Monthly Archives: April 2019

Rob Richardson's Blog
Rob's Twitter: @Rob_Rich
Richardson & Sons

Clear Measure (Sponsor)

Windows Containers

AZGiveCamp

The Azure DevOps Podcast Ep. 10: "Talking Azure DevOps at the Microsoft Ignite Event 2018"

Azure Kubernetes (AKS)

Azure Container Instances (ACI)

Azure Web Apps

Docker

Docker Hub

Azure Container Registry

Platform as a Service (PaaS)

Rob's upcoming presentations

DockerCon

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Jeffrey Palermo 3:00 am on April 22, 2019

Rockford Lhotka on Software Architecture - Episode 33

Today's guest is Rockford Lhotka. Rocky is an open source architect, professional author, speaker, Microsoft Regional Director, MVP, and avid outdoorsman! He's written numerous books on Visual Basic, C#, and CSLA .NET; and regularly speaks at major technical events.

Rocky has been a mover and shaker in this industry for a long time. He got started in the late 80s, jumped onto the Microsoft bandwagon, and has never looked back since. Most notably, Rocky is the the CTO of Magenic — the leading modern application development firm that addresses the toughest, most complex software development challenges and delivers results. He is also the creator of CSLA .NET, one of the most widely used development frameworks for Microsoft .NET.

This week, Jeffrey and Rocky are discussing software architecture. They discuss what Rocky is seeing transformation-wise on both the client side and server side, compare and visit the spectrum of Containers vs. virtual machines vs. PaaS vs. Azure Functions, and take a look at microservice architecture. Rocky also gives his tips and recommendations for companies who identify as .NET shops, and whether you should go with Containers or PaaS.

Topics of Discussion:

[:48] About today's episode and guest.

[1:10] Jeffrey welcomes Rocky to the podcast.

[1:57] Rocky introduces himself and gives a rundown of how he's gotten to this point in time.

[3:15] About Rocky's popular open source library called CSLA now on .NET Core.

[6:53] Where Rocky sees the client side transformation heading on the web.

[16:34] Rocky's recommendations (for companies who identify as .NET shops) to do today.

[21:20] What Rocky is paying attention to on the server side transformation.

[24:07] A word from The Azure DevOps Podcast's sponsor: Clear Measure.

[24:33] How Rocky views the spectrum of Containers vs. virtual machines vs. PaaS and Azure Functions?

[26:10] Which is more forward-looking? Containers or PaaS? And if someone doesn't understand either one and is just looking to modernize, which does Rocky recommend?

[28:50] Does Rocky believe that 10 years down the line, a Linux format Container is going to become the defacto standard .NET Core package format?

[30:30] Why Rocky (and many other developers) are looking to Linux from a Container perspective.

[34:30] What does Rocky think a microservice is? And some of the problems with the current mixed definitions.

[42:12] How many pipelines are really needed to maintain and operate this overall microservice architecture?

[44:08] Resources Rocky recommends listeners follow-up on to learn more.

Mentioned in this Episode:

Rockford Lhotka (LinkedIn)

Clear Measure (Sponsor)

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

"Why Microservice is a Terrible Term," by Rockford Lhotka

Rockford Lhotka's Blog

NextGen Reader

Gitter.im

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Download this episode (MP3, 46:56, 45.0 MB)

Jeffrey Palermo 3:00 am on April 15, 2019

Udi Dahan on Microservices - Episode 32

This week Udi Dahan is joining The Azure DevOps Podcast! Udi is the founder of NServiceBus, the CEO of Particular Software, and Microsoft's Regional Director. He is one of the world's foremost experts on service-oriented architecture and domain-driven design.

He started programming when he was just 8 years old and got his first professional gig at 19 years old. Soon after, he got involved with .NET, then, a number of years later, became an independent consultant. Over the years, he saw that many of his clients were struggling with building their distributed solutions, and so he founded NServiceBus — "the most developer-friendly service bus for .NET." Soon, that became part of a bigger project; his company, Particular Software.

In this episode, Jeffrey and Udi are discussing microservices and some of the trends, challenges, and problems in the software industry today. Udi gives his advice and recommendations to developers and teams on how to go about making decisions around microservices while giving examples of common mistakes and problems he often sees. He also gives advice on those looking to move forward with an existing legacy system they are trying to modernize as well as those who are looking to build something entirely new.

Topics of Discussion:

[:38] Make sure to visit AzureDevOps.Show for past episode and show notes. You can also find the podcast on Twitter @AzureDevOpsShow.

[:56] About today's guest, Udi Dahan.

[1:33] Udi explains his journey in the software industry up to present day.

[6:36] What are microservices? And in the industry, what are some of the trends, challenges, and problems of today?

[18:48] A word from The Azure DevOps Podcast's sponsor: Clear Measure.

[19:14] How big is a microservice? How does Udi recommend going about making decisions around them? What are some problems and mistakes he often sees?

[25:18] Udi gives advice to developers and teams on how to move forward with an existing legacy system that they're looking to modernize (or, if they're in the midst of building something entirely new)… who do not want to end up with an inflexible, monolithic system!

[39:40] Udi's resources that he recommends listeners take advantage of!

[40:44] Udi's last pieces of advice.

[42:00] What Udi recommends listeners follow-up on.

Mentioned in this Episode:

Domain-Driven Design: Tackling Complexity in the Heart of Software, by Eric Evans

Clear Measure (Sponsor)

Udi Dahan (LinkedIn)

Udi Dahan's Blog

Twitter @AzureDevOpsShow

.NET Rocks! Podcast

Patterns of Enterprise Application Architecture, by Martin Fowler

Eventual Consistency

Loose Coupling

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Download this episode (MP3, 46:02, 44.2 MB)

Jeffrey Palermo 3:00 am on April 8, 2019

Party with Palermo at the Microsoft MVP Summit - Episode 31

This week Jeffrey has a special episode for you all! It is recorded live, from the night before the Microsoft MVP Summit, at Jeffrey's annual "Party with Palermo!" get-together for MVPs.

