.NET Rocks! Old Developers using New Tools with Brady Gaster
Nov 13, 2025
Brady Gaster, a Microsoft product manager, focuses on enhancing developer tools for Azure and Visual Studio. In this discussion, he shares insights on app modernization and the exciting challenges of cloud integration. Brady talks about leveraging AI generators for large-scale migrations and the playful side of coding, including a fun game demo. He also addresses the evolving role of developers, emphasizing how AI allows teams to tackle higher-level tasks while navigating the ethical implications of AI-generated content.
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Automate Deployments, Then Secure Them
- Use CLI-driven automation for repeatable, consistent cloud deployments.
- But verify security and network configuration to avoid misconfiguration and unexpected costs.
Embed Containers For Reproducible Demos
- Use containerized local services in repos so others can run your app without installing external dependencies.
- Aspire can spin up SQL Server containers and include DB scripts for reproducible demos and demos-in-repo.
Modernization Needs Scale
- Modernizing many apps at scale requires platform-level tooling, not one-off conversions.
- Brady focuses on enabling hundreds or thousands of .NET migrations rather than single-app moves.