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James Grenning joins the podcast this episode to discuss test-driven development.

James is one of the original authors of the Agile Manifesto. His specialties include test-driven development and embedded software going deep in C-based embedded technologies. At his company Wingman Software, he coaches and trains developers to deliver more. With deadlines to meet, quality goals to meet, and customers to satisfy, a developer's day can often be packed to the brim with little time for investigating better ways to develop — this is where Wingman Software comes in. They offer training, coaching, consulting, and workshops for developers and teams looking to accelerate their progress and reach a new level of performance.

In this episode, James speaks about where test-driven development is today, how it has changed over the decades and his key advice for transitioning to TDD. He also shares some fun tips, from ZOMBIES guiding you through the process of TDD to the secrets of how to become a highly productive team or developer!

Topics of Discussion:

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

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

[1:11] Clear Measure is hiring! Be sure to check out the link in the show notes.

[1:22] About today's episode with James Grenning.

[1:43] Jeffrey welcomes James to the podcast!

[1:56] James speaks about what it was like at the turn of the millennium when conversations were just starting and the Agile Manifesto was only an idea in a few people's heads.

[6:45] For developers and teams that want to be highly productive, how does James explain the arguments that pit speed and quality against each other?

[10:00] For new developers and those who have never done test-driven development before, when would James recommend that they start? And how should they get started? Why should they get started?

[18:32] How ZOMBIES can guide you through the process of test-driven development!

[20:38] A word from Azure DevOps Podcast's sponsor: Clear Measure.

[21:10] James shares his thought process around managing dependencies.

[23:09] The three critical skills of refactoring.

[24:21] Why James thinks mob programming and paired programming is really powerful.

[24:40] James highlights a key piece of The Agile Manifesto.

[25:45] How should a developer be thinking about the process of pulling in a new library?

[31:00] For developers who have either inherited a piece of software or have been working with a system for a long time, what would James say is the most effective way to start transitioning to test-driven development?

[39:33] James gives some parting words and advice about TDD.

[41:17] Jeffrey thanks James 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

James Grenning's Blog

James Grenning's Blog: "TDD Guided by ZOMBIES"

James Grenning's Twitter @JWGrenning

Wingman Software

Wingman Software: Test-Driven Development for C or C++ Training | Remotely Delivered via Web-Meeting

The Agile Manifesto

Managing the Software Process, by Watts S. Humphrey

Extreme Programming

History: The Agile Manifesto

Kevlin Henney: "Old is the New New"

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Today's guest is none other than, Colin Pear — the Director of Engineering at Skimmer!

Colin is an NServiceBus Champion, an open-source contributor, and a recent Clear Measure alumnus (where he previously held the positions of Chief Architect and Principal Software Architect up until September 2020). In his current position at Skimmer, he runs the .NET software engineering department.

In this episode, Colin shares some invaluable tips on how to become a .NET architect, how to stay focused and effective in a leadership position, and how to effectively run a team as an architect. Colin also shares his thoughts on where to invest your time as a developer, shares about a current project of his, and gives some advice to developers looking to take on a leadership role in the future.

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!

[1:33] About today's episode with Colin Pear.

[1:55] Jeffrey welcomes Colin to the podcast!

[2:05] Colin introduces himself and shares about his development journey.

[4:28] Colin shares how he transitioned from a developer role to leading in an architect position.

[6:24] Colin demystifies and simplifies some developer job titles for those new to the industry.

[9:04] When Colin was slinging code all day, every day, did he always think he wanted to code for his entire life?

[11:52] Colin and Jeffrey talk about what it's like to get into the higher levels of working with a team (such as an architect, manager, etc.) Colin also touches on some of the key characteristics that are important to have if you are taking on a leadership position.

[15:15] When Colin is working on larger projects or multiple different projects, how does he time-slice his focus and stay effective when he doesn't know every line of code in every codebase?

[17:30] Colin busts the myths of the non-coding architect and those who say, "Architects don't code, therefore they don't know what they're talking about!" Colin also shares about a project of his, BlazorComponentBus.

[22:32] A word from Azure DevOps Podcast's sponsor: Clear Measure.

[23:02] Jeffrey and Colin further discuss Colin's project, BlazorComponentBus.

[24:20] Where to find BlazorComponentBus.

