Hanselminutes with Scott Hanselman

Patricia Aas is a C++ programmer at Vivaldi, previously with Opera and Cisco, who dives into the fascinating world of web browsers and C++. She discusses browser monoculture and how Vivaldi distinguishes itself from Chromium-based competitors. The conversation also highlights modern C++ practices, memory management intricacies, and how GPU innovations enhance performance, particularly on lower-end devices. Patricia's philosophical insights on the evolving landscape of browsers and the unique challenges they face add depth to this technical exploration.

Is a Programming Bootcamp right for you? Why choose a bootcamp over self-study? How instrumental was having done a camp on your resume to get your job? Scott talks with bootcamp graduate Kristen Leake about her journey into technology. 3 Secrets to Getting a Job After Coding Bootcamp https://twitter.com/Kristen_Leake

Dr. Neil Brown recently published a scholarly article on how to effectively teach programming. Rather than a series of anecdotes, this is backed up by actual research in educational psychology. He talks to Scott about how we can and should approach teaching the next generation of developers. https://software-carpentry.org/ http://runestoneinteractive.org/LearningAtScale/parsons.html http://journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol/article?id=10.1371/journal.pcbi.1006023

Azure Sphere is a new solution for creating highly-secured, Internet-connected microcontroller (MCU) devices. Caitie McCaffrey is Principal Software Engineering Lead on the project and is an expert in building large scale services and systems for folks like 343 Industries (Halo), HBO, Twitter, and more. How will this new system (and new Linux) keep our IoT devices safe? https://twitter.com/caitie Hiring Principal Software Engineer https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/job/409416/Principal-Software-Engineer Hiring Software Engineer II https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/job/411780/Software-Engineer-II Principal Software Engineer https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/job/409418/Principal-Software-Engineer Software Engineer II https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/job/412339/Software-Engineer-II Senior Software Engineer https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/job/412122/Senior-Software-Engineer

Scott and Mark Downie have been blogging for nearly 15 years using a blogging system called "DasBlog." It started with .NET 1.1 and now Mark is forking DasBlog and taking it into an open source future with .NET Core. Scott talks to Mark about his first open source project, community response, .NET Standard, and moving a legacy app forward while still maintaining stability. http://twitter.com/poppastring https://github.com/poppastring/dasblog-core

Do you need to speak English to Code? Ahmed Abdalla created Noor , an Arabic Programming Language as a way to teach programming to Arabic-speaking kids. https://twitter.com/SimplyAhmaz1ng https://github.com/SimplyAhmazing/noor https://pegjs.org/ http://createyourproglang.com/ https://www.hanselman.com/blog/DoYouHaveToKnowEnglishToBeAProgrammer.aspx https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qalb_(programming_language)

Xbox One X Enhanced Games with Backward Compatibility are AMAZING. You can play a decade old game - originally meant for 640x480 or 720p resolution - and enjoy it in 4k resolution. Not upscaled. Actually up to 10x clearer within recompiling the game? How? Xbox's Eric Heutchy tells Scott how! https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2017/10/23/play-three-generations-of-games-better-on-xbox-one/

Kevin Scott is the CTO of Microsoft...but how did he get there? Scott talks to Kevin about his experience from early teens through his successful foray at LinkedIn and beyond. Where does Kevin see technology going and how do we help get more people involved in the future of technology?

Ire Aderinokun is a self-taught UI/UX Designer and Front-End Developer working in Lagos, Nigeria. She is currently the Technical Lead at Big Cabal Media. She says the Next Billion Users are coming online now and they'll be outside Western countries and they'll be mobile first. What do we need to know as Web Developers to create great apps and sites for the Next Billion?

We talked to Arlan Hamilton two years ago (almost to the day) as she was starting her Venture Fund for underrepresented founders. What's changed since then? Arlan Hamilton's Backstage Capital has invested more than $4M+ in over 80 companies led by underrepresented founders. How has she gone from Homeless to VC in just a few years? Arlan also recently started Project Cover to give micro-grants to driven creatives. Scott catches up with Arlan to hear about how she's continued to build her team and her fund and BUILD COOL STUFF. And also - what's the right way to eat string cheese? https://hanselminutes.com/524 http://backstagecapital.com http://projectcover.org