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.NET Rocks!

Carl Franklin
Artificial Intelligence
Software Development
Microsoft
Azure
Blazor
Github
Devops
Cloud Computing
Github Copilot
Generative AI
Visual Studio
Machine Learning
.NET
Open Source
Event Sourcing
Cybersecurity Intersection
.NET Aspire
ASP.NET Core
Openai
AI Integration

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

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Latest Episodes

Ready to go nano? Carl and Richard talk to José Simões about the open source .NET nanoFramework - a community-driven project to provide .NET for embedded systems. José talks about the evolution from the .NET microFramework, to something even smaller,... more

Recorded live at the Tavern Hall in Bellevue during the Party with Palermo for the MVP Summit, it's episode 2000! Carl and Richard take questions from the audience and play clips from past guests and listeners about their experiences with .NET, and t... more

The Y2K bug turned out to be a non-event on January 1, 2000. How did that happen? Carl and Richard bring together a number of stories from folks who were there, fixing the software and updating systems, so effectively that, ultimately, nothing much h... more

How are LLMs changing software development? Carl and Richard talk to Rob Conery about his experiences as a consultant bringing the new AI tools and techniques into companies. Rob talks about focusing on the most painful problems first to show the tea... more

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Recent Guests

José Simões
CEO of Eklos Solutions and founder/core team lead of .NET Nano Framework
Eklos Solutions; .NET Nano Framework
Episode: .NET Nanoframework with José Simões
Jeff Palermo
Organizer of the Party with Palermo and sponsor liaison
MVP/Party organizer
Episode: Episode 2000!
Sean Wildermuth
Y2K practitioner and podcast guest who discussed SNMP audits and career impact
Independent / Y2K consultant
Episode: How We Beat the Y2K Bug
Guy Royce
Guest recounting his experiences with Y2K in a consultancy
Independent / IT Consulting
Episode: How We Beat the Y2K Bug
Rick Hepworth
Guest discussing university IT and Y2K preparedness
University IT Department (UK)
Episode: How We Beat the Y2K Bug
Ed Charbeneau
Principal Developer Advocate for Progress Software; 10-time Microsoft MVP
Progress Software
Episode: Agentic RAG with Ed Charbeneau
Daniel Roth
Principal product manager on the ASPNET team at Microsoft, focused on dotnet web development with Blazor
Microsoft
Episode: ASP.NET Core in 2026 with Daniel Roth
Chris Ayers
Azure-focused reliability engineer and security specialist, Microsoft
Microsoft (Azure reliability team)
Episode: Coding for Security with Chris Ayers
Matt Lacey
Software developer at Avalonia
Avalonia UI
Episode: Avalonia 12 with Mike James & Matt Lacey

Hosts

Carl Franklin
Host of .NET Rocks!
Richard Campbell
Co-host of .NET Rocks!

Reviews

4.9 out of 5 stars from 230 ratings
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    6 years ago
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#128
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Apple Podcasts
#161
Israel/Technology
Apple Podcasts
#179
Denmark/Technology
Apple Podcasts
#240
Belgium/Technology

Talking Points

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Agentic RAG with Ed Charbeneau
Q: Awesome. All right, man. What do you got?
Ed explains the core concepts of agentic RAG, detailing how the system uses a vector database (NucliaDB) to store and vectorize documents, how embeddings and cosine similarity enable semantic search, and how results are augmented and fed back into the large language model to generate grounded, traceable answers with citations.
Building Software using Squad with Brady Gaster
Q: What is Squad and what problem does it solve?
Squad is a multi-agent framework that coordinates specialized AI agents to work on software tasks within a project by decomposing work, maintaining memory, and communicating through a coordinator to produce structured outcomes like docs, specs, and code.
Coding for Security with Chris Ayers
Q: How should teams approach security in the DevOps pipeline?
Teams should embed multi-layered defenses, maintain SBOMs for visibility, validate dependencies, implement logging and anomaly detection, and ensure governance over what gets deployed, so security rises with development rather than being an afterthought.
Coding for Security with Chris Ayers
Q: What are MITRE ATT&CKs and why do they matter to developers?
ATT&CK is a catalog of attacker tactics and techniques that helps security teams anticipate and defend against real-world attack patterns, guiding developers to think about how their software could be exploited and what monitoring and controls should be in place.
Leading Teams in the Time of AI with Andrew Murphy
Q: How should junior developers fit into this AI-driven future?
Juicers should embrace AI tools to accelerate learning, while seniors mentor and shape how these tools are used ethically, ensuring the craft of software remains about solving real problems for users.

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Frequently Asked Questions About .NET Rocks!

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

The select episodes center on practical software development topics within the .NET ecosystem, with a strong emphasis on developer tooling, AI-assisted workflows, deployment and distribution, cross-platform development, and cloud-native practices. Guests tend to be senior engineers, architects, product leaders, and industry veterans who bring deep technical knowledge, hands-on experience with tooling, and perspectives on the future of development practices. Notable throughlines include the impact of AI on coding and testing, advancements in compilers and source generation, and ecosystem shifts in packaging, distribution, and cross-platform frameworks. The show often blends historical context with forward-looking insights, delivering actiona... more

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1. José Simões
2. Jeff Palermo
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4. Guy Royce
5. Rick Hepworth
6. Ed Charbeneau
7. Daniel Roth
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