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The One About The News

Dmitry Lyalin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

In this episode Peter and Dmitry run solo to discuss the latest ‘buzz’ around the web, Jon Skeet jokes, marriage and other “developer” topics. Eventually the duo also covers hard news such as CodePlex updates, Visual Studio 2010 RC, Azure Platform updates, Moonlight and much more.

Is That A Phone In Your Pocket?!

Dmitry Lyalin — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

In this episode, guest host Andrew Brust joins Peter to cover the Windows Phone 7 Series news from the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Also, Andrew and Peter discuss the latest developer & interoperability news, including: The Enterprise Library roadmap from the Microsoft Patterns & Practices team, Zend Framework’s support for Windows Azure, and innovation at Microsoft.

Addicted to Spring.NET

Dmitry Lyalin — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

In this episode, guest Mark Pollack joins Peter to discuss the Spring.NET application framework. In a world driven by POJOs and POCOs, Mark tells us about how he originally created Spring.NET for a team of Java developers to enable a similar development experience in .NET. Since then, the framework has grown from a simple IoC container to a more powerful framework capable of separating cross-cutting concerns from business application logic. Also, Dmitry and Peter discuss Snoop, FastCGI 1.5, Windows Mobile wish lists, Windows Azure X-Drive, PHP MEF, Gaming Addictions, and other bad habits. Is this a Developer talk show or what?!

Agile: Putting the “soft” in Software!

Dmitry Lyalin — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT

In this episode, guest Stephen Bohlen joins Peter to discuss the Agile software development methodology. Stephen talks about what it means to be agile, how agile can improve the software development process, and what boiling molasses may portend for the future of “software engineering”. Also, guest host Andrew Brust joins us for a review of the shiny new toys shown at CES in Las Vegas, NV. Andrew shares his thoughts and observations at CES on Android, slates, tablets, 3D TV, Internet TV, and more.

PHP LINQ Fest

Dmitry Lyalin — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT

In this episode, guest Maarten Balliauw joins Peter to discuss his implementation of Language Integrated Query (LINQ) for PHP and linking (non-pun intended) PHP to Microsoft Office Excel via the PHPExcel project. Maarten is a Microsoft MVP for ASP.NET and a PHP developer. Also, Dmitry and Peter discuss WinCache for PHP 1.0, Moonlight 2.0, and having a backup strategy.

PDC 2009 Pizza Party

Dmitry Lyalin — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT

In this episode guests Sumit Chawla & Tim Wise join Peter to discuss offloading a Java server infrastructure to Windows Azure to save pizza money (Starts at 40:31). Guest hosts Gary Russo and Sara Chipps also join me for a wrap up of PDC 2009.

Whose Exception is it?

Dmitry Lyalin — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

In this episode guest Milan Negovan talks about health monitoring in ASP.NET and what to do when things go wrong! (Starts at 24:47). Also Peter and Dmitry talk about Eclipse support for Windows 7, the Azure Content Deliver Network and other news stories. (This episode was recorded live from the Fairfield / Westchester Code Camp)

User Experience: It ain’t Lipstick baby

Dmitry Lyalin — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

In this episode guest co-host and Interviewee Dave Crawford of Microsoft UK joins Dmitry to discuss News such as Windows 7, Windows Stores, ZuneHD development, Java Bridge, Visual Studio 2010 Beta 2 and many more stories. Finally Dave tells us all about the User Experience project role, how development projects can benefit from it and how Developers and Designers need to play nice together.

Claudio Caldato on PHP & ADO.NET Data Services

Dmitry Lyalin — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

In this episode, guest Claudio Caldato joins Peter to discuss interoperability at Microsoft and how his team is working to make Windows Azure cloud services more accessible to PHP developers. Claudio provides us details on the PHP Toolkit for ADO.NET Data Services. Guest host G. Andrew Duthie joins Peter to discuss Office Starter 2010, the wonders of VHDs, Red Hat & Microsoft interoperability, the ASP.NET MVC Firestarter, and “Are we really smarter than you?”.

Please pass the duct tape

Dmitry Lyalin — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

This week, guest Joe Stagner joins Peter to discuss the future of ASP.NET, what it means to be the Misfit Geek at Microsoft, what Plan 9 means for web developers and some comparisons to PHP. Dmitry and Peter discuss the news with Windows Azure management, Courier tablet rumors, the new Website Spark program, and duct tape programming. (Due to some technical glitches that were resolved through the use of duct tape, we’re bringing you episode 17 a week later than we planned to, hope you enjoy it and sorry for the delay)

Paul Thurrott on Windows Server 2008 R2

Dmitry Lyalin — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT

In this episode, guest Paul Thurrott joins us to discuss Windows Server 2008 R2 and Virtualization. Also Peter and Dmitry discuss the news about Codeplex.org, a new open source software foundation created by Microsoft!

Jon Skeet on C# 4.0

Dmitry Lyalin — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT

In this episode, guest Jon Skeet joins Peter to discuss C# 4 in Depth. Jon takes us deep into the guts of C# 4, including how the new dynamic features work. Guest host Glen Gordon joins Peter to discuss the Windows 7 API Code Pack, LINQ to Bing!, Unit Testing, and .NET Denial of Sleep attacks! Has .NET gotten TOO complex?

