.NET Rocks!

Jeff Atwood on the Human Side of Software Development

26 Apr 2007

Contributed by Lukas

Jeff Atwood from codinghorror.com tells Carl and Richard what's on his mind, including his recommended reading list, and above all the human side of s...

Fred Chong On SaaS (Software as a Service)

23 Apr 2007

Contributed by Lukas

Carl and Richard speak with Fred Chong about SaaS (Software as a Service) from the basic concepts to issues of appropriateness to products like HR and...

Catching up with Rob Howard

18 Apr 2007

Contributed by Lukas

Ex-ASP.NET Team Member turned businessman Rob Howard tells us what he's been up to with Community Server, CodeSmith Tools, and a few other projects. A...

Rick Brewster on Paint.NET

17 Apr 2007

Contributed by Lukas

Rick Brewster, the lead developer of Paint.NET, discusses the open-source paint program from the beginning to the present and into the future. It's a ...

Bret Updegraff Talks SQL Server Reporting Services

11 Apr 2007

Contributed by Lukas

Bret Updegraf shares his knowledge of SQL Reporting Services with Carl and Richard in this show. Bret is the author of SQL Server 2005 Reporting Servi...

Dax Pandhi talks WPF and Expression

09 Apr 2007

Contributed by Lukas

Graphics guru and WPF wonk Dax Pandhi shares his thoughts on WPF, WPF/e, Expression suite in general, and Blend in particular. You'll hear the story o...

Daniel Simmons on ADO.NET Entity Framework

05 Apr 2007

Contributed by Lukas

Carl and Richard talk about the ADO.NET Entity Framework, a new ORM technology from Microsoft, with Daniel Simmons, a dev lead on ADO.NET at Microsoft...

Dan Appleman Talks About Discoverability!

02 Apr 2007

Contributed by Lukas

Carl and Richard catch up with Dan Appleman at Devconnections in Orlando. The big topic is the discoverability of pertinent information through search...

Oren Eini -NHibernate and Rhino Mocks

29 Mar 2007

Contributed by Lukas

Oren Eini, creator of Rhino Mocks, reprises his DNR tv appearance with discussions on the effectiveness and power of NHibernate, coding advantages and...

Bill Wagner on C# and the Grateful Dead

27 Mar 2007

Contributed by Lukas

Bill Wagner is back to talk about C# with topics from his best-selling book, Effective C#. Bill is a multi-faceted developer, however, and the convers...

Michele Leroux Bustamante on WCF

22 Mar 2007

Contributed by Lukas

Michele checks in with Carl and Richard on the state of WCF. Not to be missed!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/net-rocks/donations

Kate Gregory on Managed C++, Vista Security, and more

20 Mar 2007

Contributed by Lukas

The always brilliant and delightful Kate Gregory talks with Carl and Richard about her passion, which is managed C++, as well as Vista, UAC and other ...

Jack Greenfield on Software Factories

15 Mar 2007

Contributed by Lukas

Jack Greenfield talks about software factories, or software that builds software. The conceptual and practical aspects of the future of software devel...

Shaun Walker on DotNetNuke 4.x

13 Mar 2007

Contributed by Lukas

Shaun Walker is back to talk about advances in DotNetNuke, his incredible open-source ASP.NET framework. .NET Nuke has been an increasingly popular op...

Dare Obasanjo on Windows Live Services and Other Cool Projects

08 Mar 2007

Contributed by Lukas

Dare Obasanjo talks to us about his work with Windows Live Server technologies, Windows Live Messenger, and RSS Bandit, his open source RSS aggregator...

Paul Randal on SQL Server 2005 Performance and Recovery

06 Mar 2007

Contributed by Lukas

Microsoftee Paul Randal drops by for an engaging talk about his contributions to the recoverability of SQL Server 2005, which are many (Can you say CH...

Eric Sink on Vista, Writing Books, SourceGear, and Wii Golf

27 Feb 2007

Contributed by Lukas

Eric Sink talks to us this week about a number of things currently on his mind including software methodologies, getting involved in the business side...

Steve McConnell Makes Sure We're Code Complete

19 Feb 2007

Contributed by Lukas

Steve McConnell talks about his books, and his take on programming practices that transcend specific languages.Support this podcast at — https://red...

Billy Hollis on Application Complexity

13 Feb 2007

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Billy Hollis talks about the finer points of developing complex applications in the real world, the true costs and benefits of agile ...

