Azure & DevOps Podcast

Craig Loewen has had a love for technology ever since he was a child and has grown passionate about building things that empower people. From constructing his own quadcopter for photography to delivering developer tools that aid developers in driving technological innovation, he has done it all. As a product manager at Microsoft, he is responsible for the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL), a developer tool used by over 3 million developers and IT professionals. He defines the product vision and prioritizes the feature roadmap based on customer data, technical feedback, and market studies. On the personal side, he volunteers as a mentor at First Robotics, teaching high school students how to build robots and fostering a passion for STEM. Topics of Discussion: [3:52] Craig's career journey, starting as an intern working on Windows console and WSL features. [5:18] Common use cases for WSL — allowing developers to use Linux tools while staying on Windows. [7:43] How to get started with WSL. [8:59] Does Craig have any favorite Linux programs? [10:05] New Dev Home feature for managing WSL distros with a graphical interface. [11:36] How WSL works using virtualization technology. [13:35] Memory management in WSL — typical usage and automatic optimization. [15:22 WSL is designed primarily for development scenarios, not production environments. [20:33] Integration of local AI and small language models with WSL using VS Code AI Toolkit. [23:37] Using small language models for various tasks, including issue labeling and search functionality. [27:35] Intro to Sudo for Windows, bringing Linux-like elevated permissions to Windows commands. [28:39] What exactly is Sudo? [32:39] New enterprise features for WSL, including security controls and integration with Microsoft Defender. Mentioned in this Episode: Clear Measure Way Architect Forum Software Engineer Forum Programming with Palermo — New Video Podcast! Email us at [email protected]. Clear Measure, Inc. (Sponsor) .NET DevOps for Azure: A Developer's Guide to DevOps Architecture the Right Way, by Jeffrey Palermo — Available on Amazon! Jeffrey Palermo's Twitter — Follow to stay informed about future events! Craig Loewen What is the Windows Subsystem for Linux Windows Subsystem for Linux, Your Enterprise Ready Multitool Zero to Hero — Develop your first app with Local LLMs on Windows Want to Learn More? Visit AzureDevOps.Show for show notes and additional episodes.

Damian Brady is a Staff Developer Advocate at GitHub. He's a developer, speaker, and author specializing in DevOps, MLOps, developer process, and software architecture. Formerly a Cloud Advocate at Microsoft for four years, and before that, a dev at Octopus Deploy and a Microsoft MVP, he has a 25-year background in software development and consulting in a broad range of industries. In Australia, he co-organized the Brisbane .Net User Group and launched the annual DDD Brisbane conference. Topics of Discussion: [3:45] When Damian realized he was interested in the things surrounding software development. [6:40] GitHub Copilot and AI tools to improve developer workflows. [8:50] What can people love GitHub Copilot for today? [16:06] How GitHub Copilot can assist developers without replacing them. [21:11] AI-powered code generation and bug detection. [25:15] Improving AI's ability to complete tasks by providing context and grounding it in truth. [29:23] How the process of adding a new field works. [34:03] Using Copilot to improve code development workflows. [42:03] The "ship to learn" idea. Mentioned in this Episode: Clear Measure Way Architect Forum Software Engineer Forum Programming with Palermo — New Video Podcast! Email us at [email protected]. Clear Measure, Inc. (Sponsor) .NET DevOps for Azure: A Developer's Guide to DevOps Architecture the Right Way, by Jeffrey Palermo — Available on Amazon! Jeffrey Palermo's Twitter — Follow to stay informed about future events! Ep 258 with Damian Brady Github Copilot Workspace Damian on Twitter Damian Brady GitHub Next CoPilot for Docs GitHub Next CoPilot for CLI Copilot Voice Want to Learn More? Visit AzureDevOps.Show for show notes and additional episodes.

Kayla Cinnamon is a Senior Product Manager at Microsoft working on the developer experience in Windows. This includes Dev Home and PowerToys. Kayla formerly worked on Windows Terminal and Cascadia Code, which is the font you all use inside Visual Studio. She holds a Master's degree in Information Technology from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute with a concentration in Human-Computer Interaction. She recently was a speaker at the recent Microsoft Build conference. Topics of Discussion: [6:02] Kayla talks about DevHome. [7:18] Examples of having agency over your machine. [9:05] Setting up an environment in DevHome and a WinGet configuration file. [10:10] Desired state configuration. [10:47] How do we generate these files? [12:26] Using Dev Home to simplify cloning and configuring repositories. [14:22] DSC can toggle Windows settings as well. [16:26] What is Dev Drive? [20:36] How run environments help bring your Cloud and remote environments into a centralized place. [23:09] The most popular power toys. [26:07] Windows subsystem for Linux. [31:00] What's the next power toy? [35:18] Ways for people to learn more. Mentioned in this Episode: Clear Measure Way Architect Forum Software Engineer Forum Programming with Palermo — New Video Podcast! Email us at [email protected]. Clear Measure, Inc. (Sponsor) .NET DevOps for Azure: A Developer's Guide to DevOps Architecture the Right Way, by Jeffrey Palermo — Available on Amazon! Jeffrey Palermo's Twitter — Follow to stay informed about future events! Ep 54 with Kayla Cinnamon and Rich Turner Kayla Cinnamon GitHub Kayla Cinnamon Kayla on X Kayla on LinkedIn Developer Experience improvements in Windows Windows Terminal Github Microsoft Cascadia Microsoft PowerToys Want to Learn More? Visit AzureDevOps.Show for show notes and additional episodes.

Mitch is a Principal Software Engineer on the .NET Cloud team working on .NET Aspire and ASP.NET Core. Previously Mitch has worked on Azure services, the Azure SDK, and Azure DevOps. Topics of Discussion: [2:46] Mitch's career journey in the Microsoft ecosystem. [5:46] What makes it .NET Aspire vs. .NET8? [6:16] .NET Aspire focuses on seamless integration between app components. [8:18] Making sure the core of Aspire is cloud-agnostic. [10:48] Developer control plane. [11:40] How Aspire simplifies cross processes. [14:36] Using Aspire to manage dependencies in microservices applications. [18:18] Automating deployments with Azure DevOps and easy mode for .NET Aspire. [30:27] Securing container deployments. [34:39] Using Azure DevOps for cloud deployment and configuration management. [37:33] What are the best resources for people to dig in? [40:03] Azure subscriptions inside Microsoft. [43:43] They are only just getting started with Aspire, and with .NET 9 coming out in November. Mentioned in this Episode: Clear Measure Way Architect Forum Software Engineer Forum Programming with Palermo — New Video Podcast! Email us at [email protected]. Clear Measure, Inc. (Sponsor) .NET DevOps for Azure: A Developer's Guide to DevOps Architecture the Right Way, by Jeffrey Palermo — Available on Amazon! Jeffrey Palermo's Twitter — Follow to stay informed about future events! GitHub Mitch Denny .NET Aspire (aspire) github.com/dotnet/aspire/tree/main/playground github.com/dotnet/aspire github.com/dotnet/eShop Want to Learn More? Visit AzureDevOps.Show for show notes and additional episodes.

As the president of Tegaaa Solutions, a DevOps consulting firm, Étienne helps clients achieve optimal performance and efficiency in their software development processes. With over 30 years of IT experience and 20 years of Microsoft specialization, he has the skills and knowledge to provide tailored solutions for any DevOps challenge. He is passionate about sharing his expertise and best practices with the IT community as a Microsoft MVP for TFS and Azure DevOps since 2006, and a regular speaker at local technical conferences and user groups since 2005. He also offers mentoring and training for organizations using Visual Studio and Team Foundation Server and designs enterprise and application architectures for projects of all sizes. His mission is to empower developers and organizations to leverage the power of DevOps and Azure to deliver high-quality software faster and better. Topics of Discussion: [3:30] Étienne's career progression from mechanical engineering to software development. [6:14] Yes, Étienne was TFS before it was cool. [7:14] Étienne's interesting specialization in aerodynamics. [11:18] Not making things too complicated. [12:49] Étienne's interest in the building process. [14:07] Building the blueprint. [17:08] GitHub vs. Azure DevOps for enterprise use. [19:49] Microsoft's struggle with GitHub's repo-centric approach in the enterprise. [24:17] The key differences in how work is tracked. [28:10 What is Entra ID? [34:08] Agility is becoming a religion, where it needs to be more of a spirit. [38:04] Kanban system for managing work in progress. [46:24] Implementing Azure DevOps for beginners, with tips and resources. Mentioned in this Episode: Clear Measure Way Architect Forum Software Engineer Forum Programming with Palermo — New Video Podcast! Email us at [email protected]. Clear Measure, Inc. (Sponsor) .NET DevOps for Azure: A Developer's Guide to DevOps Architecture the Right Way, by Jeffrey Palermo — Available on Amazon! Jeffrey Palermo's Twitter — Follow to stay informed about future events! Etienne LinkedIn Get Started with Azure DevOps Tegaaa Solutions Want to Learn More? Visit AzureDevOps.Show for show notes and additional episodes.

Martin is a passionate agile leader with a track record of inspiring, encouraging, and igniting momentum. Featured speaker, author, and industry thought leader, Martin has a strong track record of helping organizations build a vision and execute evolutionary and revolutionary change. His deep technical knowledge, business insight, and experience drive impactful change for organizations. Technologist turned agilist, Martin successfully helps organizations decentralize, democratize, and evolve their way of work to build extraordinary processes and drive organizational change through culture, technology, and teamwork. He's been recognized by Microsoft as a Microsoft MVP, and he is the maintainer of the open-source Azure DevOps Migration Tools. Topics of Discussion: [2:59] Martin's career journey. [4:51] What Martin has learned as an MVP for 15 years. [5:59] If you're not good at something, do it more. [6:52] Azure DevOps Migration tools. [10:11] Martin adopted platform engineering to streamline processes and reduce costs. [14:31] What you should know before using Martin's tools. [21:55] It's not either/or between Microsoft migration tools and Azure DevOps migration tools. [27:00] What made TFS unique. [20:03] TFGit. [30:02] The process used in your source and target, and what challenges might people expect? [31:44] Limitations of migrating data from old TFS to new Azure DevOps using Microsoft tools. Mentioned in this Episode: Clear Measure Way Architect Forum Software Engineer Forum Programming with Palermo — New Video Podcast! Email us at [email protected]. Clear Measure, Inc. (Sponsor) .NET DevOps for Azure: A Developer's Guide to DevOps Architecture the Right Way, by Jeffrey Palermo — Available on Amazon! Jeffrey Palermo's Twitter — Follow to stay informed about future events! GitHub Migration Tools for Azure DevOps Martin — Scrum Naked Agility Agile Actually Podcast Want to Learn More? Visit AzureDevOps.Show for show notes and additional episodes.

