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Welcome to Betatalks the podcast, in which we talk with friends from the development community. We chat not only about technology, but what drives them, inspires them and makes them unique. Rick (Cloud Solution Architect at Microsoft) and Oscar (CTO at Virtual Vaults), invite developers, makers, Open Source maintainers and other amazing people from the .NET and Azure development community. Looking for more content? Have a look at our Betatalks video's.
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131. Fluent UI Blazor in the Microsoft Ecosystem: Open Source, Aspire and Beyond - with Vincent Baaij
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Jun 01, 2026 |
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130. AI, Cybersecurity & Creativity in Modern Cloud Engineering - with Hannah King
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May 18, 2026 |
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129. Why Developers Still Matter in the Age of AI - with Tim Corey
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May 04, 2026 |
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128. Applying AI in Agricultural Robotics: From Kaggle to Production - with Julian de Wit
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Apr 20, 2026 |
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127. Why PowerShell is Fun and Automation Matters - with Harm Veenstra
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Apr 06, 2026 |
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126. GenAI: Is Your Azure Architecture Ready? - with Toon Vanhoutte
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Mar 16, 2026 |
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125. Rewriting the Operating System of Tech - with Emily van Putten
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Mar 02, 2026 |
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124. The Reality of AI in Software Development - with Rick & Oscar
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Feb 16, 2026 |
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123. From DevOps to Platform Engineering: Building Valuable Software - with Geert van der Cruijsen
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Feb 02, 2026 |
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122. How AI Is Transforming Human Resources - with Ana Inés Urrutia
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Jan 19, 2026 |
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121. Building Smarter Apps with .NET MAUI and ML.NET - with Anjuli Jhakry
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Jan 05, 2026 |
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120. Beyond the AI Hype: A 2025 Christmas Reflection - with Rick & Oscar
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Dec 22, 2025 |
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119. Building People-focused Leadership in Tech - with Amber Vanderburg
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Dec 08, 2025 |
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118. Designing Smarter SaaS Workflows: Rethinking Legacy Constraints - with Yasen Dinkov
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Nov 24, 2025 |
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117. AI and the Future of Developer Documentation - with Alvin Ashcraft
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Nov 10, 2025 |
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116. The Evolution of Cybersecurity - with Paula Januszkiewicz
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Oct 27, 2025 |
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115. How AI Transforms Software Development - with Jelle Fremery
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Oct 13, 2025 |
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114. .NET 10, TUnit, GPT-5 and More: Discussing Software Maturity - with Rick, Oscar & Jelle
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Sep 29, 2025 |
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113. Vector Databases and RAG for Grounding AI in Reliable Data - with Christian Peeters
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Sep 15, 2025 |
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112. Transforming Cloud Innovation with Microsoft Fabric - with Jos Eilers
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Sep 01, 2025 |
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111. The Test Pyramid Is Dead: A New Era of Software Testing - with Bram Albers
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Aug 18, 2025 |
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110. Smart Cloud Migration with Azure Technologies - with Rick & Oscar
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Jun 09, 2025 |
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109. Semantic Kernel to Raspberry Pi: Building Smart AI Solutions - with Jamie Maguire
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May 26, 2025 |
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108. How PowerToys and AI Are Changing Windows Development - with Niels Laute
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May 12, 2025 |
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107. Tech Without Limits: Innovating Through Open Source - with Nico Vermeir
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Apr 28, 2025 |
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106. Where AI and Software Engineering Meet: Breaking the Black Box - with Megan Bloemsma
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Apr 14, 2025 |
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105. AI's Coding Breakthrough: Unstructured to Understood - with Andreas Wänqvist
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Mar 31, 2025 |
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104. Decoding Software: Learning Through Experience - with Shawn Wildermuth
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Mar 17, 2025 |
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103. Integrating AI in C#: Trade-offs and Best Practices - with Panu Oksala
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Mar 03, 2025 |
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102. Low-Code Development with the Evolving Power Platform and AI Tools - with Keith Atherton
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Feb 17, 2025 |
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101. From Minicomputers to Cloud Computing: How Technology Shapes Our World - with Rocky Lhotka
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Feb 03, 2025 |
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100. Blending Comedy and Code: From Young Programmer to Conference Entertainer - with Rendle
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Jan 20, 2025 |
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99. Azure DevOps vs. GitHub: The Evolving Cloud Development Ecosystem - with Wesley Noordam
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Jan 06, 2025 |