Jesse Liberty and Alex Horovitz on .NET 3.0

06 Feb 2007

Contributed by Lukas

Jesse Liberty and Alex Horovitz talk about their experiences researching and writing their book, Programming .NET 3.0 from O'Reilly, as well as their ...

Allan Hirt on High Availability

30 Jan 2007

Contributed by Lukas

Allan Hirt discusses the details of providing high availability with SQL Server 2005, and the things developers need to know in order to make their ap...

Raymond Chen on Raymond Chen

23 Jan 2007

Contributed by Lukas

In this interview, Raymond Chen discusses... Raymond Chen! Raymond talks about his history at Microsoft dating back to the early days of the Windows3...

Scott Ambler on Agile

16 Jan 2007

Contributed by Lukas

Agile Methodology is a wide topic, and this discussion is quite unlike the others that we've had. Scott Ambler brings his experiences from his career ...

Mark Dunn and Mark Berry on Biztalk 2006

09 Jan 2007

Contributed by Lukas

Mark Berry and Mark Dunn from DUNN Training join us this week to dig a little deeper into BizTalk Server 2006. In this gripping sequel to Mark's earl...

Scott Guthrie Looks Ahead

02 Jan 2007

Contributed by Lukas

ASP.NET Co-creator Scott Guthrie talks about the present state and the future of ASP.NET, and also touches on WPFE, the Expression suite, and Windows ...

Live from the Canadian Vista Launch Events!

19 Dec 2006

Contributed by Lukas

Carl and Richard were the emcees at the Toronto, Montreal, and Ottawa launch events in December, 2006. They were hired to generate excitement and give...

Ted Neward on Interoperability

12 Dec 2006

Contributed by Lukas

Ted Neward discusses the present state and future of interoperability. Java and .NET compatability are disucssed, Ted touches on a wide range of topi...

Venkat Subramaniam and Andrew Hunt Talk Agile

05 Dec 2006

Contributed by Lukas

Carl and Richard talk with Venkat Subramaniam, who has had a string of successful dnrTV episodes, and Andrew Hunt about Agile dos and don'ts. Agile Me...

TechEd Europe Interviews

28 Nov 2006

Contributed by Lukas

Carl and Richard interview speakers and special guests at Tech Ed: Developer in Barcelona, Spain.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/net...

Bill Wagner and Diane Marsh on Non-MS Technology

21 Nov 2006

Contributed by Lukas

The discussion this week is on what .NET developers can learn by working with non-MS technology. Our guests' experience with technology includes .NET ...

TechEd Europe Agile Panel

14 Nov 2006

Contributed by Lukas

Kate Gregory, Stephen Forte, and Roy Osherove join Richard Campbell and Carl Franklin on stage at TechEd Europe in Barcelona for this discussion about...

Live from Tulsa Tech Fest 2006

08 Nov 2006

Contributed by Lukas

Carl and Richard interview a number of speakers and staff at the Tulsa TechFest 2006.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/net-rocks/donat...

The 200th Episode Quiz Show!

31 Oct 2006

Contributed by Lukas

We cover a lot of entertaining ground on this landmark episode. Carl treats us to a live performance as well as a preview of a remake of a classic. ...

Josh Holmes on SQL Everywhere and More

24 Oct 2006

Contributed by Lukas

Josh talks with Carl and Richard about SQL Everywhere, Windows Vista, and the Visual Studio Class Designer, as well as his new role at Microsoft as a ...

Live from Bulgaria!

16 Oct 2006

Contributed by Lukas

Carl and Richard were in Sofia, Bulgaria at the very first DevReach conference last week. A lively panel discussion is accented with short interviews ...

Johnathan Zuck on IP law, Congress, and Patents

10 Oct 2006

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of Dot Net Rocks, one of our earliest guests returns to talk about the power of (and problems with) the patent process, and the growin...

Rob Conery on Subsonic

02 Oct 2006

Contributed by Lukas

Rob Conery talks about the appeal of Ruby on Rails and Subsonic, his ASP.NET productivity tool with Rails-like features.Support this podcast at — ht...

Roy Osherove on Regular Expressions

26 Sep 2006

Contributed by Lukas

Roy Osherove opens our minds to the power of RegEx includign a succinct audio RegEx tutorial! When it comes to RegEx Roy is da man!Support this podcas...

