.NET Rocks!

Kevin Hazzard talks about Code Contracts, which grew out of Spec# and now exists in the .NET Framework 4.0. He also gives us his take on F#. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/net-rocks/donations

Carl and Richard talk to Stacy Harris and John Mulinax from Microsoft, and TJ Giuli from Ford Motor Company about Fiestaware. No, not the plates your mother serves nachos on. Fiestaware is a framework developed by students for developing in-car applications that do everything from read your emails to seeing your buddies' locations on a bing map. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/net-...

Jackson Harper from the Mono team and Chris Hardy, an ASPInsider talk to Carl and Richard about the state of Mono, Moonlight, and Monotouch, which Chris swears is not dead. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/net-rocks/donations

Jon von Gillern talks about his passion for coding, which has culminated in two unique code analysis products: Nitriq and Atomiq. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/net-rocks/donations

Nick Schaper and Marc Mercuri talk about building America Speaking Out, a website where citizens can vote on political issues. ASO uses the Microsoft TownHall platform, a low-cost framework built on Azure and used by campaigns to build websites to help them keep in touch with their constituency. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/net-rocks/donations

Steve Evans is back! This time he's comparing cloud offerings from Amazon and Windows Azure. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/net-rocks/donations

Rene Schulte talks about his work in Silverlight 4 with Augmented Reality. He's created an Augmented Reality Toolkit for Silverlight 4 that utilizes the webcam and adds graphics to the video that hold their perspective. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/net-rocks/donations

Steve Milroy talks about the Silverlight 4 application his company, Onterra Systems, developed to track the DotNetMobile in real time as Carl and Richard drove across Ameria on the .NET Rocks! Visual Studio 2010 Road Trip in April, 2010. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/net-rocks/donations

Llewellyn Falco and Lynn Langit talk about their free curriculum for teaching kids programming, involving Microsoft SmallBasic. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/net-rocks/donations

David Miller talks to Carl and Richard about Clojure-CLR, a .NET implementation of the Clojure language. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/net-rocks/donations

While on the Road Trip, Carl and Richard recorded this panel discussion with Talbott Crowell, Rick Minerich and Richard Hale Shaw on F#. The panel makes a very compelling case for adding a functional language to your toolchest. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/net-rocks/donations

Brandon Watson from the Windows Phone 7 team tells Carl and Richard how his job is to delight developers, and he's doing just that! Windows Phone 7 represents a veritable gold rush for developers this year, next year, and beyond. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/net-rocks/donations

We know, this was supposed to be that Atlanta road trip show. Turns out that show is on an SD card en route to New London. Meantime, enjoy this great show with Matthew Podwysocki about the Reactive Extentions. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/net-rocks/donations

Jesse MacFadyen and Filip Maj talk to Carl and Richard about PhoneGap, an open source project for supporting rich applications on a large variety of mobile devices. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/net-rocks/donations

Brian Harry talks about his experiences at Microsoft on the Visual Source Safe team and the TFS team, and his favorite new ALM (Application Lifecycle Management) features of Visual Studio. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/net-rocks/donations

Mark and Karen talk with Carl and Richard about inspiring kids to greatness and fostering wonder in them. As well, Mark reflects on some of the more fun projects he's worked on, and answers the question... where does the mad genius come from? Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/net-rocks/donations

Ivar Jacobson comes back to .NET Rocks, this time as a special guest on the Road Trip. He talks about Microsoft's re-embrace of UML, his work on Software Engineering Method And Theory (SEMAT), and tells a few Bill Gates stories as well. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/net-rocks/donations

Chris Sells joins Carl and Richard on the Road Trip at Microsoft in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Chris is working on guidance for when to use what Microsoft Technologies in the data stack: OData, EF, RIA Services, et al. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/net-rocks/donations

Rocky and Jay talk with Carl and Richard about the Visual Studio designer experience: XAML vs Cider, as well as ruminations on Silverlight and WPF. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/net-rocks/donations

Kate Gregory talks about programming for Windows 7. As well, we have a discussion about the lack of real-world preparation in University for software developers. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/net-rocks/donations

Tim Huckaby talks about his work with Interknowlogy, cancer research, fly fishing, Windows Phone 7, and the convergence of XAML platforms. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/net-rocks/donations

Carl and Richard catch up with MLB in Dallas. We find out what she's up to. An interesting question asked: What was the most challenging system you ever had to architect? And yes, of course she tells a joke at the end! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/net-rocks/donations

Carl and Richard talk to Dustin Campbell from the Visual Studio team about his work in Language UI and Intellisense. He also talks about his experiences with Mark Miller at Developer Express, and shows off his jazz guitar chops. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/net-rocks/donations

Richard and Carl talk to Alan Griver, Beth Massi, and Tim Heuer in front of a live audience on the 5th stop of the .NET Rocks! Visual Studio 2010 Road Trip in Phoenix, AZ. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/net-rocks/donations

Carl and Richard talk to Scott Stanfield about his historical perspective around Visual Studio .NET and how he got into the business. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/net-rocks/donations