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98. Christmas Special: Looking back at 2024 - with Rick & Oscar
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Dec 23, 2024 |
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97. Data Visualization and Business Intelligence: Bridging the Gap - with Valerie Junk
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Dec 09, 2024 |
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96. The Evolving Craft of Frontend Engineering: Balancing Complexity and Simplicity - with Stefan Judis
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Nov 25, 2024 |
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95. From Dev Containers to OpenTelemetry: Mastering .NET Productivity - with Alex Thissen
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Nov 11, 2024 |
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94. An AI Architect's Quest for Quality: Data, Governance, and Real-World Challenges - with Roelant Dieben
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Oct 28, 2024 |
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93. The Rise of embodied AI in Real-World Applications - with Rene Schulte
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Oct 14, 2024 |
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92. The Uno Platform: Unlocking Cross-Platform Potential - with Martin Zikmund
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Sep 30, 2024 |
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91. Navigating the Complexities of Big Data Engineering - with Lisa Hoving
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Sep 16, 2024 |
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90. From ASM to ARM: The evolution of Azure and the rise of Infrastructure as Code - with Rick and Oscar
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Sep 02, 2024 |
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89. Azure Compute Unleashed: From Foundations to Future - A Journey with Rick and Oscar
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Aug 19, 2024 |
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88. Hacking the future: Securing AI systems in the enterprise – with Gabrielle Davelaar
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Aug 05, 2024 |
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87. Unlocking the secrets to Azure success - with Rick van den Bosch
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Jul 22, 2024 |
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86. Power Platform, Blazor and beyond: Maintaining internal apps - with Sophie van den Akker
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Jul 08, 2024 |
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85. From PHP to Azure: Navigating shifting tech landscapes - with Sander Molenkamp
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Jun 24, 2024 |
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84. Comparing Terraform, Pulumi and Bicep: Infrastructure as code - with Sam Cogan
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Jun 10, 2024 |
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83. Technology, process and people: Succeeding through digital evolution – with Karel Zikmund
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May 27, 2024 |
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82. The constant evolution of IoT: How services and strategies are changing - with Pete Gallagher
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May 13, 2024 |
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81. From APIs to natural language: The democratization of AI - with Henk Boelman
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Apr 29, 2024 |
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80. Navigating microservices development: challenges and solutions - with Mark Heath
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Apr 15, 2024 |
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79. Bits to Qubits: Exploring the promise and challenges of quantum computing - with Hanna Engel
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Apr 01, 2024 |
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78. Demystifying AI: A real-world look at Copilot's capabilities and limitations in Power Platform - with Yannick Reekmans
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Mar 18, 2024 |
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77. Securing the Cloud: A conversation on digital transformation and security best practices - with Jessey Johnson
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Mar 04, 2024 |
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76. Protecting deals in the cloud: building security into every layer - with Oscar van Tol
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Feb 19, 2024 |
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75. Cracking the code: A deep dive into data layer optimization - with Shay Rojansky
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Feb 05, 2024 |
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74. AI's impact, potential, and pitfalls: Insights from a cloud visionary - with Sakari Nahi
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Jan 22, 2024 |
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73. Inside the mind of a hacker: Learning to think like your adversaries - with Gerben van de Wiel
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Jan 08, 2024 |
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72. Christmas special: Looking back at all the amazing episodes, guests and tech developments of 2023 - with Rick & Oscar
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Dec 25, 2023 |
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71. Training AI models, the Microsoft Learn platform and entrepreneurship - with Sherry List
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Dec 11, 2023 |
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70. The future of global Azure: Sharing knowledge and growing the community - with Rik Hepworth
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Nov 27, 2023 |
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69. An introduction into the world of Endpoint Security and Intune - with Rudy Ooms
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Nov 13, 2023 |
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68. Cloud Evolution: Insights on Azure's Past, Present and Future - with Magnus Mårtensson
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Oct 16, 2023 |
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67. Beyond "If Statements": A Developer's Perspective on AI - with Willem Meints
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Oct 02, 2023 |
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66. Developing critical thinking skills and choosing different technologies - with Laïla Bougriâ
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Sep 18, 2023 |
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65. Mastering Azure Operations: The importance of Infrastructure as Code - with Wesley Haakman
