The Breakpoint Show

Welcome to the forty-third episode of The Breakpoint Show! In this episode, we’re thrilled to catch up with special guest Chris Ayers to dive into one of the most talked-about topics in the .NET ecosystem right now: .NET Aspire. We explore what .NET Aspire is all about, how it fits into the evolving .NET landscape, and why developers should take notice. Chris helps break down where Aspire shines,...

Welcome to the forty-second episode of The Breakpoint Show! This week, we’re kicking back and catching up on everything happening in the .NET world and beyond. Think of it as your casual developer coffee break—just with microphones. In this episode, we chat about the latest buzz around .NET 10—what’s coming, what we’re excited about, and what it means for the developer community. We also take a mo...

Welcome to the forty-first episode of The Breakpoint Show! In this episode, we’re diving into one of the most powerful and often underutilized features in modern C#—source generators. And we’ve brought in a special guest to help guide us through it: Andrew Lock, author, speaker, and all-around .NET expert. Source generators are a feature of the C# compiler that let developers inspect user co...

Welcome to the 40th episode of The Breakpoint Show! In this milestone episode, we spotlight one of the most exciting and passionate parts of the .NET world, the open-source community and ecosystem. From powerful community-driven libraries to independent tools that improve our daily development, we explore what’s happening in the .NET open-source space right now. We discuss how the ecosystem has ev...

Welcome to the thirty-ninth episode of The Breakpoint Show! In this episode, we tackle one of the biggest challenges many development teams face today: migrating .NET Framework applications to modern .NET. And we’re not doing it alone — we’re joined by special guest Tomas Herceg , an expert in .NET migrations and modernizing legacy systems. Tomas shares his deep experience and practical advice on...

Welcome to the thirty-eighth episode of The Breakpoint Show! Last episode, we had a fascinating discussion with Hanna about quantum computing. This week, we’re taking a break from in-depth dives and special guests to focus on something just as important—catching up! In this episode, it’s just us hosts hanging out and reflecting on all the exciting, frustrating, and downright quirky hap...

Welcome to the thirty-seventh episode of The Breakpoint Show! This time, we’re stepping into the future with a fascinating conversation about Quantum Computing with our special guest, Hanna Engel —a leading voice in the field and passionate advocate for making quantum computing accessible to developers everywhere. In this episode, we break down what Quantum Computing actually is, how it differs fr...

Welcome to the thirty-sixth episode of The Breakpoint Show! This time, we’re diving into a core topic for every .NET and C# developer—dependency injection (DI)! Whether you’ve been using DI for years or still find some parts of it a mystery, this episode will help you understand the why, how, and when of using DI effectively in your .NET applications. We’ll break down the fundamentals of dependenc...

Welcome to the thirty-fifth episode of The Breakpoint Show! In this episode, we take a nostalgic and opinionated journey through the best and worst features of .NET over the years. From the innovations we’ve loved to the ones that made us question our life choices, we’re breaking it all down with a mix of insight, humor, and maybe a little therapy. Join us as we reminisce about the .NET features t...

Welcome to the thirty-fourth episode of The Breakpoint Show! In this episode, we’re shifting our focus from legacy code to the exciting world of greenfield projects. Starting fresh can be both thrilling and overwhelming, so we’re here to break down how to set your new project up for success—before you even write a single line of code. We’ll discuss the critical steps that often get overlooked, lik...