Scott has spent over 25 years in the IT field, working in disciplines such as systems architecture, software development, team growth, and entrepreneurship. He was a Microsoft MVP for 12 years in ASP.NET and IIS. He's co-authored two books (IIS 7 and IIS 8 Professional), is a Pluralsight author, and has spoken at various conferences, code camps, and user groups. He's now shifted into the AI space, building AI solutions and supporting others in their AI journey. He's also co-founding a new startup, so he's spending much of his time as an Entrepreneur. Topics of Discussion: [2:15] Scott's career path and what steered him into AI. [5:18] AI development and Scott's journey learning about generative AI. [7:15] AI use cases, including chatbots, text-to-speech, and speech-to-text. [13:14] Flowise AI. [15:48] RAG, AKA retrieval augmented generation. [17:32] Code interpreter. [18:10] How do we know that AI is terrible at math, and what are the other things it's not good at? [26:13] Using small language models for natural language processing. [37:13] Kitchen Co-Pilot app. Mentioned in this Episode: Clear Measure Way Architect Forum Software Engineer Forum Programming with Palermo — New Video Podcast! Email us at [email protected]. Clear Measure, Inc. (Sponsor) .NET DevOps for Azure: A Developer's Guide to DevOps Architecture the Right Way, by Jeffrey Palermo — Available on Amazon! Jeffrey Palermo's Twitter — Follow to stay informed about future events! Flowise Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) Attention is All You Need kitchen copilot zapier Make Perplexity Claude Groq The Groq LPU Inference Engine @scottforsyth Scott on LinkedIn Want to Learn More? Visit AzureDevOps.Show for show notes and additional episodes.

Jim has been building solutions for clients in the cloud on Microsoft Azure since 2012 and building solutions in general for 20 years or more. Now, he heads up information technology for biBerk Insurance, overseeing both software development and IT operations. Most of Jim's experience is in consulting or enterprise with a few forays into product development. Following the path of least resistance, Jim ended up working primarily with Microsoft tools. The tool you know is the usually best tool to use, so the Microsoft path offers less and less resistance for Jim as time goes on. On the side, Jim is working on jimsrules.com to share experience and shaky opinions about teamwork and leadership in software development. Topics of Discussion: [3:33] There is a shortage of software leaders out there. [4:22] Jim's career progression. [5:26] Pulling back from leadership roles. [6:54] Recognizing the need to be hands-on and fill vacuums in leadership roles. [8:35] Embracing T- or V-shaped development. [11:34] If it isn't tested, it is broken. [16:47] Know who your customer is and what your product is. [18:10] The Innovator's Dilemma and the importance of asking why things are the way they are. [21:21] No matter how much experience you have, there is something you can learn from someone with less experience. [23:29] What we can learn from teen YouTubers. [24:25] The 10 specific rules; Rule 77 — Minimum Viable Products (MVP) are the start, not the end of a program. [26:26] Rule #7 about microservices. [27:52] Applying Conway's Law. [33:18] Rule 37 — Automated tests are my pillow. Rule 59 — A leader's job is to support the team. Most org charts are upside-down. Rule 68 — No one is a zero. They either add to the team or take away from it. The question is whether those who are taking away are growing towards a positive contribution. Rule 74 — Keeping standards high ultimately creates a better work environment. Rule 75 — When you prepare to teach something, you usually learn more than your potential students. Mentioned in this Episode: Clear Measure Way Architect Forum Software Engineer Forum Programming with Palermo — New Video Podcast! Email us at [email protected]. Clear Measure, Inc. (Sponsor) .NET DevOps for Azure: A Developer's Guide to DevOps Architecture the Right Way, by Jeffrey Palermo — Available on Amazon! Jeffrey Palermo's Twitter — Follow to stay informed about future events! Jim Leonardo LinkedIn Jim's Rules Jim's Rules: The List The Innovator's Dilemma: The Revolutionary Book That Will Change the Way You Do Business, by Clayton M. Christensen Want to Learn More? Visit AzureDevOps.Show for show notes and additional episodes.

Ted Neward is sometimes referred to as "The Dude of Software," owing to both his remarkable (some say frightening) resemblance to the Jeff Bridges character from "The Big Lebowski," and his ordination as a Dudeist Minister of the Church of the Latter-Day Dude, but he's also been called the "Dr. Gregory House of Software," owing to his tendency to pull no punches when talking about software and how to deliver it successfully. He's comfortable answering to either title, as well as a few others. He's familiar with more programming languages than most people knew existed and hasn't found one yet that he couldn't turn into a "mission-critical" application when asked. Topics of Discussion: [4:36] Ted talks about building a tribe and developing a community. [6:48] Leveraging the "who you know" network. [7:21] Tips for keeping track of your network. [9:44] Effective software team management. [13:10] The importance of shifting perspective from individual success to team success. [16:16] The component of compassion in management. [17:53] Managers should actually want to be managers. [18:43] Retaining employees and realizing that management skills need to be recognized and developed. [27:02] The tipping point of needing to hire a full-fledged IT department. [32:34] Advice for managers on the people side. [34:08] Team success metrics, weekly one-on-ones, and building psychological safety. [38:32] Importance of team happiness and direct communication with executives for successful software development. [43:52] Developing the skills of leadership. [44:39] Remembering that not all management is evil. Mentioned in this Episode: Clear Measure Way Architect Forum Software Engineer Forum Programming with Palermo — New Video Podcast! Email us at [email protected]. Clear Measure, Inc. (Sponsor) .NET DevOps for Azure: A Developer's Guide to DevOps Architecture the Right Way, by Jeffrey Palermo — Available on Amazon! Jeffrey Palermo's Twitter — Follow to stay informed about future events! C# In a Nutshell [email protected] Ted Neward LinkedIn Neward Associates Want to Learn More? Visit AzureDevOps.Show for show notes and additional episodes.

Dan Garfield is the Co-founder of Codefresh, a CI/CD platform powered by GitOps and Argo now acquired by Octopus Deploy. As the VP Open Source and Argo Maintainer, he works primarily on Argo CD and Argo Rollouts. He helped create the GitOps Working Group and Open GitOps Principles. He helped create the most popular GitOps certification with Argo CD and writes consistently about best practices for GitOps involving Security, Development processes, and scaling. Topics of Discussion: [2:37] Dan Garfield's career journey and his interest in technology from a young age. [4:17] The inspiration behind creating Codefresh. [7:57] Going all in on Kubernetes. [9:55] Meeting Paul, the CEO of Octopus. [10:37] We're still in the early days of Kubernetes. [12:27] What's the default choice for deploying to Kubernetes? [15:08] The importance of unified software delivery. [16:50] Linux native crowd adopted containers first, while .NET developers were slow to adopt due to compatibility issues. [22:53] What does Argo CD do? [25:04] GitOps Principles. [29:28] Managing microservices in a dynamic infrastructure. [32:29] Environment management, promotion workflows, and traceability. [34:30] Where exactly the balance between Argo and CodeFresh fits in. [35:09] GitOps Certification. Mentioned in this Episode: Clear Measure Way Architect Forum Software Engineer Forum Programming with Palermo — New Video Podcast! Email us at [email protected]. Clear Measure, Inc. (Sponsor) .NET DevOps for Azure: A Developer's Guide to DevOps Architecture the Right Way, by Jeffrey Palermo — Available on Amazon! Jeffrey Palermo's Twitter — Follow to stay informed about future events! Dan Garfield LinkedIn What is GitOps? Learning Codefresh GitOps Certification Want to Learn More? Visit AzureDevOps.Show for show notes and additional episodes.

Richard Campbell wrote his first line of code in 1977. His career has spanned the computing industry on both the hardware and software sides, development, and operations. He was a co-founder of Strangeloop Networks, acquired by Radware in 2013, and was on the board of directors of Telerik, which was acquired by Progress Software in 2014. Today, he is a consultant and advisor to a number of successful technology firms and is the founder and chairman of Humanitarian Toolbox (www.htbox.org), a public charity that builds open-source software for disaster relief. Richard also hosts three podcasts: .NET Rocks! (www.dotnetrocks.com) for .NET developers, RunAs Radio (www.runasradio.com) for IT Professionals, and Windows Weekly (https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly). Topics of Discussion: [2:24] Richard's podcasting career over 20 years and his advice for new podcasters. [6:30] The common topics that Richard talks about. [11:32] Adaptive cruise control and limitations of current AI. [13:34] Potential for autonomous trucks and freight trains. [16:12] Improving software user experience with machine learning. [17:32] How AI may change (and not change) 10 years from now. [19:32] How the voice interface has gotten better. [22:21] The impact of automation on software development jobs. [28:19] The appropriate uses of low-code platforms. [33:29] Habits vs. wisdom. [37:25] The future of augmented reality. [39:15] Importance of experimenting with different tools. [42:43] How augmented reality may disrupt smartphones. [43:49] Jamming out on your tools, much like a musician experimenting. Mentioned in this Episode: Clear Measure Way Architect Forum Software Engineer Forum Programming with Palermo — New Video Podcast! Email us at [email protected]. Clear Measure, Inc. (Sponsor) .NET DevOps for Azure: A Developer's Guide to DevOps Architecture the Right Way, by Jeffrey Palermo — Available on Amazon! Jeffrey Palermo's Twitter — Follow to stay informed about future events! "Richard Campbell on the History of .NET - Episode 133" Want to Learn More? Visit AzureDevOps.Show for show notes and additional episodes.

An international speaker, Microsoft MVP, ASPInsider, MCSD, PSM II, PSD, and PST, and a passionate member of the developer community, Phil has been working with .NET since the first betas, developing software for over 35 years, and heavily involved in the agile community since 2005 as well as a Professional Scrum Trainer. Phil has taken over the best-selling Pro C# books (Apress Publishing), including Pro C# 10, is the President of the Cincinnati .NET User's Group (Cinnug.org), and the Cincinnati Software Architect Group, co-hosted the Hallway Conversations podcast (Hallwayconversations.com), founded and runs the CincyDeliver conference (Cincydeliver.org), and volunteers for the National Ski Patrol. During the day, Phil works as the CTO for Pintas & Mullins. Phil always enjoys learning new tech and is always striving to improve his craft. Topics of Discussion: [3:47] Philip's career journey and why he's still hands-on coding. [5:37] Sometimes it's not a technical problem, but a process or human interaction problem. [6:37] Philip's love of mentoring. [8:18] The importance of collaboration. [9:53] Challenges in migrating applications from .NET Framework to .NET Core. [12:55] The importance of staying current. [14:48] Modernizing legacy web applications using .NET Core. [19:22] Rebuilding an old app using new technology, with challenges and lessons learned. [24:22] Gradually introducing a new screen using feature flags is better than a "big bang" rewrite. [26:01] Continuous deployment helps to roll out new features gradually to limited users. [27:53] Differences between the .NET framework and .NET Core apps, including configuration settings to environmental awareness. [34:59] Philip's favorite resources to dig into, including his book. [41:20] The power of collaborative learning. Mentioned in this Episode: Clear Measure Way Architect Forum Software Engineer Forum Programming with Palermo — New Video Podcast! Email us at [email protected]. Clear Measure, Inc. (Sponsor) .NET DevOps for Azure: A Developer's Guide to DevOps Architecture the Right Way, by Jeffrey Palermo — Available on Amazon! Jeffrey Palermo's Twitter — Follow to stay informed about future events! "Philip Japikse: Professional C# in .NET - Episode 230" Want to Learn More? Visit AzureDevOps.Show for show notes and additional episodes.

