Hanselminutes with Scott Hanselman
949 episodes - English - Latest episode: 8 days ago - ★★★★★ - 320 ratingsHanselminutes is Fresh Air for Developers. A weekly commute-time podcast that promotes fresh technology and fresh voices. Talk and Tech for Developers, Life-long Learners, and Technologists.
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How Craigslist Works - with Jeremy Zawodny
February 04, 2010 17:09 - 35 minutes - 24.5 MBScott chats with Jeremy Zawodny, a developer at Craigslist on how the system is put together. How many servers do they have? How does it all fit together and what are the major technology problems they have to solve?
Reactive Extensions for .NET (Rx) with Erik Meijer
February 03, 2010 07:43 - 35 minutes - 24.4 MBScott sits down with Erik Meijer from the Cloud Programmability Team to hear about the Reactive Extensions for .NET (Rx). Rx is a library for composing asynchronous and event-based programs using observable collections. Sound boring? Not even a little. Rx is a prescription for awesome.
The Dynamic Language Runtime, IronRuby and IronPython with Jimmy Schementi
January 27, 2010 05:46 - 32 minutes - 22 MBScott sits down with Jimmy Schementi to find out what's the scoop with the DLR. Is it baked? What do I need to do to get started? What's the status of IronRuby - is it done? Will IronPython be a first class language or is it already? All these questions and more will be answered.
.NET 4 CLR, Framework and Language Chat with Jason Olson
January 21, 2010 16:44 - 33 minutes - 23.3 MBJason Olson works (or worked, as you'll hear) for Microsoft in DPE. In this episode he takes Scott a little deeper into some of the new features in .NET 4, including security, CLR changes, C# 4 and VB 10 improvements and the new Task Parallel Library.
Open Source, Microsoft and The WiX Project with Rob Mensching
January 15, 2010 18:51 - 31 minutes - 21.5 MBThe WiX Project was the first big Open Source project out of Microsoft over 10 years ago! Scott talks to project lead Rob Mensching about how the WiX Installer project got started. How much trouble did he have with Microsoft bosses and Legal? What's next for WiX?
Hello World: Computer Programming for Kids and Other Beginners
January 08, 2010 17:14 - 31 minutes - 21.9 MBScott chats with Warren Sande and his 10 year old son, Carter, about their new book "Hello World: Computer Programming for Kids and Other Beginners." Listeners can get 40% off Hello World! from Manning.com with the code "hanselm40". The offer is valid until Jan 31, 2010.
Axum - A domain-specific concurrent programming language with Niklas Gustafsson
January 07, 2010 18:36 - 31 minutes - 21.9 MBScott talks to Niklas Gustafsson about Axum (formerly Maestro), an incubation project at MSDN DevLabs. Axum is a new language based on the Actor model that targets the CLR. It focuses on making concurrency fundamental with principles of isolation, agents, and message-passing.
The Spark View Engine for ASP.NET MVC with Louis DeJardin
December 11, 2009 20:24 - 35 minutes - 24.6 MBScott chats with new Microsoft employee and ASP.NET team member about his open source ASP.NET MVC ViewEngine called "Spark." It's a totally new DSL (Domain Specific Language) that might make your MVC Views more fun to write!
Solver Foundation and Optimization with Nathan Brixius
December 09, 2009 03:33 - 35 minutes - 24.7 MBScott's on campus and talks to Nathan Brixius, a Senior Developer working on the Microsoft Solver Foundation library. Solver Foundation helps break down complex multi-variable problems in a clean, declarative way.
The State of Powershell with Lee Holmes and Jason Shirk
December 04, 2009 05:30 - 31 minutes - 21.9 MBScott's in Redmond this week and he sits down with Lee Holmes and Jason Shirk from the Powershell team. What's the state of Powershell now that it's built into Windows. What does 2.0 buy me and what features could I exploit more effectively?
2009 Holiday Geek Gift Guide with Richard Campbell
November 28, 2009 23:39 - 37 minutes - 26 MBIt's the day after Thanksgiving (in the US) and we're making our way deep into the holiday season. Scott chats with Richard Campbell and they each share their best gadget gifts for the geek in your life.
ASP.NET MVC 2 Beta with Phil Haack
November 18, 2009 14:54 - 37 minutes - 25.9 MBThis week Scott's at PDC but just before he left he chatted with Phil Haack about his exciting release of ASP.NET MVC 2 Beta. They chat about the changes, and Scott gets a surprise phone call from The Gu.
