Monthly Archives: August 2026

Joseph Guadagno is an experienced executive level software leader and architect over 30 years of software development experience and a Microsoft MVP since 2007, having also served as President of the .NET Foundation from 2023 to 2024. he blogs regularly about .NET, Azure, and AI-assisted development workflows. This will be Joseph's second appearance on the podcast - he previously joined me in 2021 to talk about the latest in Azure DevOps. You can find more about Joseph and his work at josephguadagno.net.

Website - https://www.josephguadagno.net/
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/josephguadagno/
Github - https://github.com/jguadagno
X Link - https://x.com/jguadagno

Previous Appearances on the Azure & DevOps Podcast:
Episode 159 - https://azuredevopspodcast.clear-measure.com/joe-guadagno-on-the-latest-in-azure-devops-episode-159

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Jeffrey Palermo 3:00 am on August 24, 2026

Anna Hoffman: AI Database Development - Episode 416

Anna Hoffman is a Principal Group Product Manager for Azure Data on Microsoft's SQL Engineering team, where she works across SQL Server, Azure SQL, and SQL database in Fabric. She is also the host of Data Exposed, Microsoft's video series covering the data platform. Anna holds an engineering degree from Georgia Tech along with a master's degree in data science, and started her career as a data and applied scientist before moving into product management. She continues to blog regularly for the Azure SQL Devs' Corner. You can find her on GitHub and on X at @AnalyticAnna.

Anna's Devblogs - https://devblogs.microsoft.com/azure-sql/author/antho/
Anna's Github - https://github.com/amthomas46
X Account - https://x.com/analyticanna
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/amthomas46/
What's New Across Microsoft
Microsoft SQL Server Blog Author Page
Azure SQL Devs' Corner Author Page
Data Exposed (YouTube playlist, 500 episodes)
Azure SQL YouTube channel
"The Era of the Agentic Database Developer" (Build 2026 recap)
"What's new across Microsoft SQL in 2026 so far" (mid-year recap)

MSSQL extension roadmap - https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-mssql/wiki/roadmap
GitHub Copilot Agent Mode in SSMS - https://learn.microsoft.com/ssms/github-copilot/agent-mode

Previous Appearances on the Azure & DevOps Podcast:
Episode 160 - https://azuredevopspodcast.clear-measure.com/azure-sql-database-with-anna-hoffman-episode-160

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Jeffrey Palermo 3:00 am on August 17, 2026

Mark Seemann: AI Code Quality - Episode 415

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Mark Seemann is a self-employed programmer and software architect based in Copenhagen, Denmark, and the author of Code That Fits in Your Head and Dependency Injection Principles, Practices, and Patterns. He is widely known throughout the .NET community for his ploeh blog, which he has maintained for years, writing about software architecture, test-driven development, and functional programming. He shares his work and insights on GitHub and X as @ploeh, and can also be found on LinkedIn. Mark previously joined the show for Episode 189, "Code That Fits In Your Head."

Ploeh - https://blog.ploeh.dk/
Guthub Ploeh - https://github.com/ploeh
X Ploeh - https://x.com/ploeh
LinkedIn Ploeh - https://dk.linkedin.com/in/ploeh
The AI Code Quality Maintainability Gap - https://www.gitclear.com/the_ai_code_quality_maintainability_gap
Sam Harris Podcast - https://www.samharris.org/podcasts/making-sense-episodes/487-is-ai-already-conscious

Previous Appearances on the Azure & DevOps Podcast:
Episode 189 - http://azuredevopspodcast.clear-measure.com/mark-seemann-code-that-fits-in-your-head-episode-189

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Jeffrey Palermo 3:00 am on August 10, 2026

Jimmy Bogard: AI-Driven Development - Episode 414

Today's guest is a true heavyweight in the .NET open-source world — someone whose work has quietly, but profoundly, shaped the way countless developers build software. Jimmy Bogard is the creator and maintainer of two very popular OSS libraries in the .NET ecosystem: AutoMapper and MediatR. If you've ever tried to simplify object mapping or decouple application logic, chances are you've used his tools. Based in Austin, Texas, Jimmy is an independent software consultant and a 15+ year recipient of the Microsoft Most Valuable Professional award — every year since 2009.

AutoMapper alone has been around for 17 years and racked up hundreds of millions of downloads. It started as a personal tool to streamline development for client projects and grew into a global standard for object mapping.

Github eShop - https://github.com/jbogard/eShop
Jimmy's Github - https://github.com/jbogard
AutoMapper Github - https://github.com/AutoMapper/AutoMapper/releases
AutoMapper Nuget - https://www.nuget.org/packages/automapper/
MediatR Nuget - https://www.nuget.org/packages/MediatR
MediatR Github - https://github.com/jbogard/MediatR/releases
Jimmy's Website - https://www.jimmybogard.com/
Jimmy's Website / AutoMapper - https://www.jimmybogard.com/automapper-and-mediatr-licensing-update/

Previous Appearances on the Azure & DevOps Podcast:
Episode 356
Episode 264
Episode 98
Episode 11

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Jeffrey Palermo 3:00 am on August 3, 2026

John Bristowe: Octopus Catchup - Episode 413

John Bristowe brings over 20 years of experience in technology to his role as Developer Advocate at Octopus Deploy. His career includes time at Progress and Microsoft, where he developed his skills in management and technology. Known for a straightforward and engaging style, John often speaks at industry conferences, sharing practical tips and insights. John is a HashiCorp Ambassador and part of the Progress Champions program.

He enjoys creating content such as articles, webinars, and podcasts, aiming to help others in the tech community. In his free time, John likes to stay informed about the latest tech developments and shares his learning with an online audience. His approach is always about sharing knowledge and learning together.

LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/in/jbristowe/
Sessionize Link - https://sessionize.com/john-bristowe/
Octopus Roadmap - roadmap.octopus.com
Octopus Blog - https://octopus.com/blog/code-review-is-theater-now
I Love Lucy Reference - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnHiAWlrYQc

Previous Appearances on the Azure & DevOps Podcast:
https://azuredevopspodcast.clear-measure.com/john-bristowe-the-latest-from-octopus-deploy-episode-368

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