Adventures in .NET

In this exciting episode of Top End Devs, we dive into the world of .NET development with none other than Jeff Fritz, a recognized community manager at Microsoft. Hosted by Sean Clabo and co-hosted by Caleb Wells and Wailu, this episode explores Jeff's impressive journey from working in the finance and pharmaceutical industries to becoming a pivotal figure in the tech community. Jeff shares his in...

In this episode of Adventures in .NET, guest Derek Comartin talks to us about Command Query Responsibility Segregation. He explains CQRS benefits, downsides and usage in real world situations. Links MediatR Brighter CodeOpinion Jimmy Bogard Picks Shawn -  A First Look at Unreal Engine 5 Caleb -  DragonHumpers Wai -  Ring Fit Adventure Derek -  Build Stuff YouTube Channel Become a supporter of this...

Caleb recently started a new job. The project he is working on is all in .NET (MVC, Web Api, Azure, etc.). Caleb and Shawn discuss some of the features of MVC and Power BI that Caleb is learning on the fly. Join us for a quick episode all about .NET Picks Shawn  - Drive-in Movie Theaters Caleb -  HP Spectre x360 Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/adventures-in-net...

Most developers we know find project management to be a necessary evil but without it a lot of us would be stumbling around in the dark. Shawn and Caleb look back over their careers to discuss different project management methodologies. Whether it is waterfall, agile, scrum, or none of these, projects are hard to manage. Both Shawn and Caleb have seen a lot of different ways that projects can be m...

Unsure about how and why to use Source Generators in .NET? Stefan Schranz explains them in an easy-to-understand way. He compares them to T4 templates and explains that there’s a new and more powerful way to generate code. Learn about how to get started, the limitations, and their use cases in this episode. Links Getting into source generators in .Net Picks Shawn-  Watch The Witcher | Netflix Offi...

Have you ever thought about mixing two SPA frameworks together? In today's episode we discuss doing just that, Blazor and Angular running in the same application. Both Angular and Blazor have ways to export code as web components that can be reused in other applications. In order to use Angular in Blazor you have to get familiar with IJSRuntime and how JavaScript interoperability works in Blazor....

Today we take a look at how Microsoft is working with blockchain in Azure. Stefano Tempesta is a senior program manager at Microsoft on Azure confidential computing. Azure confidential computing focuses on securing data in use and one of the technologies they are working with is blockchain. Microsoft is working to develop blockchain solutions that can be used for things like digital signatures and...

VS Code Notebooks provides a way to write quick interactive C# along with documentation to learn and train with. Links .NET Interactive Notebooks Aptera Software Humble Toolsmith Binder Project Jupyter | The Binder Project LINQPad - The .NET Programmer’s Playground Twitter: Eric Potter ( @pottereric ) Picks Eric-  Concurrency in C# Cookbook Shawn-  Band | Rush.com Wai-  Cloudflare DNS provider Bec...

Aaron Stannard joins the Adventures in .NET team this week to discuss Akka. NET. He digs into the Actor model, the reasons to use it and what gave him the impetus to port Akka to .NET. Links https://petabridge.com/bootcamp Building Your First Whiskey Collection Picks Shawn  -  Locke & Key Caleb-  Animal Crossing: New Horizons Joel -  Fender Special Edition Deluxe PJ Bass Sea Foam Pearl Aaron -...

Most developers we know find project management to be a necessary evil but without it a lot of us would be stumbling around in the dark. Shawn and Caleb look back over their careers to discuss different project management methodologies. Whether it is waterfall, agile, scrum, or none of these, projects are hard to manage. Both Shawn and Caleb have seen a lot of different ways that projects can be m...

We talk to Martin Costello - a .NET developer with a QA background - about integration testing. We walk through the different types of automated testing and discuss the benefits and purpose for each type. Martin introduces us to useful tools he uses to write tests within the .NET ecosystem and discusses what we should and shouldn't be testing as well as the metrics that are important when evaluati...

In this episode of Adventures in .NET, the panel discusses creating Udemy developer courses and .NET Core APIs with course author Taurius Litvinavicus Links https://www.udemy.com/user/taurius-litvinavicius/ Picks Shawn -  The Shannara Chronicles Caleb -  www.amazon.com/Boys-Season-Official-Teaser-Trailer Wai -  Orai Taurius -  Azure DevOps Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.c...