[24:51] Colin shares some advice on running a team as an architect and how to know which software and tech to invest time into as a developer and which to run away from.

[31:12] Colin shares his thoughts and observations on microservices.

[34:15] Colin shares some parting advice for developers looking to take on more leadership in the future.

[36:22] Jeffrey thanks Colin 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

Colin Pear's LinkedIn

Colin Pear's Twitter @ColinPear

Pearweb.com — Colin Pear's Blog

Colin Pear's Articles on Clear Measure

GetSkimmer.com

NServiceBus
Blazor

BlazorComponentBus on GitHub

BlazorComponentBus on NuGet

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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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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

Dash Point Software

Snowflake

Eric Anderson

Traeger Grills

Amazon Redshift

JSON

Microsoft Power BI

PostgreSQL

CsvHelper | NuGet

Marten

Jeremy Miller

SQL Server

The Curse of Choice

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

Python

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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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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.

[10:28] Announcements about MSIX.

[10:51] New capabilities for Windows subsystem for Linux.

[11:12] Enhancements to Windows terminal features.

[11:39] Announcements about Microsoft Edge developer tools and Microsoft Edge on Linux.

[12:51] Jeffrey wraps up the podcast and shares where you can learn more about the conference and view the virtual sessions.

[13:30] About next week's episode!

Mentioned in this Episode:

Cloudify.co — Today's sponsor!

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

Microsoft Ignite 2020

"Why we're excited to be a developer right now! (Americas Table Talk)" with Jeffrey Palermo

Microsoft Ignite 2020: Book of News

.NET 5.0 Release Candidate

Azure App Service

Visual Studio 2019 Preview Release Notes

Updates about MSIX

New Windows subsystem for Linux

Windows Terminal

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This podcast episode is sponsored by Cloudify.co — a platform that radically simplifies end-to-end network automation through open-source, intent-based orchestration. Automate Ansible, Terraform, and Kubernetes to your Azure and private cloud directly from your .net visual studio environments natively within no additional heavy lifting.

Chrissy LeMaire is joining Jeffrey today on The Azure DevOps Podcast!

Chrissy is a Cloud and Datacenter Management and Data Platform MVP who has worked in IT for over 20 years. She is the creator of the popular SQL PowerShell module, dbatools; holds a master's degree in Systems Engineering; and is co-author of Learn dbatools in a Month of Lunches. Chrissy also livestreams on her Twitch channel, potatoqualitee, where she shares the process of writing dbatools and more.

In this episode, Chrissy speaks about PowerShell's applicability, IRC and scripting, sponsorships and monetizing on GitHub, her journey with creating dbatools, and much, much more!

Topics of Discussion:

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

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

[1:26] About this episode's sponsor: Cloudify.co

[1:52] About today's episode with Chrissy LeMaire.

[2:20] Jeffrey welcomes Chrissy to the podcast.

[2:25] About Chrissy's Twitch channel, potatoqualitee.

[3:28] Chrissy shares her enthusiasm for Manning Publications.

[4:22] About Chrissy's book, Learn dbatools in a Month of Lunches, and where to obtain a copy for yourself!

[5:47] Chrissy shares about her journey with scripting up to the creation of dbatools.

[10:06] Where to find dbatools online.

[10:29] How Jeffrey and Chrissy first became acquainted.

[12:11] Briefly discussing how SDP is suiting up to become the full replacement for VPN.

[12:52] How did Chrissy's background with PowerShell, IRC, and scripting influence her approach with dbatools?

[14:39] Chrissy gives the lowdown of testing with dbatools.

[19:24] Is it easy to migrate to SQL Azure with dbatools?

[21:02] A word from Azure DevOps Podcast's sponsor: Clear Measure.

[21:32] Chrissy and Jeffrey discuss the opportunities for automation.

[23:57] Chrissy speaks about being GitHub Star and what that means.

[26:18] How GitHub has expanded over the years with monetization and sponsorship capabilities. Chrissy shares her experience and recommendations with these.

[30:37] About Chrissy's various social channels and what you can expect at each!

[34:00] Chrissy gives some final recommendations and final pieces of information about PowerShell.

[35:05] Jeffrey thanks Chrissy for joining the podcast!

Mentioned in this Episode:

Cloudify.co — Today's sponsor!

