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The Azure DevOps Podcast is a show for developers and devops professionals shipping software using Microsoft technologies. Each show brings you hard-hitting interviews with industry experts innovating better methods and sharing success stories. Listen in to learn how to increase quality, ship quickly, and operate well. Hosted by Jeffrey Palermo and sponsored by Clear Measure, Inc.

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The Azure DevOps Podcast is a show for developers and devops professionals shipping software using Microsoft technologies. Each show brings you hard-hitting interviews with industry experts innovating better methods and sharing success stories. Listen in to learn how to increase quality, ship quickly, and operate well. Hosted by Jeffrey Palermo and sponsored by Clear Measure, Inc.

    Mark Miller: Voice User Interface - Episode 290

    Mark Miller: Voice User Interface - Episode 290

    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 programming@palermo.net.
    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
     
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    • 54 min
    Richard Lander: Containerization and Linux - Episode 289

    Richard Lander: Containerization and Linux - Episode 289

    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 programming@palermo.net.
    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
     
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    • 54 min
    Rockford Lhotka: Philosophy on Architecture - Episode 288

    Rockford Lhotka: Philosophy on Architecture - Episode 288

    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 programming@palermo.net.
    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
     
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    • 50 min
    Jared Parsons: Designing C# and Testing a Compiler - Episode 287

    Jared Parsons: Designing C# and Testing a Compiler - Episode 287

    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 programming@palermo.net.
    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
     
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    • 35 min
    Michael Washington: Azure OpenAI - Episode 286

    Michael Washington: Azure OpenAI - Episode 286

    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 programming@palermo.net.
    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
     
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    • 38 min
    Kent Beck: Tidy First - Episode 285

    Kent Beck: Tidy First - Episode 285

    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 programming@palermo.net.
    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
     
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    • 40 min

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