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Sep 04, 2023 |
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64. Tech Talk Times: Discussing technology, techniques and career - with Daniel Marbach
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Aug 21, 2023 |
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63. The Future of Security Controls, CSPM tools and securing AI - with Sarah Young
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Aug 07, 2023 |
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62. Empowering productivity: a Flowmance with Power Automate - with Azure McFarlane
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Jul 24, 2023 |
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61. Beyond the code: Exploring the world of software due diligence - with Ferenc Németh
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Jul 10, 2023 |
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60. How security is everywhere & the balance between legislation and innovation - with Scott Helme
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Jun 26, 2023 |
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59. Enterprise Cloud Adoption and the AI Hype Cycle - with Eric Berg
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Jun 12, 2023 |
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58. Accidental successful open source while being a consultant and managing different technologies - Jimmy Bogard
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May 29, 2023 |
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57. Decoupling clients & APIs with HATEOAS - with Sander ten Brinke
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May 15, 2023 |
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56. Building Drabble.social using Azure PaaS - with Bram de Buyser
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May 01, 2023 |
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55. Azure Landing Zones, Cloud adoption framework and Infrastructure as Code - with Erwin Staal
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Apr 17, 2023 |
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54. Cloud native and the Container landscape on Azure - with Daniel Paulus
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Apr 03, 2023 |
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53. The simplification of deep technical knowledge & the benefits and drawbacks of ChatGPT - with Joe Carlyle
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Mar 20, 2023 |
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52. Home automation and security done right (and wrong) - with Stephan van Rooij
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Mar 06, 2023 |
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51. Minimal web API’s and API Management & learning by teaching - with Jonah Andersson
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Feb 20, 2023 |
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50. Behind the scenes of Umbraco; modernization, infrastructure as code and the Azure ecosystem - with Morten Christensen
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Feb 06, 2023 |
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49. Using Azure Container Apps, KEDA, Infrastructure as Code and ARM - with Eduard Keilholz
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Jan 23, 2023 |
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48. Modern Workplace solutions; Microsoft Viva, Loop and Teams Premium & the Dutch Women in Tech initiative - with Femke Cornelissen
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Jan 09, 2023 |
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47. End of the year special: Favorite podcast moments, tech developments & amazing guests - with Rick & Oscar
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Dec 30, 2022 |
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46. Building robotics & Azure IoT - with Maria-Anastasia Moustaka
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Dec 26, 2022 |
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45. End-to-End Testing with Playwright and the use of codegen - with Debbie O'Brien
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Dec 12, 2022 |
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44. App modernization, cloud readiness and an agile model of cloud migration - with Rik Hepworth
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Nov 28, 2022 |
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43. Serverless and Azure Functions, SaaS product Ably & creating Pixel art and retro games - with Marc Duiker
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Nov 14, 2022 |
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42. Programming languages; from .NET and C# to JavaScript, from Python to Rust, and even Rockstar - with Dylan Beattie
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Oct 31, 2022 |
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41. From closed-source to source-open to open-source & the essence of edutainment - with Scott Hanselman
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Oct 17, 2022 |
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40. The future of Azure services & the benefits of being bilingual in Tech - with Frank Boucher
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Oct 03, 2022 |
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39. Building modern tech solutions for everybody & the future of accessibility with Blazor- with Dennie Declercq
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Sep 19, 2022 |
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38. Open source framework MVVM Light, Azure Static Web Apps & timekeeper.cloud - with Laurent Bugnion
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Sep 05, 2022 |
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37. Programming with F#, the SAFE Stack initiative & Azure Container Apps - with Isaac Abraham
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Aug 22, 2022 |
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36. The .NET ecosystem, learning journey & Tech Twitter and its do's and don'ts - with Lou Creemers
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Aug 08, 2022 |
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35. Understanding and controlling AI, using NLP & the buzz around GPT-3 - with Eve Pardi
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Jul 25, 2022 |
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34. Developer productivity and Azure native IaC things like Bicep, ARM and Deployment Stacks - with Henry Been
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Jul 11, 2022 |
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33. Creating and using Twilio's products and integrations as a .NET developer - with Niels Swimberghe
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Jun 27, 2022 |
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32. Working with Service Bus, Event Hubs, Event Grid, CloudEvents and Relay Service - with Clemens Vasters
