October | 2020 | Programming with Palermo

Jeffrey Palermo 3:00 am on October 26, 2020

Tony Champion on Career Development - Episode 112

Joining Jeffrey in this episode is a longtime friend of his, Tony Champion! Tony is a software architect with over 20 years of experience, developing with Microsoft technologies. As the president and lead software architect of his own firm, Champion DS, he remains active in the latest trends and technologies, creating custom solutions on Microsoft platforms. Tony is also an active participant in the community as an eight-year recipient of the Microsoft MVP reward, an international speaker, a published author, and a blogger.

Jeffrey and Tony discuss Tony's new podcast, Developers Roads, his career development, the current state of .NET Stack and his predictions on where it's headed, and his tips and recommendations for developers looking to go into consulting. He also provides tips around authority building, coaching programs, and where you should be investing your time right now as a developer.

Topics of Discussion:

[:38] Be sure to visit AzureDevOps.Show for past episodes and show notes.

[:46] About The Azure DevOps Podcast, Jeffrey's offer to speak at virtual user groups, and his newest endeavor: a video podcast, Architect Tips!

[1:30] About today's episode with Tony Champion.

[2:07] Jeffrey welcomes Tony to the podcast!

[2:18] Tony gives a rundown of his career.

[4:07] About Tony's new podcast, Developers Road; when it is launching, its focus, and show format.

[7:13] Tony shares about his experience as a consultant; the ups, downs, and biggest lessons.

[9:21] Tony breaks down 'consulting as a way of working' vs. independent consulting, how developers can break into those fields, and his experiences throughout his career as a consultant.

[12:35] Would Tony agree with the sentiment: "Experts teach because if you don't teach then nobody in the world will recognize that you have expertise"?

[15:26] Why Tony has been recognized as a Microsoft MVP for several years.

[16:05] Tony gives recommendations to listeners looking to build their authority in consulting.

[18:50] A word from Azure DevOps Podcast's sponsor: Clear Measure.

[19:24] Coaching programs Tony recommends for developers who want to pursue consulting.

[21:47] The current state of the current .NET Stack and where Tony sees it heading.

[24:36] Tony shares his thoughts on the future of software development and gives some recommendations for where he believes it may be most valuable to invest your time as a developer.

[30:45] Discussing what drives many of the current development jobs.

[31:55] Tony speaks about his company, Champion DS, and what it was built off of. He also shares some more of his predictions for the future.

[35:00] Jeffrey thanks Tony for joining the podcast.

Mentioned in this Episode:

Azure DevOps

Clear Measure (Sponsor)

.NET DevOps for Azure: A Developer's Guide to DevOps Architecture the Right Way, by Jeffrey Palermo — Available on Amazon!

bit.ly/dotnetdevopsebook — Click here to download the .NET DevOps for Azure ebook!

Jeffrey Palermo's Youtube

Jeffrey Palermo's Twitter — Follow to stay informed about future events!

The Azure DevOps Podcast's Twitter: @AzureDevOpsShow

@TonyChampion on Twitter

TonyChampion.net

Developers Road Podcast

Microsoft Silverlight

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Jeffrey Palermo 3:00 am on October 19, 2020

Rod Paddock on the New Normal - Episode 111

Joining the podcast today is Rod Paddock, the CTO of Dash Point Software, Inc. and the Editor in Chief of CODE Magazine!

In 2001, Rod founded Dash Point Software, Inc. to develop high-quality custom software solutions. With over 30 years of experience, some of his current and past clients include Six Flags, First Premier Bank, Microsoft, Calamos Investments, The US Coast Guard, and US Navy. Along with developing software, Rod is a well-known author and conference speaker. Since 1995, he has given talks, training sessions, and keynotes in the US, Canada, and Europe.

In this episode, Rod and Jeffrey cover a ton of ground! They discuss his latest editorial in CODE Magazine title, "The New Normal," some of his latest favorite tools and libraries (such as Snowflake and Marten), and why he feels it is the best time right now to be a developer!

Topics of Discussion:

[:38] Be sure to visit AzureDevOps.Show for past episodes and show notes.

[:46] About The Azure DevOps Podcast, Jeffrey's offer to speak at virtual user groups, and his newest endeavor: a video podcast, Architect Tips!

[1:30] About today's episode with Rod Paddock.

[2:10] Jeffrey welcomes Rod to the podcast!

[2:58] Rod reflects on some of the changes he has seen in the industry.

[4:36] Rod speaks about the mission of CODE Magazine, the type of content they put out, and some interesting background about how the magazine has evolved.

[6:18] Rod speaks about his latest editorial in the magazine titled, "The New Normal".

[10:52] Rod and Jeffrey discuss the future of what this "new normal" may look like going into next year and beyond for the software development industry and in general.

[14:49] Why it's a great time to be a developer (and has always been!).

[15:44] As a fun aside, Rod speaks about his meat smoking with his Traeger grill.

[20:32] A word from Azure DevOps Podcast's sponsor: Clear Measure.

[21:05] About the Snowflake database engine and how Rod uses it in his work.

[25:25] Rod explains the main impetus for adopting Snowflake.

[27:21] How to access Snowflake.

[28:19] Why, to Rod, Snowflake is the best of all worlds.

[30:55] Rod plugs his favorite library for working with CSV files.

[32:21] Rod speaks a favorite tool of his, Marten, that was created by Jeremy Miller.

[34:37] The curse of choice when it comes to databases and beyond.

[37:45] Rod's thoughts on the "full stack developer."

[42:39] Rod and Jeffrey share some parting words on the software development industry and how quickly it has evolved.