Brady Gaster is a Principal Program Manager on the .NET and Visual Studio team at Microsoft where he works on Orleans, SignalR, microservices, APIs, and integration with Azure service teams in hopes of making it exciting for developers who work on .NET apps to party in the cloud! Topics of Discussion: [2:49] Brady's career highlights and how throwing parties prepared him for Microsoft. [4:07] History of Microsoft's publishing tools and their evolution towards cloud-native development. [7:37] Using Azure Container Apps for containerization and publishing to Kubernetes. [13:42] Using Aspire for containerized applications in Azure, including toolchain and orchestration. [17:36] Simplifying software development with automation. [23:27] Azure subscriptions and provisioning for developers. [25:38] AZD infra synth. [26:15] Using Azure DevOps and Azure Development Environments for named environments in .NET development. [30:39] The system of record for the names of the environments. [37:13] What we can look forward to with the next release. [38:37] What should we know about Microsoft Learn so far? Mentioned in this Episode: Clear Measure Way Architect Forum Software Engineer Forum Programming with Palermo — New Video Podcast! Email us at [email protected]. Clear Measure, Inc. (Sponsor) .NET DevOps for Azure: A Developer's Guide to DevOps Architecture the Right Way, by Jeffrey Palermo — Available on Amazon! Jeffrey Palermo's Twitter — Follow to stay informed about future events! "Brady Gaster: Orleans — Episode 221" NET Aspire Preview 4 .NET Aspire Documentation Brady Gaster Want to Learn More? Visit AzureDevOps.Show for show notes and additional episodes.

Raziel is the Senior Vice President of Codefresh at Octopus Deploy. He is an entrepreneur, technology enthusiast, and software developer at heart. He is the Founder of Codefresh and is passionate about accelerating the way software is disrupting our day-to-day life by simplifying the way we deploy applications. Topics of Discussion: [2:23] When Raziel first got interested in making a difference in the industry. [3:05] The role of the software developer has evolved over time. [7:11] What is GitOps? [14:46] Overlap with the concept of infrastructure as code. [14:57] Simplifying software deployment using GitOps. [20:44] Why it's an exciting time to be in software development. [22:55] What can we do with Codefresh? [25:24] Does Codefresh work with other infrastructure types? [26:29] Storing and managing application configuration and infrastructure code in separate Git repositories. [29:10] What are the most common reasons this infrastructure repository would have a commit pushed to it? [35:27] Codefresh joining Octopus Deploy. Mentioned in this Episode: Clear Measure Way Architect Forum Software Engineer Forum Programming with Palermo — New Video Podcast! Email us at [email protected]. Clear Measure, Inc. (Sponsor) .NET DevOps for Azure: A Developer's Guide to DevOps Architecture the Right Way, by Jeffrey Palermo — Available on Amazon! Jeffrey Palermo's Twitter — Follow to stay informed about future events! Codefresh OpenGitOps Want to Learn More? Visit AzureDevOps.Show for show notes and additional episodes.

Glenn is a Principal Product Manager for the App Platform team within the Developer Division at Microsoft, focusing on .NET. Before joining Microsoft, Glenn was a developer in Australia where he worked on software for various government departments. Topics of Discussion: [2:47] Glenn's career path. [6:33] The old .NET vs the new .NET. [8:09] .NET was initially Windows-only but is now being rebuilt as open-source, cross-platform software. [9:40] The evolution of .NET. [9:53] .NET core. [14:04] New features and ideas presented at .NET Conf. [16:26] Aspire. [18:58] Every piece of an Aspire solution uses open Telemetry as a standard. [19:26] Redis. [27:15] Aspire knows all the "what' and "how" to deploy to the cloud, without explicit cloud knowledge. [32:36] The intent of AZD. [36:57] Handling the components of Aspire. [40:21] How to add custom resources to Aspire. [41:00] Opinionated vs non-opinionated development in the .NET ecosystem. Mentioned in this Episode: Clear Measure Way Architect Forum Software Engineer Forum Programming with Palermo — New Video Podcast! Email us at [email protected]. Clear Measure, Inc. (Sponsor) .NET DevOps for Azure: A Developer's Guide to DevOps Architecture the Right Way, by Jeffrey Palermo — Available on Amazon! Jeffrey Palermo's Twitter — Follow to stay informed about future events! Glenn Condron on New Capabilities on .NET - Ep 58 Glenn C GitHub DevBlogs Glenn C Building Cloud Native Apps with .NET 8 Introducing .NET Aspire Want to Learn More? Visit AzureDevOps.Show for show notes and additional episodes.

Richard Hundhausen helps software organizations and teams deliver better products by understanding and leveraging Azure DevOps and Scrum. He is a Professional Scrum Trainer, Professional Scrum Developer, author of Professional Scrum with Azure DevOps (MS Press), and co-creator of the Nexus Scaled Scrum framework. As a software developer and consultant with over 30 years of experience, he understands that software is built and delivered by people and not by processes or tools. Topics of Discussion: [3:03] Is it really that easy to teach developers? [3:34] Scrum implementation and best practices for developers and managers. [5:11] What is a Scrum trainer and developer? [6:40] Reminding teams to talk to each other and deliver value earlier. [6:47] Remembering not just the nouns, but the verbs: improve, collaborate, share, love the values, commit, have courage, be open, have focus, and be respectful. [8:39] The importance of having the right teams. [12:04] Improving software development efficiency through cross-functional teams. [13:47] The importance of being a self-managing team. [15:04] When we outsource everything to HR to find a good culture, that can perpetuate the "it's someone else's job" mentality. [15:24] Bigger companies vs. smaller companies. [17:44] Giving creatives the space to create. [21:09] HDD (Hypothesis-driven development) can help us learn early and adapt. [29:27] The importance of focusing on outcomes and impacts, rather than just measuring resources, activities, and outputs. [31:08] Outcomes and impacts are where we should be focused. [32:40] One percent of product owners using Scrum as intended? [33:27] Even if you don't have a product owner, have someone who orders the work. Mentioned in this Episode: Clear Measure Way Architect Forum Software Engineer Forum Programming with Palermo — New Video Podcast! Email us at [email protected]. Clear Measure, Inc. (Sponsor) .NET DevOps for Azure: A Developer's Guide to DevOps Architecture the Right Way, by Jeffrey Palermo — Available on Amazon! Jeffrey Palermo's Twitter — Follow to stay informed about future events! Accentient Upgrade Your Team Daniel Pink Practicing Hypothesis-Driven Development in Azure DevOps "Richard Hundhausen on Professional Scrum — Ep 100" Want to Learn More? Visit AzureDevOps.Show for show notes and additional episodes.

Mads is the Lead Designer of the C# language and has been at Microsoft for 18 years. Prior to this, Mads was a professor and contributed to a language starting with J. He was previously on episode 164 of the podcast where he spoke about the latest on C# at the time. Topics of Discussion: [3:40] The serendipitous career path Mads took that led him to C# and Microsoft. [6:17] Where are the high points of where the C# language has gone over the past six months? [7:40] Adding a unified syntax. [10:00] Primary constructors. [15:43] Some new features in C# are still too early to see their full impact, but we can still have hypotheses about how they will affect programming. [16:14] Non-nullable conversion. [21:45] Learning C# and its evolution. [23:24] The concept of everyday C#. [26:15] C# goals. [33:02] Does C# have a clear category? [39:41] Generative AI. [41:16] AI's impact on coding and the impact generative AI is having on development. [47:17] Will AI replace the career opportunities for developers? [51:21] Acknowledging the disruptive nature of AI with also the belief that it will lead to societal changes, including job displacement, and hopes for environmentally sustainable productivity gains. Mentioned in this Episode: Clear Measure Way Architect Forum Software Engineer Forum Programming with Palermo — New Video Podcast! Email us at [email protected]. Clear Measure, Inc. (Sponsor) .NET DevOps for Azure: A Developer's Guide to DevOps Architecture the Right Way, by Jeffrey Palermo — Available on Amazon! Jeffrey Palermo's Twitter — Follow to stay informed about future events! Github.com/CSharplang Ep #164: Mads Torgersen on C#10 and .NET6 Microsoft C# documentation Want to Learn More? Visit AzureDevOps.Show for show notes and additional episodes.

Mark Miller, is an eight-year C# MVP with strong expertise in decoupled design, plug-in architectures, and great user interfaces. He is the Chief Architect of the IDE Tools division at Developer Express, as well as the visionary force behind productivity tools like CodeRush. Mark is a top-ranked speaker at conferences around the world and has been creating tools for software for almost four decades. On top of all that, Mark also streams live C# and typescript coding and design on Twitch.TV/CodeRushed! Topics of Discussion: [4:12] Mark's passion for creating developer tools. [7:08] Why Mark loves developer tooling. [7:52] UI design and developer tools with a focus on efficiency. [10:35] Mark recounts his early days in UI. [12:41] AP testing is starting to grow in popularity. [13:38] User experience design evolution and paradigm shifts. [15:25] Using voice commands for coding and software development. [20:25] Using Azure Cognitive Services for fast file opening and accessibility in Visual Studio. [26:31] Voice-to-code technology and its potential impact on software development. [31:20] Coding and language use in software development. [33:04] Mark shares some code examples. [36:25] Using AI for voice commands and file management. [45:27] This release promises using simple expressions, but the technology is built to grow. [48:06] Customizing voice commands for Visual Studio, including mapping keys and volume thresholds. Mentioned in this Episode: Clear Measure Way Architect Forum Software Engineer Forum Programming with Palermo — New Video Podcast! Email us at [email protected]. Clear Measure, Inc. (Sponsor) .NET DevOps for Azure: A Developer's Guide to DevOps Architecture the Right Way, by Jeffrey Palermo — Available on Amazon! Jeffrey Palermo's Twitter — Follow to stay informed about future events! CodeRush Mark Miller — The Science of Great UI in Software Ep #212 Want to Learn More? Visit AzureDevOps.Show for show notes and additional episodes.

Richard Lander is a Principal Program Manager on the .NET team at Microsoft. He's been with Microsoft since 2000, and working on .NET since 2003! Currently, he's working on runtime features, docker container experience, blogging, and customer engagement. He's also part of the design team that defines new .NET runtime capabilities and features. Topics of Discussion: [4:31] Richard talks about the technologies that we should already be using and what we should be looking to adopt in the near future. [6:58] Azure services. [7:22] The benefits of using Aspire, and why people should be interested in using it. [14:00] What has Richard been working on over the last several years? [14:14] Improving container image size and reducing complexity in a.NET application. [19:52] Web Assembly and WASI, web assembly system interface. [23:48] Docker containers have a spec called OCI, open container initiative. [26:50] Canonical and building chiseled containers. [36:02] Nano-framework. [36:53] Using Raspberry Pi for edge computing and density in IoT projects. [41:38] Using Linux and Windows for development work. [46:55] Improving container image publishing experience in .NET. Mentioned in this Episode: Clear Measure Way Architect Forum Software Engineer Forum Programming with Palermo — New Video Podcast! Email us at [email protected]. Clear Measure, Inc. (Sponsor) .NET DevOps for Azure: A Developer's Guide to DevOps Architecture the Right Way, by Jeffrey Palermo — Available on Amazon! Jeffrey Palermo's Twitter — Follow to stay informed about future events! Richard Lander on the New .NET Platform What is .NET, and why should you choose it? The convenience of .NET Announcing .NET Chiseled Containers Want to Learn More? Visit AzureDevOps.Show for show notes and additional episodes.

