Listener Seth T. Bacon asks what is Microsoft's position on third-party developed tools. To answer the question, Daryl and Jonas invited Matt Barbour from Microsoft to answer the question:

Controls and constraints at the api level

Will Microsoft make community tools obsolete in the future?

Will Microsoft offer open sourceable tools?

How community-developed tools affect Microsoft roadmap.

Does Microsoft monitor third-party tools?

Early-bound vs. late-bound debate