VS Code Notebooks provides a way to write quick interactive C# along with documentation to learn and train with. Links .NET Interactive NotebooksAptera SoftwareHumble ToolsmithBinderProject Jupyter | The Binder ProjectLINQPad - The .NET Programmer’s PlaygroundTwitter: Eric Potter ( @pottereric ) Picks Eric- Concurrency in C# CookbookShawn- Band | Rush.comWai- Cloudflare DNS provider Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/adventures-in-net--6102015/support.

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/bootcampBuilding Your First Whiskey Collection Picks Shawn  - Locke & KeyCaleb- Animal Crossing: New HorizonsJoel - Fender Special Edition Deluxe PJ Bass Sea Foam PearlAaron - eaglerare.com Become a supporter of this podcast:...

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 managed or mismanaged and they have differing opinions on what works best. Join us for this...

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 evaluating how well tested your code is. Links Integration Testing Techniques for ASP.NET CoreReliably...

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 ChroniclesCaleb - www.amazon.com/Boys-Season-Official-Teaser-TrailerWai - OraiTaurius - Azure DevOps Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/adventures-in-net--6102015/support.

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, WebsiteBobby  - The Live CodersBobby  - Rest ClientShawn - Follow Shawn on Twitter > @DotNetSuperheroShawn - Aussie Gold HuntersWai  - TIMELAPSE OF THE FUTURE: A Journey to the End of Time Become a supporter of this podcast:...

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 IstioAPIsecurity.io Picks Shawn - Oculus Quest 2 Elite StrapJoel - Ice Spiker Off Road Bike TiresNuwan - OAuth 2.1 Become a supporter of this podcast:...

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 SteeltoeProject Tyedieruf.net Picks Shawn  - Doom EternalWai - TandemDavid  - 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.nethttps://helm.sh/docs/chart_best_practices/templateshttps://helm.shhttps://www.jetbrains.com/rider Joel Schaubert https://www.peterwhitecycles.com/studdedtires.phpShawn Clabough https://www.oculus.com/quest-2Caleb The FindersWai Adjustable Dumbbell...

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 PlatformEmbracing Simplicity - Guilherme FerreiraGoogle Graveyard- Killed by Google Picks Caleb- Waking Up with Sam HarrisGuilherme- The Phoenix Project: A Novel...

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 developers.  We discussed the process of writing the book, some of the resources he used and his...

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 ActionsTim - Bardstown PodcastShawn - JetBrains MonosCaleb - Darknet DiariesCaleb - Malicious LifeWai - Blindness Harvest by Jose Saramago Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/adventures-in-net--6102015/support.

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 TwitchMichael  - KymPhillpotts - TwitchMichael  - Gist - Visual Studio MarketplaceMichael  - Remote Development - Visual Studio...

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 Giorgi Dalakishvili joins us to share his impressive 16-year programming journey—from utilizing...

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 fits you. Whether your community consists of two people or two hundred it will help you grow to be...

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 ability to reduce test code by up to 90%. The conversation explores how Verify handles data...

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 IstioAPIsecurity.io Picks Shawn - Oculus Quest 2 Elite StrapJoel - Ice Spiker Off Road Bike TiresNuwan - OAuth 2.1 Become a supporter of this podcast:...

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 & UWPNew XAML Features in Visual StudioTour what’s new for XAML tools & Xaml Islands in Visual Studio 2019WinUI 3.0XAML Islands - A deep diveXAML Binding Debug OutputPicks Dmitry  - Follow Dmitry on Twitter...

The panel discusses application performance monitoring, bug reporting, and real world experiences with Innocent Bindura, Snr Developer at Raygun. Links Uncle Bob Martin | Clean CoderEmail: Innocent Bindura ( [email protected] )Feedback: @DotNetSuperhero on TwitterPicks Innocent- XtraMathInnocent- Learning to read for kids | Learn to read with phonicsShawn- Open Broadcaster Software | OBSWai- Greenland (2020) Become a supporter of this podcast:...

All cloud service providers have a learning curve and AWS is no exception. Garo Yeriazarian has been working with AWS for a couple of years now and has a lot of practical advice for working with .NET in AWS. AWS doesn't necessarily make it easy for you to get started but following Garo's advice should help flatten the learning curve. Once you have familiarized yourself with AWS you will find that there is a lot of parity with Azure. Who knows, after listening to Garo you might be tempted to...

In this episode of Adventures in .NET, Richard Campbell, podcast manager, conference creator and author, joins the panel to share the history of .NET. He starts by explaining his background, his father was an electronics engineer and his mother a fictional author. Richard tells a great story and has a great passion for technology.  Reminiscing about the days when he started programming, Richard explains the simplicity of the tools and the excitement of watching technology change so fast. The...

Darío Kondratiuk is a web developer and is the author of Puppeteer-Sharp and Playwright-Sharp. He is also the author of UI Testing with Puppeteer book. Dario shares his expertise in coding and his pivotal role in developing Puppeteer Sharp and Playwright Sharp. Learn about the complexities of end-to-end testing and the challenges of handling external authentication, as they explore the intricacies of these powerful automation tools. From handling session state in browsers to the nuances of...

In this episode of Adventures in .NET we learn about DAPR and how it can make all of our lives easier. Maybe you like microservices or maybe you don’t, well DAPR is here to help with implementation and getting all the different parts of your application talking to each other. Sponsors Chuck's Resume TemplateDeveloper Book Club Become a Top 1% Dev with a Top End Devs Membership Links DAPRSidecar patternhttps://dapr.io/MTLS Picks Shawn - Warrior NunCaleb - Destiny 2Wai - SurfsharkCecil ...

In this episode of Adventures in .NET, the panel discusses creating Udemy developer courses and .NET Core APIs with course author Taurius Litvinavicus Sponsors Chuck's Resume TemplateDeveloper Book Club Become a Top 1% Dev with a Top End Devs Membership Links https://www.udemy.com/user/taurius-litvinavicius/ Picks Shawn - The Shannara ChroniclesCaleb - www.amazon.com/Boys-Season-Official-Teaser-TrailerWai - OraiTaurius  - Azure DevOps Become a supporter of this podcast:...