Microsoft Orleans, the Virtual Actor Framework developed by Microsoft Research is ideal for building distributed high scale systems with C#.
Introduction to Microsoft Orleans
1h 45m
English
Paid
Microsoft Orleans, the Virtual Actor Framework developed by Microsoft Research is ideal for building distributed high scale systems with C#. This course starts with an explanation of the Actor Model, and then covers each of the core concepts in Orleans by building upon a practical “internet of things” scenario.
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All Course Lessons (26)
| # | Lesson Title | Duration | Access |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Current Techniques for High Scale Systems Demo | 02:06 | |
| 2 | What Is Orleans? | 03:03 | |
| 3 | Basic Orleans Concepts | 01:33 | |
| 4 | Introducing the Visual Studio Projects Required | 06:23 | |
| 5 | Installing Orleans | 01:37 | |
| 6 | Demonstration in Visual Studio | 10:01 | |
| 7 | Introduction to Persistence in Orleans | 05:04 | |
| 8 | Demonstration of Using a Persistence Provider | 08:22 | |
| 9 | Demonstration of Writing Our Own Persistence Provider | 09:35 | |
| 10 | Introducing the Stateless Worker | 02:40 | |
| 11 | Demonstrating a Stateless Worker Grain With a Message Decoder | 02:41 | |
| 12 | Introducing Re-Entrant Grains | 02:57 | |
| 13 | Demonstrating how a Re-Entrant Grain Is Implemented | 04:59 | |
| 14 | Introducing Immutable Messages | 01:36 | |
| 15 | Implementing an Immutable Message Between Grains | 01:47 | |
| 16 | An Introduction to Timers and Reminders | 02:40 | |
| 17 | A Demonstration of a Timer | 02:06 | |
| 18 | An Introduction to Observers | 01:27 | |
| 19 | A Demonstration of an Observer | 04:46 | |
| 20 | Introduction to Connecting WebAPI to Orleans | 01:56 | |
| 21 | Demonstration of WebAPI Connecting to Orleans | 05:44 | |
| 22 | Overview of Deploying Orleans Locally | 03:06 | |
| 23 | Demonstration of Deploying Orleans Locally | 04:05 | |
| 24 | Overview of Deploying Orleans to Azure | 02:46 | |
| 25 | Demonstration of Deploying Orleans to Azure | 10:27 | |
| 26 | Course Summary | 01:33 |
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26 lessons · 1h 45mShow all 26 lessons
- 1 Current Techniques for High Scale Systems 02:06
- 2 What Is Orleans? 03:03
- 3 Basic Orleans Concepts 01:33
- 4 Introducing the Visual Studio Projects Required 06:23
- 5 Installing Orleans 01:37
- 6 Demonstration in Visual Studio 10:01
- 7 Introduction to Persistence in Orleans 05:04
- 8 Demonstration of Using a Persistence Provider 08:22
- 9 Demonstration of Writing Our Own Persistence Provider 09:35
- 10 Introducing the Stateless Worker 02:40
- 11 Demonstrating a Stateless Worker Grain With a Message Decoder 02:41
- 12 Introducing Re-Entrant Grains 02:57
- 13 Demonstrating how a Re-Entrant Grain Is Implemented 04:59
- 14 Introducing Immutable Messages 01:36
- 15 Implementing an Immutable Message Between Grains 01:47
- 16 An Introduction to Timers and Reminders 02:40
- 17 A Demonstration of a Timer 02:06
- 18 An Introduction to Observers 01:27
- 19 A Demonstration of an Observer 04:46
- 20 Introduction to Connecting WebAPI to Orleans 01:56
- 21 Demonstration of WebAPI Connecting to Orleans 05:44
- 22 Overview of Deploying Orleans Locally 03:06
- 23 Demonstration of Deploying Orleans Locally 04:05
- 24 Overview of Deploying Orleans to Azure 02:46
- 25 Demonstration of Deploying Orleans to Azure 10:27
- 26 Course Summary 01:33
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