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# Discover the open source trio you didn’t expect: .NET and PostgreSQL on Linux


- **Event:** World Congress 2026 Europe - Virtual Stage

## Description

Open source isn’t just for hipster stacks, learn how to build modern cloud-native apps with tools you’ll actually want to use. Today, .NET is fully open source—and when you pair it with PostgreSQL and Linux, you’ve got a modern, cross‑platform stack that’s built to last. In this demo‑packed session, we’ll show you how to build web and mobile apps with .NET, tap into PostgreSQL’s flexibility, and run everything on Linux containers. You’ll explore Npgsql, EF Core, and the new VS Code PostgreSQL extension, plus see how .NET Aspire makes deployments seamless across any cloud. If you’re looking for a stack you can bet on for the future, this is it.

## Speaker

### [Silvano Coriani](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/@silvano-coriani)

Product Management - Postgres on Azure


## Related talks at this congress

- [We Gave Every Tenant a Postgres Connection String](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2026-europe-virtual-stage/sessions/1634-we-gave-every-tenant) — Mert Ersoy
- [Flex your Energy: Building a Cloud-Native Platform for Renewable Energy Communities](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2026-europe-virtual-stage/sessions/1536-flex-your-energy) — Michele Giacobazzi
- [One Platform Could Not Fit Them All](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2026-europe-virtual-stage/sessions/1582-one-platform-could) — Artem Lajko, Annika Opitz
- [Compliance & Risk: Shipping Open Source, AI, and Containers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2026-europe-virtual-stage/sessions/1516-compliance-risk) — Antoine Thomas