Is it time to build your own agent harness? @rendle.dev talks on .NET Rocks at www.dotnetrocks.com/details/2005 about her experiences building Daemonic AI, providing precise control over the various tools and models used to build software.

How do you intelligently surface access to your database? Jerry Nixon talks on RunAs Radio at runasradio.com/Shows/Show/1... about the Data API Builder and SQL MCP - new tools for providing access to data!

What the cloud took from us...

Some things should not be vibed...

Really not worried in the least...

Deadlocked myself.

Let's see what the rest of the week is going to look like, together...

What settings, configurations, and workflows do you use for every .NET app you build? @ScottSauber.com talks on .NET Rocks at www.dotnetrocks.com/details/2004 about his list - from organizing folders by feature to logging, security, and testing!

How can Microsoft Loop make your team more productive? Karinne Bessette talks on RunAs Radio at runasradio.com/Shows/Show/1... about the role that Loop components play in Teams!

Redefining Security for an AI-Driven World - techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/coreinf...

We're not quite dead!

I'm just... so... tired...

Not what I meant when I said "pizza box" computer...

Large Language Models can generate a lot of text - but is it any good? Vishwas Lele talks on .NET Rocks at www.dotnetrocks.com/details/2003 about his latest learnings around pWin.ai and the power of text generation!

The original Secure Boot certificate expires in June 2026 - are you prepared? Richard Hicks talks on RunAs Radio at runasradio.com/Shows/Show/1... about the risk of rootkits and boot-related malware, and how you can keep your PCs safe!

Solution to retention problems...

Okay, you're taking the whole spaghetti code thing a bit too literally...

Use What Works! @DylanBeatt.ie talks on .NET Rocks at www.dotnetrocks.com/details/2002 about the Use What Works movement, encouraging developers to use well-maintained open-source projects available today!

What does a production-grade large language model look like? Vaishnavi Gudur talks on RunAs Radio at runasradio.com/Shows/Show/1... about how Teams uses LLMs hundreds of millions of times a day to do transcription and summarization - and what it takes to scale that large!

Hands down the best programming/coding talk ever. This is a masterpiece from @dylanbeatt.ie, and I am sad for you if you have never seen it.

Ready to go nano? José Simões talks on .NET Rocks at www.dotnetrocks.com/details/2001 about the open source .NET nanoFramework - a community-driven project to provide .NET for embedded systems!

How secure is your Active Directory infrastructure? @bsky.ethicalthread.com talks on RunAs Radio at runasradio.com/Shows/Show/1... about his work helping companies secure Active Directory by blocking lateral attacks, and more!

Like having tea and no tea at the same time (does anyone get that reference?)

Live from the Tavern Hall in Bellevue at the Party with Palermo for the MVP Summit - it's episode 2000 of .NET Rocks! Lots of stories from listeners and party attendees about their experiences with .NET and how the show has been a part of their story. Listen at www.dotnetrocks.com/details/2000

.NET 10.0.7 Out-of-Band Security Update - devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/dotne...

What, AGAIN?

Software as pets...

Don't worry, your data is safe!

The Y2K bug turned out to be a non-event on January 1, 2000 - how did that happen? Listen to the stories of how we stopped the Y2K from @RikHepworth.com, @guy.dev, and @Wildermuth.com on .NET Rocks at www.dotnetrocks.com/details/1999

What does the world look like after Microsoft Deployment Toolkit? @Niehaus.bsky.social talks on RunAs Radio at runasradio.com/Shows/Show/1... about the evolution of MDT and the how and why of Microsoft dropping support for it!

How do you measure the effectiveness of your company's internal communications? Emily Mancini talks on RunAs Radio at runasradio.com/Shows/Show/1... about the array of tools and telemetry available to day to help you know what's working in your organization!

How are the Large Language Models changing software development? @RobConery.com talks on .NET Rocks at www.dotnetrocks.com/details/1998 about his experiences bringing new AI tools and techniques to companies!

How does your company communicate with its employees today? Emily Mancini talks on RunAs Radio at runasradio.com/Shows/Show/1... about email, collaboration tools like Teams, and more!

It's easy to slip a nasty prompt injection into an interaction with an AI agent - and much more challenging to resist it! @nmerrigan.bsky.social talks on RunAs Radio at runasradio.com/Shows/Show/1... about the new tooling available to help your AI agents stay on task and fight on injection attacks!

RAG-as-a-Service lets you focus on your AI application, rather than the infrastructure needed to run it. @EdCharbeneau.bsky.social talks on .NET Rocks at www.dotnetrocks.com/details/1997 about Progress Agentic RAG-as-a-Service!

AI Agents can be powerful tools for an organization - but are they a security risk? @nmerrigan.bsky.social talks on RunAs Radio at runasradio.com/Shows/Show/1... about his experiences dealing with the various ways that LLMs can be attacked!

Union Types in C# 15 - devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/cshar...

The modern Scrooge McDuck rolling around in gold coins...

ASP.NET Core continues to evolve! @danroth27.bsky.social talks on .NET Rocks at www.dotnetrocks.com/details/1997 about MVC, Razor and Blazor - and the publically visible road map of what's coming next!

Are you ready to take a look at Richard's home lab? Living in a remote location with intermittent power and internet makes for a challenging lab environment! Check out the details on RunAs Radio at runasradio.com/Shows/Show/1...

Ten Months with Copilot Coding Agent in the dotnet/runtime repository - devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/ten-m...

Aspire on Azure App Service - azure.github.io/AppService/2...

And you wonder why the LLMs get things wrong...

Order matters.

What does secure coding look like today? @chris-ayers.com talks on .NET Rocks at www.dotnetrocks.com/details/1995 about the MITRE ATT&CK matrix, a comprehensive breakdown of the tactics, techniques, and procedures that black hats use to exploit your systems.

Configuration drift is real - how do you control it in your Azure tenant? Nik Charlebois talks on RunAs Radio at runasradio.com/Shows/Show/1... about desired state configuration for Microsoft 365 tenants!

AI technology is beginning to show signs of maturity - and with maturity comes efficiency! Darshna Shah talks on RunAs Radio at runasradio.com/Shows/Show/1... about sustainable AI and the slow progress being made to be more efficient!

PowerShell 7.6 Long Term Support Release - devblogs.microsoft.com/powershell/a...

Let Squad help you build your application! @bradygaster.bsky.social talks on .NET Rocks at www.dotnetrocks.com/details/1994 about Squad, a tool for creating an AI development team using GitHub Copilot!

How does artificial intelligence become more sustainable? Darshna Shah talks on RunAs Radio at runasradio.com/Shows/Show/1... about her experiences as Chief AI Officer at Elastic - and the impact on resources that AI is exerting today!