Jared Parsons: Designing C# and Testing a Compiler - Episode 287
Azure DevOps Podcast
English - March 04, 2024 09:00 - 35 minutes - 32.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 19 ratingsTechnology Education How To azure devops microsoft azureartifacts azureboards azuredevops azuredevopsserver azuredevopsservices azurepipelines azurerepos Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Jared Parsons, the Principal Developer Lead on the C# Compiler Team. Everybody tuning in probably uses his code on a day-to-day basis! Jared started at Microsoft 20 years ago as a Developer; moved on to become a Senior Developer; then the Principal Developer on Midori OS; and most recently, the Principal Developer on the C# Compiler Team, which he has been with since 2014.
Topics of Discussion:
[3:14] Jared talks about his twisty career path.
[5:29] What does designing a programming language look like?
[6:18] The two features in C#.
[10:30] The C# language design process.
[14:09] How we get from ideas to designs and implementations.
[16:02] Jared recommends resources to learn more.
[17:34] Jared’s favorite convention for all the member types.
[18:20] Primary constructors.
[24:21] Is the entire compiler open source?
[25:28] Thinking like a customer and pushing on the tools if needed.
[30:33] How the process has changed over the years.
[32:41] Jared’s favorite testing unit.
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.NET DevOps for Azure: A Developer’s Guide to DevOps Architecture the Right Way, by Jeffrey Palermo — Available on Amazon!
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