Bobby Johnson introduces us to modern identity and the use of external providers to outsource your authentication layer. Links Have I Been Pwned: Check if your email has been compromised in a data breach Picks Bobby  - Follow Bobby on Twitter  @NotMyself  ,  Github ,  Website Bobby  -  The Live Coders Bobby  -  Rest Client Shawn - Follow Shawn on Twitter >  @DotNetSuperhero Shawn -  Aussie Gold...

Microservice architecture is very popular today. The panel talks with microservice security authors about their book and all aspects of securing microservices. Links Microservices Security in Action: Design secure network and API endpoint security for Microservices applications, with examples using Java, Kubernetes, and Istio APIsecurity.io Picks Shawn -  Oculus Quest 2 Elite Strap Joel -  Ice Spi...

In this episode of Adventures in .NET, guest David Dieruf joins the panel to discuss .NET microservices. They clear up the confusion about what microservices are and how to use them? Links Steeltoe Project Tye dieruf.net Picks Shawn  -  Doom Eternal Wai -  Tandem David  -  Identity Server Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/adventures-in-net--6102015/support .

In this episode of Adventures in .NETm we get deep into .NET with Andrew Lock. Kubernetes, .NET Framework to .NET Core and everyone’s favorite topic configuration. Join us and you are guaranteed to learn something new. Links https://andrewlock.net https://helm.sh/docs/chart_best_practices/templates https://helm.sh https://www.jetbrains.com/rider Joel Schaubert https://www.peterwhitecycles.com/stud...

Today we look at using simplicity both in your code at work an in your life and why the two are intertwined. How to bring Occam’s Razor to work to help keep projects from getting out of hand. A better way to look at dead time and why its necessary to allow your mind to rest. Links OMNIA-Low-Code Business Application Development Platform Embracing Simplicity - Guilherme Ferreira Google Graveyard- K...

Most developers we know are constantly learning new things and growing their skills. Jort Rodenburg has been a book reviewer for Manning for several years and was approached to write a book on C# which he thought would be a great opportunity to grow. His book, Code like a Pro in C#, was a great learning experience for him and is intended to help bridge the gap between beginner and advanced develop...

Tools like Intellicode and LiveShare make developers more productive. Tim Heuer discusses with the panel about what Azure is good for and what tools help with leveraging it best. Links Visual Studio Roadmap Picks Tim -  GitHub Actions Tim -  Bardstown Podcast Shawn -  JetBrains Monos Caleb -  Darknet Diaries Caleb -  Malicious Life Wai -  Blindness Harvest by Jose Saramago Become a supporter of th...

Michael Jolley joins us to talk all things containers, live coding and being bald! Michael is a Developer Advocate for Vonage with 20+ and does live coding multiple days a week on twitch as baldbeardedbuilder. .NET Summit Belarus 2020 | Get 15% off tickets with promocode DOTNETtoDEVCHATTV15 Links SQL Server in Containers Picks Michael  - Follow Michael on  Twitch Michael  -  KymPhillpotts - Twitch...

In this episode, they dive deep into the world of development tools and open-source contributions. They explore the unique benefits of JetBrains' Rider versus Visual Studio, highlighting Rider's compatibility and extensibility across platforms. They also discuss how Stack Overflow's evolving landscape, influenced by tools like GitHub Copilot and chat GPT, impacts developers' careers. Special guest...

Andrea Angella has been involved in many communities over the course of his career and it has helped him become the developer he is today. In this episode of Adventures in .NET we discuss starting out as a .NET developer, being mentored, mentoring others, .NET meetups and staying up-to-date with .NET. There are myriad benefits to being a part of a developer community so go out and find one that fi...

In this episode, they dive deep into the world of software development. Adam and Shawn are joined by special guest Simon Cropp. Together, they embark on a comprehensive discussion about snapshot testing in the dotnet ecosystem, with a specific focus on the powerful tool known as Verify. You'll learn about the different APIs for managing values, the advantages and drawbacks of using Verify, and its...

Microservice architecture is very popular today. The panel talks with microservice security authors about their book and all aspects of securing microservices. Links Microservices Security in Action: Design secure network and API endpoint security for Microservices applications, with examples using Java, Kubernetes, and Istio APIsecurity.io Picks Shawn -  Oculus Quest 2 Elite Strap Joel -  Ice Spi...

We spend time with Dmitry discussing all the great things going on in the XAML space. The teams working on XAML tooling are very active and releasing lots of updates based on user feedback. Links What’s new in XAML developer tools in Visual Studio 2019 for WPF & UWP New XAML Features in Visual Studio Tour what’s new for XAML tools & Xaml Islands in Visual Studio 2019 WinUI 3.0 XAML Islands...