We are very excited to announce that Text Control will be an official sponsor and exhibitor at BASTA! 2025. The event will take place from September 22-26, 2025, at the Rheingoldhalle in Mainz, Germany, and will be available online for those joining remotely.

BASTA! is a leading independent conference in the German-speaking world focusing on .NET, web, and AI innovations. The five-day event features more than 70 workshops, sessions, and keynotes across multiple tracks, including AI, .NET and C#, Agile and DevOps, microservices and APIs, JavaScript, web development, UI tech, security, Azure and cloud, and more.

What Text Control Will Showcase at Our Booth

At the expo, you will have the opportunity to experience the latest Text Control document processing technologies firsthand.

• Live demonstrations of our cutting-edge solutions for document editing, PDF creation, digital signatures, and collaboration.
• Interactive demos, where you can explore how Text Control integrates into modern .NET and cloud applications.
• Expert conversations with our team about how Text Control helps developers replace legacy Office automation and streamline document workflows.

If you're interested in scalable web apps, automated reporting, or ensuring compliance with standards like PDF/A-3b and PDF/UA, visit our booth to see Text Control in action.

Text Control on Stage

We are especially proud that our colleague, Malin Teegen, will be speaking at BASTA! 2025 conference. In her session, she will explore the surprising correlations between graffiti and hacking and what developers can learn from them.

At Text Control, we love supporting this kind of engagement. Creating excellent products is important, but cultivating confident and inspiring voices within our community is equally crucial.

Malin's talk promises an exciting, unconventional perspective that combines creativity and technology in a way that will resonate with every developer in attendance.

Other Sessions at BASTA! 2025

In addition to our own contribution, BASTA! 2025 features an exceptional lineup of speakers and sessions that cover a variety of topics related to .NET, web development, artificial intelligence (AI), and cloud computing. This is not a complete list, nor is it meant to be a ranking, but we truly believe that all of the speakers at BASTA! are great. Here are a few sessions that we think you shouldn't miss:

• Workshop: Autonomous and Intelligent: Building AI Agent Systems with .NET
  AI agents form the basis of a new generation of applications. These applications can answer questions and complete tasks autonomously. They can generate text, access tools and data, communicate with other systems, and handle entire business processes, either independently or as part of cross-functional agent teams. Jörg Neumann introduces the topic and demonstrates how to develop intelligent agent systems using .NET and Semantic Kernel.
• Session: Building well-documented versioned HTTP APIs in ASP.NET Core
  Dennis Doomen explains that building HTTP or REST APIs with ASP.NET Core and Swagger is simple, but achieving proper documentation, error handling, and versioning requires more work. In his talk, he demonstrates how to design clear, well-documented, and versioned APIs that developers will enjoy using.
• Session: Building well-documented versioned HTTP APIs in ASP.NET Core
  Neno Loje discusses how GitHub Copilot is transforming the way developers write code. In this session, he demonstrates how Copilot, an AI-powered coding assistant, can boost productivity and simplify development. Neno shares practical tips and best practices for achieving optimal results and explains why developers who try Copilot never want to work without it again.
• Session: Semantic AI in Action: Architecture Patterns for Language and Embedding Models
  Semantic AI builds on Generative AI, enabling its practical integration into real solutions. In this talk, Christian Weyer presents architectural patterns for utilizing language and embedding models, such as GPT and Llama. He demonstrates key concepts such as semantic routing, semantic search, local RAG, structured output, and observability in an end-to-end system. Attendees will gain a pragmatic overview of how to apply these concepts to their own projects.
• Session: One Codebase for All Platforms: Blazor on Web, Desktop, and App Stores
  A successful WPF desktop application suddenly needs to run as a web application, a mobile application, and even on macOS. Microsoft MVP André Krämer demonstrates how his team modernized this complex software landscape while remaining in the familiar .NET environment. Using a real customer project as an example, he demonstrates how to combine WPF, .NET MAUI, and Blazor to modernize applications, cut costs, shorten timelines, and unlock new platforms. With live demos and practical insights, the presentation shows how Blazor can bridge the gap between web, desktop, and mobile without requiring developers to rewrite code multiple times.

Join Us at BASTA! 2025

You can still purchase tickets for BASTA! 2025 in Mainz. Don't miss out on five days of expert sessions, workshops, and networking opportunities with the .NET and web development community. You can use our 10% discount voucher:

🎟️ Code: bas-malin

Take a look at these photos from last year's BASTA! in Mainz. They'll give you a glimpse of the great atmosphere, inspiring talks, and engaging conversations at our booth.

See you in Mainz!