Go, software update managers, compilers, and Ballerina. As a core team member, Sameera is instrumental in designing the Ballerina language and platform. He is well-versed in presenting at conferences, having shared his insights and knowledge with audiences numerous times.
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Pre-requisites:
Prerequisites for the session include downloading and installing the Ballerina programming language.
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