Germany's leading independent conference for .NET, C# and Microsoft technologies, held at Rheingoldhalle Mainz, 28 September to 2 October. Five days of workshops, conference sessions and bootcamps across .NET, AI, software architecture, DevOps, web development and cloud. Hybrid attendance available. Organised by Software & Support Media.
BASTA! (Herbst edition) is the autumn instalment of Germany's longest-running independent conference for .NET and Microsoft-stack developers. Organised by Software & Support Media GmbH since 1999, it gathers developers, architects and DevOps engineers from the DACH region for five days at the Rheingoldhalle on the Rhine in Mainz. The programme combines full-day workshops (Days 1 and 5), a three-day main conference with expo (Days 2-4), and multi-day bootcamps across eight parallel content tracks. The 2026 edition reflects a significant expansion into generative AI content alongside the traditional .NET, C# and software architecture tracks.
Eight parallel content tracks:
BASTA! draws primarily from the DACH developer and software engineering community. The event has historically described its reach as "25,000+ enthusiastic .NET developers" engaged across its community touchpoints, though on-site attendance at the Mainz edition is substantially smaller. The audience spans working developers, team leads, architects and technical decision-makers in organisations using Microsoft technology stacks.
Workshop days (Mon 28 Sep, Fri 2 Oct): Full-day and multi-day intensive workshops with deep-dive training sessions. Bootcamps span multiple days.
Conference days (Tue 29 Sep, Wed 30 Sep, Thu 1 Oct): Keynotes, parallel sessions and expo. All three conference days include exhibition access.
The expo zone runs across all three conference days. Session recordings are made available post-event for registered attendees. A Frankfurt spring edition (BASTA! Frühjahr) complements the Mainz autumn schedule.
No. While developers form the core audience, technical architects, team leads, project managers and IT decision-makers also attend. The architecture, DevOps and AI tracks in particular draw a mixed technical/management audience.
The AI track covers practical AI integration within .NET and Microsoft environments, not AI research or standalone Python/ML engineering. Generative AI sessions address how to use LLMs and AI coding assistants in .NET development workflows.
Primarily German. BASTA! is positioned as the leading conference for Microsoft technologies "im deutschsprachigen Raum" (in the German-speaking region). Some sessions may be available in English; the community is DACH-focused.
The Rheingoldhalle is a purpose-built congress and event centre on the Rhine waterfront in central Mainz, at Rheinstraße 66, 55116 Mainz. It is one of the principal conference venues in the Rhein-Main region and has hosted BASTA! for multiple editions. Mainz is served by Frankfurt Airport (FRA), approximately 30 minutes by regional train. Frankfurt Hauptbahnhof to Mainz Hauptbahnhof: approximately 40 minutes by regional train. The Rheingoldhalle is a 15-minute walk from Mainz Hauptbahnhof.
Software & Support Media GmbH (S&S Media) is the Frankfurt-based publisher and event organiser behind BASTA! and the broader Software Architect, Java, .NET and web development conference portfolio in Germany. The company has operated BASTA! since 1999, making it one of the longest-running developer conference brands in the DACH market. S&S Media also publishes technical magazines and newsletters targeting the German-speaking developer community.
BASTA! is the benchmark conference for .NET developers in the German-speaking market: deep technical tracks, a week-long format in Mainz and a long-standing community that has tracked the evolution of Microsoft development from .NET 1.0 to AI agents.
Tickets are available via basta.net/mainz-en/. Early-bird pricing (valid until 9 July 2026):
Prices shown include a 10% team discount (3+ tickets); individual prices slightly higher. All prices exclude VAT. A spring edition (BASTA! Frühjahr 2027, Frankfurt) is scheduled for spring 2027.
Frankfurt Airport (FRA) to Mainz Hauptbahnhof: direct regional train, approximately 30 minutes. Frankfurt Hauptbahnhof to Mainz Hauptbahnhof: S-Bahn or regional train, approximately 40 minutes. The Rheingoldhalle is at Rheinstraße 66, a 15-minute walk from Mainz Hauptbahnhof or short taxi ride.
Yes. BASTA! offers hybrid attendance. Session recordings are made available after the event. Specific online pricing is listed on the registration page at basta.net.
Yes. A 10% discount applies for groups of 3 or more tickets from the same organisation.
| Official website | https://basta.net/mainz-en/ |
| Programme | https://basta.net/mainz-en/program-mainz/ |
| Register | https://basta.net/mainz-en/ |