[44:00] Jeffrey thanks Stefan for joining the podcast.

Mentioned in this Episode:

Azure DevOps

Clear Measure (Sponsor)

.NET DevOps for Azure: A Developer's Guide to DevOps Architecture the Right Way, by Jeffrey Palermo — Available on Amazon!

bit.ly/dotnetdevopsebook — Click here to download the .NET DevOps for Azure ebook!

Jeffrey Palermo's Youtube

Jeffrey Palermo's Twitter — Follow to stay informed about future events!

The Azure DevOps Podcast's Twitter: @AzureDevOpsShow

"The New Normal," by Rod Paddock on CODE Magazine

Rod Paddock | Chief Editor, CODE Magazine

@RodPaddock on Twitter

The Long Tail: Why the Future of Business is Selling Less of More, by Chris Anderson

Python

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Jeffrey Palermo 3:00 am on October 12, 2020

Stefan Schackow on What's New in Azure App Service - Episode 110

This week, Jeffrey is excited to be joined by a longtime friend of his, Stefan Schackow! Stefan is a program manager on the Azure App Services team who has worked on the web app cloud offering since its earliest days. In Azure, Stefan leads a team of program managers who work on the development and deployment of Azure App Service, as well as the development of Microsoft's on-premises and cloud hybrid products (such as Azure Pack and Azure Stack).

In this episode, Stefan shares some news from the recent Microsoft Ignite conference about Azure App Service. He speaks about their biggest announcement (an overhaul of the entire hardware line for Azure App Service) and what it addresses, some of the exciting changes regarding dev prices for the Pv3 and Pv2 SKUs, his thoughts on the current best Container options, and what's to come in the next few weeks for App Service. Don't miss out!

Topics of Discussion:

[:38] Be sure to visit AzureDevOps.Show for past episodes and show notes.

[:48] About The Azure DevOps Podcast and Jeffrey's offer to speak at virtual user groups.

[1:15] About today's episode with Stefan Schackow.

[1:45] Jeffrey welcomes Stefan to the podcast!

[2:00] Stefan's thoughts on the recent virtual Microsoft Ignite and years' past.

[4:30] Stefan speaks about their biggest announcement at Ignite: an overhaul of the entire hardware line for Azure App Service and what it addresses.

[8:30] To containerize or to not containerize?

[11:07] Stefan shares his thoughts on what option you should go for with regards to Containers when you're developing with a microservices mindset.

[17:38] Stefan talks about the exciting changes to App Service Pv3.

[22:30] About new dev pricing for the Pv2 SKU.

[23:36] A word from Azure DevOps Podcast's sponsor: Clear Measure.

[24:08] P1v3 vs. P1v2.

[27:17] Does it make sense to run an app with less than 3.5GB of RAM if that is the current entry point?

[28:33] Stefan talks about the upsides and downsides to the older and entry-level SKUs.

[30:40] Stefan sheds light on how Application Insights or the CPU that an instance is running at 200% CPU.

[32:06] Stefan talks about the various discounts available with the reserved instance and which option to go with.

[36:06] What's baked into the reserved instance pricing?

[40:53] What's to come a few weeks from now!

[41:41] Jeffrey thanks Stefan for joining the podcast.

Mentioned in this Episode:

Azure DevOps

Clear Measure (Sponsor)

.NET DevOps for Azure: A Developer's Guide to DevOps Architecture the Right Way, by Jeffrey Palermo — Available on Amazon!

bit.ly/dotnetdevopsebook — Click here to download the .NET DevOps for Azure ebook!

Jeffrey Palermo's Youtube

Jeffrey Palermo's Twitter — Follow to stay informed about future events!

The Azure DevOps Podcast's Twitter: @AzureDevOpsShow

Azure App Service - Team Blog

"App Service Environment v3 (ASEv3) public preview pre-announcement"

Windows Containers

Azure Container Service

Kubernetes

"App Service introduces the new Pv3 SKU for Windows and Linux customers"

Blazor

Azure Application Insights

"How the Azure reservation discount is applied to virtual machines"

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Jeffrey Palermo 3:00 am on October 5, 2020

News from Microsoft Ignite 2020 - Episode 109

In today's 'solocast,' Jeffrey is taking a look at the virtual Microsoft Ignite 2020 conference that was held on September 22nd-24th.

At last year's conference, Jeffrey was fortunate enough to be a part of their community reporter team. At this year's conference, he was one of five table-talk facilitators on a panel titled, "Why we're excited to be a developer right now!" (If you're interested in viewing this panel, a replay is available in the show notes!)

In this episode, Jeffrey highlights some of the important announcements from this year's Microsoft Ignite, shares his insights on the developer-focused topics that were discussed, and takes listeners through the "Book of News" of everything that happened at the conference. If you're shipping software with Microsoft technologies, you're going to want to stay tuned in!

Topics of Discussion:

[:38] Be sure to visit AzureDevOps.Show for past episodes and show notes.

[:48] About The Azure DevOps Podcast and Jeffrey's offer to speak at virtual user groups.

[1:43] About today's episode on Microsoft Ignite 2020.

[2:15] Jeffrey's experience at last year's Microsoft Ignite.

[3:05] About Jeffrey's experience at this year's Microsoft Ignite as a speaker.

[3:22] What Jeffrey will be covering in today's episode.

[3:54] News about .NET 5 from Microsoft Ignite.

[5:46] News on Azure App Service and Windows Container.

[7:33] A word from Azure DevOps Podcast's sponsor: Clear Measure.

[8:05] Several updates about Visual Studio 2019.

[10:02] Announcements about C# and .NET 5.