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Jun 13, 2022 |
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31. Improving your CI/CD pipeline & how everything boils down to software - with Sarah Lean
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May 30, 2022 |
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30. Oh My Posh, Windows Phone & building an open culture - with Jan de Dobbeleer
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May 16, 2022 |
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29. PowerShell, implementing Infrastructure as Code & succeed with Azure DevOps - with April Edwards
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May 02, 2022 |
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28. Scaling, Azure Api Management & open source - with Tom Kerkhove
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Apr 18, 2022 |
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27. Managed languages, 'the bang bang operator' & System.CommandLine - with Kathleen Dollard
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Apr 04, 2022 |
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26. Innovation in technology and Azure services, and its effect on novel businesses - with John Lunn
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Mar 21, 2022 |
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25. An in-depth exploration of .NET MAUI - with Maddy Montaquila
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Mar 07, 2022 |
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24. Collecting Azure feedback, advocate of all new things & get certified - with Thomas Maurer
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Feb 21, 2022 |
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23. Behind the scenes with a Microsoft Principal Program Manager and "the biggest party in the cloud" - with Brady Gaster
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Feb 07, 2022 |
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22. Spotify Backstage, new tech features & making technology accessible - with Suzanne Daniels
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Jan 24, 2022 |
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21. Front Matter, VS Code extensions & Pimp Your Own Device - with Elio Struyf
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Jan 10, 2022 |
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20. Azure Digital Twins, security in IoT & ethical hacking - with Ramon de Rooij
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Dec 27, 2021 |
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19. Festive Tech Calendar, CosmosDB & working as an Azure architect - with Gregor Suttie
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Dec 13, 2021 |
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18. Load testing in the cloud with K6, the DevRel trend & enhancing accessibility - with Floor Drees
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Nov 29, 2021 |
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17. UI/UX mistakes, misconceptions and best practices. And what about voice UI? - with Jessica Engström
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Nov 15, 2021 |
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16. Creating Visual Studio extensions, implementing new features & Schema Store - with Mads Kristensen
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Nov 01, 2021 |
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15. The perfect hybrid solution, helping ISVs & introverts and Geeks in IT' – with Mike Martin
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Oct 18, 2021 |
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14. From panic attacks to public speaking, Static Webapps & building Lego - with Stacy Cashmore
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Sep 13, 2021 |
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13. A journey into Microsoft Identity, Managed Identities and Azure Active Directory – with Christos Matskas
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Aug 30, 2021 |
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12. Harnessing the power of webdevelopment with Blazor & Coding After Work - with Jimmy Engström
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Aug 16, 2021 |
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11. Windows Azure, migrating secured systems & mixology - with Karl Ots
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Aug 02, 2021 |
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10. Teaching developers & the importance of sharing knowledge, REST API and GraphQL - with Irina Scurtu
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Jul 19, 2021 |
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9. Fluent Assertions, test styles and writing clean code – with Dennis Doomen
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Jul 05, 2021 |
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8. GitHub, InnerSource and the benefits of an asynchronous and knowledge-sharing culture – with Martin Woodward
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Jun 21, 2021 |
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6. Imposter Syndrome and using Cognitive Services to better understand the world - with Luce Carter
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Jun 07, 2021 |
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7. Empowering developers as DevRel, boosting live coding and accessibility - with Salma Alam-Naylor
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Jun 07, 2021 |
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5. From Pilates to back-end development and helping the open-source ecosystem - with Layla Porter
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May 25, 2021 |
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4. The promise of Blazor and the benefits of sharing source code - with Jeff Fritz
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May 07, 2021 |
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3. How to contribute to and help the tech community as a speaker, organizer and MVP - with Isidora Katanic
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Apr 26, 2021 |
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2. Low code development and Fusion dev teams - with Luise Freese
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Apr 12, 2021 |
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1. Xamarin Forms, .NET MAUI and the Community Toolkit - with Gerald Versluis
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Mar 29, 2021 |
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0. The different Blockchain layers, some use cases and its programming languages - with Gerben van de Wiel
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Mar 29, 2021 |
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Trailer - Introducing Betatalks the podcast
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Mar 29, 2021 |