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.NET Rocks! is an Internet Audio Talk Show for Microsoft .NET Developers.

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Latest Episodes

Whatever happened to the future we were promised? Time for a Geek Out! To celebrate the end of the opening history bits, Richard pulls together all the most popular topics of "things we were supposed to get in the future." From flying and self-drivin... more

It's Tray-Tober! Carl and Richard talk to Joe Finney about his latest project - building small, useful Windows apps that live in the system tray. Joe talks about his original project inspiration, Radio Tray - a way to have internet radio playing on h... more

OpenSilver evolves! Carl and Richard talk to Giovanni Albani about how OpenSilver continues to help folks migrate Silverlight apps into a sustainable model not dependent on the plug-in - but now the focus is on WPF! Giovanni talks about XAML.io and i... more

Can AI tech work in live television broadcasts? Carl and Richard talk to Tim Huckaby about his work building Duff Foreman, an AI-powered avatar for live golf programs. Tim talks about using AI to build AI, using M365 Copilot to architect and ultimate... more

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Recent Guests

Joe Finney
Product owner, Microsoft MVP and builder of Windows productivity apps
Episode: Building System Tray Windows Apps with Joe Finney
Giovanni Albani
Founder and CEO of UserWare, focused on C# and XAML developer tooling and modernizing .NET applications
UserWare
Episode: XAML.io with Giovanni Albani
Tim Huckaby
Tech executive and broadcaster, currently leading Go4Hole Productions / Super Fun Boys
Super Fun Boys / Go4Hole Productions
Episode: AI in Live Broadcast with Tim Huckaby
Jeremy Miller
Software architect and open source contributor known for StructureMap, Marten, and Wolverine
Independent software architect / Jasper FX
Episode: Critter Stack Update with Jeremy Miller
Mattias Karlsson
Partner and senior architect at WCom AB in Gothenburg, Sweden; Microsoft .NET MVP; open-source advocate
WCom AB
Episode: Controlling your Digital Legacy with Mattias Karlsson
Rocky Lhotka
Chief Software Architect at Marimer LLC; Creator of CSLA.Net
Marimer LLC / CSLA.NET
Episode: RockBot with Rocky Lhotka
Michael Howard
Microsoft security expert, post-Quantum Crypto
Microsoft
Episode: Post-Quantum Crypto with Michael Howard
Jeffrey Sax
Founder and sole developer of Numerics.NET
Numerics.NET
Episode: Numerics.NET with Jeffrey Sax
Don Demcsak
Technology leader, frequent .NET Rocks! guest
Technology leadership roles; Substack writer
Episode: Constraining Agents for Software Development with Don Demcsak

Hosts

Carl Franklin
Host of the show; long-time tech presenter and community figure.
Richard Campbell
Co-host and veteran tech broadcaster; frequent collaborator on the show.

Reviews

4.7 out of 5 stars from 548 ratings
  • Racist joke?

    I liked this podcast after listening to about ten episodes because they have good discussions with limited shilling. HOWEVER in the March 27 2025 episode at the beginning they joke about how repealing the incredibly racist Chinese exclusion act maybe was a bad thing I’m out. Either this hosts brought this up to make a racist joke, or they were ignorant about what was in the bill and shouldn’t have brought it up on what is explicitly a tech podcast anyway. A truly baffling way to be racist.

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    totalwhine
    United Statesa year ago
  • Not rocks anymore

    Again. Try putin next time if background check means nothing to u

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    ostapdima
    Ukraine2 years ago
  • Tuned in after searching for grpc

    After skipping forward 7 minutes without hearing the title topic mentioned I give up.

    I did however hear jokes glorifying alcoholism, multiple off topic ads, mentions of the hosts’ other content and the podcast url where presumably I can find even more signalless noise. Maybe the audience for this is friends and family of the hosts.

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    eahiv
    United States3 years ago
  • Great podcast for .NET Devs!

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    DmitryMoiseenko
    3 years ago
  • A must listen…

    The quality of the content, the eloquent teaching method, and the humility the hosts portray themselves with, in spite of the wealth of experience they actually have, are few of the great things which make this pod cast one of the best sources to stay up to day with advances in .Net and Azure technology… and much more.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Daviur
    United States5 years ago

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The show delivers deep .NET and Azure content with strong guest lineups.
Listeners praise practical guidance and long-form conversations.
Some reviews criticize structure and off-topic moments; overall sentiment is highly positive.

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Recent interactions between the hosts and their guests.

Building System Tray Windows Apps with Joe Finney
Q: What are those little problems that we can do, that we could solve?
Finney describes Tray-Tober as an experiment in making small utilities for everyday needs, releasing them for people to try and learning which apps are genuinely useful.
Building System Tray Windows Apps with Joe Finney
Q: Why don't I just build little Windows apps to solve every single problem I'm reaching for my browser?
Finney explains that lightweight tray apps can handle quick tasks without opening a browser, using much less memory and avoiding the need for a server, login or API.
XAML.io with Giovanni Albani
Q: So you are importing a WPF app into xaml.io, but are you then headed for the web every time, or can you just run it as a, still deploy it as a XAML app?
The migration moves the application to OpenSilver, which Albani describes as web-native WPF, so it can be deployed to run in the browser.
XAML.io with Giovanni Albani
Q: And this new thing, xaml.io, uses OpenSilver, right?
Yes. XAML.io grew from OpenSilver's visual designer into a browser-based development environment, and OpenSilver is expanding from Silverlight compatibility toward WPF.
AI in Live Broadcast with Tim Huckaby
Q: What sparked the idea for a live golf avatar and how did it come together?
Tim explains initial concept through Paul Sidlow, prototyping with Lemon Slice, inheriting the avatar, and iterating with Copilot Pro and model routing to make it production-ready in six weeks, with a focus on reliability and enterprise features.

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Frequently Asked Questions About .NET Rocks!

What is .NET Rocks! about and what kind of topics does it cover?

Two veteran hosts guide a long-running technology show focused on Microsoft .NET, developer tooling, open source, cloud services, and practical engineering patterns. Episodes frequently feature deep dives into .NET, Azure, AI-assisted development, and open source sustainability, often pairing technical how-tos with real-world procurement, governance, and community perspectives. A notable strength is the mix of practical guidance from practitioners and strategic viewpoints from guests, plus recurring discussions that explore sustainability of open source, enterprise DevOps, and cloud-native architectures. The format tends to blend technical depth with accessible storytelling and industry context, making it useful for developers, architects, ... more

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