Rockford Lhotka is VP of Strategy at Xebia and Chief Software Architect at Marimer LLC. He is the creator of the open-source CSLA .NET development framework, the author of numerous books, and regularly speaks at major conferences around the world. Rockford is a member of the Microsoft Regional Director and MVP programs. Topics of Discussion: [3:36] Rockford's career path at Xebia and consulting. [5:18] Building frameworks that stand the test of time. [6:38] Changes in the CLSA user base and the two major inflection points. [11:40] How Rockford thinks about the general spectrum. [16:14] The ways we can improve education include decades of previous experience and education. [17:15] We need to ask why more. [28:12] The job of an application architect. [30:15] The "layer cake" as a visual way to express the concept. [32:57] Separating business logic from user interface. [33:53] The need for practical tools and frameworks that make developing easier. [34:05] The five layers in the layer cake approach. [47:03] The beauty of consistent coding. Mentioned in this Episode: Clear Measure Way Architect Forum Software Engineer Forum Programming with Palermo — New Video Podcast! Email us at [email protected]. Clear Measure, Inc. (Sponsor) .NET DevOps for Azure: A Developer's Guide to DevOps Architecture the Right Way, by Jeffrey Palermo — Available on Amazon! Jeffrey Palermo's Twitter — Follow to stay informed about future events! Lhotka CSLA Episode 210 CSLA.NET Rockford Lhotka LinkedIn Rockford Lhotka Rockford Lhotka Blog Want to Learn More? Visit AzureDevOps.Show for show notes and additional episodes.

Jared Parsons, the Principal Developer Lead on the C# Compiler Team. Everybody tuning in probably uses his code on a day-to-day basis! Jared started at Microsoft 20 years ago as a Developer; moved on to become a Senior Developer; then the Principal Developer on Midori OS; and most recently, the Principal Developer on the C# Compiler Team, which he has been with since 2014. Topics of Discussion: [3:14] Jared talks about his twisty career path. [5:29] What does designing a programming language look like? [6:18] The two features in C#. [10:30] The C# language design process. [14:09] How we get from ideas to designs and implementations. [16:02] Jared recommends resources to learn more. [17:34] Jared's favorite convention for all the member types. [18:20] Primary constructors. [24:21] Is the entire compiler open source? [25:28] Thinking like a customer and pushing on the tools if needed. [30:33] How the process has changed over the years. [32:41] Jared's favorite testing unit. Mentioned in this Episode: Clear Measure Way Architect Forum Software Engineer Forum Programming with Palermo — New Video Podcast! Email us at [email protected]. Clear Measure, Inc. (Sponsor) .NET DevOps for Azure: A Developer's Guide to DevOps Architecture the Right Way, by Jeffrey Palermo — Available on Amazon! Jeffrey Palermo's Twitter — Follow to stay informed about future events! Jared Parsons on DevOps on the C# Compiler Team: Ep #53 Roslyn Github Roslyn Analyzers Github C# Language Github Jared on LinkedIn Want to Learn More? Visit AzureDevOps.Show for show notes and additional episodes.

Michael is an ASP.NET and C# programmer who has extensive knowledge in process improvement, AI and Large Language Models, and student information systems. He also is the founder of two websites — AIStoryBuilders.com and BlazorHelpWebsite.com — both fantastic resources that help empower developers. Michael resides in Los Angeles, California, with his son Zachary and wife, Valerie. Topics of Discussion: [3:14] Michael talks about his career path. [5:15] AIStoryBuilders.com. [6:21] The vision for his book and what sets it apart from others. [9:10] What is "RAG"? Retrieval augmented generation. [12:35] How did Michael come up with the AI Story Builders name? [14:09] Keeping AI on track despite the limitations. [17:44] Models behave better when trained on more data. [21:26] How do you make the decision on which named model to use? [34:05] Where Microsoft is a leader. Mentioned in this Episode: Clear Measure Way Architect Forum Software Engineer Forum Programming with Palermo — New Video Podcast! Email us at [email protected]. Clear Measure, Inc. (Sponsor) .NET DevOps for Azure: A Developer's Guide to DevOps Architecture the Right Way, by Jeffrey Palermo — Available on Amazon! Jeffrey Palermo's Twitter — Follow to stay informed about future events! Azure OpenAI Using C# Michael Washington GitHub AI Story Builders Adefwebserver Blazor-Blogs Want to Learn More? Visit AzureDevOps.Show for show notes and additional episodes.

Original signer of the Agile Manifesto, author of the Extreme Programming book series, rediscoverer of Test-Driven Development, and inspiring Keynote Speaker. I read his TDD book 20 years ago. Topics of Discussion: [4:06] What led Kent into extreme programming, and realizing that technical mastery alone is not enough for project success. [6:24] The significance of extreme programming. [9:15] The Agile Manifesto. [10:46] The importance of taking responsibility seriously. [14:06] What was the inspiration behind Tidy First? [16:27] Why software design is an important skill. [17:31] The human aspect dominates in design. [19:40] You can make large changes in small safe steps. [23:09] Normalizing symmetry. [30:17] Preserving flexibility in design through empirical and reversible changes rather than rather than speculative or reactive design. [31:51] Kent's experimentation with the GPT phase of AI on publications. [32:11] Rent-A-Kent to get better answers around software development. [37:19] Advice for young programmers. Mentioned in this Episode: Clear Measure Way Architect Forum Software Engineer Forum Programming with Palermo — New Video Podcast! Email us at [email protected]. Clear Measure, Inc. (Sponsor) .NET DevOps for Azure: A Developer's Guide to DevOps Architecture the Right Way, by Jeffrey Palermo — Available on Amazon! Jeffrey Palermo's Twitter — Follow to stay informed about future events! Rent-A-Kent Tidy First? by Kent Beck Test Driven Development, by Kent Beck Extreme Programming Explained, by Kent Beck with Cynthia Andres Implementation Patterns, by Kent Beck Want to Learn More? Visit AzureDevOps.Show for show notes and additional episodes.

Paul Yuknewicz is a Lead Product Manager for Azure Developer Experience at Microsoft; he is responsible for the PM team that designs the developer experience for building and diagnosing cloud-native applications for Azure. In his role, he's very passionate about helping developers succeed in building high-scale distributed applications and building strong collaboration with customers. He has fun learning and challenging the status quo in a breadth of technologies and languages, like Linux, Windows, Java, .NET, Serverless, containers, service meshes, and application observability. He speaks at industry conferences not only at Microsoft but also at conferences like DEVintersection, TechBash, and more. Topics of Discussion: [4:40] Paul talks about his career evolution. [5:28] Working in SharePoint, Azure, and then in the microservices field. [6:44] DAPR, distributed application runtime. [8:06] The power of the open source world. [8:33] What is Serverless? [11:08] The evolution of their work in AI. [12:05] The concept of Serverless vs. developing in a microservices fashion. [15:17] Why Paul thinks containers are great. [18:16] Who Serverless is good for. [20:01] Serverless architecture and cost savings. [23:55] Container apps. [28:31] The tactical process behind Dapper. [34:41] Container apps environment. Mentioned in this Episode: Clear Measure Way Architect Forum Software Engineer Forum Programming with Palermo — New Video Podcast! Email us at [email protected]. Clear Measure, Inc. (Sponsor) .NET DevOps for Azure: A Developer's Guide to DevOps Architecture the Right Way, by Jeffrey Palermo — Available on Amazon! Jeffrey Palermo's Twitter — Follow to stay informed about future events! Paul Twitter Paul Github "Paul Yuknewicz on Azure Development Ep #136" Want to Learn More? Visit AzureDevOps.Show for show notes and additional episodes.

If you don't already know Bob, he is a software engineer, instructor, and best-selling author. He is most recognized for developing numerous software design principles and for being a founder of the incredibly influential Agile Manifesto. Bob is the author of a number of Clean Code related books including his latest, Clean Agile: Back to Basics, where he reintroduces Agile values and principles for a new generation of programmers and nonprogrammers alike. In the past, Bob was also the editor-in-chief of C++ Report magazine and served as the first chairman of the Agile Alliance. Topics of Discussion: [3:48] Why the term "clean" when it comes to software? [5:16] Are people still writing "dirty" software? [7:06] it is the developers job to maintain quality, and pretending to go fast by rushing is not a viable solution. [9:54] Uncle Bob's upcoming book on the history of programmers. [11:00] The first era of programmers may be the scribes of Egypt. [15:00] How Uncle Bob went about organizing the book into different eras of programmers. [18:10] A short backstory about Grace Hopper. [23:33] Uncle Bob's other new book which is out now, Functional Design. [24:54] Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs [28:37] Does functionality have a concise set of principles? [33:11] Where are the shifts happening? [34:01] The loss of Moore's Law. [37:33] What will be the winning strategies as we prepare for a few years where things grow, but not as quickly as they have, and we sit on a plateau? [40:51] Make it right, then you can make it fast. Mentioned in this Episode: Clear Measure Way Architect Forum Software Engineer Forum Programming with Palermo — New Video Podcast! Email us at [email protected]. Clear Measure, Inc. (Sponsor) .NET DevOps for Azure: A Developer's Guide to DevOps Architecture the Right Way, by Jeffrey Palermo — Available on Amazon! Jeffrey Palermo's Twitter — Follow to stay informed about future events! Previous episode with Uncle Bob Functional Design Clean Coders .NET Developer Apprentice - Texas Clean Agile Want to Learn More? Visit AzureDevOps.Show for show notes and additional episodes.

Greg is a Cloud Architect that assists organizations with cloud adoption and innovation and is currently a Cloud Architect and the owner of Webonology. He has been working in the IT industry since his time in the military and is a developer, teacher, speaker, and early adopter. Greg has worked in many facets of IT throughout his career and is currently the president of TampaDev, a community meetup that runs #TampaCC and various technology events throughout Tampa. Greg holds a certification as a Microsoft Certified Azure Solutions Architect Expert, and Microsoft Certified Trainer, and is an Azure MVP. Topics of Discussion: [3:49] What has been Greg's secret sauce to success? Helping others. [4:53] Optimizing Azure budgets. [7:12] The cloud shines in replatforming or rehosting. [9:12] To Greg, a lot of the cost optimization really focuses on architectural optimization. [13:58] The importance of looking at evolution and realizing that technology doesn't stop at the cloud. [18:35] Don't blame technology for your shortcomings. [23:31] Azure services surprise people with their cost, and the need to go into things with eyes wide open. [29:21] The problem with the pricing calculator. [35:47] The two-fold problem with present-day containers. [37:02] Privatized workloads. [40:08] How the cloud can make our lives easier and enhance what we are already doing. Mentioned in this Episode: Clear Measure Way Architect Forum Software Engineer Forum Programming with Palermo — New Video Podcast! Email us at [email protected]. Clear Measure, Inc. (Sponsor) .NET DevOps for Azure: A Developer's Guide to DevOps Architecture the Right Way, by Jeffrey Palermo — Available on Amazon! Jeffrey Palermo's Twitter — Follow to stay informed about future events! Ep 250: Responsible AI with Greg Leonardo Greg Leonardo — Cloud Daily Wire Want to Learn More? Visit AzureDevOps.Show for show notes and additional episodes.