Jeffrey gives an introduction to a number of MVPs who are attending the conference and reconnects with friends and colleagues in the software industry — 19 to be exact! You'll want to stay tuned for this one to learn about what they're currently up to in the industry and what they're most looking forward to at this year's MVP Summit!

So what is the MVP Summit?

The MVP Summit is an exclusive multi-day MVP event that is hosted in Bellevue and at Microsoft headquarters in Redmond, Washington. It is an exclusive event for all active MVPs to have in-depth technical discussions and feedback sessions, combined with networking opportunities

Attending this conference are Microsoft's Most Valuable Professionals. MVPs are technology experts who passionately share their knowledge with the community. They're always on the bleeding-edge and have an unstoppable urge to get their hands on new, exciting technologies. They have very deep knowledge of Microsoft products and services, while also being able to bring together diverse platforms, products, and solutions to solve real-world problems. MVPs make up a global community of over 4,000 technical experts and community leaders across 90 countries and regions and are driven by their passion, community spirit, and quest for knowledge.

Mentioned in this Episode:

Dynamics Concepts Development Corporation (David Corbin)

Clear Measure (Sponsor)

MVP Global Summit

Julie Yack

Microsoft Dynamics 365

David Corbin

Richard Hundhausen

Accentient (Richard Hundhausen)

Jeff Fritz

Jeff Fritz's channel on Twitch: CSharpFritz

Jeff Fritz's Twitter: @CSharpFritz

Jeff Fritz's GitHub: @CSharpFritz

JeffreyFritz.com (Jeff Fritz)

Visual Studio channel on Twitch

Microsoft Build Event 2019

Simon Timms

The Azure DevOps Podcast episode 23: "Simon Timms on Azure Functions and Processes"

Simon Timms Twitter: @STimms

Simon Timms Blog: Blog.SimonTimms.com

ASP.NET Monsters

David Neal

David Neal's Twitter: @ReverentGeek

David Neal's GitHub: @ReverentGeek

ReverentGeek.com (David Neal's website)

Philip Japikse

SkiMedic.com (Philip Japikse's Blog)

Philip Japikse's Twitter: @SkiMedic

Philip Japikse's Email: SkiMedic@Outlook.com

The Dallas ASP.NET User Group (the user group Toi B. Wright runs)

Toi Beveridge Wright

Toi Beveridge Wright's LinkedIn

Toi Beveridge Wright 's Twitter: @MissToi

Eric Smith

CodeSmith Tools (Eric Smith)

Exceptionless.com (Eric Smith)

Blake Niemyjski

Blake Niemyjski's Twitter: @BlakeN

Blake Niemyjski's GitHub: @Niemyjski

Jonathon "J" Tower

Trailhead Technology Partners (Jonathon "J" Tower)

J Towers' Twitter: @JTowerMI

Stack Overflow

LinkedIn Learning

Onion Architecture

Damien ________'s Twitter: @Damien_BOD

DamienBOD.com (Damien ________'s website)

Richard Campbell

.NET Rocks! (Richard Campbell's Podcast)

RunAsRadio (Richard Campbell's Podcast)

Mike Benkovich

BenkoTips.com (Mike Benkovich)

Mike Benkovich's Twitter: @MBenko

Mike Benkovich on LinkedIn Learning

Matthew Renze

MatthewRenze.com (Matthew Renze)

@AzureDevOpsShow on Twitter

Download this episode (MP3, 41:26, 39.8 MB)

Jeffrey Palermo 3:00 am on April 1, 2019

Ted Neward on the 'Ops' Side of DevOps - Episode 30

Your host, Jeffrey Palermo, is excited to bring you this week's episode with his guest, Ted Neward! Ted is an Independent Consultant and Architect, as well as a long-time columnist of CODE Magazine. He also teaches Android Development (using Java) and iOS Development at the University of Washington as a Guest Lecturer.

In this week's episode, Ted and Jeffrey are going to be talking about the 'Ops' (AKA the operations) side of DevOps. They discuss how operations is implemented in the DevOps movement, the role of operations, how Dev and Ops should work together, what companies should generally understand around the different roles, where the industry is headed, and Ted's many recommendations in the world of DevOps.

Topics of Discussion:

[:44] About this week's episode with Ted Neward.

[1:55] About the MVP Global Summit in Ted's hometown!

[3:10] Ted's take on how 'operations' is getting implemented in this DevOps movement.

[9:48] Ted's small tangent about the making of Office Space.

[10:45] Ted's thoughts on using the Cloud with operations.

[12:35] Ted discusses the role of operations, gives a recent example from his position at Smartsheet, and compares Dev and Ops and how they should be working together.

[21:14] Jeffrey and Ted discuss where the industry is headed, and the value of Ops.

[27:10] What should companies and teams (QA, Devs, and Ops) know, put in place for their regular applications, and learn and understand around this space?

[29:16] A word from The Azure DevOps Podcast's sponsor: Clear Measure.

[29:42] Jeffrey and Ted's recommendations for mastering C# and .NET development, as well as Ted's hopes for the future of coding schools and what developers should be taught.

[34:49] Talking DevOps diagnostics and general rules of thumb for developer teams for configuring and building an effective enterprise system.

[43:00] The benefit of including the Ops and the QA team as a part of the project discussions with the Dev team.

[49:40] What Ted recommends listeners follow-up after today's podcast.

[52:08] Where to find Ted online.

Mentioned in this Episode: