In this episode, we're joined by Software Engineer Sung Yoon Whang from the .NET Runtime team. He's here to talk to us about the diagnostics client .NET Core. Using the library, you can communicate with CoreCLR to gather diagnostics dumps from your running application. [01:31] - What is the library for?[03:26] - Creating a custom runtime event tracer - demo[14:34] - Capturing traces from an .NET Core application[17:58] - Dumping traces to a file[20:14] - Who are using these tools?[21:20] - Using PerfView to inspect the dumps[23:49] - Where to learn more? Useful Links .NET Core runtime diagnostic tools Github repositoryMicrosoft.Diagnostics.NETCore.Client API DocumentationRun-time configuration options for debugging and profiling

In this episode, Brandon show us how to consume a GraphQL endpoint from a C# client, specifically an iOS + Android written in C# using Xamarin. Learn more: https://codetraveler.io/DotNetGraphQL [02:17] - Querying a GraphQL endpoint[06:59] - Viewing the results in a Xamarin app[09:58] - Alternative programming models[11:00] - Follow up resourcesUseful Links DotNet GraphQLGraphQL for .NETHot Chocolate: A GraphQL Server for .NETASP.NET Core docs

Continuing with our coverage on GraphQL, Brandon gets into the code of the graphql-dotnet SDK and shows us how to create a GraphQL endpoint. Learn more: https://codetraveler.io/DotNetGraphQL [00:51] - GraphQL SDK options for .NET[02:20] - Adding a GraphQL query[10:18] - Follow up resourcesUseful Links DotNet GraphQLGraphQL for .NETHot Chocolate: A GraphQL Server for .NETASP.NET Core docs

In this episode, Brandon comes on to give us an introduction to GraphQL. He talks to us about its origin, its benefits, and he even walks us through the GitHub GraphQL API. Learn more: https://codetraveler.io/DotNetGraphQL [01:02] - What is GraphQL?[06:05] - How does GraphQL compare to OData?[08:00] - Exporing the GitHub GraphQL APIs with GraphiQL[11:52] - Making client requests[14:18] - RecapUseful Links DotNet GraphQLGraphQL for .NETHot Chocolate: A GraphQL Server for .NETASP.NET Core docs

It's common for attendees at conferences to ask the speakers about what it's like to give a talk on stage. How do they prepare? How do they create the story? How do they handle equipment failures? While we were at the Caribbean developers conference, we put together a panel of speakers to share some of their thoughts and experiences with you on public speaking [00:57] - How do you design a story arc?[04:10] - The importance of empathy[06:48] - Staying calm under pressure and being prepared[12:20] - Finding your personality on stage Useful Links Public speaking with Scott Hanselman, Kendra Havens, Maria Naggaga Nakanwagi, Kasey Uhlenhuth, and Donovan BrownSpeaking HacksGet involved in techBuild your .NET apps with Azure

In this episode, Claudio Sanchez sits with us to talk about the Caribbean Developers Conference. We cover topics like bringing the community together, their scholarship program, and also the benefits that the conference has brought to the Dominican Republic. [01:53] - How did the Caribbean Developers Conference start?[03:13] - How did they discover the local developer community?[05:05] - What effect has this conference had on the local community?[07:32] - What are plans for the future? Useful Links Meta.doCaribbean developers conferenceDevelopers dominicanosGet started with .NET

Microsoft has teams distributed across the world that are helping our customers solve problems that are very unique to their business and their communities. While we were in the Dominican Republic, we sat down with Cloud Solution Architect Mabel Gerónimo from the local Microsoft office to talk about how they're combining tools like Bot Framework, Power BI, and cognitive services to solve interesting business problems in the country. [01:13] - The value of Bot framework[02:03] - Power BI Desktop[03:10] - Using QnA maker to interact with bots[04:52] - Triggering the botUseful Links Bot FrameworkLogic Apps DocumentationQnA MakerWhat is Power BIGet started with .NET

At the Caribbean developers conference, we spoke to a few of the teams that took part in the IoT challenge to learn about their projects and how they're improving the communities in the Dominican Republic. Teams Team Intelipark has put together an interesting solution around identifying the available spots in a parking lot.Team Agro360 is using IoT and machine learning to help farmers identify what diseases their crops may be affected by/Team iBins has created a smart trash container solution that monitors trash levels and determines the best route to take for trash collectionTimestamps [00:13] - The Intelipark team[06:45] - The Agro360 team[15:40] - The iBins team Useful Links Get started with .NETGetting started with ML .NETCaribbean Developers Conference

While we were at the Caribbean Developers Conference, we caught up with Noe Branagan to discuss the work he does with teaching and mentoring students in robotics [00:41] - Teaching kids about robotics[01:55] - Getting into mentoring[05:33] - Guiding students through the basics[07:30] - Building up a community Useful Links Get started with .NETCaribbean Developers Conference

It's essential that tooling and learning resources for software development are accessible to developers of every background. Microsoft does extensive studies against its products and documentation to make sure that they're empowering customers to do their best work. Our .NET community is also very active in putting on workshops, hosting meetups, and creating content to support their our communities. In this video, Scott chats with Microsoft MVP Leslie Ramírez about how she's filling a gap by creating content about .NET development in Spanish for her community in the Dominican Republic. [00:54] - How did Leslie get started in C#?[01:53] - Creating content in Spanish Useful Links Leslie's BlogGetting started with C#.NET 101 videosWomen to Code