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

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.
 
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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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