.NET Rocks!

Guest Anthony Eden, founder of DNSimple, discusses the Domain Control Plane for managing DNS entries across providers. Topics include automation, scaling systems, cloud services, and the importance of centralized control for DNS management.

Michelle Duke, GitHub Copilot expert, discusses new features like ChatGPT-like interface and large language models. The conversation dives into the impact of AI on the world and the perception of artificial intelligence. Lots of exciting advancements happening!

Guest Anthony Alaribe shares his experiences dealing with poorly documented APIs and how it led him to create APItoolkit.io. The toolkit helps monitor API usage, exceptions, and generate tests for new versions. Learn about the importance of API observability and preventing unexpected incidents.

Learn about the evolution of Aspect-Oriented Programming with Gael Fraiteur's Metalama tool, which aims to eliminate boilerplate code. Discover how AOP can enhance code quality and streamline code reviews, making your development process more efficient and focused on value creation.

Exploring the challenges of cloud migration and operation in Azure with Magnus Mårtensson. Discussing wasteful cloud resource provisioning, Azure tooling like Migrate and Advisor, and the future integration of AI to optimize cloud spend.

Discussing the advantages of Modular Monoliths in .NET, balancing simplicity and complexity, performance benefits, evaluating tools, and managing shared resources. Exploring transitioning from microservices, challenges with databases, scalability options in cloud computing, communication strategies, and architectural decisions for efficient team collaboration.

Exploring the observability tipping point with Steve Gordon and Martin Thwaites, discussing telemetry support, sending telemetry to enhance application understanding, the importance of cloud-native development, and advancements in open telemetry for better solutions in the industry.

Rocky Lhotka talks about updating CSLA to support Blazor in .NET 8, discussing server vs. client-side rendering, challenges with mixed render modes, and transitioning to the cloud. Also, they touch on skill development through deliberate practice, optimizing applications with WebAssembly, and using Blazor Maui for cross-platform app development.

Martine Dowden, author of the book Tiny CSS Projects, joins Carl and Richard to discuss improving your CSS skills. They explore the architecture of styling, updating styles version-to-version, and the practical applications of CSS. Learn how to level up your CSS game!

Irina Scurtu discusses the improved tooling with gRPC, including using Postman for interactions and decoding binary data. The conversation also covers the complexities of metadata, supporting multiple platforms and type systems, for fast and flexible communications.