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

dbatools

Chrissy LeMaire's LinkedIn

Chrissy LeMaire's Twitter @CL

Chrissy LeMaire on GitHub @potatoqualitee

Chrissy's Twitch Channel @potatoqualitee

Chrissy LeMaire's Patreon @potatoqualitee

Learn dbatools in a Month of Lunches, by Chrissy LeMaire and Rob Sewell

GitHub.com/sqlcollaborative/dbatools

The Azure DevOps Podcast Ep. 18: "Aaron Palermo on Cybersecurity and SDP"

PowerShell

dbatools.io/tests

dbatools.io/slack — Join the Slack channel!

Twitter @PowerShellLive

Twitter @psdbatools

Twitter @thelivecoders

Twitch.tv/team/livecoders

Twitch @codephobia
GitHub.com/pester/Pester

asciidocfx.com

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In this episode, Jeffrey Palermo is joined by Daniel Markham! Daniel is a semioticist logician (otherwise known as a programmer). He likes to help people learn to make better tech. He believes that once you know the 'why,' you can figure out the 'what' on your own.

As an active coder and manager, Daniel has spent time the last several years with clients as an Agile/XP Technical Coach, helping them rediscover how to discover and create value at speed. His clients include several Fortune 100 companies all over North America. He is also a technical coach and the author of Info-Ops and Info-Ops ll.

In their conversation today, David and Jeffrey discuss changes in technology, what modern training for programmers new to the industry should look like, and various trends. David shares about the importance of 'good enough' programming, measuring the quality of your work, what it really means to 'finish,' and how test-driven development should be done. He also discusses key insights around TDD and infrastructure, what should be accomplished at varying team sizes, patterns he has seen over the course of his career, and his predictions for the future of the industry.

Topics of Discussion:

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

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

[1:10] About today's episode with Daniel Markham.

[1:45] Jeffrey welcomes Daniel to the podcast.

[2:17] Daniel tells the story of why he originally decided to get into programming.

[3:52] Daniel's early experiences with programming.

[6:00] Daniel shares about his career and important lessons he has learned throughout.

[7:28] The importance of 'good enough' programming.

[9:34] Daniel speaks about another important practice: measuring the quality of your work.

[10:39] What does it mean to 'finish' and be able to walk away from a program?

[14:06] Who should be doing test-driven development (TDD) and why? How does Daniel view it as an engineering practice?

[15:25] A word from Azure DevOps Podcast's sponsor: Clear Measure.

[15:57] Daniel's key insights around the relationship between TDD and infrastructure.

[18:38] A rundown of EasyAM keywords and why they simplify the process.

[20:12] Understanding what's necessary to achieve the goal and not accidentally adding too much scope.

[21:46] Daniel shares his views on what can or should be accomplished at varying team sizes.

[24:06] Daniel discusses taking a startup app to market.

[25:43] Daniel's thoughts on how we should actually be teaching new programmers to the industry.

[26:19] If Daniel was putting together a programming school, what would his approach be?

[27:27] Talking Javascript.

[30:30] With so many changes in technology, what does Daniel predict we'll see in the next 10 years?

[31:56] Talking WebAssembly and patterns Daniel has seen over the years.

[35:40] Talking Microsoft Orleans.

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

Daniel Markham on GitHub

Daniel Markham's Twitter @DanielBMarkham

EasyAM on GitHub

Daniel Markham | Chessboard

Join the Daniel B. Markham Community on Locals

Microsoft Orleans - Virtual Actors

Leanpub | Info-Ops ll by Daniel Markham

Agile Coaches' Corner Ep. 105: "Bob Martin on Agile and Extreme Programming"

Vue.js

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In today's episode, Jeffrey Palermo is joined by Steve Sanderson! Steve is a developer at Microsoft on the ASP.NET team and the inventor of the first version of Blazor. He has worked on web technologies at Microsoft since 2010 and is the author of the popular book, Pro ASP.NET MVC Framework, as well as its various sequels. Steve also started the Knockout.js project back in 2010 (before client-side MV* was cool).

In their conversation, Steve speaks about all things Blazor! He shares about the initial vision of Blazor as well as the process that led to the first production-ready version of Blazor. He answers topical questions about Blazor, WebAssembly, and Azure; shares what he is currently working on with regards to Blazor; and offers advice to new and old developers alike!

