Open Source in the Enterprise with Rocky Lhotka

Michael Dunn tells Carl and Richard about Office Communication Server (OCS) 2007 which has incorporated Live Communication Server with Speech Server. Speech Server is one of the key development elements of OCS, providing the ability for .NET developers to build applications that can both speak and understand speech with minimal coding.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/net-rocks/donations

28 Aug 20071h 6min

Jon Harrop introduces Carl and Richard to F#, a functional language that runs under the CLR. F# performs like C#, but being a functional language, has interactive scripting (similar to Python) but is rooted in the strong type inference and safety that other functional languages like ML focus on. Being in the CLR means you can build certain parts of your application in F# and then reference them from other languages, the same way VB.NET and C# interoperate.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/net-rocks/donations

23 Aug 20071h 4min

Remi Caron, one of the organizers of the SDC conference in the Netherlands, tells Richard and Carl how using standard toolsets and software packages helps him stay focused on his customers' software problems and deliver more powerful solutions faster.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/net-rocks/donations

21 Aug 20071h 15min

Donald Farmer talks about data mining with SQL Server and related technologies, including a fascinating discussion about using algorithms for predicting future trends.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/net-rocks/donations

16 Aug 20071h 1min

Udi Dahan calls in from Israel to talk common sense about SOA. His pragmatic approach to the topic is refreshing and timely.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/net-rocks/donations

14 Aug 20071h 1min

Carl and Richard talk to David Hayden about the new features of the Microsoft Enterprise Library 3Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/net-rocks/donations

9 Aug 20071h 6min

Carl and Richard talk to Phil Haack about his work with Subtext (a derivative of the .Text blog software package) and his work on various open source projects.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/net-rocks/donations

7 Aug 20071h 11min

Carl and Richard talk to Anand Raman and David Wright about Sandcastle, an internal tool for generating code documentation that is now available to the general public.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/net-rocks/donations

2 Aug 20071h 6min