Andrew Lock is a senior software engineer at Datadog, working out of Devon, in the UK. He is a Microsoft MVP, Author of ASP.NET Core in Action, and has an active blog all about his experience working with .NET and ASP.NET Core. Topics of Discussion: [3:08] What is Andrew working on these days? [3:42] The push towards open telemetry in .NET and the ecosystem in general. [4:49] In Andrew's opinion, open telemetry is ready for use, but there is still much to learn. [6:58] The state of containers for .NET developers. [9:48] The use of chiseled containers. [15:46] Using chiseled containers for that extra level of security. [17:01] The different levels of chiseling. [19:04] What does it mean to be a self-contained ASP.NET application? [23:52] Other big container changes, including running as a non-root user and the default port inside the Docker container changing. [28:18] Port 8080 and the user App. [30:12] Windows containers for testing. [33:14] The repeatability of Dockers containers. Mentioned in this Episode: Clear Measure Way Architect Forum Software Engineer Forum Programming with Palermo — New Video Podcast! Email us at [email protected]. Clear Measure, Inc. (Sponsor) .NET DevOps for Azure: A Developer's Guide to DevOps Architecture the Right Way, by Jeffrey Palermo — Available on Amazon! Jeffrey Palermo's Twitter — Follow to stay informed about future events! Andrew Lock "Ep 198: Andrew Luck: Web Applications in Net6" Updates to Docker Images in .NET8 Want to Learn More? Visit AzureDevOps.Show for show notes and additional episodes.

Scott Hanselman is a teacher at heart. He speaks all over to whoever will listen. He's written code that you, dear listener, has used. Scott has been blogging, coding, and podcasting a LONG time. He codes, writes, speaks, empowers, promotes, braids, learns and listens - usually not in that order. And he's a Vice President at Microsoft in his day job. You can find him on YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, and Mastodon! His Hanselminutes podcast has surpassed 900 episodes, and his Azure Friday show, over 750 episodes. Topics of Discussion: [4:33] What should developers be focusing on? [625] Understanding the complexity of AI development. [8:09] Without understanding context, we can't make good prompts. [8:42] What are the levels of the pyramid that every developer should understand? [9:16] Developers should start by learning the basics of AI. [9:22] The question of who is responsible when a website or model goes down. [14:15] Grounding your AI in reality. [15:19] Edge deployed AI model. [17:00] A foundational model is a machine learning model that has been pre-trained on a data set. [20:40] The limitations of large language models. [21:00] AI transformer models and their growth in size and complexity. [21:46] Conversation with John Maeda at the .NET Conf on Semantic Kernel. [22:02] Integrating these large language models into conventional programming languages. [23:08] A few exciting and actionable features of semantic kernel. [28:18] Concerns about data privacy in smart homes. [29:07] Advice for developers looking to jump into semantic kernel. Mentioned in this Episode: Clear Measure Way Architect Forum Software Engineer Forum Programming with Palermo — New Video Podcast! Email us at [email protected]. Clear Measure, Inc. (Sponsor) .NET DevOps for Azure: A Developer's Guide to DevOps Architecture the Right Way, by Jeffrey Palermo — Available on Amazon! Jeffrey Palermo's Twitter — Follow to stay informed about future events! Scott Hanselman Hanselminutes Want to Learn More? Visit AzureDevOps.Show for show notes and additional episodes.

Welcome to 2024. It's going to be a great year in .NET, in Azure, and with DevOps. To kick things off, I wanted to review some of the big things you'll want to look at in 2024. To do that, I'm airing a piece I recorded reviewing the highlights from .NET Conf looking at it from an architectural perspective. There are so many updates, but in this piece, I interpret the architectural thinking you'll undergo as you implement the new bits. So, Happy New Year, and I'll roll the piece. Topics of Discussion: [:14] Jeffrey is looking for his next software engineering apprentice. [5:44] The biggest architectural change in Maui is going to a single project system. [7:34] When you should do a proof of concept. [9:59] What is the architectural significance of the semantic kernel? [13:40] Cloud Native. [13:46] Microsoft is giving us the building blocks so that we can create our own GPT Program. [16:19] Training and use of the right library. [18:11] Health checks are essential for monitoring dependencies in an application. [23:03] Containers. [28:11] How do you know if AOT is for you? [29:25] .NET Aspire's biggest architectural opportunities. [32:07] In Blazor, the biggest news architecturally and the biggest impact on your team is the ability to develop any type of application with just one developer skill set, design patterns, and programming model. [38:22] In C#, class-level parameters are going to change your game. [43:15] The importance of continuous integration and environment types for .NET applications in 2024. Mentioned in this Episode: Clear Measure Way Architect Forum Software Engineer Forum Programming with Palermo — New Video Podcast! Email us at [email protected]. Clear Measure, Inc. (Sponsor) .NET DevOps for Azure: A Developer's Guide to DevOps Architecture the Right Way, by Jeffrey Palermo — Available on Amazon! Jeffrey Palermo's Twitter — Follow to stay informed about future events! Want to Learn More? Visit AzureDevOps.Show for show notes and additional episodes.

Jeff Fritz is an experienced developer, technical educator, and PM on the .NET team at Microsoft. He founded The Live Coders team on Twitch, and regularly livestreams builds of websites and fun applications. You can follow Jeff for more .NET, .NET Core, and Visual Studio content on Twitch and Twitter at @csharpfritz. Topics of Discussion: [2:00] Jeff talks about how he shifted from programming to teaching. [4:08] Teaching and mentoring led Jeff to an opportunity to join Microsoft as a developer advocate. [7:33] Jeff is the Executive Producer for .NET Conf. [8:10] What are some of the great events happening at .NET Conf? [10:00] When did Jeff build the .NET Conf 2023 team? [11:35] The planning and execution of .NET Conf. [15:31] Virtual vs. in-person conferences and interactivity. [22:16] The biggest .NET conference announcements and new features that attendees shouldn't miss. [23:20] .NET Aspire. [24:33] Intro to Web Applications for .NET for experts. [29:40] Jeff loves that "aha moment" that can come with thinking outside the box. [30:24] What should people do next? Mentioned in this Episode: Clear Measure Way Architect Forum Software Engineer Forum Programming with Palermo — New Video Podcast! Email us at [email protected]. Clear Measure, Inc. (Sponsor) .NET DevOps for Azure: A Developer's Guide to DevOps Architecture the Right Way, by Jeffrey Palermo — Available on Amazon! Jeffrey Palermo's Twitter — Follow to stay informed about future events! Github.com/dotnet-presentations/dotNETConf/tree/main/2023 .NET Conf Want to Learn More? Visit AzureDevOps.Show for show notes and additional episodes.

Carl Franklin is Executive Vice President of App vNext, a software development firm focused on modern methodologies and technologies. Carl is a 20+ year veteran of the software industry, co-host and founder of .NET Rocks!, the first and most widely listened to podcast for .NET developers, a Microsoft MVP for Developer Technologies, and Senior Executive of Pwop Studios, a full-service audio and video production/post-production studio located in Southeastern Connecticut. Topics of Discussion: [6:50] Tips for those interested in starting their own podcast. [9:42] What draws Carl to teaching and training? [11:01] Carl's mentorship from Ethan Winer at Crescent Software and how that ethic stuck with him. [12:10] What has and hasn't changed, and how do we navigate text moving off the paper and onto the web? [15:41] Why Carl finds it worthwhile to have talk code with ChatGPT. [20:22] SMTP in the '90s had little security. [23:40] What are the big things coming out that are going to change the game? [24:40] Steve Sanderson's demo of Blazor. [28:36] The remaking of how we do URL launches applications. [31:22] The Blazor component model is clean and easy to use, thanks to Steve Sanderson. [31:57] The evolution of web development, from static sites to interactive applications, and how Blazor's streaming rendering technology can bridge the gap between these two approaches. [35:42] EventCallback. [36:22] What does the next five years look like for Carl? [40:17] A new show, The Blazor Puzzle. [42:07] Taking inspiration from the Car Talk podcast. [44:44] What conferences and travel do Carl and Jeffrey have on their calendars for 2024? Mentioned in this Episode: Clear Measure Way Architect Forum Software Engineer Forum Programming with Palermo — New Video Podcast! Email us at [email protected]. Clear Measure, Inc. (Sponsor) .NET DevOps for Azure: A Developer's Guide to DevOps Architecture the Right Way, by Jeffrey Palermo — Available on Amazon! Jeffrey Palermo's Twitter — Follow to stay informed about future events! Carl Franklin AppVNext .NET Rocks podcast Blazor Train Blazor Puzzle DevSum Stockholm DEVintersection Vegas Podcast platform: Spreaker.com Want to Learn More? Visit AzureDevOps.Show for show notes and additional episodes.

Steve works with companies that want to avoid the trap of technical debt by helping their teams deliver quality software quickly. Steve and his team at NimblePros have been described by clients as a "force multiplier," amplifying the value of existing development teams. Steve's client list includes Microsoft, Quicken Loans, Celina Insurance, and many other satisfied customers. He also offers career coaching to developers through DevBetter.com. Steve has been recognized as a Microsoft MVP for over 20 years. Topics of Discussion: [4:24] Steve's path into development. [5:14] How writing testable software became a passion of Steve's. [7:09] Which parts of the .NET release stood out the most to Steve? [7:41] .NET Aspire. [12:26] Making local development easier. [14:05] Steve believes developers should be capable and comfortable writing unit tests for their software and writing unit-testable code. [15:27] Dependency inversion principle. [16:40] Thinking of interfaces as describing the "what" and implementations as describing the "how." [17:57] A few other items that Steve is also excited about in C# 12. [20:58] Class level parameters in C#. [25:59] Managing dependencies in distributed systems. [28:47] The PACELC Principle. [31:08] The trade-offs of using microservices, including the potential for inconsistent data and the need for coordination between services. [36:34] AI's impact on developer productivity. [41:46] The importance of understanding AI's limitations. Mentioned in this Episode: Clear Measure Way Architect Forum Software Engineer Forum Programming with Palermo — New Video Podcast! Email us at [email protected]. Clear Measure, Inc. (Sponsor) .NET DevOps for Azure: A Developer's Guide to DevOps Architecture the Right Way, by Jeffrey Palermo — Available on Amazon! Jeffrey Palermo's Twitter — Follow to stay informed about future events! Clean Architecture .NET Conf 2023 Steve Smith: Domain Driven Design Steve Smith Twitter Dependency Injection Pluralsight course on SOLID Pacelc Principle Want to Learn More? Visit AzureDevOps.Show for show notes and additional episodes.