Huihong Luo on Obfuscation and Decompiling

18 Sep 2006

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Huihong Luo discusses techniques of Obfuscation and decompiling used in his Salamander Suite of tools.Support this podcast at — https://redcircl...

Joel Semeniuk Updates Us on Team System

12 Sep 2006

Contributed by Lukas

Joel Semeniuk is back with a report on the state of Visual Studio Team System and Team Foundation Server.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle...

Lunch with Forte!

05 Sep 2006

Contributed by Lukas

Carl goes to New York City to have Pizza and conversation with Stephen Forte. When it comes to what bugs him about this business, Steve pulls no punch...

Jimmy Nilsson on Domain Driven Design

29 Aug 2006

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Jimmy Nillson gets into Domain Driven Design, and how it relates to Test Driven Development, extreme programming, and the future of p...

Robert Scoble: Life After Microsoft

22 Aug 2006

Contributed by Lukas

Carl and Richard catch up with Robert Scoble. He's got some choice words about Microsoft, blogging, podcasting, the future, and his new career.Support...

Ted Pattison Shows us Sharepoint

14 Aug 2006

Contributed by Lukas

Ted Pattison brings us up to date on Sharepoint technologies including Sharepoint Services 3.0 and MOSS (Microsoft Office Sharepoint Server).Support t...

Showdown! Mary Jo Foley vs. Darryl Taft

08 Aug 2006

Contributed by Lukas

Noted journalists Mary Jo Foley and Darryl K Taft on loan from eWeek magazine are in the studio in a head to head discussion around topical issues con...

Miguel Castro on Web Controls 2.0

01 Aug 2006

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Miguel Castro talks about what's new in Web Controls in .NET 2.0.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/net-rocks/donation...

Introducing Information Center

25 Jul 2006

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Marc Mercuri goes into some great detail about a new RSS aggregator, Information Center, and the future of content aggregation.Suppor...

Mark Miller on Discoverability

18 Jul 2006

Contributed by Lukas

In this unusual episode, Rory Blyth co-hosts, and interviews Mark Miller, who talks about discoverability, code rush, and a bunch of other stuff that ...

Jon Rauschenberger on VB6/Windows Forms Interop

11 Jul 2006

Contributed by Lukas

Chicago Regional Director Jon Rauschenberger shares his secrets for converting VB6 applications to .NET using a toolkit that he helped the Microsoft V...

Interviews at Fenway Park TechEd 2006

04 Jul 2006

Contributed by Lukas

Carl walks around with his trusty portable and interviews people after the Teched 2006 conference in Boston. Many great topics are covered, both abou...

Dan Ciruli on Grid Computing

26 Jun 2006

Contributed by Lukas

Dan Ciruli talks about the Digipede Network, a framework for grid computing with the .NET Framework on the Windows platform.Support this podcast at —...

Cameron Skinner and Gert Drapers on DataDude

20 Jun 2006

Contributed by Lukas

DataDude is the code name for Microsoft Visual Studio Team System for Database Professionals, announced shortly before TechEd in June, 2006. Carl and ...

Michael Stiefel gets us into the Windows Workflow

13 Jun 2006

Contributed by Lukas

Michael Stiefel talks to us about what the Windows Workflow Foundation is and why we want to use it.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/...

Brian Randell Checks in on Virtualization

06 Jun 2006

Contributed by Lukas

Brian Randell talks about Virtual Machines today and tomorrow, and boasts a bit about his new monster of a machine. The discussion also touches on the...

Kimberly Tripp on SQL 2005 SP1 and more

29 May 2006

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, the always mind-bending Kimberly Tripp talks to us about improvements in SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 1, converting Oracle users to S...

Live at SDC, The Netherlands!

23 May 2006

Contributed by Lukas

Carl and Richard were at the Software Developer Network Conference in Arnhem, The Netherlands last week. They took the portable rig and captured some ...

Michele Leroux Bustamante Gets Hard on Indigo

16 May 2006

Contributed by Lukas

Carl and Richad talk to MLB about the state of Windows Communication Foundation (code name: Indigo). If you are designing a webservices-based (or dist...

Ted Neward on Project Automation

09 May 2006

Contributed by Lukas

Ted Neward makes a rallying call for developers to do everything they can to automate software development, from Continuous Integration to automatic t...

Kent Alstad on ATLAS

02 May 2006

Contributed by Lukas

Kent Alstad gives you the low-down on ATLAS, Microsoft's nascent framework for developing AJAX-enabled ASP.NET applications. This show also marks the ...

