Download / Listen: Herding Code 226: Jon Skeet on .NET at Google and Feminism for Geeks

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Show Notes:

• .NET at Google
  • (00:17) Jon G asks Jon Skeet about what he does at Google and how it relates to .NET. Jon’s working to make the Google Cloud Platform great for .NET developers. This is two-fold: if you’re a .NET developer he’d like GCP to be a great place for you to host applications, and if you’re a GCP developer he’d like .NET to be an obvious choice for you to build your applications.
  • (01:50) Jon G asks about what languages GCP supports, and how .NET fits in. Jon Skeet says it’s an obvious fit on the server-side, and he also sees that .NET has a great cross-platform and device story for clients. .NET Core landed at a great time for them to embrace it.
  • (03:59) K Scott asks what came first: the decision to embrace .NET, or .NET going open-source / cross-platform.
  • (05:15) Jon G asks for a quick Google Cloud Platform for Azure developers overview.
• Feminism for Geeks
  • (08:22) K Scott asks about Jon Skeet’s “Code Like A Girl” shirt. Jon S talks about his recent interest in feminism. Jon Skeet talks about
  • (12:35) Jon G talks about worries about “doing the wrong thing” in trying to help. Jon Skeet talks about lessons he’s learned and gives some great advice.