From humble beginnings as a mechanic who later became a software engineer/architect/now business owner and who has built software for some of the biggest companies on the planet, Clark's passionately unapologetic on a mission to create the most inclusive, tech-savvy, family-friendly community of geeks on the planet. Fueled by creativity, Clark invests his time partnering with companies on how to foster their communities while helping them solve business problems through innovative technology solutions and common sense. Topics of Discussion: [2:45] What events in Clark's career shaped and steered him in his current direction? [4:29] Developmentor, and how Clark got into user groups and events. [6:54] What should we know about That Conference? [9:52] The growing culture of That Conference. [12:22] The pros and cons of small tech conferences. [12:41] That Conference is only a team of four. [13:50] The importance of in-person connections and bonding at conferences. [14:56] We want to meet other coders! How That Conference gets people together where the conversation is perfectly aligned. [19:09] What was the first conference Clark attended? [25:06] Tips for both newbies and return attendees for getting the most out of attending That Conference. [26:09] Open spaces provide a place for unstructured conversation anytime, anywhere. [28:40] Making the most of networking when the "density of nerds" is extremely high. [28:55] At conferences, it's about the collective coming together. [30:44] How can someone learn more and get involved with That Conference? Mentioned in this Episode: Clear Measure Way Architect Forum Software Engineer Forum Programming with Palermo — New Video Podcast! Email us at [email protected]. Clear Measure, Inc. (Sponsor) .NET DevOps for Azure: A Developer's Guide to DevOps Architecture the Right Way, by Jeffrey Palermo — Available on Amazon! Jeffrey Palermo's Twitter — Follow to stay informed about future events! Clark Sell on LinkedIn Clark Sell on Twitter That Conference [email protected] Want to Learn More? Visit AzureDevOps.Show for show notes and additional episodes.

Daniel Roth is a Principal Product Manager on the ASP.NET team working on ASP.NET Core, Blazor, and other web features. He has previously worked on various parts of .NET, including System.Net, WCF, XAML, and ASP.NET. His passions include building frameworks for modern Web frameworks that are simple and easy to use. Topics of Discussion: [3:08] Daniel talks about joining Microsoft fresh out of college and shares a brief history of how his career has evolved. [4:10] Working on Blazor with Steve Sanderson. [5:42] Different career paths at a company that sells software products. [7:20] How product managers blend technical and business aspects of software development. [10:40] There's nothing "normal" about Blazor. [12:25] Why Daniel would recommend Blazor. [15:34] The initial choice in building between Blazor server apps and web assembly apps, and how we have evolved past these two project template models. [16:29] Blazor components can be rendered in different ways depending on the render mode chosen. [27:15] The importance of maximizing choices in the future for an application. [30:28] Azure bill updates. [33:15] Server-side rendering, stateful vs stateless models, and new features in.NET 8. [37:00] Other exciting Blazor news and features, such as enhanced navigation. [39:55] Improvements for authentication and identity. Mentioned in this Episode: Clear Measure Way Architect Forum Software Engineer Forum Programming with Palermo — New Video Podcast! Email us at [email protected]. Clear Measure, Inc. (Sponsor) .NET DevOps for Azure: A Developer's Guide to DevOps Architecture the Right Way, by Jeffrey Palermo — Available on Amazon! Jeffrey Palermo's Twitter — Follow to stay informed about future events! Ep #204 with Daniel Roth BlazorMVC BlazorMVC Nuget Want to Learn More? Visit AzureDevOps.Show for show notes and additional episodes.

Maarten loves building web and cloud apps. His main interests are in .NET web technologies, C#, and application performance. He is Developer Advocate at JetBrains and created SpeakerTravel, a tool to help conference organizers. Maarten is a frequent speaker at various national and international events. In his free time, he brews his own beer. Topics of Discussion: [4:34] The mindset difference between developing software applications for everyday use versus developer tools, and how it affects the programming process. [5:40] What is JetBrains, and why should .NET devs care? [6:44] IDE stands for integrated development environments. [9:01] JetBrains announcing Rider. [10:31] Essential software development patterns for desktop applications. [13:35] What does the code generally look like? Is it .NET events? Is it observer pattern? [15:54] Maarten talks about the approach of creating general-purpose business applications with modular components, making development and maintenance more efficient. [18:35] TeamCity, a continuous integration (CI) server used internally and for building products. [19:50] The concept of a safe merge. [21:11] JetBrains Toolbox. [21:53] How Maarten compartmentalizes tests. [24:44] Static analysis tools for code quality and customization. [27:38] Duplicate code identifier. [30:41] VS Code. [32:13] What are some interesting things to look out for in the future? Mentioned in this Episode: Clear Measure Way Architect Forum Software Engineer Forum Programming with Palermo — New Video Podcast! Email us at [email protected]. Clear Measure, Inc. (Sponsor) .NET DevOps for Azure: A Developer's Guide to DevOps Architecture the Right Way, by Jeffrey Palermo — Available on Amazon! Jeffrey Palermo's Twitter — Follow to stay informed about future events! Maarten's Blog Rider Resharper Building a .NET IDE with JetBrains Rider NDepend Visual Studio for Mac Retirement Announcement .NET Annotated Monthly — Sept 2023 Want to Learn More? Visit AzureDevOps.Show for show notes and additional episodes.

Scott is the Vice President of Product for Azure Developer Experience. He builds all the .NET tools for Azure. Topics of Discussion: [2:20] Scott talks about joining Microsoft in 2007 and a few of his most memorable milestones and moments. [5:55] .NET Aspire [6:46] The 3‒4 items in .NET that are important for developers to focus on. [12:02] Improving.NET performance through AOT compilation. [12:22] Introducing a self-contained application. [19:09] Advancements in .NET technology and its applications. [22:11] AI technology and its integration into various products. [22:12] The generative pre-trained to chat transform (GPT). [24:19] Semantic Kernel and open SDK in .NET. [30:12] Aspire, a tool for simplifying web development. [38:25] What Scott calls the orchestrator app. [43:27] Scott's excitement for the multi-part cloud applications coming together. [45:08] The great feedback that is already rolling in. Mentioned in this Episode: Clear Measure Way Architect Forum Software Engineer Forum Programming with Palermo — New Video Podcast! Email us at [email protected]. Clear Measure, Inc. (Sponsor) .NET DevOps for Azure: A Developer's Guide to DevOps Architecture the Right Way, by Jeffrey Palermo — Available on Amazon! Jeffrey Palermo's Twitter — Follow to stay informed about future events! Ep #211 with Scott Hunter Orchestrate Your AI with Semantic Kernel openai sdk in .NET Demystifying Retrieval Augmented Generation with .NET .NET Aspire .NET Conf Want to Learn More? Visit AzureDevOps.Show for show notes and additional episodes.

Martin Thwaites is a Developer Advocate at Honeycomb, an o11y enthusiast, and a delivery-focused Developer from the UK. With over 20 years of experience in development in the .NET ecosystem, he's worked with many companies on scaling up engineering teams and products. The past few years have been spent working on solving complex problems with some of the UK's big names, including e-commerce retailers and credit lenders. Topics of Discussion: [2:42] Martin getting his start in testing. [5:55] What other products is Honeycomb similar to? [5:57] APM monitoring metrics. [9:05] O11y [9:30] The foundational elements of Honeycomb. [13:36] For smartphone applications, desktop, or mobile, what of these concepts are the same, and what's different? [15:49] Tracing the unknown unknowns. [17:43] Where open telemetry comes in and shines. [28:04] Do you commit locally, group them up together and execute a push? [33:24] Moving TFS Code Base onto Git. [34:40] What TFS did right. [35:31] The minimum sets of testing and verification that need to go in this chain just to get people enough of a safety net. [35:43] Developer tests and Web Application Factory. Mentioned in this Episode: Clear Measure Way Architect Forum Software Engineer Forum Programming with Palermo — New Video Podcast! Email us at [email protected]. Clear Measure, Inc. (Sponsor) .NET DevOps for Azure: A Developer's Guide to DevOps Architecture the Right Way, by Jeffrey Palermo — Available on Amazon! Jeffrey Palermo's Twitter — Follow to stay informed about future events! Martin Thwaites LinkedIn Martin on Twitter Martin.Net Honeycomb OpenTelemetry Want to Learn More? Visit AzureDevOps.Show for show notes and additional episodes.

Jeremy helps developers by sharing his struggles, mostly in technology, but also with being more social as an introvert, understanding learning potential, and playing banjo. He has worked as a corporate developer, as a Chief Improvement Officer at a startup, and as a contract developer. Currently, he teaches developers through online courses, workshops, tech articles, and conference talks. He spends most of his time in C# and has recently ventured into Go (Golang) and Rust (Rust lang) to explore some of his favorite topics: interfaces, delegates, concurrency, and parallel programming. You can see him speaking next at LIVE! 360 in Orlando, FL Nov 12‒17, 2023. Use promo code "Clark" to save $500 off your ticket. Also Oct 23rd at DevSpaceConf in Huntsville, AL. Design patterns are not just for architects. In fact, you already use Design Patterns but probably don't know it. Observer, Facade, Iterator, Proxy — these are all patterns that allow us to better communicate our ideas with other developers. And once we understand the patterns, we can use solutions that people way smarter than we have already implemented. In this session, we'll take a look at several Gang of Four patterns that we regularly use without realizing it. Don't know who the Gang of Four is? Join us to find out. Topics of Discussion: [3:30] Jeremy talks about his foray into programming and the colleagues that helped him gain confidence. [6:44] Jeremy went from speaking at smaller user groups and code camps to global conferences. [7:35] The act of sharing gained expertise is what makes you an expert. [10:10] Design patterns and their relevance in development. [13:19] The importance of the Gang of Four book and Head First Design Patterns. [17:24] Iterator and the patterns that fall in that category. [20:43] Are we seeing classic patterns be redirected or are new ones taking shape? [23:05] The concept of abstraction. [24:10] The two states that developers fall into. [28:02] More about Jeremy's testing philosophy and how it's changed over the years. [29:26] What Jeremy prioritizes when helping other developers start a new codebase. [32:34] Where people can go for more education and information on these topics. Mentioned in this Episode: Clear Measure Way Architect Forum Software Engineer Forum Programming with Palermo — New Video Podcast! Email us at [email protected]. Clear Measure, Inc. (Sponsor) .NET DevOps for Azure: A Developer's Guide to DevOps Architecture the Right Way, by Jeffrey Palermo — Available on Amazon! Jeffrey Palermo's Twitter — Follow to stay informed about future events! Jeremy Clark Twitter Jeremy Clark LinkedIn Jeremy Bytes Blog DevSpace Conf Want to Learn More? Visit AzureDevOps.Show for show notes and additional episodes.