Software Tester James Bach and The Voyage of a Buccaneer-Scholar
November 11, 2009 17:22 - 34 minutes - 23.7 MBScott's in Sweden and he sits down with well-known Software Tester James Bach to talk about what it means to be an unconventional learner. James has had success in the software industry even though he dropped out of school at age 14. His new book "Secrets of a Buccaneer-Scholar" explores the issue of nontraditional learning as it relates to success later in life. James is an interesting dude. I hope you enjoy the show.
.NET Debugging 101 with Tess Ferrandez
November 05, 2009 11:45 - 31 minutes - 21.6 MBScott's in Sweden this week and he sat down with master debugger and ASP.NET Escalation Engineer Tess Ferrandez. She explains .NET Debugging 101. What's a dump file? Do you need PDBs? How do you use WinDBG and what are the best ways to debug memory issues, perf problems and hangs.
Spolsky, Atwood, Blyth, Hanselman = Crazy-Delicious || Content-Free?
October 23, 2009 07:50 - 1 hour - 42.3 MBWhat do you get when you put Spolsky, Atwood, Blyth, and Hanselman in the same room? A crazy Content-Free podcast recorded backstage at the San Francisco DevDays conference. This episode runs a bit longer than usual and the sound quality isn't up to our usual standards. This is Scott's fault, not Lawrence's, our fantastic editor. :)
Preview of ASP.NET 4 with Scott Hunter
October 15, 2009 06:21 - 27 minutes - 18.6 MBScott's in Seattle this week and catches Microsoft Program Manager (and one of 1000 Scott's) Scott Hunter who shares insights in the history and future of ASP.NET 4. What's coming in VS2010 Beta 2?
Hanselminutes Live: Gadgets, Hi-Def, WebCams, 4G and More
October 10, 2009 10:00 - 47 minutes - 32.8 MBThis wacky episode of Hanselminutes was recorded at 3am on a sad, sad Saturday morning with an intrepid group of UStream and Twitter users who watched Scott chat about gadgets and technology and ultimate fail to save the video. This is the only artifact. This is fortunate because Scott does an audio podcast.
The History and Future of Web Standards with Molly Holzschlag from molly.com
October 01, 2009 18:35 - 37 minutes - 25.7 MBScott's in Mexico this week and he's sitting down with Molly Holzschlag. Molly is a well-known Web standards advocate, instructor, and author and currently works for Opera as an evangelist. She explains the history of HTML, SGML and XML and we chat about where we think the web is headed.
Monomania - Mono, MonoTouch, MonoSpace, and MonoVS with Joseph Hill and Scott Bellware
September 25, 2009 04:45 - 42 minutes - 29.3 MBScott chats with Mono Product Manager Joseph Hill and Monospace conference organizer and continous learner Scott Bellware about the state of Mono. Is Mono competition or diversity? How hard are cross platform apps? Can you really write apps for your iPhone in C#? Where can you learn more about Mono?
The Return of 3-Tier Architecture - RIA Services with Brad Abrams
September 18, 2009 03:40 - 43 minutes - 30.2 MBBrad Abrams runs a number of teams at Microsoft, most recently working on "Rich Internet Application Services" (RIA). Scott grills Brad on the rebirth of 3-tier architect, XML, REST and JSON. What's this thing about and is it the best way to write data-centric apps with Silverlight?
Hanselminutes Live: Open Source and the Codeplex Foundation
September 13, 2009 04:00 - 49 minutes - 33.9 MBIn this unusual episode of Hanselminutes, organized late at night over Twitter, and recorded as a community conference call, Scott moderates a discussion on open source and the new CodePlex Foundation.
Inside a Visual Studio Plugin - CodeRush with Mark Miller
September 03, 2009 18:03 - 41 minutes - 28.5 MBMark Miller thinks and talks fast. Fortunately he codes fast also. He works on CodeRush for DevExpress, a very intense Visual Studio plugin that helps you visualize and refactor code. How is it built? How does it break the rules? Scott digs in.
Hanselminutiae-seven with Richard Campbell
August 28, 2009 06:32 - 45 minutes - 31.5 MBToo much? Too soon? We like Richard so darn much that we had to keep talking on this show. Scott and Richard talk about personal PBXs, multi-core PDAs, iPads and more.