Topics of Discussion:

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

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

[1:35] About today's episode with Steve Sanderson!

[2:12] Jeffrey welcomes Steve to the podcast.

[2:20] Steve shares some of his software career highlights.

[4:30] Steve speaks about the work he did on the Azure Portal.

[7:48] Steve shares what the initial vision for Blazor looked like as well as the process that led to the first production-ready version of Blazor.

[12:16] Steve explains how Blazor is not a way of running .NET code on WebAssembly; it is a UI framework.

[14:22] How (and what) Blazor, as a UI framework, is teaching new developers for the first time.

[17:06] A word from Azure DevOps Podcast's sponsor: Clear Measure.

[17:38] With API security, etc. is it built-into Blazor, or, are there things that developers need to keep in mind or do on top of what's provided by the template?

[22:38] When deploying and running WebAssembly, what are the recommended services in Azure? What has Steve tested?

[24:23] If a developer's goal is to have their Blazor app talk to a few of their web API controllers, what is the minimum they need to really think about when setting that up properly in Azure?

[26:12] What would the catalyst be to move to some of the Azure services around API management?

[28:18] Steve speaks about what he is actively working on now and what he is aiming toward, going forward with Blazor.

[34:44] How close are we to being able to take a Blazor WebAssembly app and submit it to the iOS app store?

[38:04] Jeffrey thanks Steve for joining the show and Steve shares a recommendation for further learning about Blazor.

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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!

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Jeffrey Palermo's Youtube

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Steve Sanderson

Pro ASP.NET MVC Framework, by Steve Sanderson

Blazor.net

WebAssembly

Knockout.js

Microsoft Azure Portal

Azure Application Insights

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In today's episode, Jeffrey Palermo is joined by a really exciting guest; Robert C Martin, better known as Uncle Bob Martin!

If you don't already know Bob, he is a software engineer, instructor, and best-selling author. He is most recognized for developing numerous software design principles and for being a founder of the incredibly influential Agile Manifesto. Bob is the author of a number of Clean Code related books including his latest, Clean Agile: Back to Basics, where he reintroduces Agile values and principles for a new generation of programmers and nonprogrammers alike. In the past, Bob was also the editor-in-chief of C++ Report magazine and served as the first chairman of the Agile Alliance.

In this episode, Jeffrey and Bob talk all things Agile and Extreme Programming (XP). Bob shares his insights on what would be on his shortlist if he was building an Agile team today; shares key takeaways from his book, Clean Agile: Back to Basics; and speaks about what XP looks like in 2020. He also touches on clean architecture, clean code, his predictions for the future of the software industry, and offers some timely tips for young developers!

Topics of Discussion:

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

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

[1:42] About today's episode with Bob Martin.

[2:10] Jeffrey welcomes Bob to the podcast.

[2:20] Bob shares some background about who he is as well as the proudest moment in his career.

[4:09] Why did Bob decide to write Clean Agile: Back to Basics?

[5:28] If someone was building an Agile team today, what would be on Bob's shortlist of recommendations?

[7:38] What does Extreme Programming (XP) look like in 2020? What are the concrete practices?

[9:32] What does Bob see as the current best standard for a programmer in this COVID world?

[12:31] Bob defines the practice of continuous integration.

[14:58] Is Bob a fan of feature branches?

[15:29] A word from Azure DevOps Podcast's sponsor: Clear Measure.

[16:00] Bob's journey with getting started with clean architecture.

[19:23] Is there a way to do clean architecture with the modern tooling available? Or are there things available to attempt to get closer to it?

[21:32] Bob shares the origin of literate programming.

[23:11] The modern struggle with tooling.

[25:15] Bob talks 'DLL Hell'.

[26:00] Bob shares why it is so incredibly important to keep clean code; code that is free from dependencies. He also explains how to get to that point and offers some advice to young programmers.

[31:55] Bob shares his predictions on the future of the software industry.

[37:13] Jeffrey thanks Bob 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

Robert C. Martin

Clean Agile: Back to Basics, by Robert C. Martin

Robert C.Martin's Amazon Book Page

@UncleBobMartin (Bob Martin's Twitter)

Clean Coders

Extreme Programming Explained, by Kent Beck

Clean Architecture: A Craftsman's Guide to Software Structure and Design, by Robert C. Martin

DLL Hell

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