Kim Cameron on Digital Identity

25 Apr 2006

Contributed by Lukas

Carl and Richard talk with Kim Cameron about Identity and the challenges of tomorrow's authentication systems.Support this podcast at — https://redc...

Bob Beauchemin on SQL Server 2005

18 Apr 2006

Contributed by Lukas

Bob Beauchemin talks about the new features in SQL Server 2005, and it's a lot more than just the .NET Framework! Bob gets into some great details on...

Kathleen Dollard LIVE at Dev Connections Orlando 2006

11 Apr 2006

Contributed by Lukas

Kathleen Dollard, live at Dev Connections Orlando, 2006! A great talk about the future of code generation and more.Support this podcast at — https:...

Avalon, AJAX, Vista, and more with Tim Huckaby

04 Apr 2006

Contributed by Lukas

Tim Huckaby talks about developing for Avalon, AJAX, and Vista in general.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/net-rocks/donations

CSLA.NET 2.0 with Rocky Lhotka

28 Mar 2006

Contributed by Lukas

Rocky Lhotka discusses his CSLA.NET application framework version 2.0. New features, changes, and migration tips.Support this podcast at — https://r...

Test Driven Development with Jean Paul Boodhoo

21 Mar 2006

Contributed by Lukas

Get some deep insight into the tools and the techniques that make Test Driven Development an important new tool for developers.Support this podcast at...

Security Update with Patrick Hynds

14 Mar 2006

Contributed by Lukas

Pat Hynds checks in with us to talk ASP.NET security sharing his latest insights and telling stories from the field. As always, Pat brings his post-GI...

Joe Duffy on Concurrency

06 Mar 2006

Contributed by Lukas

Carl and Richard have an engaging conversation with Joe Duffy from the CLR team on dealing with concurrency in multi-threaded applications. Buy his bo...

Nick Landry on the State of Mobile Development

28 Feb 2006

Contributed by Lukas

Our old friend Nickolas Landry talks about the latest developments in mobile technology, both hardware and software, including Windows Mobile 5.0 and ...

Brian Noyes on Data Binding in .NET 2.0

21 Feb 2006

Contributed by Lukas

Brian Noyes talks us through data binding in .NET 2.0 from the gee-whiz draggy droppy stuff to multi-tier enterprise applications.Support this podcast...

LINQin with Barry Gervin

14 Feb 2006

Contributed by Lukas

Regional Director Barry Gervin introduces LINQ, a nascent set of language extentions providing query services for list-based objects.Support this podc...

Steven Forte on outsourcing and globalization

07 Feb 2006

Contributed by Lukas

Steven Forte shares his experiences with outsourcing and the different countries involved in software outsourcing. Of course, his stories are second t...

Mark Dunn takes us down the InfoPath

31 Jan 2006

Contributed by Lukas

Mark Dunn joins Carl and Richard in the studio for another look at Infopath, framed for .NET developers. Mark, as you may remember, is the first co-ho...

Cogan Rules

23 Jan 2006

Contributed by Lukas

Australian Regional Director Adam Cogan is known for his rules. In fact, if you work for his software company you can expect to get up every morning a...

Shawn Wildermuth on Decomposing ADO.NET

15 Jan 2006

Contributed by Lukas

This week Carl Franklin and Richard Campbell interview Shawn Wildermuth about his experiences in the trenches with ADO.NET. He's down on datasources a...

Chris Sells on Model-Driven Development

08 Jan 2006

Contributed by Lukas

Chris Sells rings in the new year by telling us about his current passion, Model-Driven Development (MDD) and associated concepts. Oh yeah, we also ta...

David Smith on BitTorrent and IPv6

19 Dec 2005

Contributed by Lukas

David Smith talks to Richard and Carl about btSharp, his .NET implementation of the BitTorrent protocol written in C#. He also gives a great introduct...

Andrew Brust on Business Intelligence and OLAP

12 Dec 2005

Contributed by Lukas

Andrew Brust talks to us about OLAP and BI, specifically about the new features of SQL Server 2005.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/n...

Deborah Kurata on Object Binding and More

05 Dec 2005

Contributed by Lukas

Deborah Kurata; star of stage, screen, and print; gives us the good, the bad, and the ugly about object binding, and covers other topics such as typed...

From VBUG Across The Pond

28 Nov 2005

Contributed by Lukas

Only a week after returning from a 30-day trip through the interior of the American heartland, we found ourselves in Merry Old England speaking at and...

