.NET Rocks!

Carl and Richard talk to Eric Falsken of db4o. db4o is an open source object database for Java and .NET. Object databases have been around since the 1980s, but recently have become part of the NoSQL movement. Eric discusses the NoSQL movement in general and how various products fit into the ecosystem, including db4o.

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Carl and Richard talk to Miguel de Icaza about MonoMac and rest the of the Mono universe. MonoMac is a set of tools to let .NET developers build applications for the Mac using the Mac UI elements in Cocoa.

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Carl and Richard did a series of interviews at Oredev with folks building mobile applications. First up is Jeff Wilcox, who talks about Silverlight in the context of Windows Phone 7 and beyond. Next, Marcus Zarra talks about building iPhone and iPad applications. Third, Sanyu Kiruluta discusses building applications for Blackberry. Finally, Carl and Richard talk to Evan Doll, former Apple employee and co-founder of Flipboard about his incredible social media application for iPad.

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Carl and Richard talk to Shawn Wildermuth about Silverlight, Windows Phone 7, HTML 5, oData and more! Yes, a lot of topics, but it all holds together on how people are going to build applications in the future, for the desktop, the web and the phones.

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Carl and Richard talk to John Waters and Walt Ritscher about the data access technologies available to work with Silverlight. The conversation wanders over all of XAML, including WPF and Windows Phone 7.

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Carl and Richard chat with Microsoft Vice President and all around great guy, Scott Guthrie. Scott talks about some of the new features coming in Silverlight 5. The conversation jumps over to HTML 5 toward the end, focusing on what ASP.NET will support in the space. Apologies for Carl's phone track. We'll try to be better people. :)

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Another set of stories from Oredev, this time about cloud technology. First up is Chris Auld, talking about the economics of Azure. Next is Adrian Cole, talking about jCloud provisioning. Third is a deep discussion with Jim Webber and Ian Robinson about REST.

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Carl and Richard talk to Martin Woodward about Team Foundation Server being used for more than just .NET development. Martin used to work for Teamprise until the technology was acquired by Microsoft in 2009 and he made the transition from being an MVP to being a 'blue badge'. The conversation ranges over the new features of TFS 2010, how Java developers can also use TFS, the effects of different process templates in TFS, and more!

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This show is three interviews recorded at Oredev, all around thoughts to expand your career and education. The first is from Michael Norton, discussing taking control of your career. Second, a conversation with Dave Hoover about the apprenticeship and journeyman process of software craftsmanship. Finally, Bill Pugh talks about teaching college students to program.

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This show is a collection of interviews with the keynote speakers at Oredev. First up is a conversation with Dr. Jeff Norris from NASA, who's keynote focused on the agility shown by folks like Alexander Graham Bell. Next, John Seddon talks about maturing management techniques to get management out of the way of productivity. Finally, Nolan Bushnell, the founder of Atari and Chuck E Cheese, talks about the future of education. Three amazing luminaries in one show!

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