Explore the Distributed Application Runtime (Dapr) in this 54-minute conference talk from NDC Oslo. Dive into how Dapr, an open-source CNCF project, provides cloud-native capabilities for service invocation, messaging, state management, and cross-cutting concerns through standardized APIs. Learn about the benefits and trade-offs of using Dapr's higher level of abstraction for implementing distributed systems. Discover Dapr's building blocks, adoption strategies for new and existing projects, handling edge cases, and extending Dapr with custom capabilities. Compare Dapr to related technologies like service meshes and understand its organizational implications. Gain insights on implementing and deploying Dapr in production, addressing common issues, and leveraging lessons learned from recent real-world implementations.