Rob Greenlee on Zune Podcasting

Dmitry Lyalin — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT

In this episode we talk about recent news including SQL Azure Keys and PHP support, the Death of Live Framework CTP / Virtual Earth ASP.NET control, PHP Bridge for ADO.NET Data Services and recent rumors and news around the ZuneHD. Finally we jump into our Interview with Rob Greenlee. During the Interview we discuss his long career in Podcasting, his work in the Zune Podcast team, how to make podcasts successful and finally the ZuneHD.

Sketchflow in Blend 3

Dmitry Lyalin — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT

In this episode we talk about Windows 7, PDC 2009, SQL Azure, MSDN Roadshow Events, MVC 2 Preview 1, VS 2010, Channel9 and Microsoft’s contribute to Open Source. Finally we jump into our interview with Blend 3 Program Manager Christian Schormann about SketchFlow prototyping tool in Blend 3. Also we cover many of the new features of Blend 3 itself and discuss how designers can take advantage of this suites features within their existing workflow.

SQL Compact Edition

Dmitry Lyalin — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT

This this episode Peter and a guest co-host Dani Diaz start by discussing the World Wide Partner Conference, Windows 7, Office 2010, Azure Pricing, Windows Mobile Marketplace and much more! Then we jump into Dmitry’s Interview with Microsoft Program Manager Himadri Sarkar to discuss SQL CE and how it brings a light database option to devices and now Windows applications.

JNBridge - Spanning Java and .NET

Dmitry Lyalin — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT

In this episode Dmitry and Peter talk about new product releases including Silverlight 3 and Blend 3 RC, people liking Bing?, Project Morro, Chrome OS and Microsofts recent Mono announcement. Finally we jump into our interview with Wayne Citrin who talks about connecting Java and .NET applications using JNBridge. Wayne explains the magic of making .NET and Java objects appear as native in the other language making development easier.

PRISM for Silverlight

Dmitry Lyalin — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT

In this episode we talk about Dmitry cutting the cable, new PHP 5.3 release, IE8 features / new ad campaign and TwitterMatic. Finally we jump into our interview with Shawn Wildermuth and discuss PRISM v2 in Silverlight, the MVVM design pattern and how PRISM makes building complex Silverlight applications easier.

Community Soup... Virtual Worlds!

Dmitry Lyalin — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

In this episode we start by talking about Cutting the cable, DTV conversion, Internet Explorer 8 and Drinking the Kool-Aid. Finally we jump into our interview with Zain Naboulsi talking about Online Virtual Worlds (example: Second Life, Facebook, etc) and their impact on the technology community.

Project Stonehenge… interoperability!

Dmitry Lyalin — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

In this episode we start by talking to Andrew Brust on Microsoft’s move to kill the Oracle Data Provider and how the world is not coming to an end. Then, Peter and I talk again about his trip to JavaOne including HTML 5 vs. RIA applications (like Silverlight). Finally, we jump into Peter's JavaOne interview with Ted Neward on Project Stonehenge and interoperability between Java and .NET.

Silverlight 3 Beta

Dmitry Lyalin — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

In this episode we talk with Peter about his visit to JavaOne in San Francisco. Then we discuss the new Bing 411 phone service, changes to the Bing API, the new Windows 7 Training Kit and MVC and Visual Studio 2010. Finally we jump into our interview with Laurence Moroney on Silverlight 3 beta, Smooth Streaming and more!

Visual Studio 2010 Beta 1

Dmitry Lyalin — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

In this episode we talk about Peter’s recent bar camp presentation on “cutting the cable bill” and other hot news topics like Bing.com. Then we jump into our interview with Tony Goodhew of Microsoft Corporation on Visual Studio 2010 Beta 1. Tony describes major features coming for various groups of developers and crosscutting functionality like Multi-monitor support!

PHP SDK for Windows Azure

Dmitry Lyalin — Wed, 27 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT

In this episode Dmitry welcomes a new co-host, Peter Laudati. Next, we speak to Maarten Balliauw about the new PHP SDK for Windows Azure which is designed to help PHP developers use Windows Azure services.

Windows Live Messenger Web Toolkit

Dmitry Lyalin — Mon, 11 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT

In this episode we speak with James Senior of Microsoft Corporation about the Live Messenger Web Toolkit release. James gives an overview of how the toolkit can be easily used to add social features like Instant Messaging and Contact information to web applications

MiX09 in Review

Dmitry Lyalin — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT

In this episode we speak to Peter Laudati of Microsoft Corporation on his visit to Microsoft’s MIX09 Conference and attempt to cover all the major announcements that were made there including: Blend 3, Silverlight 3, Windows Azure SDK Updates, Internet Explorer 8 RTW and much more!

Azure Storage

Dmitry Lyalin — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT

In this Episode we speak to Chris Rolon of Neusdesic Corporation on Windows Azure Storage. Chris gives an overview of the various ways one can store data in Windows Azure and provides insight on his experiences working with the platform.

The Pilot

Dmitry Lyalin — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT

In this episode Dmitry Lyalin and Bill Zack discuss the start of this podcast, where it plans to go and give a very rough overview of the Azure Platform that will be covered in more detail by future episodes.