Matthew has loved technology since his first Commodore 64, and that passion remains to this day. His days have me integrating enterprise platforms with Octopus, writing guides and books for platforms like Kubernetes, blogging, and training my colleagues, testing bleeding edge open source projects, and contributing to various blogs. Matthew is a 5-star published author and has created solutions that Red Hat felt were worthy of being submitted for a patent. CEOs endorse his development skills. Although he calls himself a developer, Matthew is quite comfortable administering a Linux server, managing a MySQL database, deploying infrastructure with Ansible, reconfiguring a firewall, or just doing what needs to be done to get the job finished. To ensure that he is learning the industry's best practices, Matthew pushes himself to gain certification in technologies that he relies on, with Oracle proudly telling him "You are among the elite 1% of certified Java professionals who have gone on to achieve the Java Enterprise Architect certification." Topics of Discussion: [3:36] Mike talks about some high points in his varied career. [6:33] What is platform engineering? [8:22] Most jobs fall into the category of DevOps. [10:58] The platform team is looking inward and trying to scale up the team members as opposed to scaling up the technology. [13:08] Has Matt seen any of the job boards coming out with how we need to hire a platform engineering director or platform engineering analyst? [15:08] What does Matt's typical work day and work week look like? [17:02] Guiding customers into creating useful solutions in their own teams. [18:17] Have we figured out the difference between platform engineering and DevOps? [20:05] "Needless creativity." [23:56] The importance of consistent feedback and improvement. [25:58] Developers have a $0 budget, but an unlimited time budget. [30:55] DevOps teams need to take dependencies seriously. [31:44] How we can standardize and automate some of those internal processes through platform engineering. [35:06] Dependabot. Mentioned in this Episode: Clear Measure Way Architect Forum Software Engineer Forum Programming with Palermo — New Video Podcast! Email us at [email protected]. Clear Measure, Inc. (Sponsor) .NET DevOps for Azure: A Developer's Guide to DevOps Architecture the Right Way, by Jeffrey Palermo — Available on Amazon! Jeffrey Palermo's Twitter — Follow to stay informed about future events! Matt Casperson LinkedIn Octopus Enterprise Deployment Patterns Github.com/OctopusSolutionsEngineering/EnterprisePatternsReferenceImplementation/tree/main Want to Learn More? Visit AzureDevOps.Show for show notes and additional episodes.

Mike Martin, an exceptional Senior Cloud Solution Architect and Technical Evangelist at Microsoft. With over two decades of experience in the IT industry, Mike is an expert in coaching and leading teams and architecting, designing, and training systems. As an Azure specialist for ISVs (Independent Software Vendors) and partners, he is the go-to person for all things related to the Microsoft Cloud Platform and Application Lifecycle Management. Mike is known as the perfect hybrid solution with his unique combination of expertise in both development and IT Pro topics. Mike Martin's involvement in the Belgian Microsoft Azure User Group (AZUG) dates back to January 2012, when he joined the group as a crew member. He has been an active contributor to the community ever since, regularly giving presentations and playing an integral role in organizing events such as ITProceed, Techorama, and the Global Azure Bootcamp (GAB). Mike's extensive knowledge and experience in Microsoft Azure have earned him numerous accolades, including being recognized as a Microsoft Azure MVP five times since 2013, with his most recent award in July 2017. He is also a Microsoft Azure Advisor, providing guidance and insights to others in the community. Beyond his professional achievements, Mike is passionate about giving back to the community and inspiring the next generation of technologists. He takes great pleasure in introducing young people to the world of Microsoft and technology and is always willing to lend a helping hand to those in need. Topics of Discussion: [5:05] How Mike got into his career, and a few of the highlights he has had over the past 27 years in the field. [9:34] Where he got reborn as a true architect. [10:53] The beauty of being involved from the beginning, and why youngsters may have a challenging time. [13:28] The importance of independent scale. [18:25] Going by the philosophy of KISS: keep it simple, stupid. [22:27] How does Mike coach people in the decision of the level of resilience? [28:40] Functional monitoring when it comes to resiliency. [29:52] The patterns Mike advises to his coders to hook up existing monitoring tools to get that functional level of monitoring. [30:32] Reliable web application and the well-architected framework. [34:46] What is giving Mike hope for the future in programming these days? Mentioned in this Episode: Clear Measure Way Architect Forum Software Engineer Forum Programming with Palermo — New Video Podcast! Email us at [email protected]. Clear Measure, Inc. (Sponsor) .NET DevOps for Azure: A Developer's Guide to DevOps Architecture the Right Way, by Jeffrey Palermo — Available on Amazon! Jeffrey Palermo's Twitter — Follow to stay informed about future events! Serverless360 The Twelve-Factor App Reliable web app patterns Reliable web app patterns — Github Learn About MSAL Want to Learn More? Visit AzureDevOps.Show for show notes and additional episodes.

Jeff Julian is a long-time software developer. He used to run the Geeks with Blogs blogging site when developer blogging was the peak of social media. He's received multiple Microsoft MVP awards and has spoken at many conferences. He has retired from the software development community and now runs a local farm where he has custom-developed a farm operating system using IoT devices and electronics. Topics of Discussion: [2:55] Some tips to do conferences right. [4:55] What led Jeff to apply programming to farming? [6:50] Jeff's decision to buy land, and the challenges that came with purchasing it. [10:31] Becoming aware of Wilderness Labs and Meadow. [12:33] Selling directly to the customer. [12:42] What Meadow is, and some of the things they have automated. [17:15] Driving the fodder system. [20:22] Where and how does the code come in for this automation? [24:46] UptimeRobot and using F7 devices for data collection and IoT projects. [26:22] Using technology for farming and beekeeping. [33:57] IoT devices, sensors, and power consumption. [36:13] How many tiny computers does it take? [38:02] The challenges of IoT devices. [44:15] The heart of the .NET community should be people helping each other learn and grow. Mentioned in this Episode: YARP Clear Measure Way Architect Forum Software Engineer Forum Programming with Palermo — New Video Podcast! Email us at [email protected]. Clear Measure, Inc. (Sponsor) .NET DevOps for Azure: A Developer's Guide to DevOps Architecture the Right Way, by Jeffrey Palermo — Available on Amazon! Jeffrey Palermo's Twitter — Follow to stay informed about future events! Geeks with Blogs Wilderness Labs Want to Learn More? Visit AzureDevOps.Show for show notes and additional episodes.

Shawn Wildermuth has been tinkering with computers and software since he got a VIC-20 back in the early '80s. He has been a Microsoft MVP, Pluralsight Author, and filmmaker. You can reach him at his blog at Wildermuth.com and he makes films at Twainfilms.com. Topics of Discussion: [5:34] What got Shawn excited about coding? [9:26] How should developers be thinking about just the concept of an API? What are the categories that they should be aware of? [16:04] Shawn's first steps in designing an API. [18:37] What are the newer concepts and newer advances that are worth taking a look at? [19:10] Maturing minimal APIs. [24:53] Endpoint filtering. [27:01] Does the core logic need to be aware that it might be in a caching workflow, or does caching as a concept belong to the interface for the application programming? [31:45] Shawn's favorite method for testing the complete set of web service APIs. [34:59] Helping young developers not get lost along the way of feeling the need to be perfect. [39:25] How developers make the decision of where and how to run the applications they built. Mentioned in this Episode: YARP Clear Measure Way Architect Forum Software Engineer Forum Programming with Palermo — New Video Podcast! Email us at [email protected]. Clear Measure, Inc. (Sponsor) .NET DevOps for Azure: A Developer's Guide to DevOps Architecture the Right Way, by Jeffrey Palermo — Available on Amazon! Jeffrey Palermo's Twitter — Follow to stay informed about future events! Shawn Wildermuth on Next-gen Web Services Twain Films Want to Learn More? Visit AzureDevOps.Show for show notes and additional episodes.

Jay Harris is a speaker, software consultant, and owner of Arana Software. He has been developing on the web since 1995, when the Blink tag lured him away from Visual Basic 3, and has been awarded as a Microsoft Regional Director, ASPInsider, and Microsoft MVP. Recognizing that the greatest application performance bottleneck is a developer's time, Jay's continuing quest is for frameworks, modules, tools, and practices that make developers stronger, fitter, happier, and more productive. Jay resides in Las Vegas, USA. Follow him on Twitter at @jayharris. Topics of Discussion: [3:40] Jay gives a shout-out to a phenomenal manager, Larry, who had a profound impact on his career. [5:30] Advice for managing burnout in software development teams. [7:16] The importance of learning how to say no. [10:19] Respecting team limits and honoring downtime is crucial for long-term success. [16:06] Maintaining software team velocity through play and downtime. [18:23] The key to sustainable software delivery is collaboration, compromise, and empowering teams to be self-sufficient. [23:28] Pain points in user interfaces. [30:39] Overcoming the challenges of working with PDFs. [36:49] Jay walks us through the typical code flow. Mentioned in this Episode: YARP Clear Measure Way Architect Forum Software Engineer Forum Programming with Palermo — New Video Podcast! Email us at [email protected]. Clear Measure, Inc. (Sponsor) .NET DevOps for Azure: A Developer's Guide to DevOps Architecture the Right Way, by Jeffrey Palermo — Available on Amazon! Jeffrey Palermo's Twitter — Follow to stay informed about future events! Jay Harris on Distributed DevOps Glenn Burnside Managing Developers Want to Learn More? Visit AzureDevOps.Show for show notes and additional episodes.

Jimmy is the creator and maintainer of the popular OSS libraries AutoMapper and MediatR. Jimmy is an independent consultant based in Austin, TX. Jimmy has received the "Microsoft Most Valuable Professional" (MVP) award every year since 2009. Topics of Discussion: [3:45] How do we modernize old software systems? [4:55] Dividing the modernization process into small steps to minimize dependencies and validate changes along the way. [5:01] Does Jimmy have a preferred sequence of work that he has found that makes modernizing a system easier? [7:01] Modernizing legacy ASP.NET web applications with test coverage. [7:24] System web adapters. [12:02] Database migration to Azure using SQL Data Sync and Hangfire. [12:09] Any "gotchas" on the database side? [15:27] What exactly is Hangfire? [17:02] The flexibility of Hangfire in its triggers and scheduling. [23:49] How system web adapters enable easy migration of controllers and actions. [25:16] Second success story for YARP: Yet Another Reverse Proxy. [27:15] What was the thought about observability architectures? [29:02] What are some of Jimmy's favorite features? [32:08] The team modernized the telemetry system for a large organization, enabling them to query data more efficiently and gain valuable insights. [35:05] Lessons learned and best practices while modernizing.NET applications with Azure DevOps. Mentioned in this Episode: YARP Clear Measure Way Architect Forum Software Engineer Forum Programming with Palermo — New Video Podcast! Email us at [email protected]. Clear Measure, Inc. (Sponsor) .NET DevOps for Azure: A Developer's Guide to DevOps Architecture the Right Way, by Jeffrey Palermo — Available on Amazon! Jeffrey Palermo's Twitter — Follow to stay informed about future events! Architect Tips — Video podcast! YARP: Yet Another Reverse Proxy Want to Learn More? Visit AzureDevOps.Show for show notes and additional episodes.

Jonathan, or J. as he's known to friends, is a husband, a father, and the owner of Trailhead Technology Partners, a custom software consulting company with employees all around the world. He is also a Microsoft MVP in .NET and frequently speaks at software meetups and conferences. He doesn't mind too much because he loves sharing what he's learned, and it also gives him an excuse to visit any nearby National Parks, a passion of his, proven by the fact that he's currently made it to 56 of the 63 parks. J. also has a passion for building community and has served on several non-profit boards over the years as a result. Currently, J. sits on the SoftwareGR board, a non-profit trade organization dedicated to building the software industry in West Michigan. He also runs Beer City Code, a software conference, and has served as president on that board for over a decade. J. loves hiking, reading, photography, and trying to see all the best picture nominees before the Oscars ceremony. Topics of Discussion: [4:18] J starting his own consulting company, Trailhead. [4:55] The two categories that make up software architecture. [5:54] J's philosophy on when he would rewrite a legacy software system. [10:52] The pros and cons of making small improvements over time. [11:33] What is the strangler fig pattern, and how does that turn into a strategy for a software update? [16:02] Bringing older ASP.NET applications up to .NET7. [19:55] What is a reverse proxy? [22:21] We reference the book Working Effectively with Legacy Code. [25:08] In this process, do both of the applications just get access to everything, or do you have to do something specific? [31:28] Architecturally, does this approach work in modernizing from older or other platform web applications? [34:02] The concept of microfrontends. Mentioned in this Episodes: Clear Measure Way Architect Forum Software Engineer Forum Programming with Palermo — New Video Podcast! Email us at [email protected]. Clear Measure, Inc. (Sponsor) .NET DevOps for Azure: A Developer's Guide to DevOps Architecture the Right Way, by Jeffrey Palermo — Available on Amazon! Jeffrey Palermo's Twitter — Follow to stay informed about future events! Architect Tips — Video podcast! J. Tower on Twitter J. Tower on LinkedIn YARP Basic YARP Sample Strangler Fig Application Want to Learn More? Visit AzureDevOps.Show for show notes and additional episodes.

