This week we're discussing NDpend, a static analysis tool for .NET.

Triage your biggest problems, Prioritize your refactoring, and CYA with real metrics and trend lines.

We also discuss hidden nuggets, Pintrest-envy, and we pour another one out for google reader.

See the full shownotes here:

https://www.codingblocks.net/episode15

Welcome back for part 2 of the podcast about databases. In this half, we discuss several of the things we believe that developers should know about databases. From joins to unions, group by's and indexing, we try to touch on a lot of the items that most developers should at least be familiar with when working with database systems.

See the full shownotes here:

https://www.codingblocks.net/episode14

Part one of our two part database podcast starts with choosing the RDBMS (Relational Database Management System) and what to do when you run into deficiencies in that particular database system. For detailed show notes, head over to

https://www.codingblocks.net/episode13

See the full shownotes here:

https://www.codingblocks.net/episode13

"Water Cooler" episode talking about sweet sugary C# kisses, JavaScript as a first language, T-shaped developers, how to get addicted to drugs and...Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?

See the full shownotes here:

https://www.codingblocks.net/episode15

This week we're tackling the first section of seminal Design Patterns book: Creational Patterns.

We discuss factories of factories, "bullet hell" games, pathological liars, and Allen's lack of voice.

Big thanks to @rajsotweet for calling us out and getting us motivated to record!

See the full shownotes here:

https://www.codingblocks.net/episode11

In this episode, we talk about new features in C# 6. What we like, what we love...and binary literals.

For the full show notes and links, please visit:

https://www.codingblocks.net/episode10

You down with AOP - Aspect Oriented Programming? This week we're talking with Vlad Hrybok about his spectacular Aspect Oriented Framework: Aspectacular.

For all the show notes and links, please visit:

https://www.codingblocks.net/episode9

Q: What do developers love more than developing?

A: Expensive accessories!!!

This week we're talking about our Christmas in July lists. Dream keyboards, mouses, office furniture and tablets...oh my!

For the full show notes and all the glorious gadget links, please visit:

https://www.codingblocks.net/episode8

In this episode we tackle the SOLID principles in .NET and discuss the eternal struggle between perfect code and looming deadlines.

For the full show notes and links, please visit:

https://www.codingblocks.net/episode7

In this episode we discuss LINQ - Language Integrated Query , what's so special about .NET, the differences IQueryable and IEnumerable, and another round of "Never Have I Ever". Oh, and jokes!

For the full show notes and links, please visit:

https://www.codingblocks.net/episode6