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.NET Rocks!

Hosted by Carl Franklin and Richard Campbell · technology · EN · 1,000 episodes

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About this Podcast:

.NET Rocks! is an Internet Audio Talk Show for Microsoft .NET Developers.

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40%

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Selective

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Questions about .NET Rocks!

Who hosts .NET Rocks!?

.NET Rocks! is hosted by Carl Franklin and Richard Campbell. The show has published more than 1,000 episodes to date.

What has .NET Rocks! covered recently?

Recent episodes include "XAML.io with Giovanni Albani" (22 October 2026, 57 minutes), "AI in Live Broadcast with Tim Huckaby" (15 October 2026, 67 minutes), and "Controlling your Digital Legacy with Mattias Karlsson" (30 September 2026, 53 minutes).

How often does .NET Rocks! publish?

.NET Rocks! publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 60 minutes across more than 1,000 episodes.

How hard is it to get booked on .NET Rocks!?

Booking probability for .NET Rocks! is 40%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. .NET Rocks! requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. .NET Rocks!'s contact route on record: verified email.

Who should pitch .NET Rocks!?

The strongest fits for .NET Rocks! are IT Services & Software Development. .NET Rocks! has a technology audience.

About the host

Carl Franklin and Richard Campbell hosts .NET Rocks!, a technology show with more than 1,000 episodes published.

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Recent episodes

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    XAML.io with Giovanni Albani

    Oct 22, 202657 min

    OpenSilver evolves! Carl and Richard talk to Giovanni Albani about how OpenSilver continues to help folks migrate Silverlight apps into a sustainable model not dependent on the plug-in - but now the focus is on WPF...

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    AI in Live Broadcast with Tim Huckaby

    Oct 15, 20261h 7m

    Can AI tech work in live television broadcasts? Carl and Richard talk to Tim Huckaby about his work building Duff Foreman, an AI-powered avatar for live golf programs. Tim talks about using AI to build AI, using M365...

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    Controlling your Digital Legacy with Mattias Karlsson

    Sep 30, 202653 min

    What happens to your digital assets after you pass away? Carl and Richard talk with Mattias Karlsson about his experience navigating the challenges of losing a friend and having to reorganize their digital assets. There...

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    RockBot with Rocky Lhotka

    Sep 23, 20261h 8m

    How about a cloud-native AI assistant? That's RockBot! Carl and Richard talk with Rocky Lhotka about RockBot, Rocky's own variant of the OpenClaw/Hermes type personal assistant. Rocky talks about being uncomfortable...

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    Numerics.NET with Jeffrey Sax

    Sep 9, 20261h 5m

    So what can numerics do for you? Carl and Richard talk to Jeffrey Sax about his work building Numerics.NET, a collection of general-purpose mathematical and statistical classes built for .NET. Jeffrey explains that...

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    RockBot with Rocky Lhotka

    Sep 4, 20261h 8m

    How about a cloud-native AI assistant? That's RockBot! Carl and Richard talk with Rocky Lhotka about RockBot, Rocky's own variant of the OpenClaw/Hermes type personal assistant. Rocky talks about being uncomfortable...

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    Post-Quantum Crypto with Michael Howard

    Sep 3, 20261h 6m

    Whether quantum computers are around the corner or not, the message is clear: the time for post-quantum cryptography is coming fast. Carl and Richard talk to Michael Howard about Microsoft's efforts to make post-quantum...

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    Numerics.NET with Jeffrey Sax

    Sep 3, 20261h 5m

    So what can numerics do for you? Carl and Richard talk to Jeffrey Sax about his work building Numerics.NET, a collection of general-purpose mathematical and statistical classes built for .NET. Jeffrey explains that...

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    Constraining Agents for Software Development with Don Demcsak

    Sep 2, 20261 hour

    How can constraints make software development assistants more efficient? Carl and Richard talk to Don Demcsak about his work on getting LLMs to build higher-quality software with fewer resources. Don talks about how...

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    Beside, Inside, and Outside AI with Chad Michel

    Aug 20, 202657 min

    What's the best way to interact with an LLM in applications? Carl and Richard talk to Chad Michel about the evolving user interface to large language models. Chad recalls Build 2023, where Technical Fellow Steven...

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    OpenClaw with David Guttman

    Aug 12, 202657 min

    What can OpenClaw do for you? Carl and Richard talk to David Guttman about his work on OpenClaw, and helping others be successful with it.OpenClaw was one of the first personal agents released and has continued to...

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    Catching Up with Shawn Wildermuth

    Aug 5, 202656 min

    What's Shawn been up to lately? Carl and Richard chat with Shawn Wildermuth about his work in the Netherlands. Shawn talks about his last show on being a senior developer - and how much that has changed in the past two...

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    Identity is Hard with Michele Bustamante

    Jul 30, 20261h 3m

    Identity is hard, and getting harder! Carl and Richard talk to Michele Bustamante about the evolution of authentication and authorization in the current landscape. Michele talks about finding apps at clients that are...

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    Commercial Open Source Update with Jimmy Bogard

    Jul 23, 202656 min

    Last year Jimmy Bogard released commercial licensed versions of AutoMapper and Mediatr - how's it going? Carl and Richard chat with Jimmy about the decision to go commercial and what he's learned after a year. Making...

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    The Role of AI in Testing with Debbie O'Brien

    Jul 16, 202653 min

    How has testing changed in the era of AI? Carl and Richard talk to Debbie O'Brien in her new role at Zephyr about using LLMs to help build and validate tests - and much more. Debbie talks about joining Zephyr and using...

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    Open Source Maintenance Fee Update with Rob Mensching

    Jul 8, 202658 min

    The Open Source Maintenance Fee is more than a year old now - how are things going? Carl and Richard catch up with Rob Mensching to discuss the OSMF and its success in supporting Rob's WiX Toolset project. Rob talks...

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    Azure Container Apps with Paul Yuknewicz and Jan Kalis

    Jul 2, 202659 min

    Have you checked out Azure Container Apps lately? Carl and Richard talk to Paul Yuknewicz and Jan Kalis about how they have sped up startup time with Container Apps using a feature called Express, and then on to the big...

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    DNSimple CLI with Anthony Eden

    Jun 24, 202659 min

    DNSimple has a CLI! Carl and Richard talk to DNSimple CEO Anthony Eden about the evolution of the DNSimple CLI in today's software market. DNSimple provides DNS, domain registrar, and certificate services - so why does...

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    Ten Things Scott Sauber Does On Every .NET App

    May 28, 202656 min

    What settings, configurations, and workflows do you use for every .NET app? Carl and Richard talk to Scott Sauber about his list - from organizing folders by feature, to logging, security, and testing. Scott talks about...

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    Using AI to Measure Quality of AI with Vishwas Lele

    May 21, 202658 min

    Large Language Models can generate a lot of text - but is it any good? Carl and Richard talk to Vishwas Lele about his ongoing efforts at pWin.ai to build tools for responding to government RFPs. Vishwas focuses on the...

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