Chris Woodruff, or as his friends call him, Woody, is a software developer and architect of over 25 years. Woody loves software engineering, especially allowing applications and services to communicate across networks and through Web APIs. He has been a Microsoft MVP in SQL, Data, and C# in the past, along with multiple years of being awarded the AWS Community Builder Award. Woody lives in Grand Rapids, Michigan, where he explores the many breweries in West Michigan and travels with his family. Woody is also a long-time bourbon fan and loves hunting for whiskey bottles. Topics of Discussion: [4:46] The many positions Woody has held in his career. [7:14] The genesis behind Woody's new book, Practical Network Programming Using C#. Dive deep into #CSharp12 and #DotNET8. [9:24] The second book Woody is working on co-writing, on the patterns of developer relations. [14:10] The original intent of the internet was to protect the military. [15:22] What is a packet? [21:08] A brief history of web services. [24:00] Who was Roy Fielding? [28:48] Woody talks about using different applications, the WebSocket service, and Dapr. [35:36] You have to know about the transport across the network, as well as how to build the code and architect your application so that it utilizes the network efficiently. [40:14] We can expect the book out by May or June 2024. Mentioned in this Episodes: Clear Measure Way Architect Forum Software Engineer Forum Programming with Palermo — New Video Podcast! Email us at [email protected] Clear Measure, Inc. (Sponsor) .NET DevOps for Azure: A Developer's Guide to DevOps Architecture the Right Way, by Jeffrey Palermo — Available on Amazon! Jeffrey Palermo's Twitter — Follow to stay informed about future events! Architect Tips — Video podcast! Azure DevOps Chris Woodruff's Blog Chris Woodruff LinkedIn Chris Woodruff Twitter Want to Learn More? Visit AzureDevOps.Show for show notes and additional episodes.

Jeremy Miller started his career as a "real" engineer but wandered into software because that looked like more fun. Since then, Jeremy has worked in and led software development teams in the computer manufacturing industry, finance, insurance, health care, and banking industries. Lately, Jeremy has been focused on leading software architecture teams and helping mentor other software architects. Having had roles both as an in-house software architect and as a software consultant, Jeremy has a great deal of insight into the challenges that confront companies developing and maintaining enterprise systems over time. Jeremy is well known for his Open-Source Software tools starting with Structure Map and continuing today to Marten and Wolverine. Jeremy is also a frequent author and technical speaker at software conferences. Jeremy recently helped found JasperFx Software to build a sustainable business around the "Critter Stack" tools. Topics of Discussion: [6:10] How Jeremy got into open-source development. [6:50] Being a part of the codebetter.com website in the pre-Twitter days. [9:30] What most developers should be aware of in the space of getting code to run or multiple instances to run at the same time and having it come out well. [12:04] What is Marten, and how does it work? [12:26] TPL Dataflow Library is a hidden gem inside of Microsoft. [15:25] The two parts of Marten and how they work together. [17:42] What is a producer-consumer pattern? [20:05] How to implement a queue pattern. [24:04] You should probably have some basic understanding of one level underneath you, but Jeremy thinks you don't want to work on the thread level yourself. [25:38] Jeremy defines "Critter Stack." [29:55] Jeremy's advice for new developers. [32:59] Jeremy talks about the type of customers he is looking to collaborate with. Mentioned in this Episodes: Clear Measure Way Architect Forum Software Engineer Forum Programming with Palermo — New Video Podcast! Email us [email protected] Clear Measure, Inc. (Sponsor) .NET DevOps for Azure: A Developer's Guide to DevOps Architecture the Right Way, by Jeffrey Palermo — Available on Amazon! Jeffrey Palermo's Twitter — Follow to stay informed about future events! Architect Tips — Video podcast! Azure DevOps Jeremy Miller Twitter Jeremy Miller LinkedIn Jeremy Miller Website Jasper FX Marten Wolverine Want to Learn More? Visit AzureDevOps.Show for show notes and additional episodes.

Nathaniel Schutta (or Nate) is a software architect focused on cloud computing and building usable applications. A proponent of polyglot programming, Nate has written multiple books and appeared in various videos. Nate is a seasoned speaker, regularly presenting at conferences worldwide, No Fluff Just Stuff symposia, meetups, universities, and user groups. In addition to his day job, Nate is an adjunct professor at the University of Minnesota where he teaches students to embrace (and evaluate) technical change. Driven to rid the world of bad presentations, Nate co-authored the book Presentation Patterns with Neal Ford and Matthew McCullough. Nate has published Thinking Architecturally and Responsible Microservices both available as free downloads from VMware. Topics of Discussion: [5:12] How Nate decided he liked development and architecture, and who was Dr. Evil? [7:10] Nate worked at a software company for a brief period and spent a lot of his time building enterprise web apps. [10:13] Is it possible to think and talk about software the same, regardless of language? [14:17] Nate Defines circuit breaker. [15:56] The importance of having good observability and monitoring in place to see what is going on. [22:35] Nate gives some categories of architects and where he thinks it changes in responsibility and scope. [26:14] To quote Ralph Johnson, "Architecture is the important stuff, whatever that is." While we may have different definitions of "IT," Nate thinks that it has the decisions that are hard to change later, and the ones we hope we get right in the first place. The "IT" is also what matters to the application at hand. [36:14] Are we currently at another inflection point? [38:03] The current landscape and challenges of inventing things on the fly. [45:22] What can we expect from Nate's new book? [55:54] Engineers often overlook soft skills, and the Dale Carnegie books on leadership are a great place to start. Mentioned in this Episodes: Clear Measure Way Architect Forum Software Engineer Forum Programming with Palermo — New Video Podcast! Email us [email protected] Clear Measure, Inc. (Sponsor) .NET DevOps for Azure: A Developer's Guide to DevOps Architecture the Right Way, by Jeffrey Palermo — Available on Amazon! Jeffrey Palermo's Twitter — Follow to stay informed about future events! Architect Tips — Video podcast! Azure DevOps Nate Schutta Twitter Nathaniel Schutta Website Thinking Architecturally Fundamentals of Software Dale Carnegie Want to Learn More? Visit AzureDevOps.Show for show notes and additional episodes.

Bob started as a .NET Developer back in the early days of .NET 1.1 with the goal of converting ASP pages to ASP.NET web applications. During that time, his career progressed from .NET Developer to Lead Developer, to Architect, to where he is today. As a technical director at Octopus Deploy, he helps solve complex customer problems as Octopus Deploy. As a team, we help answer both technical and non-technical questions. Bob has been a fan of making it easier to deploy software since the early 2010s, when working for a company the only time to deploy to production was 2 a.m. Saturday. That has led him down the path of CI/CD, DevOps, TDD, and automating all things. He was exposed to Redgate tooling and Octopus Deploy while working at Farm Credit Services of America and has been a fan ever since. In his current role, Bob gets to work with a variety of technologies every day. Topics of Discussion: [1:41] One of the biggest high points in Bob's career was being one of the champions of automating database deployments, and seeing that spread across all these other teams. [3:51] Also, he adopted test-driven development and was able to improve the speed of his application from 500 milliseconds per request to 50 milliseconds. [5:20] Bob talks about test-driven development. [7:00] The rules of thumb for people to get right to make running their software system more painless. [8:14] The problem of database management. [10:10] There are two schools of thought: state-based management and migration approach. [12:59] Distributed source control and having a build server are two of the main tools to consider. [15:28] The critical ingredients of monitoring and recovery. [22:07] The two ways to define a tenant. [24:11] One of the advantages of multi-tenancy applications is having a shared application and a shared database, where all the data of all the customers is intermingled with one customer's data. [27:29] Managing complexity in the cloud. [33:53] I's all about improving a little, every day, and practicing to get better just a little bit more. Mentioned in this Episodes: Clear Measure Way Architect Forum Software Engineer Forum Programming with Palermo — New Video Podcast! Email us [email protected] Clear Measure, Inc. (Sponsor) .NET DevOps for Azure: A Developer's Guide to DevOps Architecture the Right Way, by Jeffrey Palermo — Available on Amazon! Jeffrey Palermo's Twitter — Follow to stay informed about future events! Architect Tips — Video podcast! Azure DevOps Bob Walker Twitter Bob Walker LinkedIn Blog — Octopus Deploy Octopus Deploy Want to Learn More? Visit AzureDevOps.Show for show notes and additional episodes.

Damian Brady is a Developer Advocate Manager at GitHub. He's a developer, speaker, and author specializing in DevOps, MLOps, developer process, and software architecture. Formerly a Cloud Advocate at Microsoft for four years, and before that, a dev at Octopus Deploy and a Microsoft MVP, he has a 25-year background in software development and consulting in a broad range of industries. In Australia, he co-organized the Brisbane .Net User Group and launched the annual DDD Brisbane conference. Topics of Discussion: [2:12] How did Damian get into the field? [5:50] What is GitHub Copilot, and what are some of the most impressive and time-saving features? [8:38] What is the model that GitHub Copilot uses? [10:32] How have they decided what code is appropriate for this model? [12:13] Damian talks about both the prompt engineering and the server side. [17:30] How do you know if your code is good code? [19:50] Damian shares some cool prompts he has seen in Copilot Chat. [26:10] Github Copilot Voice is an experimental tool, useful for people who find it hard to type or who can't type. [32:48] The aim of Copilot is to basically increase your productivity, but increase your happiness as a developer as well. [34:40] Will this eventually take the job of all developers? [38:14] Whether it's GitHub Copilot or a competitive tool that does AI programming, it's just going to be the way that you do software engineering. [43:07] The difference between junior and senior developers. Mentioned in this Episodes: Clear Measure Way Architect Forum Software Engineer Forum Programming with Palermo — New Video Podcast! Email us [email protected] Clear Measure, Inc. (Sponsor) .NET DevOps for Azure: A Developer's Guide to DevOps Architecture the Right Way, by Jeffrey Palermo — Available on Amazon! Jeffrey Palermo's Twitter — Follow to stay informed about future events! Architect Tips — Video podcast! Azure DevOps Damian Brady on Twitter Damian Brady website GitHubNext CoPilot for Docs GitHubNext | Copilot for Pull Requests Copilot for CLI CoPilot Voice DDD Brisbane Want to Learn More? Visit AzureDevOps.Show for show notes and additional episodes.