Udi Dahan and NServiceBus
August 20, 2009 19:54 - 38 minutes - 26.6 MBUdi Dahan is an Enterprise Development Expert and also the author of NServiceBus. Udi educates Scott on how a service bus works, and how it fits into a world of brokers, workflows and services.
Optimizing Your Website with Jeff Atwood and Stackoverflow
August 14, 2009 05:46 - 45 minutes - 31.5 MBIt's the return of Jeff Atwood. He and the team have been making lots of great speed optimizations to Stackoverflow lately. What tools are they using? What kinds of speed improvements are they seeing, and what can you do to exploit their experience?
Hanselminutiae-six with Richard Campbell
August 07, 2009 04:10 - 44 minutes - 30.6 MBIn this sixth episode of our micro-series "Hanselminutiae," Scott and Richard Campbell chat about all things technological. It's a bit random at times, but at least we enjoy it.
All About Microsoft with Mary Jo Foley
July 30, 2009 23:58 - 42 minutes - 29.2 MBMary Jo Foley writes the All About Microsoft blog for ZDNet and has worked as a journalist covering Microsoft for years. Scott and Mary Jo chat about Windows 7 and the future of Microsoft.
Dan Bricklin on Technology
July 23, 2009 20:44 - 49 minutes - 34 MBDan Bricklin is an innovator and entrepreneur, and created VisiCalc, the first electronic spreadsheet in 1979. He's just written a book called Bricklin on Technology full of observations, stories, case histories and insight into the human aspect of technology.
Return of Uncle Bob
July 16, 2009 21:53 - 29 minutes - 20 MBScott and Uncle Bob meet again, this time in Norway and in person. Uncle Bob tries to answer the question Are You Professional. Scott and uncle Bob chat about software craftmanship.
Kanban Boards for Agile Project Management with Zen Author Nate Kohari
July 09, 2009 15:58 - 31 minutes - 21.5 MBToday Scott chats with Nate Kohari, author of Ninject, about Nate's new Kanban-inspired project "Zen." Are project boards something your agile team should be thinking about?
The Art of Unit Testing with Roy Osherove
July 02, 2009 18:12 - 35 minutes - 24.1 MBIn this show recorded in Norway, Roy Osherove educates Scott on best practices in Unit Testing techniques and the Art of Unit Testing.
Successful Cross Platform .NET Development - Mono and Banshee with Aaron Bockover
July 01, 2009 03:24 - 42 minutes - 29.3 MBScott chats with Aaron Bockover of Novell about the Banshee Project - a cross-platform Media Player. It's a Mono Application that runs on Linux, Mac OS X and Windows. What are the hard-won secrets of cross platform .NET dev? Aaron and his team know the answers.
Convention Over Configuration with Jeremy Miller.
June 25, 2009 19:18 - 35 minutes - 24.6 MBScott's Norway interviews continue this week, this time with Jeremy Miller, author of Structure Map. Scott and Jeremy chat about fluent interfaces, Convention Over Configuration and how to best simplify your systems.
Windows Presentation Foundation explained by Ian Griffiths
June 22, 2009 22:04 - 35 minutes - 24.8 MBScott chats with Ian Griffiths about Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF). Why is it so hard to master? What techniques should the WinForms developer learn first? Scott's working on a side project, and he and Ian brainstorm ways for Scott's application to use WPF more effectively.
Working Effectively with Legacy Code with Michael Feathers
June 18, 2009 23:26 - 23 minutes - 16.4 MBScott's in Norway this week and he sits down with Michael Feathers. Michael is the author of "Working Effectively with Legacy Code." What is legacy code? Are you writing legacy code right now?
Silverlight 3 with Tim Heuer
June 11, 2009 17:11 - 41 minutes - 28.4 MBWhen's Silverlight 10 coming out? These versions are moving pretty fast. Scott chats with Tim Heuer to try and make sense of it. How does offline for Silverlight work? What's the best way to keep on the this new tech.
Software Metrics with Patrick Smacchia
May 26, 2009 16:22 - 36 minutes - 25.1 MBScott sits down with Patrick Smacchia, lead developer of NDepend, and talks about Software Metrics. What metrics lie beyond Lines of Code?
Powershell 2.0
May 14, 2009 07:12 - 35 minutes - 24.3 MBScott's at TechEd and bumps into Hal Rottenberg and Kirk Munro. Hal's a Powershell IT guy and Kirk's a Powershell-focused Dev. What's new in Powershell 2.0 and what's in it for the .NET developer or Windows power user?
