Space Geek Out 2021

Scott talks about the human side of software development, the .NET Pet Shop wars; a now famous head-to-head battle between .NET and Java, and talks about his company, Vertigo Software, and the work that they do with .NET including the Pet Shop application.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/net-rocks/donations

9 Des 20021h 2min

Chris talks with Test with Carl and Mark about COM and .NET components, finalizers, disposing, Smart Client Windows Forms Applications (we still don't know what to call these things), how to navigate sellsbrothers.com, interview weed-out questions, and why he calls it Sells Brothers. Also, Chris finally clears up the age-old question of why C++ programmers feel so superior to mere humans. Chris' main web page is www.sellsbrothers.com. There you can subscribe to his many lists and take advantage of all the great free information and code he shares with the community. Chris writes regularly for MSDN Magazine on advanced topics. Trust us, you will save yourself hours of guesswork by taking an hour and a half of your day to listen to this interview. This show was actually recorded in mid-November, and its still fresh!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/net-rocks/donations

2 Des 20021h 32min

.NET Rocks! went on the road to VS.NET Connections, an awesome .NET developer conference in Orlando, FL that took place October 27-30, 2002. We have two hours of interviews with speakers and attendees, which make for a really enjoyable and informative show. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/net-rocks/donations

28 Okt 200255min

Carl and Mark talk to bill about ADO.NET, DataAdapters, Yukon, Concurrency, JET (Bill Hates Jet), MSDE, DTS, and other critical stuff. This is classic Vaughn!This is also the genesis of the messy hair joke that permeates our shows and videos.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/net-rocks/donations

14 Okt 20021h 10min

Carl and Mark talk with Mark Anders about ASP.NET, Framework v1.1, Languages, IIS 6.0, and other great topics. This week we had some celebrity callers: Chris Sells and MSDN Regional Director Stephen Forte ring the show, making for some great tech talk.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/net-rocks/donations

7 Okt 20021h 7min

Carl and Mark have a great chat with Jonathan Zuck about protecting the free market system from anti-competitive legislation championed by companies that want to use Washington to limit the power and effectiveness of their competitors. Not only that, but they talk about some new announcements by Microsoft about what we can expect from new versions, and from Microsoft in the immediate future.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/net-rocks/donations

30 Sep 20021h 3min

Carl and Mark have an enlightening talk with Juval Löwy about COM+ Enterprise Services, and how they relate to .NET. If you thought Enterprise Services (COM+) was just about Transactions and Object Pooling, you've got to check this out. Juval believes that we will all be using Enterprise Services in the near future because it will be time-prohibitive (and therefore cost-prohibitive) not to do so.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/net-rocks/donations

23 Sep 200245min

This week Carl and Mark interview Billy Hollis, noted speaker and .NET expert. Billy and Rockford Lhotka had the first VB.NET book on the market from Wrox Press. Since then, Billy has taught VB.NET classes and done consulting for major companies, as well as authoring (or co-authoring) at least 8 books on .NET. He is the MSDN Regional Director (RD) for Tennessee, and was RD of the year in 2001. He authors many articles, including a regular column at MSDN called Adventures in VB.NET Billy talks about ASP.NET vs Smart Client applications, Remoting, and offers lots of great advice and information to VB.NET programmers. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/net-rocks/donations

16 Sep 200259min