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Deep Fried Bytes: Windows Azure - The Overlord in the Cloud

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 15:24:48 GMT

A discussion with Steve Marx, Program Manager for Windows Azure, about the new Windows Azure service from Microsoft.

Deep Fried Bytes: Looking into the Crystal Ball about C# 4.0

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 19:09:29 GMT

One of the most exciting announcements from PDC was the news about C# 4.0 and Visual Studio 2010. With all the excitement and discussion throughout the event about these new developer tools, we reached out to two experts in the fields. Charlie Calvert and Bill Wagner sat down with Keith and Woody to answer some questions and discussed their new books on LINQ and C# . We also have a short talk with Jason McConnell of the Surface team.

Deep Fried Bytes: PDC Roundtable w/ StackOverflow & Herding Code

Fri, 07 Nov 2008 21:17:05 GMT

Keith and Woody grabbed a few other podcasters to have a roundtable discussion on the last day of Microsoft's Professional Developers Conference in October 2008. The discussion was very lively and after you listen to this first part head over to the Herding Code podcast to listen to the conclusion of the discussion from PDC.

Deep Fried Bytes: Discussions about Linux and Gnome with Luis Villa

Fri, 07 Nov 2008 17:36:50 GMT

A wrap up talk with Linux developer, open source advocate and law student Luis Villa who was an early developer of Gnome to discuss Gnome, the Open Source community and even about intellectual property and the law.

Community Convergence XLVII

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 12:46:36 GMT

Welcome to the 47th Community Convergence. We had a very successful trip to PDC this year. In this post I'll outline some of the highlights, and give you a chance to share in some of the excitement by linking to online versions of the talks from the C#, VB, IronRuby, IronPython and F# teams. Speakers at these talks include Anders Hejlsberg, Luca Bolognese, Paul Vick, Lucian Wischik, Dustin Campbell and Alex Turner. Several of these talks were among the top rated events at the conference, with Anders' talk once again garnering the most attention and generating the most excitement.

nPlus1.org: A New Resource For Architects

Sat, 01 Nov 2008 15:46:04 GMT

I came across a new resource for developers and architects at nPlus1.org. With it just recently going live, this user submission site holds a lot of promise on the information that will be provided.

Running an Agile Team, A Year Later

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 23:01:02 GMT

Are you holding back on adopting Agile practices? Listen in as Sara Ford, Codeplex Program Manager, explains first hand the benefits of working in an Agile team and why she wouldn't go back to the traditional Microsoft methodology.

LINQ'ing the Future of Development with Jim Wooley

Sat, 04 Oct 2008 15:31:02 GMT

The latest version of the .Net Framework includes a technology called LINQ. Developers are digging their teeth into it and Deep Fried Bytes is here to help with them work out the KINQs in LINQ. Keith and Woody sit down with Jim Wooley and discuss the truths, gotchas and a few rusty washers about LINQ.

Staying Sane in Today's Software Development World with Billy Hollis

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 16:47:27 GMT

Even the best developers on the planet have concerns about how fast new technology is being released and the impact it is having on today's developers. Do you feel overwhelmed and are afraid that you are getting behind learning new Microsoft technologies like WPF, WCF, WF and Silverlight? Keith and Woody sat down with Billy Hollis and had a therapy session to get down to why and how we can cope with learning these new technologies.

Deep Fried Bytes: Going Home with the Home Server Team

Wed, 10 Sep 2008 20:30:05 GMT

Home server is an exciting consumer based product that is intended to be a solution for homes with multiple connected PCs to offer file sharing, automated backups, and remote access. Keith and Woody sit down with Jonas Svensson and Brendan Grant of the Home Server team to discuss the product and new Power Pack 1 release. Developers will also learn how to create Home Server plugins.

Building the "Good Enough" Framework

Tue, 09 Sep 2008 16:47:15 GMT

At DevLink a few weeks we held open spaces on the theme of "good enough". I started a topic on building internal application frameworks and re-usable code bases, thus the title. This was an interesting topic to me because my role at work the last several months has been to create this very thing. It is an interesting hat to wear because instead of a team's clients being entrenched in the business, the clients are fellow developers. The question is how do you go about building this type of framework and what are the things you should watch out for as you go down this path. Below are notes taken from this open space session along with other guidance. Please feel free to continue this conversation here and within your own blogs.

Deep Fried Bytes: Talking Security with Misfit Geek Joe Stagner

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 17:14:47 GMT

Joe Stagner discusses security best practices for software developers. Along the way many different ideas and topics came up like comparing a security development expert to a professional prize fighter. Listen as Joe relates how his IT law enforcement background helped him build his vision of keeping the Bad Hackers out of applications and systems.