BBSs and Wildcat! from Mustang Software
May 08, 2009 23:03 - 48 minutes - 33.3 MBScott chats with founders of Mustang Software (creators of Wildcat! BBS) Jim Harrer and Scott Hunter about the BBS era. We start at 300 baud and work our way up. Remember Hayes modems, v.32bis, Fidonet, Compuserve? This is the show for you.
JavaFX and the Web's Four Virtual Machines
May 01, 2009 17:26 - 40 minutes - 27.8 MBIn this episode Scott talks to Joshua Marinacci from Sun, a Staff Engineer working on JavaFX. JavaFX, along with Flash and Silverlight battle to be The VM for the Web. We chat about how JavaFX approaches things and muse on who will win the web.
IronPython with Michael Foord
April 24, 2009 04:00 - 46 minutes - 31.6 MBMichael Foord makes his living as a Python programmer. More specifically has an IronPython programmer. He chats with Scott about his company's use of IronPython, the DLR and why they picked Python over C# or VB.
Visiting Fog Creek Software and Joel Spolsky
April 15, 2009 00:50 - 44 minutes - 30.4 MBScott's in New York this week and he stops by the Fog Creek Software offices on Broadway and chats with Joel Spolsky. Why did they write their own compiler? How long have they used VBScript? What does Joel think about online community? All this and less in this episode!
Hanselminutae-five with Richard Campbell
April 09, 2009 20:41 - 40 minutes - 27.6 MBBe warned! We may just waste your time with this show. It's Hanselminutae #5 with Richard Campbell. We talk books, Windows, Economics, being a Millionaire, Multiple Monitors, TweetDeck, and much much less!
Dealing with Diversity in Agile Teams with Aslam Khan
April 02, 2009 04:29 - 54 minutes - 37.6 MBScott chats about Diversity with Aslam Khan. He is a software architect and coach from South Africa. He shares his experience growing up South African, and how he applies his experience to working with Agile software development teams.
A C64 Emulator with Silverlight 3 by Pete Brown
March 26, 2009 22:09 - 29 minutes - 20.1 MBScott digs deep with Pete Brown about the Commodore 64 Emulator he is writing in Silverlight 3. Is Silverlight fast enough? What about offline support? What Silverlight 3 features made the job easier? All this and next steps in this week's show.
ASP.NET and the Mobile Web
March 18, 2009 04:00 - 30 minutes - 20.8 MBScott's at Mix09 in Las Vegas this week and he sits down with Chris Woods, a Program Manager on the Mobile Browse Platform Team. They've just open sourced a MASSIVE database of mobile device capabilities, enabling better mobile development for ASP.NET developers.
Tables Turned - Mo Interviews Scott Hanselman
March 12, 2009 04:00 - 48 minutes - 33.1 MBScott's wife Mo turns the tables in this interview and talks to Web Developer Scott Hanselman. How does he fit it all into a day? What about work life balance? Is Scott bored with technology? When will the madness stop?
Code Generation and T4 with Kathleen Dollard
March 05, 2009 08:30 - 37 minutes - 25.8 MBScott chats with Kathleen Dollard about the past and the future of Code Generation. Scott's infatuated with T4, but does it have a future?
Fit is Dead, Long Live Fitnesse - with Ward Cunningham and James Shore
February 27, 2009 04:00 - 30 minutes - 21.2 MBYou may have heard the terms "Fit" and "Fitnesse" bandied about by the software engineering literati. What are they? Are they useful? Are they used at all? Does your testing strategy need some fitnesse? The creator of Fit and the coordinator of the Fit project chat with Scott and answer the hard questions.
Uncle Bob Martin: SOLID, this time with feeling.
February 18, 2009 04:00 - 34 minutes - 23.7 MBUncle Bob Martin responds to the hullabaloo around the SOLID principles from Show 145, his time on the Jeff Atwood and Joel Spolsky StackOverflow podcast, and offers his reasoned response. Is it time for a Software Apprenticeship Program? Other possible titles for this show: "He's back and he's pissed." "Bob's your Uncle." "Joel Who?" "SOLID State" "I got your tests right here!" "Smack Overflow" "Pay Attention This Time: Bob Martin on SOLID" (No, Bob's not pissed. We're just having a laugh.)