August 2009 Entries

Episode 46: Craig Berntson on Continuous Integration

In this interview, Craig Berntson describes continuous integration and how he uses it to increase productivity on his projects.

Episode 45: Jessica Moss on SSIS

In this interview, Jessica Moss describes SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS): What it is; how it works; and how to get started learning and using it.

Episode 44: Chris Smith on F#

Chris Smith is a software design engineer on the Microsoft Visual F# team. In this interview, Chris describes the uses of F# and how it differs from object-oriented languages, such as C# and Visual Basic.

Episode 43: Kathleen Dollard on MEF

Kathleen Dollard is the only person I've met who is building a production application using Managed Extensibility Framework (MEF). In this interview, she describes how to use MEF and shares her vision of how it will affect the way we architect applications in the future.

Episode 42: Dennis Burton on Lansing Day of .Net

The 2009 Lansing Day of .Net was held August 1 at the Jack Breslin Student Events Center in East Lansing, MI. This was the first event that Dennis Burton organized and he discussed it with us here.

Episode 41: Sara Ford on CodePlex

Sara Ford is the Program Manager for Microsoft's CodePlex site. In this interview, she discusses the CodePlex site, open source software, and what she has in common with an Apollo astronaut.

Episode 40: John Kellar on DevLink 2009

On the third and final day of DevLink 2009, John Kellar sat down and talked about the planning and work that went into the conference; what the conference accomplished; and what it meant to the developer community.

Episode 39: Jamie Wright on Getting Real with Consulting

In this interview, Jamie Wright describes how he has applied the 37 Signal's 'Getting Real' software development process to his own consulting company.

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