Deep Fried Bytes: A Practical Look at Silverlight 2 Part 1

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 02:13:02 GMT

Now that Silverlight 2 is at the Olympics and making a big splash, we wanted to explore this fascinating technology more. Microsoft Silverlight 2 is a cross-browser, cross-platform, and cross-device plug-in for delivering the next generation of .NET based media experiences and rich interactive applications for the Web. Keith and Woody sit down with Shawn Wildermuth about the past, present and future of Silverlight 2 and get into some of the truths about this exciting technology.

Behind the Scenes at Microsoft.com

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 17:01:02 GMT

Learn how the Microsoft.com operations team meets the demands for one of the top 5 websites on the Internet today. The team supports the server product teams at Microsoft by "dogfooding" products such as Windows Server 2008, SQL Server 2008 and IIS7 years before being released to customers. Keith and Woody sit down with Brad LeRoss and Jim Dobbin of the MSCOM team discuss the Microsoft.com architecture and infrastructure, history of the team, the process of content delivery and a few funny stories.

Episode 7: Talking Domain-Driven Design with David Laribee - Part 2

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 21:31:02 GMT

Domain-driven design (DDD) is an approach to the design of software, based on two premises. For most software projects, the primary focus should be on the domain and domain logic (as opposed to being the particular technology used to implement the system) and complex domain designs should be based on a model. David Laribee wraps up his discussion with hosts Keith and Woody about the growing design practice and how it can be used with the .NET platform.

Episode 6: Talking Domain-Driven Design with David Laribee - Part 1

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 18:31:06 GMT

Domain-driven design (DDD) is an approach to the design of software, based on two premises. For most software projects, the primary focus should be on the domain and domain logic (as opposed to being the particular technology used to implement the system) and complex domain designs should be based on a model. David Laribee sat down with the hosts Keith and Woody to discuss this growing design practice and also discuss how it could be used with the .NET platform.

Learning Software Development Planning Tips from Apollo 13

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 13:57:54 GMT

Apollo 13 was the third manned lunar-landing mission, part of Project Apollo under NASA in the United States. This mission was called the "Successful Failure" due to an explosion in the oxygen tanks that threatened the crew. What does this even that have to do with software planning and development? Thinking backwards is key to solutions.

Developing .NET Software on a Mac

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 13:58:53 GMT

Did you know you can develop .NET software on a Mac? It is a new trend that has been gaining momentum over the past six months. Long time .NET developers uncover the secrets of using a non-Microsoft platform to develop .NET software.

Why is it best for you to give more than you take?

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 13:02:58 GMT

So with a lot of new energy around the Community there is a need to clarify some of my thoughts around why we as Community Leaders give and for what reasons. I would be lying of I said that I did all the speaking, helping to lead a .NET User Group and volunteer to work on community events totally out of the goodness of my heart. I can tell you that I try to give more than I take from these endeavors in the community. My wife can agree with that statement when she sees the spending I do for the travel, lodging and food for the events and also the time away from my family. She knows and understand the reasons why I work so hard for the Community. So why do I do what I do?

Public Speaking - Great Beginnings

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 19:39:27 GMT

With a good opening comes a good closing. All that's left is the stuffing in the middle.

NuSoft Framework Now Included with CodeSmith 5.0

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 13:12:54 GMT

CodeSmith announced recently that version 5.0 is in beta, and one of the features listed is that it now includes the NuSoft Framework right in the download! There's actually a whole bunch of templates included now, including NHibernate and .NetTiers ones.

NuSoft Framework Now Included with CodeSmith 5.0

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 01:30:34 GMT

CodeSmith announced recently that version 5.0 is in beta, and one of the features listed is that it now includes the NuSoft Framework right in the download!

Deep Fried Bytes Episode 4 Scaling Large Web Sites with Joe Stump DIGG

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 13:14:21 GMT

Have you ever wanted to learn how top 100 web sites are architected? Deep Fried Bytes hosts Keith Elder and Chris Woodruff sat down with Joe Stump, Lead Architect at DIGG to discuss scaling large web sites, his life, development experiences and team building.

Deep Fried Bytes: Episode 3: Twitter War Stories

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 18:31:06 GMT

A group of Twitter power users met up on the last day of the TechEd 2008 Conference. They sat down with Deep Fried Bytes host and Twitter user Keith Elder to discuss their ideas, experiences and observations of the online service. Each person has their own reason for using Twitter but they all share a common theme. They all use Twitter to keep in touch with their friends and stay connected to keep relationships thriving.

Alt.NET Podcast Episode 4: Agile Kaikaku

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 18:31:03 GMT

Owen Rogers discusses Agile Kaikaku, or a radical process change event within an organization. Owen is an Agile coach and has helped many teams adopt Agile practices.