Mark Miller Wraps it Up

21 Nov 2005

Contributed by Lukas

Before we went on the road we spoke to Mark Miller about component-oriented architecture and other related topics. We wanted to finish what we started...

Road Trip San Francisco: The Launch!

15 Nov 2005

Contributed by Lukas

Well we finally got to San Francisco to the very first Visual Studio 2005 launch event. We walked around and found some old friends to talk to.Support...

Road Trip Los Angeles

09 Nov 2005

Contributed by Lukas

The road trip is finishing up! This is the last show before the launch.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/net-rocks/donations

Road Trip San Diego

08 Nov 2005

Contributed by Lukas

San Diego is home to a handful of thriving .NET developer communities. We ran into some old friends there, and got some great stories.Support this pod...

Road Trip Phoenix

04 Nov 2005

Contributed by Lukas

We met up with Regional Director J. Michael Palermo and a cast of other characters in Phoenix, Arizona. It's hot, but .... well... you know.Support th...

Road Trip Austin

02 Nov 2005

Contributed by Lukas

We spent the weekend in Austin, Texas. Although it was a small crowd at the University, we got to speak to 8 developers including Jeff Palermo, Scott ...

Road Trip Houston

31 Oct 2005

Contributed by Lukas

There was a big crowd at the Houston event. We had a great time talking to the locals after the show. Markus Egger showed up and managed to sit behind...

Road Trip Dallas

28 Oct 2005

Contributed by Lukas

Dallas was great. For the second time in a row we didn't have to eat Pizza for dinner. One of the attendees told me (Carl) after the show that I had "...

Road Trip Memphis

27 Oct 2005

Contributed by Lukas

In round 11 of the Road Trip, we got to have some real Memphis barbeque AND hang out with the one and only Jon Box. Does it get any better than this??...

Road Trip Nashville

26 Oct 2005

Contributed by Lukas

Nashville was a fun town. Never seen a crowd of geeks sing Clementine to Beethoven's 9th before. It was awesome.Support this podcast at — https://re...

Road Trip Atlanta

25 Oct 2005

Contributed by Lukas

Our longest road trip show yet! Mark Dunn, Rory Blyth, and a host of locals contribute to the show.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/n...

Road Trip Raleigh

24 Oct 2005

Contributed by Lukas

(Problem with incomplete files fixed) This is a great episode of DNR, recorded at the road trip tour in Raleigh, North Carolina!Support this podcast ...

Road Trip Washington DC

20 Oct 2005

Contributed by Lukas

Our stop in Washington DC was great. We got to meet some old friends, fans new and old, and speak at the coveted Microsoft Technology Center in Reston...

Road Trip Baltimore

19 Oct 2005

Contributed by Lukas

At the Baltimore event we got to talk to a wide variety of developers using .NET.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/net-rocks/donations

Road Trip Philly

18 Oct 2005

Contributed by Lukas

We were in Philadelphia, PA on Monday night, October 17th, speaking to a group organized by the Philly .NET User Group.Support this podcast at — htt...

Road Trip New Jersey

16 Oct 2005

Contributed by Lukas

The Road Trip event in Edison New Jersey brought out DonXML, Miguel Castro, ScottW, and lots of other great speakers and members of the .NET community...

Road Trip New York

15 Oct 2005

Contributed by Lukas

The New York City .NET Users Group hosted the Road Trip event at Microsoft in midtown Manhattan, and what a great time we had!Support this podcast at ...

Road Trip Hartford

14 Oct 2005

Contributed by Lukas

Now we're in full swing! We had a great event in Farmington, CT at the Connecticut .NET User Group, and got to talk to a handful of innovative members...

Road Trip Boston

13 Oct 2005

Contributed by Lukas

It's not much, but it's our first podcast from the .NET Rocks! Visual Studio 2005 Road Trip event in Waltham, Massachusetts on the outskirts of Boston...

Mark Miller on Problem Solving

10 Oct 2005

Contributed by Lukas

Mark Miller gets down and dirty with real tactics for solving problems and maximizing your efficiency as an architect and developer. Not to be missed....

Miguel Castro on Web Controls

04 Oct 2005

Contributed by Lukas

Carl and Richard run into Miguel Castro at a hotel bar at the MVP Summit 2005 in Bellevue, WA. This is the first real show we've done on Web Controls,...