@stuartdotnet.NET and Azure for 20 years, now teaching .NET devs to build AI (Melbourne)
Hi, I'm Stuart Dobson. I'm a .NET and Azure AI consultant at Arinco in Melbourne, and I've worked in .NET and Azure for more than 20 years. I started coding around age 14 with a Breakout clone.
Alongside consulting, I write and speak for .NET and Azure developers who want to move into AI. My free publication, Learn to Build AI (learntobuildai.substack.com), covers agents, MCP, A2A and Foundry in C#, with runnable code. The core idea is to start small: build one agent in C# that calls one tool, then grow it from there.
I'm currently working on several AI applications, including a Code Review tool, a Homework generator, a Job Application preparation tool, and a video footage splicer.
I'm always keen to hear from founders who need technical assistance with interesting AI projects. Check out my website (stuartdobson.net) for more information.
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Plenty of SaaS CEOs in SaasRise run products built on .NET years ago and want to add AI without a full rewrite, so your 'one agent in C# that calls one tool' approach from Learn to Build AI speaks right to them. That could also be a strong angle for your consulting, pitched to the CEO who signs the check rather than only the developers.
All over it :) arinco.com.au/blog/how-to-add-ai-to-your-existing-net-application-without-a-rewrite/ I do need to communicate more to CEOs though, I'll look into that.
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Plenty of SaaS CEOs in SaasRise run products built on .NET years ago and want to add AI without a full rewrite, so your 'one agent in C# that calls one tool' approach from Learn to Build AI speaks right to them. That could also be a strong angle for your consulting, pitched to the CEO who signs the check rather than only the developers.
All over it :) arinco.com.au/blog/how-to-add-ai-to-your-existing-net-application-without-a-rewrite/ I do need to communicate more to CEOs though, I'll look into that.